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wendy
Jun 17, 20174 min read
Mont St. Michel in Normandy, France
The day after our D-Day tour in Normandy , we took a guided tour of Mont St. Michel. If you have a chance to visit Normandy, I would put...
wendy
Jun 16, 20171 min read
Cafe Dog in Bayeux
After so many D-Day posts , I thought I would lighten up the mood a bit by sharing this. I took this photo a few days ago, impressed by...
wendy
Jun 15, 20172 min read
Normandy D-Day Tour: German and American Cemeteries
This post is the fourth in a series on my D-Day tour of Normandy, France. See the rest of the posts here . German Cemetery We started our...
wendy
Jun 14, 20173 min read
Normandy D-Day Tour: Point du Hoc
This post is the third in a series on my D-Day tour of Normandy, France. See the rest of the posts here . Point du Hoc: A hard-won and...
wendy
Jun 14, 20173 min read
Normandy D-Day Tour: churches and monuments marking acts of heroism
This post is the second in a series on my D-Day tour of Normandy, France. See the rest of the posts here . Angoville-au-Plain We next...
wendy
Jun 14, 20173 min read
Normandy D-Day Tour: Utah and Omaha Beaches
A couple of days ago, we went on a tour of the Normandy countryside to see various sites related to the D-Day invasion. Norman weather is...
wendy
Jun 9, 20172 min read
A room (in Bayeux, France) with a view
After pretty close to 24 hours of travel, we finally made it to our Airbnb in Bayeux in Normandy, France. We are pretty exhausted but not...
wendy
Jun 8, 20171 min read
Soccer Fans and Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square) in Amsterdam
Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square) is a small square in central Amsterdam featuring a statue of Rembrandt (der, who else?) surrounded by...
wendy
Jun 7, 20171 min read
Keukenhof Gardens – Amsterdam
Spent a lovely day at Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam but sadly missed prime tulip season. They did have a really nice flower show there...
wendy
Jun 6, 20171 min read
Amsterdam Photos
Here are a few photos from my trip to Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago. Hope you enjoy! Nothing says “we’re really excited to see you”...
wendy
Jun 5, 20172 min read
The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam
While I was in Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago, I had an opportunity to visit the Anne Frank House and Museum, something I didn’t have a...
wendy
May 1, 20171 min read
Goodreads Shelves
I track my books on Goodreads and often read other people’s reviews after finishing a book to see how my opinions compare to others,...
wendy
Apr 14, 20171 min read
Busy Body
There is a constant buzz of activity beneath our skin. We are perpetually flowing, pumping, sucking, squeezing, bursting, repairing, and...
wendy
Apr 10, 20172 min read
Dialogue without quotation marks. Why?
I recently read 1 yet another book in which the author decided not to use quotation marks to indicate dialogue. This is normally a...
wendy
Apr 5, 20171 min read
The Stand on leaders
They are all the things the civics books tell us the good citizens should be: partisans but never zealots, respecters of the facts which...
wendy
Mar 31, 20171 min read
Nyhavn, Copenhagen
Historic and picturesque Nyhavn I took this shot on a beautiful sunny day in March 2017 while strolling around the city. #Copenhagen...
wendy
Mar 27, 20171 min read
Sunday brunch in Strasbourg
We visited the Bistrot & Chocolat in Strasbourg yesterday – this place knows how to do a really nice brunch, highly recommend. Nice mix...
wendy
Mar 25, 20171 min read
Strasbourg, France
I’m spending the next couple of days in Strasbourg in eastern France before heading to Rust, Germany just over the border for a...
wendy
Mar 23, 20171 min read
All in one glass
I enjoy a good glass of wine every now and again but I’m pretty uninformed about the whole thing, so I’ve been doing some reading and...
wendy
Mar 18, 20171 min read
Breakfast Voucher
I found this breakfast voucher from my hotel in Copenhagen this morning and gave it to my husband. He made me an omelette. #Winning. I...