Mike McLellan's Postcards

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This blog is about the adventure of traveling and especially the interesting people that you meet. We will share stories about people and places we have encountered from around the United States, Ireland, Scotland, England, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada, Spain, Mexico, The Vatican, The Netherlands, Belgium, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and more. This is not a travelogue -- we leave that to Rick Steves -- this is a collection of fragments in the journey of life.

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Vienna

Some people feel that Vienna is over-rated.

I think it is a beautiful, historic city with wonderful music.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Balmoral Castle, Ballater, England

On a road trip through England and Scotland we were coming from Inverness on our way to St. Andrews. Our goal was to stay in the town of Ballater and early in the morning go and visit Balmoral. The King (in our case the Queen) owns the castle so you need to pay a fee.

It is impressive with its stables and gardens and one easily sees why it would be a retreat for the royal Family.

Ballater, itself, is a nice place and before going to the Castle a great stop (for me) is the village church where the family worships when in residence.

Friday, February 27, 2026

The Cats of The Alhambra

On a high hill over looking Granada Spain stands The Alhambra.

When I was younger I read "The Tales From The Alhambra"

by Wasington Irving.

When we visited there we discover that there are also

tails of the Alhambra.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Barcelona from above

Park Guell is high above Barcelona.

Magical buildings like from a fairytale.

All of it looking out on the city.

(Take a cab up and walk back down)

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Bed and Breakfast Homes in Sedona AZ

Sedona is known for the red rocks. It often looks hot and dry (because it is often hot and dry). But there are many area of running water. The photo was taken of a stream behind our bed and breakfast. When in Sedona I recommend a stop at the

glass shop in the middle of town. As a glass artist I was very impressed.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The bridge at Ronda

Indeed, it does not look strong enough to support automobiles.

However, I drove over it twice to test it.

The bridge at Ronda holds the two sides of the city together

and is major landmark in Spain.

It is a little of of the way going from Granada to Seville, but worth it.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Good-by to the Winter Olympics 2026

All around this blog you will see photos of locations for the Winter Olympics. The photo below is of the location of the closing ceremony on Verona, The picture above is of the Dolomites that hosted so may events. I took this from atop a mountain pass near Cortina.