Oregon Coast, USA

About two hours from our place in Portland, Oregon USA

The plaza in Brussels

Brussels in the rain.

Small boat tour of Amsterdam

     There are several large tourist boats that give folks a tour of Amsterdam. To try something different, we suggest Those Dam Guys who provide a tour for eight people in a small electric motor boat. Lots easier to see things and a good way to meet people from all over. The tour guides are ex-pats working as teachers or in tech and know the city well. The photo here is one I took as we went through under a bridge. The water level in Amsterdam remains constant thanks to engineering. The small ships need to get inside the city to make deliveries so these drawbridges are common. Not a romantic photo I will admit, but an average one.

Going back to Austria and Germany... and lots more

This is a road sign between Innsbruck and Liechtenstein. We were traveling the Tyrolean Alps and dropped down into Innsbruck for lunch. I was driving a Class B Mercedes Benz (Diesel). We looked at this sign for Munchen (Munich) and figure that it was not very far off the Autostada. When we got into Germany at Mittenwald -- a Sunday - the roads were packed and we could hardly find a parking space. I made the decision to go back to Austria and continue on to a town on the Austrian border close to Liechtenstein. We missed Munich. Well at the end of October (I think we will miss Oktoberfest) we will be staying about a week in Munich. We are letting others drive and are taking day tips to special sites outside the city. Will report next month on this adventure. (Which includes Frankfort, Prague (about a week), Passau, the cities of the Danube, Vienna. Budapest, and a time Slovakia. Five countries that I will actually see because I am not driving. 

P.S. On our way there we are staying 6 days in New England to start our tour of Fall colors.

Segovia Spain's Roman Aqueduct

This is what greets you at the parking spot as you walk up to the heart of Segovia Spain.

Young Man Eats Dutch Pancakes

His grandmother's pancake to his left.

The Bird Market near Notre Dame in Paris France

In a small Parisian flat it is easier to have a pet bird.