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Lake Bled – Magnificent!
Read more: Lake Bled – Magnificent!After spending a day in Ljubljana, we headed northwest with our guide Jasmina to explore the history of Lake Bled and its surroundings. As we approached, the lake appeared almost impossibly picturesque—clear, brilliantly colored water encircled by wooded hills, with the peaks of the Julian Alps rising in the distance. At its center stood tiny…
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Liberty Mad Again
Read more: Liberty Mad AgainI’ve lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania for over 40 years. I’d driven past it hundreds of times and walked past it as many while following the canal path that runs parallel to the Delaware River. It’s called the Thompson-Neely House. http://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/ For all those years, it was simply one of those historic places I passed…
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I had my Waterloo Moment and then met Boulette. All true.
Read more: I had my Waterloo Moment and then met Boulette. All true.Today marks our final full touring day of our Benelux adventure. After exploring the canals of the Netherlands, the medieval towns of Belgium, and the castles and valleys of Luxembourg, we set out this morning for one of the most famous battlefields in European history: Waterloo. I have to admit that I had not given…
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Brussels, Who Would Have Thought …
Read more: Brussels, Who Would Have Thought …The rainy 2½-hour drive from Luxembourg City to Brussels gave us time to reflect on another memorable chapter of our journey, as Mohammed drove us north toward Belgium. Arriving at Hotel Amigo, just steps from the Grand-Place, we checked into one of Brussels’ most celebrated hotels. Elegant yet welcoming, the Amigo blends contemporary luxury with…
