Showing posts with label TRAVEL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TRAVEL. Show all posts

Thursday, February 19, 2009

ANOTHER MEME THIS TIME GEOGRAPHIC

A tag from JUSTANOTHERFIC in LJ...couldn't get Flickr to work so just used the questions.


Questions:
1. What country do you live in?

- USA Hendersonville, Tn just outside Nashville
2. What was the last country you visited other than our own (or that you want to if you haven't been out of your country)?

- Switzerland
3. What is your favorite kind of trip (i.e. camping, laying on the beach, cruise, etc.)?

- Site-seeing or hiking
4.What is the farthest location south that you have gone?

- Lima, Peru
5. What is the farthest location north that you have gone?

- Arctic Circle in Alaska
6. What is our preferred mode of transportation when traveling long distances?

- Airbus (My sister's private jet when I'm lucky enough to get to go with her.)
7. What kind of vehicle do you own or would like to own?

- Gold Chrysler Sebring convertible
8. What is your ideal destination?

- Italy
9. Who is your favorite travel companion?

- Lauren-my daughter, Sister Carolyn when available
10. What is the largest city you have visited?

- Hong Kong or NYC
11. What destination would you recommend to a friend?

- Florence, Italy
12. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

- Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
13. Where is the one destination you wish to go you know you never will?

-Valley of the Kings in Egypt

And here's who I would take with me in my fantasy travels perhaps to Neptune.


ALL who read this consider yourself tagged. Loving to travel I'd love to hear about yours. Don't travel abroad...use cities, States counties...or just wishes if you can't or don't.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

HOME AGAIN

I've been home three days but had to work each night with noi downtime for writing.

My sister decided to fly first class instead of using her private jet. Why does it seem all flights into Europe have to go through Amsterdam? And we got there in barely enough time to run and make the flight to Paris.

I am not a big fan of the long white tunnels going to board planes so it always takes me by surprise when you disembark into the clear tunnels in Paris. I wish all airports were like them.

Stayed only a couple of hours in Paris before my sister rented a car and we headed North, We made one stop in a small town that she wanted to order some wine from. Doesn't look like much from the outside took the underground tour for wine tasting. Personally none of the reds did anything for me. They sold whites upstairs but they were not on the tasting tour.





Then through the border guards into Switzerland.



One of The city's claim to fame is the carved stone statue representing the Swiss Mercenary Guard who have died...the same that protect the Pope.



Then their covered wooden bridge, centuries old with paintings on its ceiling. I believe one of the people around us said part of it burned at one time I couldn't here when, perhaps on of the wars but it was pretty.









There were views...






she was there to shop for the specials oils and scents they specialize in creating for the individual. Beside that we walked and ate and played tourist. Spent the entire time their until we headed back to Paris for the flight home. She promised to bring me with her to tour Italy in the spring. I was ready to be home after a week. would rather be writing about Bobby. Have missed you all.