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Category: Guernsey

A VISIT TO A BEAUTIFUL TINY CHAPEL, WE LAY FLOWERS ON MY SISTER’S GRAVE, AND TOUR THE GERMAN UNDERGROUND HOSPITAL, A SOBERING REMINDER OF GUERNSEY’S OCCUPATION DURING WORLD WAR II

When my nephew Steve suggested we drive to “The Little Chapel” I was thrilled as it many years since our last visit. My sister Patty took Marla and I to see it my very first Guernsey trip on a cold and wet January day. The Little Chapel is…

A VISIT TO “HAUTEVILLE HOUSE” IN GUERNSEY WHERE VICTOR HUGO LIVED IN EXILE FOR 15 YEARS AND WROTE “LES MISERABLES.”

Marla and I wanted to show our grandson Paxton “Hauteville House” where Victor Hugo lived for 15 years (1855 – 1870) in exile after he was banished from France due to the coup d’etat by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. The day before we walked by the Victor…

A RETURN VISIT TO THE ENCHANTED ISLAND OF GUERNSEY WITH MARLA AND OUR GRANDSON PAXTON

The enchanted island of Guernsey has a very special place in my heart. Marla and I were overjoyed to make a return trip in early August with our grandson Paxton who just finished a month of study in Paris. We had to cancel a Guernsey trip last year due to…

WHEN WE CAN TRAVEL SAFELY AGAIN…MY DREAM TRIP LIST

I am a member of the “Reluctant Travelers Club,” a large group, infected with a huge dose of wanderlust, who dream of traveling again… when it is safer. Obviously, some among us are less risk-averse and are happily wayfaring. We are not a member of this…

FLOWER POWER…PART 2

This is a photographic flower journey about travels near and far. A few weeks ago my blog explored my love of flowers. It is in my DNA. I am continually inspired to see Facebook posts of people’s gardens. The image of the lotus above was taken in the…

BEAUTIFUL & HISTORIC HOTEL ON THE ISLAND OF GUERNSEY. IT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE NAZIS DURING WWII.

I’ve always been fascinated by hotels with an interesting story and historic past. On our last trip to the Isle of Guernsey, we chose to stay at the “Old Government House, or affectionately called, “OGH”, by locals. It’s right in St. Peter Port…

THE MAGICAL ISLE OF GUERNSEY, A VERY SPECIAL PLACE, CLOSE TO MY HEART.

After a wonderful couple of weeks in the Andalucia region of Spain, we traveled to the Island of Guernsey to visit relatives. Our long day began in Marbella Spain with transport to the Malaga airport. We flew to Gatwick Airport in London and then after a long layover flew by…