AN OLD MENU BRINGS A CASCADE OF WONDERFUL TRAVEL AND DINING MEMORIES IN THE ALSACE REGION OF FRANCE

I’ve kept copies of menus from some of our favorite restaurants over the years. Last week I looked at one from our first trip to France’s Alsace region many years ago. While attending Heimtextil, the world’s largest textile trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Marla…

THE TWINS EXPLORE GOLDEN GATE PARK…A SAN FRANCISCO TREASURE

My grandparents began taking me to San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park as a small boy. I’ve included the park on almost every “9-year-old trip” itinerary. The Twins loved every minute of it! We started our visit at the California Academy of Sciences and their Steinhart…

OPENING GALA FOR THE DENVER ART MUSEUM AND OUR BUDDHA SHRINE ON DISPLAY

Gio Ponti designed the incredible Denver Art Museum structure 50 years ago. After years of effort, the the renovated and greatly expanded north building opened as the Lanny and Sharon Martin Building. We purchased tickets for the opening gala before Marla’s illness. As the date approached I asked…

WE ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO!

What a day! Our little group of intrepid travelers finally arrived in San Francisco after Marla was admitted to the hospital in Santa Rosa early in the morning. The “show went on” as she insisted.You can check out the saga with this link. We stayed at the…

MARLA MADE IT CLEAR,…”THE SHOW MUST GO ON! I MAY BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR AWHILE SO MAKE SURE OUR ORIGINAL FAMILY INTINERARY CONTINUES AS PLANNED!”

After Marla was admitted to the hospital in Santa Rosa I waited in the parking lot for a few hours hoping I could see her but that was impossible due to COVID! I sadly drove back to Bodega Bay and help Stacy get everything into the car at our rental…

THE TWINS SONOMA COUNTY ADVENTURE…part 2

Bodega Bay has always been a favorite place for our family and I am sure it will be on the list for the Twins and the Boys! It is only an hour and a half north of San Francisco and has so many beautiful areas to explore! Stacy read about…

THE TWINS ENJOY THEIR “9-YEAR-OLD”NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP A LITTLE EARLY…part 1

Years ago I started what our family called, the “9-year-old trip”. The idea was to immerse our grandchildren in the favorite places, family, and history of my side of the family in the San Francisco Bay Area. When my Mom was alive she was a big…

THE WONDER OF THE LOUVRE MUSEUM

On our last day in Paris during our France trip this summer we joined our daughter Lisa’s family for a private tour of the Louvre. Marla and I have visited this amazing museum a number of times, but having a private guide opened our eyes like never before…

PARIS HOTELS AND APARTMENTS…A FEW IDEAS FROM OUR LAST TRIP

Marla and I have visited Paris at least 30+ times over the years. When I find a hotel which checks off most of the boxes for me, location, comfort, style, price, etc., I usually like to return again. Marla on the other hand needs a push to go back to…

Halcyon days with the family in Cap d’Antibes… visiting spots Gerald and Sara Murphy frequented in the roaring 1920’s with their friends, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway.

While in Cap d’Antibes this past July one of the places I wanted to visit “La Garoupe”, a beach area where Americans’ Gerald and Sara Murphy created summer sunbathing with a party atmosphere and their artistic friends came to soak up the rays in the…