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As most of you know, I made a decision earlier this summer to try a two week Rick Steves tour of Greece. Due to Hurricane Helene, my flight to Greece…

I decided to spend my last day in Belgium exploring the battle site of Waterloo and the fabulous new museum that was built in 2012. The battle of Waterloo was…

Yesterday, Thursday April 11, was a travel day. I arrived at my hotel, the Dominican, a Marriott hotel, at 1:30 in the afternoon. The Dominican is a very nice hotel,…

April 10 (Wednesday) I took a tram from the town center of the Hague to Delft, about 8 miles. Delft is a picturesque town with canals and a beautiful town…

This morning my first stop was to visit the Mauritshuis Museum of Art. This is a small museum which contains works from some well known artists. One of my favorite…

This morning I traveled by train from Bruges to The Hague. It required changing trains in Antwerp and Breda (Netherlands). In Breda I had only six minutes to spare, so…

I flew into Luchthaven Zaventem International Airport (better known as Brussels International Airport) from Washington Dulles on Friday morning (April 5). I took a two hour train ride from Brussels…

This morning I took the Red Line from Oriente station in Lisbon to get to Humberto Delgado Airport to catch my United Airlines flight to Newark NJ. The metro station…

This morning I left Porto and returned to Lisbon. I am staying in an area outside of the historic district and the site of Expo '98. The Moxy hotel is…

My biggest surprise, so far, on my exploration of Portugal, is how crowded Porto is with tourists. This city is crammed with tourists from all corners of the world. Porto…

Today I woke up very early in the morning to catch a 06:10 metro train from Lagos to Tunes, where I got to ride on a high speed train from…

This morning I hiked 1.5 miles from the Memmo resort hotel to Fort Sagres, where I explored a fort built in the late 14th century and modified many times since.…

This morning I woke up early, had a quick breakfast at the hotel and caught a metro to the train station. I took a train to Tunes, then a metro…

Today I decided to throw out my original plans for the day, which was to spend most the day in Sintra but instead spend the day exploring Lisbon. I spent…

The day started with a free breakfast at the hotel, including two cups of coffee. After breakfast I took a three mile subway ride to visit the Gulbenkian Museum of…

I arrived at Portela Airport in Lisbon this morning on schedule, arriving at the gate at 8:20 AM. I decided to take the metro from the airport to my hotel.…

Packed and ready to go! Carry-on worked really well for me on my last trip. So this is the same set-up. I do not expect any weather delays this time.…

Portugal The planning is complete! I leave for Portugal in one week, March 27. I arrive in Lisbon on March 28 where I will spend three days. I will then…

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, the waterfront area is charming and very picturesque. In the 13th century, Bergen was the capital of Norway. For five hundred years…

Last night I arrived in Bergen without any transportation issues. I am still in disbelief. The train travelled from Oslo to Myrdal, where I waited 45 minutes for a train…