by Susan Barnes | 1 Aug 2019 | My happenings
Following the cruise, we explored Amsterdam on our own. We visited the Anne Frank museum and Corrie Ten Boom’s house in nearby Harlem. Two completely different life situations, Anne a young girl, Corrie an older woman; Anne a Jew, Corrie a Gentile; Anne hidden, Corrie...
by Susan Barnes | 30 Jul 2019 | My happenings
Over the next few days, we visited a number of small German towns including Dürnstein, Passau and Regensburg. They are quaint towns often with narrow, cobblestoned streets. Most have some historical buildings or ruins, either bridges, castles, monasteries or churches....
by Susan Barnes | 28 Jul 2019 | My happenings
My husband and I have recently returned from a month’s holiday. It was our 40th wedding anniversary earlier this year and we decided to celebrate by going on a river cruise, from Budapest to Amsterdam. This week my blog posts will be about our trip. On the...