Sonoma County, California

In early December, I was invited out to Sonoma County to visit a friend of mine and his family.

Switzerland: The Bernese Oberland ::part 3::

Continuing my weekend adventures in the Bernese Oberland this past September

On the train looking back towards the town I was staying in, Wengen. Note the happy cows on the hillside.

Switzerland: The Bernese Oberland ::part 2:

First thing in the morning I took the train, headed for the Top of Europe.

Switzerland: The Bernese Oberland ::part 1::

Took the trains through Milan, Italy on the way to Switzerland

This September when the boat was docked in Italy, we got a weekend off and I boarded a train and headed towards Switzerland's Alps to spend a few days exploring.

Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Merry Christmas from Carlsbad, New Mexico! I'm "home" visiting my parents in Carlsbad for the holidays and we went to see the caverns the day before yesterday. Here are some of the pictures from our visit.

More St. Martin!

It was Sunday morning and while trying to follow the signs to Fort St. Louis we turned down a small cobblestone alleyway leading up to this church. Not halfway up the drive, the churchbells rang and out poured a sea of churchgoers instantly clogging the narrow roadway. In the end, we idled there more than five minutes waiting for the streams of people who were in no hurry at all to pass so we could be on our way.