Jerusalem: Packing 2,000 Years of History into 2 Days
July 08, 2007
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The Via Dolorosa. The Wall fills with people Friday night for the beginning of the Sabbath. We spent our second day in Jerusalem today. We arrived Friday afternoon by bus from Tel Aviv – it takes about 45 min. We went to the Western Wall for Friday night prayers. Our
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Papeete
July 01, 2006
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The boardwalk Our two days in Papeete were unfortunately on a weekend. There is very, very little going on in Papeete on the weekend. Most stores are closed – in fact the whole city is closed on Sunday. There are some very pleasant walks by the port – lot
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Udaipur – Ringing in the New Year in a Floating Palace
January 01, 2006
Fireworks over the Lake Palace for New Year'sHappy New Year! We rang in the new year in style at Ambrai Restaurant. They had a really nice outdoor buffet last night, right on the lake and overlooking the Lake Palace here in Udaipur. There were a ton of fireworks
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Amritsar – Finding Peace and Equality in a Temple Made of Gold
December 21, 2005
We arrived in Amritsar at night, and went directly to see the beautifully lit Golden Temple. Our next destination was Amritsar. This was not a night train, it took about 4 hours.…
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Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) – Mme Cuc Guesthouse, Shoping, Sights
August 06, 2005
Staircase at Madame Cuc'sBack in Vietnam, the airport taxi in Saigon tried to rip us off – refusing to use the meter and wanting to charge an exorbitant rate. We bailed and got another taxi, which took us to our hotel in Pham Ngu Lao, Mme.…
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Kom Ombo to Aswan: Ditching our Tour Guide for Good, Tombs of the Nobles
December 31, 2004
Life along the Nile River.Kom Ombo to Aswan isn’t a very long trip. At this point, we’d had it with our tour guide. We were supposed to be taken to the Unfinished Obelisk, the High Dam, and Philae Temple.…
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MBK Shopping Center
July 02, 2003
We went to the MBK Center, a huge shopping mall in Bangkok. This is the Tokyu department store, with some great slogans. We like the "onlooker" bit. English is very popular, but not very accurate.…
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