Monthly Archives: September 2009

Pic of the Day: September 18

Pic of the Day: September 18

True confessions department:  I’ll confess that my little indulgence for this trip was to buy round-the-world tickets in business class.  In my defense, for our …

 

Pic of the Day: September 17

Pic of the Day: September 17

Sunset from the roof terrace of our Rovinj apartment.  Nice job, Mark, finding this one. Time to say farewell, and move on to the official beginning …

 

Pic of the Day: September 16

Pic of the Day: September 16

The village of Bale features a castle that’s really more like a walled village.  Yet another Venetian tower signifies its heritage. I tried looking for vino …

 

Pic of the Day: September 15

Pic of the Day: September 15

Our task was to explore every cobblestoned back alley of Rovinj.  And we succeeded.  Though sometimes it was tough to keep the girlies on task…

 

Pic of the Day: September 14

Pic of the Day: September 14

Good windows, good lighting in Rovinj.  It’s a joy to walk around.

 

Pic of the Day: September 13

Pic of the Day: September 13

Rovinj, Croatia was a Venetian town for over 500 years, and part of Italy from 1918 to 1947.  So it’s no surprise that it looks, …

 

Pic of the Day: September 12

Pic of the Day: September 12

More family time!  Brother Mark and sister Michelle arranged to meet us in beautiful Rovinj, Croatia. After setting up camp at our luxury apartment in the …

 

Pic of the Day: September 11

Pic of the Day: September 11

Glamorous Venice is high maintenance.  The heavy industry, the transportation, and the immigrants who do the heavy lifting, all reside in nearby Mestre. We treated Mestre …

 

Pic of the Day: September 10

Pic of the Day: September 10

Wait, why is there a picture of downtown Budapest’s famous Chain Bridge? Our journey from Turkey to Croatia, via Venice, required a change of plane in …

 

Pic of the Day: September 9

Pic of the Day: September 9

The Aegean port city of Bodrum, Turkey isn’t exactly undiscovered, especially by the yachting set.  But I’m a sucker for a good harbor. As the hometown …