Ommegang and Alfa – Road Trip to Maine
August 9th – 15th 2014 A road-trip starting with a visit to Brewery Ommegang to participate in the “Belgium comes to Cooperstown” beer festival. Two days of beer and camping on the grounds of this brewery. The next stops can …
Iceland – land of rocks and flies.
July 23 – 25, 2013 Departing from Boston Airport we arrived in Iceland to see its often told wonders, but truth be told this prehistoric rock of an island is full of flies, well overpriced beer and sulfur smelling baths …
Münster Germany and the Empty Cages
July 28 2013 From Iceland we landed in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, spent a couple of days with Hans then drove to Munster Germany to see the city and its infamous St. Lamberti Church with three now empty cages that have …
‘s-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg and Ghent
July 29 & 31 2013 From Münster Germany we drove to ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands to explore. A brewery for lunch and an underground water tunnel tour later on. Next was a look at the Roman-Catholic Gothic Sint Jans Cathedral. Back on …
Strasbourg, France and the Cite De L’Automobile – Collection Schlumpf.
August 1 & 2 20123 Strasbourg France: The Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, also known as Strasbourg Minster, is a Roman Catholic cathedral. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is …
Lake Como, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola) and San Marino Italy.
August 2nd – 4th 2013 Arriving at our home base along side beautiful Lake Como we explored the area. Next we drove south to the Imola race track in the Emilia–Romagna region of Italy. We then arrived at San Marino, …
Anguillara Sabazia and The Port of Rome
August 5th – 9th 2013 Our home base was a B&B in the village of Anguillara Sabazia on the shores of Lake Bracciano. This location gave us access to Rome and the surrounding area without having to stay inside the …
Calcata Vecchia and the Eternal City: Rome.
August 10th – 12th 2013 A visit to the town of Calcata, Italy, located about an hour outside of Rome, reveals a strange mix of medieval ghost town and hippie commune. In addition to its picturesque setting and eccentric population. …
Tarquinia Tombs and Verona’s Beatuty
August 13th & 14th 2013 Tarquinia, formerly Corneto, is an old city in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy known chiefly for its ancient Etruscan tombs in the widespread necropoleis or cemeteries. The ancient burial grounds (necropoleis), dating from the …
A quick visit to the UK
July 5th – 10th 2012 A drive to JFK, flight to Schiphol then the city hopper to Humberside Airport. We next drove to Sheffield for a visit and some great Indian food. Back to the East Midlands and a visit …
Back to the Netherlands and off to France
July 12th – 22nd 2012 A visit and overnight stay in Den Haag was first with a visit to Madurodam then a trip back up to Groningen and the Maallust Brewery. We then set off south where we went to …