Author dorabenley

Edward Is Everywhere: Santa Fe and Europe Yes, D. H. Lawrence was in Santa Fe and Taos with his German wife who lived there until just a few decades ago. He also painted. His paintings were considered “obscene” too. But… Continue Reading →

We pulled up behind the Wellington Museum and had to walk through a shopping center to get there in the rain. There were flags flying out front. Inside it was mobbed. What a disappointment! The gift shop was more interesting… Continue Reading →

The Chateau looked like a palace on the outside. At least that was something since we couldn’t get a reservation any closer to Waterloo than Genval. It was June, and it was the 200th anniversary of the battle. While my… Continue Reading →

We finally located the Hotel Le Ry d’ Ave in Rochefort in the Wallonia countryside of Belgium, which was no easy task since it was way off the highway. We got assigned to the apartment in the old building dating… Continue Reading →

We checked in at all sorts of establishments on our 18 day tour of Germany. Luxembourg, and Belgium in June. But there was one thing they all had in common. All had interior corridors and most were two or three… Continue Reading →

You are wowed by the reflecting pond where the face of the rococo palace is displayed on a clear day. The pathways in the garden are lined with trees, bushes, vines, and are planted with begonias. Everywhere you turn is… Continue Reading →

You Could Disappear Behind Constantine’s Big Foot: Not only did the cafe beside the archaeological museum remind me of a set for a thriller novel, so did the archaeological museum. They had a ceremonial entrance that nobody seemed to be… Continue Reading →

This is another example of tourism on the go. We couldn’t find any place to park in Trier. So we couldn’t get out of the car and wander around the Roman baths either. But as we drove by in traffic… Continue Reading →

We had made a reservation at the Ibis Trier and were pleased with the stylish exterior appearance of the hotel in the downtown area when we first pulled up to the building. But when we tried to check in our… Continue Reading →

We didn’t get a chance to walk across the bridge or even drive across it. But wecaught sight of it as we were trying to get to other tourist attractions in Trier and found ourselves caught at a red light…. Continue Reading →