Christmas Markets and More: Munich
This year, I finally experienced Christmas markets. The warmly lit wooden huts, music, hot food and mulled wine are the perfect antidote to cold, dark winter days. Our introduction to this fine tradition was...
Linda Krakow Eaman The world through my lens
A Postcard From Amsterdam
Marc had events in Amsterdam, Paris and Zurich so we tacked on a few vacation days and made a grand tour of it. I’m a little behind on sharing some images! This trip sort...
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Everywhere I’ve lived or travelled, I have found one or two spots that grab me, seeming to exert a mysterious gravitational pull. If I set out without a destination, that’s where I’m likely to...
White cliffs and lighthouses
I think my fascination with the English countryside started as a child, when I first read The Secret Garden. The descriptions of the foggy, heather-filled moors grabbed me and didn’t let go. Then, James...
A few days in Paris
Ah, the city of lights. Only a short ride from London, it was inevitable that Paris would be a part of our adventure, and sure enough Marc had a business trip there earlier this...
Bath
A year seems like a long time, but it is flying by. So we’re trying to take every opportunity to get out and see what there is to see. A lot of people enjoy...
Living with history
Growing up in Montreal, and on visits back there over the years, I loved visiting the old part of the city. Walking the narrow cobblestone streets, surrounded by converted warehouses, old churches, and squares,...
Wanderings
Well, we’ve been here a month, and have had some time to go exploring. We usually pick a location to visit, hop on the Tube or a bus to get there, and then start...
Moving to London!
Marc and I have talked about it for years: the idea of living overseas for a while. So when he was offered an assignment in London, it was an easy decision. And now, after...
Spain! The Home Stretch
While I’ve heard European travel called the ABC tour–another big church, another big castle–and it’s not hard to get tired of visiting them all, it’s also hard not to stop in a pretty town...