Friday, October 24, 2008

Paris

And the last place we visited was Paris. Here are the pictures from there.  Now for the word, a trolley is a cart, or just about anything on wheels like a grocery cart, luggage cart etc.  What is an advert?
River Seine near Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Here is a typical school bus in Europe.  

Arc de Truimphe

Normandy

Here are some pictures from Normandy.  It was so peaceful there knowing there was a major war there years ago. It was a very moving day for us.

Here is a picture at the American Cemetery.  This is at the new visitors center.
To all the soldiers who died on the beaches along the Normandy coast
Peaceful view over Omaha Beach.

Memorial at the American Cemetery

British artificial port at Arromanches


German batteries at Longues-sur-Mer


Germany battery at Longues-sur-Mer

Holes in the ground by bombs at Pointe du Hoc

Bombed German Battery at Pointe-du-Hoc
Barbed Wire at Pointe du Hoc



Etretat

Hello again, last weekend we went to France.  Most of the time we spent on the coast.  Here is one of the places recommended to us and we would recommend it to others.  It is north of La Harve. Go and see it is very beautiful.  Here are the pictures.
Etretat at sunset
Another sunset picture
Picture of the cliff at night
Evening picture
Waves crashing
The church on the hill with the World War One memorial
Cliff during the day
and for the golfers, a course in the cliffs of Etretat.


Sunday, October 12, 2008

Cinque Terre

This weekend, we also took off on Friday and went to Cinque Terre.  Linda and I did hike between 4 of the 5 towns.  All I can say is look at all of God's beauty. Now for the word, bespoke means custom made.  What is a trolley?
Sunset across the Mediterranean Sea
Views of the cliffs at Sunset
We hiked through this city, Corniglia
You can see the easy trail around the cliff.
Looking up the cliff
While we were waiting for the sunset, we also got a dolphin show. You can see two of them on top of the water here.  One did jump out of the water but to quick to catch the picture.
Looking down from the trail
This is Vernazza, looking down from the trail
The beach in Monterosso
Me in the Mediterranean Sea at Monterosso
One of the easy trails 
Linda on a bridge on the easy trail.
Looking at the coast from the trail.

Here we are taking a break from our hiking. If you go to Italy, you should make this one of your day trips.

Dublin

A week ago, we took a three day weekend and went to Dublin. If you don't drink there is not a lot to do there, but we found a few things to do.  While there, we found a place to listen to Irish Music and taken some Irish dance lessons.  It was a lot of funs and a lot of exercise. 
All the lamp posts had shamrocks on them.
Here is the luck of the Irish.
The Custom House in Dublin
Watching our Irish Dance Teachers dancing for us

One of our groups doing the Irish dance.

Racing Fun

Hello, it is Sunday, Oct, 12th.  The evening before we left for Dublin, one of the vendors for my company took us indoor racing.  The race lasted 1 1/2 hours. Here is a few of the pictures, 
Here I am before the race

Yes, the picture is dark, but I am coming right toward you

This my team.