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Christmas was very special for me in 2004 because TJ and Robbie visited me in ROME for the holidaze. we enjoyed the decadent delights of the city and went to Christmas Eve Midnight Mass with Pope John Paul II.
Marvelous Morocco
Fascinating old leather tanner pits of Fes ►► ◄◄Amazed Tourist at the old tannery pits.
October 1 to 31
On Spain's sunny southern Costa del Sol, I relaxed on the beach and worked on my tan. The weather warm, the beer cold, the views fantastic and the people friendly.
On my balcony in Nerja ►►
◄◄In the Court of Lions of the Alhambra in Granada
June 29 to July 13
Krakow is the home of Pope John Paul II, Oscar Schindler's factory and the ghetto where Spielberg shot the film, a medieval castle with a dragon's lair, classical old buildings unchanged since the Renaissance surrounding the biggest town square in Europe, friendly people, a leisurely pace of life, great beer and fantastic vodka. Berlin with the Birminghams In Berlin (June 21-29), I spent a few days with my good friends, Cynthia and Rob Birmingham with adorable Alanna and jumping Jack. They were visiting from San Francisco because Rob heard good things about the innovative architectural wonders rising as Berlin rebuilds and reunites. We enjoyed some wonderful dinners in the chic Berlin restaurants and wandered around marveling at the striking new buildings and the historical sights that made Berlin (in)famous in the last century. One fine day Andrew the Aussie was our entertaining and informative tour guide.
Road Trip through France with Robbie We drove through France, from the English Channel in the north to the Rivera in the south, spending several days in Provence and the French Riviera. Robbie has grown and matured in the past year as a student in France and it was, as always, a delight to spend time with him.
If you want to read the longandboring travelogues I inflict on my friends, click TRAVELOGUES (archive of all past email travelogues)
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On
February 29, 2004
(Leap
Year!), I took the leap and
quit work after practicing labor law for more than 20 years. I rented my
house out to friends and I moved to Europe to see the sights and meet the people
and try to learn something about them ..... and about me. I rented an
apartment and stayed one or two months in each city, allowing me to walk a
little slower, to see and taste a little more and to enjoy myself immensely.
Almost two years later I finally returned to San Francisco, my heart full of
wonder and my mind full of memories.
