Just remembering some of my favorite places from the stories of my travels. These pictures are from the internet, not the ones taken by me all those years ago — we didn’t have digital cameras or smartphones (or any cell phones) back then. And we survived without them. I do have actual snapshots in albums, though, and — like real books — they’re much more fun to curl up with than a phone or an iPad. Old-fashioned, maybe . . . but somehow comforting. Still, there is much to be said for sharing, so here are some of my favorites, in no particular order.
Cherry Blossom Season, Washington, DCA Wintry WashingtonLondon – Parliament and Big BenBudapest – Chain BridgePrague – Old Town SquareHluboka Castle – “I once climbed a mountain in Czechoslovakia”St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, MoscowPetrovka 38 – Moscow Militia HeadquartersHanging Out With the Russian MilitiaKyiv, Ukraine (before the war)Georgia (the country)Sochi, RussiaValletta, MaltaMoscow KremlinSt. Petersburg, RussiaNyhaven, Copenhagen, DenmarkStockholm, SwedenTallinn, EstoniaHelsinki, Finland Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, GermanyQuebec City, Canada Totem Poles at Vancouver, B.C., CanadaAlaska Natives, USACape Cod, Massachusetts, USA