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The weather has been great for the golfers and it appears the scores are going to be low this week. Although I really don’t want to deal with bad weather myself, it would be nice to see a little wind and rain to add a little chaos to the scores. We have three days ofContinue reading “Golf and Side Trip to Crail”

Yesterday we took a quick bus trip to Dundee to visit our friend Brian who we met seven years ago when we visited St Andrews for the first time. Brian was the Chef at the hall we stayed in, he since has moved to another dining hall but has left us in good hands withContinue reading “Quick Trip To Dundee”

Yesterday we spent all day walking around St Andrews Old Course and enjoying a full day watching golf. It was a beautiful cloudy day in the low 70s, when you moved into the shade you were glad you had a coat on…much better than the 100+ days we left behind. There are quite a fewContinue reading “Day of Golf”

The answer is… *Get wisdom teeth taken out without anesthesia. *Go swimming with sharks with a finger ripped off. *Replay the night before a colonoscopy. *Replay the day of a colonoscopy. The question is… What would I rather do than depart out of Amsterdam Airport again? Seriously, you need to show up four hours beforeContinue reading “Bad Airport Day”

We spent the last two days on free walking tours (right, nothing is free) in Delft and Amsterdam. Both of our guides were perfect for the job and made the tours very enjoyable. In Delft our guide was a painter, a graphic designer and on top of that a stand up comedian…he was a trifectaContinue reading “Walking Tours”

Things I’ve learned from locals and my own family about The Netherlands… Coffee bars in Amsterdam are not actually for “coffee”…we learned this after getting a second hand high. Biking is strictly for transportation, not pleasure. FEBO, it’s just like you McDonalds…is it? You can only make so many comments about the nice girls inContinue reading “Slow Day in Amsterdam”

Today was officially Arts Day, or as I like to call it “Joanie’s day to look at every spec of paint while Marco speed views then does crosswords and surfs for later activities.” I was, however, a little slower with my viewing because these two impressive dudes really know how to throw brush to canvas.Continue reading “Arts Day”

We spent today in Cascais, billed as “Portugal’s most chic resort,” just a short train ride from Lisbon. I don’t know what that means but I do know we visited some great shops, the best fresh Italian pasta restaurant and some great gelato. And just as importantly Brett had the chance to practice her Italian,Continue reading “A Day in Cascais”

Our plane left DC at 10pm and after a short 6.5 hour flight we arrived in Lisboa (Lisbon in Yankee speak) and spent our first day in that dreaded “sleep deprived” fog just trying to get to the end of the day. “No, I’m really fine…I feel great…No, I actually slept” comments were followed closelyContinue reading “First day on the continent – Lisboa”

After a heated and tearful conversation with Little Al explaining why he couldn’t come with us, we decided to take our beautiful daughter instead on our European Vacation. He still doesn’t get the thing about crossing a “bunch of water”, and plenty of “I guess your stupid daughter means more to you than me” punctuatedContinue reading “European Vacation +1”