FAMILY PHOTOS 2016 Collage
New Year
starts in Budapest (for full trip photos file
click here)
December
29, 2015 - January 3, 2016
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City
Tour
Castle
Hill (above images from web source)
Gellert Hill ((above
images from web source)
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Evening Concert
at St. Stephens Basilica
(above
images from Dianne phone)
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Casual
Day with visit to Liszt Music Academy
Very Good
Art Nouveau Location
(above
images from Dianne phone)
Danube
Bend Excursion
The Primatial Basilica of
the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven and St Adalbert also known as the Esztergom Basilica.
It is the
mother church of the Catholic Church in Hungary.
Visegrad
Overview of Danube Szentendre
(above
images from Web Source)
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Visiting
the Parliament
(above
images from Dianne phone)
Evening
Hungarian Folk Music at Danube Palace
(above
images from Web Source)
Dianne
finds Kutztown U grad among the crowd
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See all
from Jack's 75th Birthday Party at
http://www.retkuprof.com/75thBDAlbum.htm
Some
sample photos...
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Visiting Florida-Savannah-SC
Dining with a
rotating view
Concert featuring
"The Tenors" (Canadian)
Dali and Disney
Exhibit at Dali Museum
(Images from web sources)
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Sunday
Visiting Museums in Savannah with Doug and Sue Fuss
Telfair
Academy
Jepson
Center
(Above
images from web sources)
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Tuesday
Visiting Pearl Fryar Topiary in South Carolina with
Coke and Dot Goodwin
(Above
images from web sources)
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AMSTERDAM (for
full trip photos file click here)
March
4-10, 2016
City
Tour
(above
image from Cindy and Brian Wlazelek; in background)
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Rijks Museum
(above
images from web source)
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Anne
Frank House Museum
(above
images from program and postcard)
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"Black
and Blue" / Dianne's Birthday Dinner
(above image from web source)
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Van Gogh
Museum
.jpg)
(above
images from web source)
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The International Court of
Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its seat is
at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
The Mauritshuis is an art museum in The
Hague in the Netherlands.
The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 841
objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings.
(above
image on left from web source image on right from postcard)
City
Walking Adventures
De Wallen (red light
district) and De Negen
Straatjes (shopping area)
(above
images left and right from web source; center from Dianne cell)
Visiting historic pub "Cafe Hoppe"
(above
images from web source)
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CUBA (for
full trip photos file click here)
May
7 - 12, 2016
Walking
Tour of Old Havana
Arrival in Cathedral Square / Architect
Guide Provided
Crafts Market Place (images below from web
source)
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Rural Tour of Pinar del Rio (tobacco
area)
Francisco Donatien
Cigar Factory (images
from web source)
El Palenque de los Cimarrones / unusual mogotes (rounded limestone mountains)
(image on left from Dianne Cell)
Mural de la Prehistoria (rock wall in
the Viñales Valley)
(image on left from web source)
Benito’s Tobacco Farm and House
(on
left owner roles cigar smoked by one of group / on right Dianne with our Cuba
Guide Enedis)
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Distant Tour of Zapata Peninsula
(includes Bay of Pigs area)
Bay of Pigs Museum. Museo Playa Girón
(on
left is road sign on approach to museum / on right web source image)
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Casa Enrique in Caleton (group lunch at
the Bay of Pigs named for wild boars)
Gran Parque Natural Montemar
/ Park Supervisor talks about preservation and local flora and fauna
(image on left from Dianne Cell)
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Muraleando Community Arts Project
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Suburban Tour of Cojimar
Ernest Hemingway’s former residence
(above two images from web source / primary
home on left/ guest house on right)
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"Classic Car" voyage via Revolutionary
Square ( images from Dianne Cell)
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Henrik's Spring Adventures
GREECE (for full trip photos file click
here)
June
7 - 17, 2016
Arrival in Athens / Pre-dinner Walk
Church
of Agios Demetrios Loumbardaris (click
for site info)
Views around the Acropolis
Evzones:
Changing of the Guard (Old Royal Palace)
within Syntagma
Square (click
either for site info)
1896 Olympic Stadium
Temple of Olympian Zeus (click for site info)
The Temple of Olympian Zeus also known as the Olympieion, was built over several centuries starting in
174 BCE and only finally completed by Roman emperor Hadrian in 131 CE.
(images
above from Dianne)
Visit Acropolis Museum
(above
museum images from web source)
Acropolis Archeological Site (click
for site info)
An "acropolis' is any citadel or complex built on a high
hill. The name derives from the Greek Akro, high or extreme/extremity or edge, and Polis, city,
translated as 'High City’, 'City on the Edge’ or 'City in the Air’, the most
famous being the Acropolis of Athens built in the 5th century BCE.
(images above from Dianne)
Exit
Athens for 10 day loop around Greece
Lion
of Chaironeia
(click for site info)
The Lion of Chaeronea was erected by the Thebans in memory of their dead after the
battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
Monastery of Holy Luke (click for site info)
Hosios Loukas is a historic walled monastery. It is one of the most
important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, and has been
listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
(images
above from Dianne)
Delphi Museum (click for site info)
Sphinx of Naxes Charioteer
of Delphi
(images
above from Dianne)
Oracle of Apollo (click for site info)
Delphi was an important ancient Greek religious sanctuary sacred to the god
Apollo. Located on Mt. Parnassus near the Gulf of Corinth, the sanctuary was home to the famous
oracle of Apollo which gave cryptic predictions and guidance to both
city-states and individuals. In addition, Delphi was also home to the pan-hellenic Pythian Games.
Dianne
and Jack standing at the center of the world (Greek Mythology)
(images above from Dianne)
Thermopylae (click for site info)
Thermopylea
is a mountain pass near the sea in northern Greece which was the site of several battles in antiquity, the most
famous being that between Persians and Greeks in August 480 BC.
(Group
Photo from Paul Quinn)
Vergina Royal Tombs
(click for site info)
Vergina
has enjoyed worldwide renown in the past few decades, owing to the discovery
there of the ancient city of Aigai, the ancient
capital of the Macedonian kings, and its cemetery. Of particular note are the
tombs of the royal dynasty, most notably King Philip II and a young prince who
is identified as Alexander IV, and a cist grave.
(above
museum images from web source)
Free Time in Veria (lunch with Doug and Marlene)
Shrine to St. Paul
Monasteries of Meteora
(click for site info)
The Metéora, literally "middle of the sky",
"suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" — etymologically
related to meteorology - is a formation of immense monolithic pillars and hills
like huge rounded boulders dominate the local area. It is also associated with one of the largest
and most precipitously built complexes of
Eastern Orthodox monasteries.
(above
image on left from postcard)
Varlaam Monastery
(above
two images from Web source)
Rousanou (Monastery) Convent
(above
three interior images from Web source)
(images
above from Dianne)
Dodona (click for site info)
Dodona in Epirus, north-west Greece, lies in a valley
on the eastern slopes of Mt. Tomaros and was famed
throughout the ancient Greek world as the site of a great
oracle of Zeus. The site was expanded in the Hellenistic period, and one of the
largest theatres in Greece was built which, recently restored, stands as
testimony to Dodona’s importance throughout antiquity.
Olympia Archeological Museum
(click for site info)
Hermes of Praxiteles Nike of Paionios
(3
images from Dianne and 1 from web source)
Ancient
Olympia (click
for site info)
Olympia was an
ancient
Greek sanctuary site dedicated to
the worship of Zeus, in whose
honor Pan-Hellenic Games were held
every four years from 776 BCE to 393 CE. Ended by Christians since it was pagan
rituals.
(postcard image above)
(
images above from Dianne)
Nemea
(click for site info)
Nemea was a religious sanctuary in the northern Peloponnese where pan-Hellenic athletic games were held every two
years from 573 BCE until 271 BCE, after which, the Games were definitively
moved to Argos. The games have been renewed since year 2000.
(image
on left above from Doug)
Arrival in Nafplion
Mycenae (click for site info)
Mycenae was a fortified late Bronze Age City. This acropolis dates
from between the 14th and 13th century BCE.
In addition to the great history and
geography we enjoyed some great food.
Returning
to Athens with stop...
Epidaurus (click for site info)
Located on the fertile Argolid plain of the east Peloponnese and blessed with a mild climate and natural
springs, the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus was
the most celebrated healing center of the Classical world. It was an important sacred
centre in both ancient Greek and Roman times.
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SEINE
Paris-Normandy Beaches-Paris - August 16-23, 2016
(arrival at Avalon Creativity)
Welcome Dinner / Des, Jane, Dianne, Jack, Sherry
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Dock at
Vernon / morning visit Monet Estate at Giverny
(image
on left from postcard)
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(above
three images from Dianne)
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Dock at Caudebec / visit "Thatched Cottage Route"
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Visit
"Normandy Landing Beaches"
(visited
Pointe du Hoc, American Cemetery and Omaha Beach)
(above
images from web sources)
(above
three images from Dianne)
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Dock at
Rouen / guided walk of city
(Rouen
Cathedral and Church of Joan of Arc - images from web sources)
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Dock at Conflans / visit Van Gogh last residence
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Farewell
Dinner /Late evening arrive in Paris
(above images from Dianne)
Morning
guided walk ile St. Louis / Notre Dame
(image
at left from Dianne / two on right from web sources)
London - Pennsylvania Shakespeare
Festival (for full trip photos file
click here)
October 8-16, 2016
Our
Theatre Adventures...
Shakespeare
Triple Bill at Sadler's Wells Theatre by Birmingham Royal Ballet
(above images from theatre web page)
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Shakespeare
"The Tempest" at Donmar at King''s Cross
(above images from theatre web page)
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Shakespeare
"The Merchant of Venice" at New Globe Theatre
(above images from web sources)
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"Cymbeline"
at Royal Shakespeare Company,
Stratford-Upon-Avon
(above images from theatre web page)
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Other
Adventures...
DeSales
University PSF group at Shakespeare home in Stratford-Upon-Avon
Westminster
Abbey St. Paul's Cathedral
for Evensong
(above images from web sources)
British Museum Greenwich / Prime Meridian
(above images from web sources)
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Hawaii for 25
Anniversary
(five wonderful nights at Fairmont Orthid)
(above hotel photos from web sources)
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Seattle for
Thanksgiving Visit
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