Castles of the Loire Valley
Snapshot Saturday 2013 #19
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The London Eye is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe at 443 feet and it was built in 1999. It was officially opened by Tony Blair on December 31, 1999 but didn’t open to the public until March 9, 2000. … Continue reading
Eating Our Way Around Cannon Beach
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I recently spent the weekend at Cannon Beach, Oregon and one of best parts of the trip was all of the food we enjoyed. One of our first meals was at Morris’ Fireside Restaurant, the service was a little slow … Continue reading
Snapshot Saturday 2013 #18
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Lupine are one of my favorite wildflowers and I usually stop to take pictures anytime I find them.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
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This post will mostly be photos from my last trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon. Cannon Beach is a cute little tourist ocean side town located 80 miles west of Portland. Cannon Beach was incorporated in 1957 and has a population … Continue reading
Snapshot Saturday 2013 #17
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I haven’t been keeping up with my blog lately, but I will be working on that soon. I was visiting family and friends in Portland, Oregon. I had a fabulous time. My two aunts and I stayed at a rental … Continue reading
Snapshot Saturday 2013 #16
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Winter has stuck around longer than anyone really wanted this year, the migrating birds came home to find the lakes still frozen. Here are two swans that were at a nearby river.
Fontainebleau
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The first chateau here dates back to 1137, and throughout the years, different parts have been added on. Louis Le Vau and André Le Nôtre worked together on The Grand Parterre, the largest formal garden in Europe between 1660 and … Continue reading
Vaux le Vicomte
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Vaux le Vicomte is located about 30 miles south/southeast of Paris near Melun. It was built between 1658 and 1661 for the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, Nicolas Fouquet. Before Fouquet purchased it in 1657, it was a small … Continue reading
Snapshot Saturday 2013 #15
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Tulum is a Pre-Columbian Mayan city in Quintana Roo, Mexico in the Yucatán Peninsula. Tulum was one of our shore excursions on our Carnival cruise in the Caribbean. It is located up on the cliff about 39 feet above the … Continue reading
Chambord
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Chambord is a majestic castle in the Loire Valley of France, about three hours south/southwest of Paris. King Francis I wanted to replace the primitive castle with something much larger, so construction started in 1519 and ended in 1547, but … Continue reading