I arrived at Zurich Airport. My Eurail pass useless I had to fly. I had been stuck 4 days in Barcelona because of a French Rail strike. Every train that leaves Spain must pass through France so it became impossible…
Vallby “Ceremony”
We gathered in early evening after dinner on our small pier which juts out into the water in what was the closest thing to a ceremony Birgitta will ever have. Sunny, water temp 18.5 degrees C. Wind from the Northeast…
More Vallby
The time is 0343 hours. I awoke to total stillness. Not a sound except the creaking of this old house and the hooting of an owl. Birgitta had been speaking to me again, or it was a dream. It was…
Vallby
Today, Along with my daughter and granddaughter we placed some of Birgitta’s ashes in the lake at a place she treasured. Just a rock with the word Hawaii painted on it. The origin of the name long forgotten but it…
Jungfru
In February 1989, we arrived in Switzerland. When summer started it was time to see the country. Birgitta and I traveled on the major tourist trains of Switzerland. The Glacier express, where the incident with German I wrote of earlier…
Madrid
The capital of Spain. The center of it all. The place where the most perfect Spanish is spoken. A city of many contrasts with a history so great and so long that I don’t dare to try to characterize it.…
Alcala de Guadaira
Alcala de Guadaira is a city 10 Kilometers South of Sevilla. It is here we found our home to rent for the year and a half we lived in Southern Spain. Alcalá used to be known as Alcalá de los…
Sevilla
Birgitta would have loved it. I had selected the area near the Torre del Oro on the Guadalquivir River as the spot to start her new journey. There was a stairway that led to the water’s edge. I placed a…
Hasting, UK
I decided to stop in Hastings. Mom had not visited the place to my knowledge. We did however enjoy together the TV series “Foyle’s War” which was filmed in Hastings. I highly recommend the series which can be found on…
More Brighton
FabGuest was the most unique small inn I have visited. The decor was done in wonderful taste the bed linen simple, stylish and extremely comfortable. Everything screamed style! The beautiful and charming hosts Laetitia and her daughter Monique were delightful…