The Traveling Sisterhood

October 2009

From L-R: Dolores, Irene, Barbara, Joann, Patricia, Josie and Rita.

The group spent 2 nights in Amsterdam, 2 nights Brussels, 2 nights Luxembourg and 3 nights Paris. In Amsterdam and Paris, they met up with our 2 other ‘sisters’, Claudia and Rae (not pictured), who were traveling separately. A little chillier than expected and a little too much movement but everyone had a great time and enjoyed the destinations. Some of the highlights:

• visiting The Battle of the Bulge where General Patton is buried.
• red light district in Amsterdam
• a side trip to Germany for sauerbratten and Reisling wine
• Belgian beer
• and something about a coffee(?) shop in Amsterdam…

Note: Kodak does not allow for digital downloading of the photos so I can’t show them to you here, but you can see Irene’s album and Rita’s. If someone who was on the trip wants to send me a few photos via email, I’ll be happy to put them up.

MADRID • BARCELONA • TORREMOLINOS, 2009

Forewarning: this narrative is going to be a lot like my original foray into blogging called “Foodalogue: A Gastronomic Travel Memoir” because, frankly, we did a lot of eating and drinking. We never met a meal or wine we didn’t savor…and with mucho gusto! All the restaurants we went to were unique, atmospheric and damn good! So I’m going to include restaurant names where possible for future reference and/or recommendations to friends.  Continue reading →

3 nights Athens, 3 nights Aegean cruise, 3 nights Santorini 2007

The Group Experience

We missed our 2006 “Sisters” who were unable to make this trip and welcomed some new members.

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