Category Cultural Attractions (Museums, Historical Sites, Etc.)
Europe 1999 – The Hunt for Starkbier, Part One
Possibly as a result of getting a new car, one perfect for cruising the interstates, we made a number of trips in the fall of 1998. One long weekend we went to Yosemite along with Irene Thomas Johnson to meet up with Norm Benson for a one-day assault on Half Dome. Getting overnight accommodations in […]
Europe 1998 – A Journey Rewarded, Part Four
The flight on Ryan Air, a pioneering company that changed how folks travel there, was uneventful. Our first on an airline within Europe; on prior trips you either drove or took the train, as intercity travel by air was very expensive. Ryan Air’s introduction of Southwest Airlines model pricing and penchant for flying in and […]
Europe 1998 – A Journey Rewarded, Part Three
We would see Lynn and Tony again back in the States more than once when they would make a trip to the west coast to visit the other members of the Kelly family. The vagaries of life do not always play out the way one expects, nor desires. Having once been included, as members of […]
Europe 1998 – A Journey Rewarded, Part Two
A pleasant day on the train awaited us as we made our way northeast to York. Able to grab facing bench seats with a table in between, we read, played games and snacked as the train rolled through beautiful English countryside. Arriving in town in the afternoon, we made our way to our lodging, the […]
Europe 1998 – A journey Rewarded, Part One
The next six years would include challenge, growth, and loss for our family. In the fall of 1995, I began my MBA studies at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), an experience that would bring me a graduate degree and many lifelong connections, none more rewarding than getting to work with Dr. Rachelle Katz, the Associate Dean […]
Europe 1992 – Jessica’s Hungarian Birthday, Part Four
We would spend five full days at Francois and Heike’s, marveling at how all of our lives had changed in the eight years since our last visit in 1984. In that time, we’d all had children, purchased homes, and pretty much settled into the careers that would sustain us through adulthood. This connection to Francois […]
Europe 1992 – Jessica’s Hungarian Birthday, Part Three
We left on October 18th heading to Prague, figuring it would take us a couple of days of driving as we were going to take smaller roads and make a stop at Aggtelek National Park, which is a couple of hours northeast of Eger. Aggtelek is the first Hungarian national park to be dedicated to […]
Europe 1992 – Jessica’s Hungarian Birthday, Part Two
Leaving Vienna behind, we embarked for Budapest on a gloomy overcast day. I was under the weather and so Joanna did the lion’s share of the driving that day. It’s important to remember that for the next week or more, we’d be traveling through areas formerly under communist control, and that tourist related services we […]
Europe 1992 – Jessica’s Hungarian Birthday, Part One
Eight years would pass before we would visit Europe again. In those intervening years: I returned to working at ASUCLA, We purchased the Wade Street house from my parents, Jessica was born in 1988, One day while I was making copies at ASUCLA Margaret Snow tapped me on the shoulder and advised me to keep […]
Europe 1984 – the Big Trip, Part Seven
Landing at JFK, we picked up a shuttle that took us to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, close to our next destination, Jan and Brian Dobbs house in nearby Voorhees. Jan is a childhood friend of Joanna’s and remains so to this day. She had moved back to New Jersey when they were in High School, […]
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