Category Europe
Europe 2002 – Return to Ludwig’s Way (Koning-Ludwig’s Weg), Part Three
Isn’t funny how a very long hiking experience the day before will make an 11-mile section seem short in comparison. That’s what our hike through the Ammer Gorge felt like. The going was relatively easy and an hour or so into the day, we came out of some forest and stopped at a hunters cabin […]
Europe 2002 – Return to Ludwig’s Way (Koning-Ludwig’s Weg), Part One
As the year 2002 approached and with it our 20th anniversary, Joanna and I both thought it appropriate to return to Europe much as we had done to celebrate our 10th in 1992. I had been contemplating for some time to put together the type of adventure you might see advertised in a brochure or […]
Europe 1999 – The Hunt for Starkbier, Part Two
Alex, Hap, and I drove down to Munich the next day and checked into the Hotel Bristol, just off the Sonnenstrasse near Sendlinger Tor, a city gate at the southern extremity of the historic old town. It served as a fortification during the Middle Ages and is one of Munich’s three remaining gothic town gates. […]
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 […]
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