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<body class=content> <h1 class=title>Trips & Excursions</h1> <p class=red>This site uses frames. Your browser does not support frames, or it has been configured not to display them. Either way, accessing the full contents of the site is still possible, though navigation will not be as convenient. <b>NOTE:</b> If your browser has Javascript enabled <b>and</b> frames disabled, you will not be able to navigate this site. Turn on frames or disable Javascript to correct the situation.</p> <h1 class=title>trips & Excursions</h1> <p class=center>In this section, we show photographs of some of the trips we have taken.<br> (entries appear in chronological order; those prefixed with an * are optimized for Retina displays)</p><br> <table align="center" width="600" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="venice/index.htm" target="_self">Venice</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Photos of some time spent in Venice</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="paris/paris.htm" target="_self">Paris</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Some not-so-typical snapshots of a Paris weekend</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="porquer/porquer.htm" target="_self">Porquerolles</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Photos taken during a day trip to the Porquerolles islands</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="tuscany/tuscany.htm" target="_self">Tuscany</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Pictures of Pisa, Florence, and Siena</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="corsica/corsica.htm" target="_self">Corsica</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Once a year, we try to visit this wonderful island</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="nycxmas/nycxmas.htm" target="_self">Christmas in New York</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Something we had wanted to do for many years</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="lyon/index.htm" target="_self">Lyon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>France's second largest city is a great place!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="lonxmas/lonxmas.htm" target="_self">Christmas in London</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>An enjoyable trip inspired by our Christmas in New York</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="cruise/index.htm" target="_self">The Cruise</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>One of our best vacations ever!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="toe/toe.htm" target="_self">Top of Europe</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>To the Top of Europe... by train!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="romexmas/index.htm" target="_self">Christmas in Rome</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The third in our series of Christmas in major cities</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="london/london.htm" target="_self">London and Imperial College</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The family helps Eric move to London</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="kentocam/kentocam.htm" target="_self">From South Kensington to Camden</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Daniel and Eric take a walk through London</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="riverside/riverside.htm" target="_self">Riverside Park</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>It doesn't look like Manhattan does it?</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="broadway/broadway.htm" target="_self">Walking on Broadway</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Strolling down New York's most famous street</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="cru07a/index.htm" target="_self">Northern Capitals Cruise</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="corsica08/index.htm" target="_self">Corsica 2008</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A quick February trip to the Island of Beauty</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="berlin/index.htm" target="_self">Berlin</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting the German capital</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="paris08/index.htm" target="_self">Paris '08</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A weekend in marvellous Paris</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="amsxmas/index.htm" target="_self">Christmas in Amsterdam</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Continuing the tradition...</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="camargue/index.htm" target="_self">La Camargue</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A photosafari to the Rhône delta</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="baselzoo/index.htm" target="_self">Basel Zoo</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Some animal pictures from a pretty zoo</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="wilm/index.htm" target="_self">Wilmington, NC</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A day trip to the North Carolinian Coast</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="prague/index.htm" target="_self">Prague</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A gorgeous city that combines history and beauty</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="parxmas/index.htm" target="_self">Christmas in Paris</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Celebrating in the City of Lights!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="lesbaux/index.htm" target="_self">Les Baux de Provence</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Alone in a wonderful medieval village</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="camargue2012/index.htm" target="_self">La Camargue revisited</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Returning to a favorite place—3 years later.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="israel/index.htm" target="_self">Two Days in Israel</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Touring Galilee and visiting Jerusalem and Bethlehem</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="corsica12/index.htm" target="_self">Three Days in Corsica</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>We return to the Island of Beauty for a long weekend</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="izmir/index.htm" target="_self">Ephesus</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Like taking a 2000-year journey in a time machine</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="riquewihr/index.htm" target="_self">Riquewihr</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A stroll through a medieval Alsatian village</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="cdm/index.htm" target="_self">Camp des Milles</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Exploring a more somber side of French history</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="3country/index.htm" target="_self">Three Country Tour</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Crossing borders every day...</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="asheville/index.htm" target="_self">Asheville</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Eric's idea: just parents and kids!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="bordighera/index.htm" target="_self">Bordighera</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>An off-season visit to an Italian Riviera resort town</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="corsica13/index.htm" target="_self">Corsica 2013</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The Norm and Andrea trip...without Norm and Andrea</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="roussillon/index.htm" target="_self">Roussillon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting the <i>Colorado provençal</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="colmar/index.htm" target="_self">Colmar</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Spending a day in the capital of Alsatian wine</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="winterwalks/index.htm" target="_self">Winter Walks</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>December walks through North Carolina woods</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="parwkend/index.htm" target="_self">Paris weekend</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Back in the capital... A belated birthday present</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="chapelhill/index.htm" target="_self">Chapel Hill</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>In and around our other home...</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ncfair/index.htm" target="_self">NC State Fair</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Not the redneck extravaganza I expected!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="washington/index.htm" target="_self">Washington, D.C.</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Spending some time with Eric and Lake in the US capital</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="barcelona/index.htm" target="_self">Barcelona</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A long weekend in the Catalonian capital</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="marseille/index.htm" target="_self">Marseille</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Eight hours in France's third-largest city</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="pdg/index.htm" target="_self">Pont du Gard</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Spanning the <i>Gardon</i> for some 2,000 years...</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ncfall/index.htm" target="_self">NC Fall Colors</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Fog and gray skies, but the colors were still beautiful</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="basel/index.htm" target="_self">Basel</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A pre-Christmas trip to northwestern Switzerland</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="giens/index.htm" target="_self">Giens and Hyères</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>From the <i>Port du Niel</i> to the old town of Hyères</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="marseille2016/index.htm" target="_self">Marseille Panier and MuCEM</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Exploring Marseille's oldest neighborhood and newest museum</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="frioul/index.htm" target="_self">Frioul</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting the two largest islands of the Frioul archipelago</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="sagrada/index.htm" target="_self">Sagrada Família</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The Barcelona landmark we had missed during our previous visit</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="charleston/index.htm" target="_self">Charleston</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A short but memorable trip to this beautiful South Carolina town</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="biltmore/index.htm" target="_self">The Biltmore</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting the largest privately-owned house in the United States</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="carcassonne/index.htm" target="_self">Carcassonne</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>One fortified city, two perfectyly preserved ring walls</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="canyon1/index.htm" target="_self">Canyon trip (part 1)</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td 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height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Taking a look at Marseille's <i>Bonne Mère</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="savannah/index.htm" target="_self">Savannah</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting America's first planned city</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="nc-coast/index.htm" target="_self">New Bern and Beaufort</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A trip to the North Carolina coast</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="richmond/index.htm" target="_self">Richmond, Virginia</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>An overnight trip to the old Confederacy Capital </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="lisbon1/index.htm" target="_self">Lisbon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A long overdue trip to Portugal's capital (Part 1)</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="lisbon2/index.htm" target="_self">Lisbon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A long overdue trip to Portugal's capital (Part 2)</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="nasm/index.htm" target="_self">Udvar-Házy Center</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Everything from the Wright brothers to the Space Shuttle!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="camargue1/index.htm" target="_self">Camargue 2018 Part 1</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A three-day visit to the Camargue—Part 1</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="camargue2/index.htm" target="_self">Camargue 2018 Part 2</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A three-day visit to the Camargue—Part 2</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ireland1/index.htm" target="_self">Ireland Part 1</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Dublin and Glandalough</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ireland2/index.htm" target="_self">Ireland Part 2</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Galway, Inisheer, and Cliffs of Moher</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ireland3/index.htm" target="_self">Ireland Part 3</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Dingle and Cashel</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="baltimore/index.htm" target="_self">Baltimore</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting Eric for a couple of days</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="montreal/index.htm" target="_self">Montreal</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>We finally made it to Canada!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ashland/index.htm" target="_self">Ashland, VA</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td 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<p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="bordighera19/index.htm" target="_self">Bordighera 2019</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Revisiting this lovely Italian Riviera resort town</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ch2019a/index.htm" target="_self">Switzerland (Part 1)</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>First part of a travel report about our 2019 trip to Switzerland</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ch2019b/index.htm" target="_self">Switzerland (Part 2)</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Second part of a travel report about our 2019 trip to Switzerland</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ireland4/index.htm" target="_self">Ireland 2019</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A short trip to the Emerald Isle, this time including Northern Ireland</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="toulon/index.htm" target="_self">Toulon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A visit to the city that is home to the French Mediterranean Fleet</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="oldsalem/index.htm" target="_self">Old Salem</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting a place originally settled by the Moravian community in 1753</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="hawaii1/index.htm" target="_self">Hawaii 1</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>First part of our Hawaiian vacation: Arrival and Maui</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="hawaii2/index.htm" target="_self">Hawaii 2</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Second part of our Hawaiian vacation: Kauai</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> 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height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="newbern/index.htm" target="_self">Revisiting North Carolina's first State Capital</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Just like Bern, Switzerland, New Bern is a city of bears</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="aznm1/index.htm" target="_self">Touring the American Southwest (Part 1 of 2)</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Saguaro National Park, White Sands National Park, Santa Fe</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="aznm2/index.htm" target="_self">Touring the American Southwest (Part 2 of 2)</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td 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