Can't go to Barcelona and not Gaudi. Sunday we hit the highlights: Park Güell and Sagrada Familia. We knew we had to go to the park, but didn't really know what to expect. It's beautiful and there's even some shade. Very important in the almost solstice day sun. Jake rides and escalator when there are …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
24 Hours to Barcelona
Plus, a busy Saturday Door-to-door for my nephew Jake, that is. He took and early flight from Chicago Midway to Dulles. I met him there, so we were both early since Steven is still on grandpa duty and he didn't want to get stuck in DC traffic and not be at daycare on time. Then, …
The Old and the Restless
Gratuitous bear statute pic for the granddaughter. Somewhere near the DC zoo, but I don't think it has anything to do with the zoo. Surprise! We're restless in our apartment in Baltimore, so Friday we went to DC to wander around, but first we had a very important errand. We visited the Polish consulate to …
Pardon the Interruption … It’s Family Time
When we last left off, we had arrived in Florida. We spent Mother's Day there with Steven's mom (Hi Mom!!), Aunt Es and Robin (Hi to you beautiful ladies, too). On Monday after Mother's Day, we began the 15.5 hour drive up to Baltimore for our granddaughter's birthday. She's 2 and the cutest baby ever. …
Back in the USA
Plus a weekend in Belgium We flew back to the US yesterday with little to no drama. Just a short delay at JFK and a bit of confusion about how to get from one terminal to the next. Delta wasn't exactly clear about the process, but we made it. We stayed at the Sheraton at …
Hellos and Goodbyes
As we approach the end of our wonderful stay in Roma, we are faced with more goodbyes. Today, we said arrivederci (or ciao) to our trainer, Angelo, (from Rabbit Sport Center) who not only tortured us with full-body exercises for our aging carcasses, but invited us out for coffee with his partner, Meg. Not only …
Bologna + Somewhere in Tuscany
I had mentioned to our niece Genny that the two of us could go somewhere together during the week while we left Steven home to work. (Aren't we nice?) She chose Bologna mostly because she had heard that it was liberal and LGBTQI+ friendly. Plus, it was only a bit over 2 hours by train …
Eleven-train weekend
Yes, that's right: 11 trains. Sounds a bit overboard (off the rails?)(UGH! She is stealing my jokes!), but it just kind of happened that way. We started out Friday taking a cooking class about 25 minutes (by train) outside of Rome. That required getting to Roma Termini by Metro and then taking the regional train …
Weekend in Milano
But first, a visit with an old friend I used to work with an amazing reading teacher, Ellen. Ellen is now living in Amsterdam with her family and they are living the good life too. Finally, finally after trying several times to meet up, she happened to be in Rome last weekend. I hopped in …
Join a Gym …
Well, it doesn't have to be a gym, but get yourself into the world of people who really live where you're hanging out. In Guadalajara, we did yoga and learned some Spanish along the way. We also learned that Mexicans are helpful and friendly. Monday, we signed up at a gym, Rabbit Sport Center, (and, …
Doing It On The Road 