Fort Nisqually Living History Museum & Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA Our Stay in Eatonville, WA A Day at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA After a few days of hiking, we went to Tacoma, WA, to visit the Fort Nisqually Living History Museum in Point Defiance Park. The museum shows what life was like on Puget […]
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Mount Rainier National Park Our Stay in Eatonville, WA Mount Rainier NP – Day 1 Now that we stayed in Eatonville, a visit to Mount Rainier NP was a must, as the park was only an hour away. Especially because the weather looked promising today (although mountain weather can be very changeable). Mount Rainier Beautiful
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Nisqually State Park, Eatonville, WA Our Stay in Eatonville, WA A Short Hike in Nisqually State Park After a day of driving, we stayed in the area and visited Washington’s newest park, Nisqually State Park. Washington acquired land in the area and created Nisqually State Park. The park opened officially in 1990 and is located
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Time to Say Goodbye Again! Our Stay in Portland, OR The Fox Chase Flat The past week, our home away from home was a charming, spacious Airbnb apartment, in Portland’s friendly, urban neighborhood Concordia. We loved the parks, restaurants, and coffee shops just around the corner and weren’t surprised to learn that this neighborhood is
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International Rose Test Garden, Portland Our Stay in Portland, OR The International Rose Test Garden Is Simply A Lust for The Eyes Sometimes you just need to change plans. Hubby and I had planned to hike part of the Wildwood trail. The marker with directions to the Rose Garden at the starting point near the
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Kelley Point Park, OR Our Stay in Portland, OR We are baack! How wonderful it is to be back in the Pacific Northwest to continue our traveling adventure again! I was excited to see the beautiful white mountaintops flying into the area again. After we landed and drove to our accommodation, everything looked cheerful. Driving
The Loonse and Drunense Dunes National Park Somewhere in The Netherlands The Loonse and Drunense Dunes National Park In 2002, the Loonse and Drunense Dunes became a national park to protect the area with its sand-drifting character and rare endangered plants and animals. It is one of the largest sand drift areas in Northern Europe.
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The Gorgeous Park of Castle Groeneveld, Baarn Somewhere in The Netherlands The Park of Castle Groeneveld, Baarn On this beautiful sunny spring day in May, my friend and I drove to Castle Groeneveld, Baarn, about 15 miles northeast of Utrecht. Castle Groeneveld is an 18th-century country estate built by Marcus Mamuchet, a wealthy merchant from
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A Stroll in Downtown Vianen, Utrecht Somewhere in The Netherlands A Stroll in Downtown Vianen, Utrecht Despite the rain, my friend, her granddaughter, and I walked with her granddaughter in Vianen, Utrecht. Due to the heavy rainfall and the warm weather, nature had exploded, and fresh Spring colors of green, yellow, and purple were abundant
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The Eye of Jan Veth Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries Jan Veth: A Multifaceted Artist Jan Veth was a Dutch artist (1864-1925) whose artistic journey went far beyond a single medium, making him a significant figure in the Dutch art scene. Artistic Expression with Paint and Ink Veth’s claim to fame as a painter lies
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