Meet Molly Malone
Standing beside a stone church in the heart of Dublin, Molly Malone pauses forever behind her handcart, a basket in one hand and the cart handle in the other. Cast in bronze, it appears no one would get in her…
Category Sightseeing
2021 Celebrity Millennium Alaska Cruise Dailies
We spent a wonderful week on board the Celebrity Millennium in August 2021 for an Alaskan Cruise. As on all Celebrity cruises, activities and adventures are listed in a daily schedule – Celebrity Today. These are the dailies from our Alaskan cruise. These vary from cruise to cruise and ship to ship, but they give you a sample of the fun.
Firwood Farm Alpacas
We spent some pleasant time visiting Firwood Farm Alpacas in Fife, Washington. Firwood Farm Alapacas is focused on Alpaca Rescue, so it has a great mission to rescue and foster alpacas in need. The visit allowed us to get up…
LeMay Auto Museum in Tacoma 2021
Wow, what a great surprise to visit such an outstanding collection of cars at the LeMay Auto Museum. Spread across 4 levels in a cavernous and impressive facility, cars are beautifully displayed and grouped in broad categories for your enjoyment.…
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
We spent another great evening out on the water with On Time Tours and Charters in Gig Harbor. This was our third time out with them and we’ll keep coming back. They views from the water were spectacular and Captain…
Gig Harbor Wings and Wheels Air Show 2021
Celebrating the Fourth of July with an air show is always fun. Watching some highlights pretty much anywhere in Gig Harbor makes it very easy. Just listen for the roar of the jets and look up!
Seattle Center
We spent a half day exploring the Seattle Center – not nearly enough to see all the great sites, areas and attractions, but certainly enough time to enjoy the redesigned Space Needle and the wonderful Chihuly exhibit.
Stockholm Icebar
Located in the heart of Stockholm, the Icebar is a creation of the famous ICEHOTEL in northern Swedish Lapland. Every year, thousands of tons of crystal-clear ice harvested from the Torne River are transformed into a frozen work of art.…
The Vasa – A Swedish Shipwreck Story
Among all the remarkable sights we encountered in Stockholm, none was more unexpected than the Vasa. At first glance, it appears to be a beautifully preserved seventeenth-century warship. In reality, it is both a masterpiece of naval engineering and one…
Stockholm City Hall: A Walk Through Sweden’s Most Celebrated Building
We visited Stockholm during a Baltic cruise. Rising from the waterfront in warm red brick and crowned by Sweden’s famous Three Crowns, Stockholm City Hall seemed less like a government building and more like a medieval fortress overlooking the city.…