It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Lunch and a Wedding Singer

All photos taken on June 13, 2011. There are many hill and mountain towns in France, but we chose Entrevaux for its interesting history and so we could ride the Chemin de Fer de Provence train line to get there. Due to either an IP address glitch on my end or a WordPress change to

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Hitting the Heights

All photos taken on June 13, 2011. After finishing our coffee, we made our way through the streets of Entrevaux to the point where the path up to the Citadel meets Rue de l’Orbitelle. Please use these links: Blog Post URL https://wordpress.com/post/photodropfour.wordpress.com/1933 or Reader URL for Post https://photodropfour.wordpress.com/2023/06/01/its-going-to-be-a-nice-vacation-hitting-the-heights/ Reader feedback indicates the 2nd link works

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – The Little Train That Could

All photos taken on June13, 2011. One of the tours we were most keen to take while we were in Nice was the Chemin de Fer train de Provence train ride from Nice to Entrevaux. We had popped into Gare Chemin de Fer de Provence a short distance away from Nice-Ville station a couple of

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All photos taken on April 3, 2023. With BBM closed, we returned to Elk Island Park for this week’s version of Shinrin-yoku. The weather was better on this day, so our total drive time was about 55 minutes, nearly double that of the drive to BBM. Apologies for the inconvenience, but, due to either an

BBM on Pause

All photos taken on March 28, 2023. With the impending spring closure of our favourite forest, we rushed to get one last walk in before April 3. It was another blue sky day and while the temperatures were below the normal average for the year, the walk did not disappoint. You may have to go

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – The Common Man’s Monaco

All photos taken on June 12, 2011. Just 13 km (8 miles) and 29 minutes down the road, was the city of Menton, right near the Italian border. You may have to go to my full post site and click follow or subscribe to read the full post… https://photodropfour.wordpress.com/. or try this second way To continue

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – How the Other Half Lives

All photos taken on June 12, 2011. Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria. It is bordered by France to the north, east and west. The principality is home to 38,682 residents, of whom 9,486 are Monégasque nationals; it is widely recognized as one of the most expensive and wealthiest places

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Heading for the Border

All photos taken on June 12, 2011. It was Sunday and the streets were quiet as we headed out to Cours Saleya to find breakfast. I must admit that chewing through a crusty baguette was not fun with shattered front teeth, so I used a knife and fork to make it easier, pushing the bits

Amisk Wuche

All photos taken on March 25, 2023. As we drove through the big fluffy snow flakes, it was hard to believe that this day had started off relatively sunny. On our return trip from Bountiful Market this AM, Patty had thrown out the suggestion of driving to Elk Island Park for a walk. We have

Hiking on Borrowed Time

All photos taken on March 23, 2023. Spring is coming or so we are told. We have been waiting for the spring closure notice to go up on the website, but it is late this year. However, on arrival at Bunchberry Meadows this morning, a notice was posted stating that this year’s spring closure will