London Waterloo

Took a train from London Waterloo to Fleet to see friends. More than a quarter million people pass through these ticket barriers every day in the busiest train station in the UK.

Getting to the Start of a Walk across the Yorkshire Dales

It has become an annual tradition to walk with two friends for a few days somewhere in the north of England. This year, the hike takes us in a generally eastern direction across the Yorkshire Dales. The inspiration for our trans-Dales walk came from a blog post a friend found. I emailed the blog author…… Continue reading Getting to the Start of a Walk across the Yorkshire Dales

KLM Delft Blue Houses

Between flights at Amsterdam Schiphol AMS. These KLM Delft Blue houses are presented to passengers flying long-haul Business. Currently, there’s 99 different models, and a new model is introduced annually. They contain Dutch Genever, which is 35% alcohol.

MSP-AMS

On board DL164, MSP-AMS. The captain is foraging for coffee, the first officer is in the toilet.

Kenilworth Trail

Pumped up the tires, and reacquainted ourselves with local trails: West River Parkway, North Cedar Lake, Kenilworth, Chain of Lakes, and Minnehaha Parkway. The Kenilworth Trail, shown here, will be narrower when light rail construction begins.

Easter Dinner

Set the table for a family Easter dinner this evening. The silverware is stainless steel, manufactured in Sheffield, England. My mother-in-law cut up and hemmed an old table cloth to make the napkins.