Travel
- Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Nous sommes tous Américains American oak tree at the Jardin du Luxembourg
Posted by CD • 6:17pm
"We are all Americans" wrote Jean-Marie Colombani in LeMonde on Sept. 13, 2001, after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11. In 2002, a tree was planted at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris to honor the victims. It's our favorite park in Paris and over the years since then we've stopped by to make a simple picture or two. This is the inscription on the plaque next to the tree: "This American oak is dedicated to the memory of the victims of September 11, 2001 in the United States of America. Gift of the American…
- Sunday, January 22, 2012
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Getting from Charles de Gaulle Airport to central Paris
Posted by CD • 5:16pm
The most inexpensive way to get to central Paris from Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is the Roissybus. In 2012 the fare for a one way ticket was 10 Euros and it takes about 45-60 minutes to get from the airport to Opéra, where it’s a short walk to the Métro. Look for the Roissybus signs in terminals 1, 2 or 3. Tickets can be purchased on the bus. Other ways of getting to and from the airport include taxi, the Air France bus, RER B suburban train or prearranged airport shuttles. More information can be found at the Paris airports…
- Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Visit from Afghanistan Neil Reilly's return home on leave was marked by hugs, applause, tears and a quite a few high fives
Posted by CD • 12:58am
The family had a special day in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, when son, brother, husband and father Lt. Col. Neil Reilly came home on leave from Afghanistan. Neil is the squadron commander of TF Palehorse/7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry. His two days of travel from Kandahar ended when he arrived at Lincoln Financial Field during the second half of the Temple-Penn State football game.
- Wednesday, October 06, 2010
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Visit to Hamburg
Posted by CD • 11:58pm
Boris Henriksen has a late night laugh at the NH Hamburg City Hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
- Sunday, October 03, 2010
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Beatles in Hamburg A few scenes from the beginnings of the Beatles
Posted by CD • 12:28pm
Beatles-Platz at the intersection of the Reeperbahn and Große Freihei in Hamburg features stainless steel sculptures of the Beatles. This one of Paul McCartney frames the scene down Große Freihei, the street where the Beatles performed at a number of clubs. They played their first Hamburg date on Aug. 17, 1960 at the Indra Club. George Harrison was just 17. John Lennon is quoted to have said: "I might have been born in Liverpool - but I grew up in Hamburg." The little Beatlemania Hamburg Museum costs 12 Euros to enter, but it was worth the visit.
