Our bucket list trip, to Italy8
Adventures in Italy
Part 5…out west
I’m not sure if i ever said the real reason we went out WEST…. well it was to visit with our Grand Daughter. Colorado is great distance form New York air travel is about 1,670 miles. a pretty good distance, so we tried to make the best of our time.
she’ll be three next month. so while she was in day care. we did some traveling around .
this is Breckenridge,Colorado. which sits at 9600 ft. and the summit of the ski resort is upwards of 13,ooo which is upwards of 2 miles above sea level., and yes i did feel like i was sea sick. it didnt matter how much water i drank. i felt so bad i didnt ever have a cocktail.
it was so pretty and so many things to do there.
its only been a ski resort since 1961. they have kept a lot of the charm,by keeping alot of the historic buildings. before all of the skiers took hold, of course it was a place for prospectors
many trails off the main roads, and places to just unwind.
and then when you think your feeling better .because of the altitude , you try a Little shopping but soon realize you ned to find some shade and rest again 🙂 remember this was after all in July and the temps reached over 100 degrees:)
well, that about does it for me. if you came along for my little journey, thank you:)
Out West….Part 4
Well our time in San Francisco was short-lived, as we intended , it was time to get to the train station.
We arrived a few hours early and were lucky enough to get on an earlier train.
We were surprised, we didn’t have to show our passports, or even our tickets, b4 we boarded. No proof of who we were at all.
So… 
 we all got comfy and then some one came to look at tickets, but never Asked for any other proof. Anyway…..
There were times the trains were so close I had to get away from the window, just one of my phobias :).
So the trip was really on.
a small town we went through.
it was a while b4 we actually got out of California.
One of our very first stops was a town my husbands’ cousin lives in
We were only there about 5 min. .
. And off we went. Going at a pretty decent speed. 
. And it was some time before the train stopped again.
a view from our seats.
well that will do it for today. Â up next is all the mnts. and a River. and a few more towns,
Out West …Part 3
in Part 2, i explained how we stayed at this Bed and Breakfast all i can say is, next time ill do al of my own planning.  we used our auto club for all of this, ony because i was nervous about screwing something up.ive never been out west, and we were taking more modes of transportation than i was accustomed to taking care of.. planes, trains, auto:) and that was just to get to our final destination…. to see our beautiful Grand Daughter…cross country 🙂
so anyway, this was on the 3rd floor. and it was an extra room off of our bedroom, I was thankful for it, because i don’t sleep well, so it was my little hide away in the middle of the nite, and id play words with friends:)
a very elegant building , everything you would expect in Francisco. and of course it was on a hill. the history is deep. with this building, and it was one of the original  Historic painted Ladies..  
the best part of this was meeting some of the people we ate breakfast with this is an Author, of self-help books,from Texas . she came to help get her Grand Daughter situated in the big City . and then there was wine and cheese offered every evening.
the kitchen. and as you can clearly see, theres a micro wave and a te kettle.but no where coud i find tea bags. oh well 😦     I fell in love with al of the stained glass.
as grand as it looks , I could not even get a cuppa when i wanted, there was only some one there in the morning to serve the breakfast (which was a cold breakfast) and then again at 6 pm to put our the wine and cheese. and… that was it!!!  and, this place was not centrally located, i could not just run out the door, and get a coffee or tea. but it was for 2 nites, and i survived 🙂 if anyone looks this place up, a lot of the reviews are fantastic.. I’m not exactly sure why. im not a snob, when it comes to staying at places. but i can tell you if i ever make it back to San Francisco again, ill do all of my own booking.
if you stopped by thanks in advance.
My Trip Out West…..Part 2
This was the first time i’d ever been to San Francisco , we left our home with beautiful hot July weather to cold damp low 60’s, even though we were told it would be cold , and i tried to pack appropriately  , I froze  , since our time was limited we spent the day at Fisherman’s wharf. lots to do, tons of restaurants to choose from, old buildings repurposed,and plenty of tours to pick from.and just a great walk,all around the Bay.
even things for the little people  to do.
the City By The Bay.
since we were short on time, and Uber’d around the 36 hours we were there. Â we decided to spend it at the Wharf. this is a shot i was able to get on our way back to our B&B.
looking forward to sharing  photos of this place next time.
if you stopped by thank you. have a wonderful day.
A trip out West
So ,ive been gone from WP for almost a year. just busy i guess. between funerals, weddings and vacations. Â so i thought id post about the most amazing adventure we took over the end summer.
we first took a jet  from New York City,  yep that’s the 911 memorial down below
next stop…. San Francisco  we only had 36 hours to catch a few glimpses of the wonders…
had to go to fisherman’s wharf. spent the day there, since we Ubered every where.
ive always wanted to see Alcatraz. ever since i was a little girl, all the movies with this big rock .. i wasnt leaving till i saw it. we didn’t have time for a whole tour, so we did the next best thing.. took  a boat ride, went under to 2 famous bridges, and circled around “The Rock” it  was an amazing, if i ever get back there, i will find time to do the whole tour.
i learned so much, it was like a little city, i wasnt aware, when the prison was open, everyone stayed on this big rock. families of the guards included. they had their own farm, a store, a church.. you name it.
we also saw a Great White Whale, while on the boat. every one has seen the clouds that cover the bay bridges, so i wont go there 🙂
so the next day we caught a bus that took us to the train station.and there we caught the Zephyr. a train line that goes from Chicago to San Fan.  we thought it’d b more fun to go from San Fran. to Col. where our Daughter lives.
it was pretty amazing
the seats were pretty comfy for the most part. the food wasnt bad, and the scenery was unbelievable. although … it was a very long trip.. to Colorado, 2 long nites. we thought we’d be fine WITHOUT a sleeper, well live and learn is all we can say 🙂
a view from my seat. the cars ahead are the sleepers (in the first photo) the train was so long, and there were so many curves, and steep hill and mnts. sometime we were going 5 mi. an hour.
im going to leave you with this….
and tell you, the first nite, we were stuck in the desert, for what seemed to be forever, and dusk was setting in, and i swear it seemed as thought the tumble weeds were growing. ….. to be continued.
if you happened to stop by thank you, in advance.
Across the pond 2017
My good Friend from across the pond, …. fragglesotherplace… and I did a year long collaboration , once a moth we’d pick a topic and use our iPhones for a photo…
Here’s what we came up with, it was a lot of fun
Back at the end of 2016 my friend from across the pond in Rochester NY, Kathy, and I, decided to do a collaboration throughout 2017, where once a month we would take a square iPhone shot each on a given theme, and I would put the shots into a diptych and post them on this blog. We took it in turns to choose a theme, and now at the end of 2017 beginning of 2018 our collaboration has come to an end. It was great fun as neither of us knew what the other one planned.  Kathys blog is at https://kmsalvatore.wordpress.com however Kathy hasn’t blogged for a while as she’s been through a lot of family health issues and upheavals this year.  She still managed a shot each month though in spite of it all, and the good news is that things are getting better so hopefully she’ll be back on…
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Black and White People
well here it is the end of the month and Fraggy and I do our little photo exchange thingy, this time it was B&W anything. My Brother-in-law came to town, so I figured I show him something’s that have changed since he’s been gone.. and I kept with the theme of B&W.
this is Ontario State Park.
well thats my little city, Brother in law went back to kansas, and its been raining ever since.
Can you believe its the end of July already? I sure cant. the weather has been crazy. if you stopped by, thank you. have a great week-end.
KmSalvatore 