Greetings from Amsterdam

For the Easter break we went to Athens, Greece arriving late on the evening of the 6th. First off on the morning of the 7th we set off for the Acropolis.

We spent a good amount of time there before walking through the markets. Zac and I had this picture taken at the Acropolis as well.

On Easter Sunday we relaxed near our hotel on the beach. This picture was taken near our hotel in Vouliagmeni.

On the 9th we went back into Athens to do more shopping and see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown. Zac's picture is next to one of the Ezvones that guard the Greek Presidential Palace. Also a pic at the Stadium for the 1896 Olympics.


We finished the trip off on the 10th on the beuatiful island of Hydra.

It was a great trip with lots of history, relaxation and great food.

The weekend of January 26-27 we went to Paris for a little sightseeing. We saw the many sights and had a good time. Here are Martha and Zac outside the Louvre.

We also walked the Champs Elysee, went to the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triumph. Next is a shot of us outside of Notre Dame.

As you can see from the itinerary it was one of those see all of Paris in 48 hours trips. We took the train down from Amsterdam, a very comfortable 4 hour ride to the center of Paris and the ride home provided a much needed rest.

December 5th is the day Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet come from Spain to bring gifts to the children of Holland.

Zac must have had a good year as we were having dinner, there was a knock on our door and we went out and gifts had been left by Zwarte Piet for Zac and the other kids. Zwarte Piet meanwhile was no where to be found, luckily we caught up with Piet earlier in the week and was able to get a few pictures.

Had a business trip to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates leaving the day after Thanksgiving. Here is a picture from my hotel looking out at the Persian Gulf and the famous Burj Al Arab hotel.

Here is a picture of the hotel I stayed in the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. It is shaped like a rolling wave.

Her is another pic of the Burj Al Arab I took with the sun going down.

We all went to Brugge, Belgium for the weekend. Old, beautiful city of 22,000 people with 29 Churches. All are unique and one has a Michelangelo sculpture. The picture below of Zac is outside the Church of the Holy Blood.

We had dinner in the Brugge town square on the Friday night.

On Saturday morning we took a ride on a canal boat Brugge is sometime called the Venice of the North.

Before going off to buy some of the great Belgian Chocalate we settled in for a nice lunch.

All in all a great weekend!!!