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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS: Croatia Part 3: Vis Paradise, Sibenik and Krka
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Thursday, January 1. Croatia Part 3: Vis Paradise, Sibenik and Krka. One of our days on Vis Island was spent driving the narrow, winding roads of the island. First, we drove over to a monastery built on the edge of the town of Vis. The views from the monastary looking back on Vis were postcard perfect. I felt like I had found something out of a James Bond movie when I first saw the submarine pin. It was built to dock and hide submarines during World War II. After the hot and sw...
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS: November 2012
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Monday, November 19. Veterans Day in Belgium. In celebration of Veterans Day this year, Chad and I visited one of the World War II American cemeteries we hadn't seen before, the Henri Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial. The short drive though the rolling hills in the southernmost part of The Netherlands and across the border into Belgium was really nice. I forget how much I miss a little variation in terrain, it's flat, flat, flat here. Monday, November 12. Our group was t...
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS: April 2014
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Saturday, April 26. Ireland: All things Dublin. At the end of March, Chad's busy work schedule opened up a bit so we flew to the Emerald Isle for five days of Irish culture. Ireland is somewhere I wanted to visit, considering my mom's family is Irish, but it was never at the tip top of my travel priorities. We decided to go because of prices and the time of the year not being the best to go to coastal destinations and I'm so so glad we did! The library was stunning! We left the...
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS: December 2014
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Monday, December 29. Croatia Part 2: Fine dining, Split and Vis Island. While Zadar isn't much talked about as far as Croatian travel goes, I ended up really liking our time there. I liked walking along the sea wall and taking in the laid back lifestyle. We ate some great food as well! Since Croatia is so close to Italy, authentic Italian food and drink is abundant. Afterward, we visited the wine cellar below the restaurant and bought a bottle to enjoy later on that week. We fo...
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS: January 2015
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NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Thursday, January 8. More Switzerland: The Jaungfraujoch. Chad and I decided that the unique experience of visiting the top of the Swiss Alps was worth the money (Switzerland is the most expensive place we have traveled! So we bought tickets for the Jaungfraujoch and up we went! After all the hiking we did the day before, I was glad our activities that day mainly involved riding funicular trains. First stop on the way up. View at our first stop look-out. The train ride from Wen...
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Cloughs in Clogs: January 2013
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Thursday, January 31, 2013. Our real Christmas tree and greenery from the backyard to make our hanging wreath. Nativity and German village. More greenery from the backyard to "spruce" up the place. Dinner party with the Nortons, Zinneckers, and Cavanaughs. Along the "race" course. Clough family at the entrance to the De Schark cave. Christmas Eve service in the cave. The service even included music. Memorial wall with the signed names of the Dec. 24, 1944, service attendees. At the Kerst Circus. After re...
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Cloughs in Clogs: February 2013
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Thursday, February 28, 2013. Rome's best-preserved monument, the Pantheon is an engineering marvel that was first a temple dedicated to all the gods. The original temple was built in 27 B.C. by Marcus Agrippa, but was destroyed in a fire and the structure we see today was built by Emperor Hadrian in 120 A.D. Today it functions as a Catholic church. In fact, it is the only ancient building continuously used since its construction. Fifty thousand Romans could pack this huge stadium and cheer as their favor...
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Cloughs in Clogs: April 2013
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Oh the Places He'll Go. Baby Shower Extravaganza! Baby, oh, baby, the places you'll go! The worlds you will visit! The friends you will know! This Dr. Seuss quote inspired a beautiful travel-themed baby shower by my dear GK friends on April 13th. I'm so blessed to have four ladies offer to host a shower for me and they did an outstanding job spoiling both me and Baby C splendidly. My Hostesses with the Mostess - Beth, Julie, Missy and Cara. Leena made the most adorable cupcakes f...
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Cloughs in Clogs: A Colonial Christmas
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Friday, July 25, 2014. Happy Christmas in July! Air and Space Museum with Grandma and Grandaddy. Conan's (at 7 months) first visit to the Mall. The Capitol at Christmas. Botanical Garden with Grandma and Grandad. View of Washington monument from Old Post Office Tower. View of Capitol from Old Post Office Tower. At the top of the tower. The National Tree and White House. The average person wouldn't be able to keep up! World War II Monument. In addition to getting our history lessons in, we managed to atte...
