Jack R Thompson

My grandson Ryan was interested in an “adventure trip” this year instead of another baseball excursion.  So we planned a trip to Belize where I had been nine previous times and thus being a bit familiar with the country.  Unfortunately somebody, and we’re not quite sure where to pin the blame just yet, had other…

Pictures taken at Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria and Hatley Gardens at Royal Roads University, both in Victoria British Columbia.

As much as we enjoy traveling with Isabelle and witness her seeing the world, I’m not a fan of the one week trip to Europe.  Because here we are, done already.  It has been another great trip climaxing with a gorgeous day today after a week that was a bit chilly, though warmer than either…

On Tuesday we headed to the Hertz facility and rented a car so we could take Isabelle’s chosen side trip to Pisa.  We found the site of a few dozen cats, all of which looked exactly alike, apparently warming themselves on the hoods and tops of the darker colored vehicles to be humorous.  Anyway, Pisa…

We decided to fit in our longest walking day on Monday given the forecast of rain for the rest of the week.  So we visited the massive Pitti Palace, construction of which began in 1457 by someone named Luca Pitti, but a century later when it bankrupted the Pittis it ended up in the hands…