Mesmerized That night upon the Lady Kate Snug in the harbor of Kinsale We toasted another adventurous day And regaled ourselves with tales Mesmerized by the setting sun You gently caressed my shoulder Again you cast your spell on me Ensuring love shall never wander —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille #154: Casting […]
Austrian Alps (a haibun) Destination: Lienz, Austria. The drive from Bled, Slovenia to Lienz, Austria is a beautiful one, even when traveling the major highways. One surprise (to us) in this part of the world is the quantity and length of tunnels. We entered the Karawanks Tunnel from the E61 in northern Slovenia, exiting 4.9
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Driving the Duoro Valley We start the day before nature’s full sun Another adventure, we’re on the run Some call it work but to us it’s quite fun Around each bend beautiful sites unfold Each one appears special, each one quite bold A million stories waiting to be told Hills high above and valleys far
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Did Someone Say Food? It’s no ordinary food court I’ll have you know be sure you’re quite hungry before you go More than two dozen restaurants to please your palate and plenty of bars to satisfy your drinking habit It’s a gastronomical delight for all your senses the city’s best chefs without pretenses Cais do
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Market On The Rambles (a haibun) Destination: Mercado de la Boqueria, Barcelona. Rambling down ‘The Rambles’ of Barcelona, Spain has long been a must-do and must-see activity for both visitors to Barcelona and residents alike. I arrive mid-morning, as a first-time visitor to this exquisite locale, and become immediately enthralled. The sycamore-lined boulevard, with its
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42 Days On The Iberian Peninsula A picture a day from our 2021 self-guided tour of the Iberian Peninsula. The image featured above was our planned route (overnight stops identified with a red circle). Our plan had us flying into Barcelona, and week later flying to Granada. At Granada we rented a car and followed
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The Surf of Praia do Norte, Nazaré They say that Nazaré is the ocean’s Everest with waves so tall us humans, cannot comprehend When the big ones roll in, the global surfers descend attempting to tame this beast again, again, and again Once a sleepy fishing village on the coast of Portugal the surfing paradise
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Clouds of Montserrat No one goes to Montserrat just to see the clouds the mountains there extend beyond the misty shroud The rugged peaks look out of place more befitting of the Dolomites viewed from the valley down below the spires stretch their heights Darting in and out of the clouds is the ascending funicular
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Maggie May of Barcelona Entranced I was by Maggie May Educating me the Mediterranean way How many before me I cannot say Belonging to her this late September day Her gracefulness beyond beguiling Beneath Barcelona sun I’m smiling Careening forward with water slicing Billowing spinnaker provides the icing —— I asked the captain how the
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Puente Nuevo shines at night Beauty revealed by grace of light Entrancing all within its sight Thirty-four years in the making With Andalusia sun baking An eventful undertaking Three hundred twenty feet in height Three arches constructed of stone Withstanding all winds that have blown Two plus centuries have shown Spanning El Tajo gorge with
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