Author Archives: Bud Grace

A week ago last Saturday I went to to a luau at an old friend’s house. She moved down here about three years ago. It was quite a feast and wild time. A bunch of old friends came down from … Continue reading →

We sailed back to NYC on the Queen Mary II. If you’ve only cruised on one of the other lines you don’t know what you’re missing. The QMII was quite elegant compared to other ships that I’ve been on. On … Continue reading →

The Isle of Wight is a 25 minute ferry ride off Portsmouth Harbor. It’s often a vacation destination for the Brits. Remember “When I’m 64”? There’s lots to see that we missed, like the goat rescue farm, but we did … Continue reading →

The Royal Naval Museum is loaded with exhibits. I’ll just show you three more. First is the submarine, HMS Alliance, The HMS Victory was the English fleet’s flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar. That battle defeated the combined Spanish and, … Continue reading →

The Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth Harbor is a must see if you’re into history and navy stuff. I mentioned the HMS Warrior yesterday. It’s 420 feet long, iron clad, with both sail and steam. Under sail alone she could … Continue reading →

From Pisa we flew back to Gatwick and then on a train to Portsmouth Harbor. It’san active harbor, two aircraft carriers were docked there. This first photo is what we saw when we arrived. It’s the HMS Warrior. Built 1859-1861, … Continue reading →

Yesterday I forgot to mention that near Pietrasanta, in Torre del Lago, was Puccini’s house. Puccini was a hunter and fisherman, hence when he got rich, he had his house built on the lake. From Torre del Lago we drove … Continue reading →

On our last day in Italy Frau G’s cousin took us up the side of the mountain as I posted on Friday. Afterwards we went down to the city of Pietrasanta. There’s lots of history there, such as… It’s called … Continue reading →

We went to dinner in Viareggio on our last evening in Italy. On our last day in Camaiore Frau G’s cousin took us up on the mountain overlooking Lido di Camaiore. Further into the mountains lies the main Italian Marble … Continue reading →