Author Archives: Bud Grace

The City of Como lies at the bottom of the western branch of the lake. It’s much larger than Lecco, and also a tourist hot spot.   This was the Saturday replacement for the one I posted yesterday. That one … Continue reading →

As I said yesterday, Bellagio (not the casino in Las Vegas) is at the tip of the Lake Como Peninsula. It’s possible to drive there, but parking would be a problem. We took the ferry from Lecco which, if I … Continue reading →

One day while in Lecco we took the passenger ferry to Bellagio, which is at the tip of the Lake Como Peninsula. The lakeside villages along the way are quite picturesque. Tomorrow I’ll post photos from Bellagio. This just in … Continue reading →

Coilico is at the northern tip of Lake Como. One great thing about Italy and most of Europe is that you can get almost anywhere on the train. Like we did to Colico.

Lecco is on the Eastern branch of Lake Come. We were there ten days. It’s beautiful. But the temps were in the mid 90’s and humid. And most of the restaurants don’t have AC. This shot was right around the … Continue reading →

I got yesterday’s photos wrong. Some of them were taken in Falmouth, England. It’s a nice harbor town. On the main street there were ten thrift shops. Frau Grace went a little nutz. That last shot is an old fort … Continue reading →

This is the small city of Stornoway in the northern tip of the Hebrides:    

This is Seydisfjördur, a little town in the east of Iceland. We saw a right whale in the Fjörd. Looks like I forgot to draw the dots on Mrs. Arnoldski’s face. 

Robert R liked the statue in Nuuk. There were several. Here are two more: The next stop was Reykjavik. I had been there about 25 years ago. Much has changed. Near to the hotel where I stayed they built a … Continue reading →

The 2011-2012 EBook is now ok. Party down in Greenland’s capital city, Nuuk!   In that photo in the distance you can see some big modern buildings. There is even a shopping mall. That’s a pretty neat statue. It’s got … Continue reading →