Slides shown without the verbal presentation that goes with them. Working on getting a verbal/visual presentation to share

2. Cultural Lesson #1

3. American style travel guide uniform

4. American style travel guide uniform

5. Pat presents a “thank you” gift to Willi & Yvette

6. Pat & Denise presents a “thank you” gift to Willi & Yvette

7. Willi serenading us after the Black Forest walk

8. Bakery chef making breakfast for us in Palermo, Sicily

10. A hearty German dinner at Munich’s Hofbrauhaus

11. German brew in all the colors of the rainbow

12. Lee & Loraine piling it on at Munich’s Hofbrauhaus!

13. Shirley helping to measure a jumbo lemon – Sorrento, Italy

14. The raw ingredients of “slow food”

15. Cultural Lesson #1
European Style versus
American Pragmatism

16. Cultural Lesson #2

17. Ingenious windows of Germany

18. German cats not so ingenious!

19. Window boxes of Alpine Europe

20. Window boxes of Alpine Europe

21. Window boxes of Alpine Europe

22. Window boxes of Alpine Europe

23. Window boxes of Alpine Europe

24. Window boxes of Alpine Europe

25. Maybe the bells scare them away?!

26. Cultural Lesson #2

27. Cultural Lesson #3

28. Scenes from Tallinn, Estonia

29. Scenes from Tallinn, Estonia

30. Our 2002 group walking Tallinn, Estonia

31. Our 2002 group walking Tallinn, Estonia

32. Waiting for the folklore performance – Tallinn, Estonia

33. Scenes from Tallinn, Estonia

34. Scenes from Tallinn, Estonia

35. Scenes from Tallinn, Estonia

36. The Fat Margaret Tower - Tallinn, Estonia

37. Scenes from Tallinn, Estonia

38. George in the early years

39. Crystal factory in Czechoslovakia – mid 90s

40. Crystal factory in Czechoslovakia – mid 90s

41. Dan in the Czech Republic in happier times – 2015

42. Cultural Lesson #3

43. Cultural Lesson #4

44. Our reserved but hospitable Norwegian walking friends with our 2012 group

45. White-gloved “pushers” shoehorning the last passengers aboard the subway

46. Traditional form of transportation in Beijing

47. Chinese traditional calligraphy using water, not ink

48. Respect for authority – employee instructions before start of shift

49. Cultural Lesson #4

50. Cultural Lesson #5

51. Built with future generations in mind – to stay in the family indefinitely

52. Built with expectation of housing several different owners over time

53. Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina – destroyed by 3-way religious/ethnic combat

54. Dubrovnik, Croatia (Catholic)– largely destroyed by Serbian (Orthodox) bombing

55. Kotor, Montenegro – escaped Balkan violence but formerly aligned with Serbia

56. Crowded pintxo (tapa) bar in San Sebastian

57. Yum! Pintxos heaven in San Sebastian

58. Under the influence of travel, Dan and Pat relax after a day of planning

59. Cultural Lesson #5

60. Cultural Lesson #6

61. Scenes from our time in St. Petersburg

62. Scenes from our time in St. Petersburg

63. Scenes from our time in St. Petersburg

64. Scenes from our time in St. Petersburg

65. The ballet theater in St. Petersburg

66. Cultural Lesson #6

67. Cultural Lesson #7

68. Iceland

69. New Zealand

70. Kenya

71. Australia

72. Brazil

73. Canada

74. Antarctica

75. New Zealand

76. Hawaii

77. Switzerland

78. Northern Ireland

79. Iceland

80. Hawaii

81. Brazil

82. Utah

83. Switzerland

84. Iceland

85. Utah

86. Switzerland

87. Antarctica

88. Kenya

89. Norway

90. Utah

91. California

92. Oregon

93. Brazil

94. Cultural Lesson #7

95. Cultural Lesson #8

96. Visiting the Isle of Capri

97. Visiting the Isle of Capri

98. Visiting the Isle of Capri

99. Visiting the Isle of Capri

100. Visiting the Isle of Capri

101. Visiting the Isle of Capri

108. Dan and Robert planning India Adventure

109. Jaipur Traffic Dance – watch the one with the box on her head

110. Jaipur Traffic Dance – watch the one with the box on her head

111. Jaipur Traffic Dance – how is she keeping it upright?

112. Jaipur Traffic Dance

113. Jaipur Traffic Dance – entering the fray

114. Jaipur Traffic Dance – joined by two maidens in orange

115. Jaipur Traffic Dance – a trio of color

116. Jaipur Traffic Dance – a trio of color

117. Safely across…just another day in Jaipur

125. Our group sampling tapas in Val d’Aran, Spain

126. Yum! Pintxos heaven in San Sebastian

127. Cultural Lesson #8

128. Cultural Lesson #9

129. "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-
mindedness....Broad, wholesome, charitable views
cannot be acquired by vegetating in one's little corner
of the earth all one's lifetime.“
Mark Twain - The Innocents Abroad
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read
only a page."
Augustine of Hippo, 3rd century leader of the Church in
northern Africa

131. Bonus Cultural Lesson

132. On the trail in Spain…in search of a toilet…or a bush

133. On the trail in Spain…in search of a toilet…or a bush

134. On the trail in Spain…in search of a toilet…or a bush

135. On the trail in Spain…in search of a toilet…or a bush

136. Success! An pilgrim’s albergue (inn) took pity on us!

137. Another success – a beer or a Magnum bar is a small price to pay!

138. Our Chinese hosts now rate their public toilets – 4 stars!

139. Our Japanese hosts recognize our fraility

140. The other end of the spectrum – Japanese hotel bathroom

141. Comes with an owner’s manual and a YouTube demo

142. Bonus Cultural Lesson