The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates Our time in Greece was truly special, from exploring the island of Ikaria where we spent the majority of our time, to revisiting Athens after 29 years, exploring Mykonos in the off season and seeing the port city of Patros. This magical country … More Gallery of Greece
“Freedom or Death” – Motto of the City of Athens To accompany Reid’s recent post about our return to Athens, some photographs from our visit.
Liverpool is full of the kind of people who go out on a Monday and couldn’t care less about Tuesday morning. -George Harrison Reid and I spent ten weeks in the United Kingdom’s fourth largest metropolitan area. And while it isn’t as big as London, Liverpool has a lot to offer – for short trips … More Top 10 things to do in Liverpool
A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. – Thomas Keller Taking a page from Reid’s post last week about British Fare and the differences we found regarding variety, availability and names, I thought I’d share a gallery of some of the food we made at home and ate … More Gallery: Food from our time in Liverpool
If you wait for a perfect church, you must wait until you get to heaven. – Charles Spurgeon Since Reid’s post last week was about walking the Camino de Santiago with her sister, I thought I’d put together a collection of church pictures from our time in Liverpool. After all, the destination at the end … More Gallery of Churches in Liverpool, Chester & Dublin
There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern. – Samuel Johnson These establishments of social gathering are part of the fabric of life in Great Britain, dispensing food and libations along with providing a venue to watch their beloved English Premiere … More Gallery: Pubs, A British Way of Life
You can’t make everyone happy. You’re not pizza. – Anonymous Pizza on Friday night has been a tradition in Reid’s family since she was a little girl. We’ve carried it on every Friday night since we got married. That’s almost 30 years now… The only break we had was during the eighteen months we were … More Gallery: Friday Night Pizza Night
Liverpool is home to one of the most famous bands ever. During our stay Reid and I had the opportunity to visit many places attributed to the Beatles. Two dedicated museums, each of the Fab Four’s childhood homes, and a few locations they made famous in song. This gallery is only a small portion of … More Liverpool Beatles Gallery
