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The Great American Pastime

May’s weather can best be characterized as gawd awful . . . and then came yesterday! [A beautiful day for a ballgame!  I hadn’t been to a Cardinal baseball or softball game all spring . . . we were either … Continue reading

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Boat Trip, Day Seven

[Our first river trip was to Kalocsa.  It is one of the oldest towns in Hungary, noted for its paprika.  It’s population is only 18,000 . . . so think Alex plus La Grand township.  Our first stop was at … Continue reading

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Boat Trip, Day Six (Part II)

Boat It only took a week, but we’re finally there . . . [Since my “whoop-dee-doo for my Subaru” cub reporting on river cruising has elicited inquiries regarding such, the following is offered as a public service. This was our … Continue reading

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Boat Trip, Day Six (Part I)

Budapest [St. Gellert on the Buda side of Elisabeth Bridge.  Not surprisingly, he’s on Gellert Hill. We’re in a bus now for a guided tour of the city on Sunday morning.  This brought some consternation to the cruisers who wondered … Continue reading

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