So here is the blog I tried to post last week. Does that mean I am only a week behind?
The pictures are of the Atlantic off of Portugal, Maria, the lady where we stayed in the Duoro River Valley, The Valley and Lisbon view from our room.
I am sitting watching Julie on Julia and I am feeling guilty about not posting on the blog for so long. So much has happened since we last wrote. We went to the states for Conner's Graduation (YEA!!!!)He had his final recital and it was wonderful. Quentin and Alanna and our good friend Carson and Tim came. Also Ken's two sisters came for the weekend. It was really a wonderful time.
When we returned to Europe we made a quick trip to Madrid. I had a conference that was basically boring,,,,but Madrid was wonderful. It had been almost 30 years since we had been there and it was exciting and fun. The wine and food were also great.
Then we were back to Olomouc for our "summer of guest". Ken's cousin and his wife came and we had a wonderful time. We are finally getting a handle on Prague and now we are pretty good tour guides. Later our old friends from Mass. Jon and Bruna came to visit. Two weeks and we traveled all about including going to Poland. Another great time.
In between there were other trips to Berlin and finally in September we took off for two weeks in Portugal. There we met our dear friends, Leslie and Dennis. What a wonderful trip. The Portuguese people were the friendliest people I have ever met. The scenery was gorgeous and the wine and food unbelievable. Perhaps the best part was the 5 days we spent in the Duoro river valley, staying in a small village on the side of a mountain, in a vineyard with a lovely couple who made us feel so at home. Their wine was excellent and we drank a lot of it!!
So now it is back to teaching and Ken to his painting.
Remember you have only about a year to visit us here, so get your room at the Lewis resort booked early!
