More Monaco

I'm so lucky and privileged to be able to share these photos with you.  They're simply incredible.  Thank you, Henry.

From 'O' Magazine

Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune

Monaco

Once again, all photos (except for the last three) were taken by my friend, ziohenry.  Thank you, sir.

The Palace

What a view

Port Hercule.  I can't even.

Port Fontvieille from the Palace

Port Fontvieille

Brasserie de Monaco

Black Legend

La Rascasse

Monte Carlo, Baby!

My friend and fellow Chuck fan, ziohenry, lives not too far from Monte Carlo.  He "sacrificed" recently and went there to take some pictures for me.  Over the next few chapters, I'll be sharing them with you.  Thank you, Henry!

This is the view of Monaco from the Moyenne Corniche, the road Sarah drove as she neared the hotel.

Another place I must visit when I go on my Grand European Tour.  After I win the lottery.

Frost & Orion vs. the Cold War

I'm posting a couple of links to news report from 1989 about the fall of the Berlin Wall.  These are for anyone who would like to know a little more about what a monumental thing it was or for those who would simply like to remember.  I grew up in a world where there was "East Germany" and "West Germany," "East Berlin" and "West Berlin."  The Iron Curtain wasn't something in a history textbook.  It was real and feared.  Although there had been calls for the Berlin Wall to be torn down for many years, when it actually happened, it was hard to believe it.  It was shocking and amazing and thrilling and I remember it all.

I know to some this might not seem that interesting and history is boring, but if you watch these clips and look at the people's faces--the people yearning to make their way to freedom--hopefully you'll have a little better understand as to why I chose to tell the story the way I did.  Perhaps it wasn't written in as compelling or interesting way as it could have been, but for me, the sentiments behind the thoughts and motives of the characters are very real.

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/international-politics/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-berlin-wall/the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall.html

To Russia With Love

The family has arrived in Moscow!  Learning about this city has been a blast.

There are many things to see on Red Square, but I couldn't write about them all.  So these are the few I highlighted.

St. Basil's Cathedral

St. Basil's is officially known as the Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat

One of the chapels inside St. Basil's

Lenin's Mausoleum is the building (kind of hard to see) in front of the Kremlin Wall

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Outside GUM in Red Square

Inside GUM

Vocalise, opus 34, number 14 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by Luka Sulic.

Update

Greetings, all.  Sorry I didn't give you an update yesterday to let you know that there wouldn't be a new chapter posting.  I felt rotten yesterday and kept a low profile.  I'm a little better today and now only feel lousy.

Chapter 38 is with AgentInWaiting and I've been working on chapter 39.  At this point in the story, I don't think weekly updates are feasible anymore, so I'm working to update every other Thursday.  Thank you for understanding.

In the meantime, enjoy this lovely photo of Salzburg.

Salzburg

How could this story not go to Salzburg?

Festung Hohensalzburg

The Gardens at Mirabell Palace

Doe, Re, Mi

The Marble Hall in Mirabell Palace.

Getreidegasse

Fred's inspiration

Mozartkugeln