Monthly Archives: September 2011
Vancouver We flew direct from Chicago to Vancouver, where our cruise on the ms Statendam would depart from. Vancouver is such a beautiful city — of course, we were there on a beautiful day! It is very clean and well maintained. The people were very friendly and welcoming. The harbor view is something to behold…
We took advantage of the long holiday weekend and went camping with good friends of ours, Sarah and Phil, in New Glarus, Wisconsin. The town is known as “Little Switzerland” as it was founded in the mid-1800′s by immigrants from the town of Glarus, Switzerland. Only about a three-hour drive northwest of Chicago, it’s a…