Today was a very exciting day. I have thoroughly enjoyed all my road scholar trips. They have been exceptional but this one beats them all. The activities today were an early morning, before breakfast, bird watching trip, white water rafting after breakfast, and visiting a cacao plantation after lunch. The kids also had to go… Read More Sarapiqui

We started off the day with a lecture on the biodiversity of Costa Rica. Costa Rica has one of the most diverse number of species in the world. There are many reasons for this. One is that Costa Rica is located in what they call the belly button of the Americas. It is equally distant… Read More First Day With Roadscholar

We arrived late last night, so we got to sleep in this morning. Zoe has spent a lot of time in the swimming pool. I was able to get her out long enough to walk to downtown San Juan to taking in some of the sites. We went to the central market where we had… Read More First day in San Juan, Costa Rica

My granddaughter, Zoe, and I are headed to Costa Rica. We are going on a Road Scholar grandparent/grandchild trip. We are very excited as we are going to be doing a lot of exciting activities such as white water rafting and zip lining. I will keep you informed of our activities. .

I’m sorry to have been negligent in writing a post saying that I am back home. Unfortunately the morning after I got back, I tested positive for Covid. It is a relatively mild case, but very slow in getting over my symptoms. I’d like to talk about some general things about this trip. First of… Read More Back home

Our morning excursion was to the town of Szentendre. Szentendre is a Hungarian town on the Danube River, north of the capital, Budapest. It’s known for its baroque architecture, churches, colorful houses and narrow, cobbled streets. The main square, Fő Tér, and the alleyways around it are lined with art galleries, museums and shops. The… Read More Second day in Budapest

Budapest is divided into two parts, the Buda side and the Pest side. They were united 150 years ago. The Buda side is the one with the hills where the palaces are and the Pest side is flat and more modern. We left the boat today for the last time on an excursion that makes… Read More Budapest first day

We arrived at our first port in Hungary around lunchtime. Here are some pictures from our morning on the river. Our afternoon excursion was to Kalocsa and Puszta. The Assumption Cathedral also called Kalocsa Cathedral is a religious building of the Catholic church that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, located in… Read More Kalocsa, Hungary

We spent the morning on board on our way to Croatia. We then went to the town of Osijek where we had a concert in an old church and visited a fort. The young woman who entertained us had an incredible voice. Next, in the town center, was the fort which is now used to… Read More Croatia