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“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine.” ― Dwight L. Moody
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Traveling 20 hours to Cape Town, South Africa was worth it. Touring the breath-taking scenery, and natural beauty was nature at its best. The people were friendly, kind and welcomed us with open arms. We worked mostly every day with Send Relief, Woodstock Baptist Church and other organizations. The youth also helped. We improved the living conditions at a Senior Housing: painting, hanging curtains, sprucing the landscape and other things. We also fed the homeless and other needs. Seeing the smiles and joy on their faces was a blessing. “Be a beacon of light in someone’s darkness.”    
Historic Heart of Paris Medieval Gothic churches: the resilient and legendary Notre-Dame and the exquisite Sainte-Chapelle, and Latin Quarter Montmartre, Seine Cruise, and Sacré-Cœur Basilica. Marais District and the Louvre Europe's greatest museum where with the works of Raphael, Delacroix, and Leonardo and timeless treasures including the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, Venus de Milo, and hundreds more. Château de Versailles The elaborate palace that Louis XIV, XV, and XVI called home. Dazzling Hall of Mirrors and other sumptuous rooms of the palace Masterpieces of Paris The Orsay Museum, home to the world's greatest collection of Impressionist art with works from Monet and Degas to Cézanne and Gauguin and beyond The Orangerie Museum, featuring Monet's magnificent water lilies and other fine works by Renoir, Matisse, Picasso, and more. Loved it! French family, chic resorts, delicious seafood, café, cappuccino, old villages, music, love, bling, beautiful scenery, wide sweeping bay and golden beaches! My second home!
   UBC Team  This spiritual journey was not only for me but for my mother who recently passed away. She always wished to visit Israel; nevertheless, she was with me the whole time. This was a cathartic experience; tears of love, peace and happiness flowed when I was at the Wailing Wall/Western Wall, crossing the Sea of Galilee and Baptism in the Jordan River. Each site I visited brought me closer and closer to God, my Lord and Savior. The devotional guidance was tremendous, which took me on a biblical as well as a historical journey. Reading biblical verses in reference to several sites set the tone. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105) On the tour bus, we sung, praised, and worshipped in spirit and truth. The journey was incredible, spectacular and simply a blessing. It gave me new meaning to my life and also a different perspective about the tension between factions. I heard the facts and both sides before judging. It takes a lot of energy to hate and less to love. “And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (Corinthians 13:13) At the end of this journey, I am still singing: “What a Mighty God we Serve.” “Worthy is the Lamb.” “This is the Air I Breathe,” "Oh Happy Day," and “You Are the Living Word.” One word sums up this experience/journey, WOW!  Old Jerusalem - Days of Jesus 2000 years ago
 Pilgrim Tour Group 
 Qumran Cave- Remains of Dead Sea Scrolls written by the Essenes( about 825 to 870 separate scrolls biblical & non-biblical - 9 copies of the Book of Isaiah, 25 copies of Deuteronomy and 30 copies of the Psalms, Prophecies by Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Daniel not found in the Bible)
 Wailing Wall/Western Wall
 Pastor Allen serving Communion/Last Supper Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock, Franz Kafka Museum, St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge Great coffee places: Muj salek kavy, Café Lounge, and I Need Coffee, EMA Espresso Bar         St. Stephen's Cathedral, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Secession, Burgtheater, Hofburg Palace and Schonbrunn Palace. Coffee is not only drunk in Vienna, it is also roasted here. "Vienna without coffee would be like a latte without foam."
      Royal Palace, Holmenkollen, Bygdoy Island and the beautiful, breathtaking Fjords
Norwegians love their coffee and artisan coffee bars are not the place to ask for decaf. Recommended coffee scenes in Oslo: Tim Wendelboe, Mocca Kaffebar & Brenneri, Stockfleths Lille Grensen  Famous sites: Pont des Amours (the lover’s bridge), the Imperial Palace, the baroque Cathedral of Saint-Pierre and Rue Royale with great shopping, dining and people-watching. Stop in Cafe les Ducs (Cafe of the Dukes) for cappuccino.
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AuthorI love traveling and witnessing history. Of course, I have to find a coffee shop; so I can have my latte. CategoriesArchives
January 2025
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