Where in the world????

If you watched the Da Vinci Code you will recognize this place.

Shopping in Paris

I told Rhonda this was as close as she could get to this store.

Eiffel Tower

Here it is. At night they light it up and every hour they turn on the sparkles.

Notre Dame, Paris

Here is the Notre Dame Church. We did not see the hunchback but my back was hurting and some kids took a couple of pictures of me getting a drink of water.

Bronze for Latvian Bobsled team

Did you hear? The Latvian Bobsled team finished 3rd in the World games. Here are pictures of where they practice.

Another Castle

Here is a castle that become flooded when the Latvians built a dam upriver. You can still go to the castle but now when it floods some of it is underwater.

Black Tie Event

Rhonda and I attended our first black tie event in Latvia. It was Burn's Night. He was a Scottish poet who died 250 years ago. The night started out very nice and formal. Then came the Chivas Scotch. You can see how it ended for at least one of us.

Bunker Tour

Over the weekend we were able to tour a Soviet underground bunker here in Latvia. When the Soviets left Latvia in 1991 left left this bunker in tact. They pictures are artifacts left in the bunker. The bunker in large enough to hold 250 high ranking officials in case their was a nuclear attack. It still has all the maps, radio equipment, communication systems, and the RED phone. It was an amazing tour.

Pyramid Touching

Those pyramids always looked so much bigger in the books. Rhonda was actually able to touch the top of this one.

Nile Ride

This was the boat and guide we used to go down the Nile.