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The girls: Callia, Sophia, Lillia and Rosalia

Ahhhh yes, cute little girls

Well after almost 2 years from the original update, I decided that I needed to update the picture.....so, here it is.....From oldest to youngest are the following: Callia 10 (top right), Sophia 7 (top left), Lillia 5 (bottom left) and Rosalia 2 (bottom right)......They definately keep me busy and needless to say, it will be an interesting couple of years trying to keep the boys away in the future.....

She is a cutie!

Bienvenido!
I hope that you enjoy my travel pages (I sure enjoyed taking the trips!) As always, there is too much to see, and too little money! (Even more true now that I have a family!) I have a lot of video about the different places that I have been to. I wish that VT would have video pages, but the photos will do. Come back as this page will be in the building stages for most of my sites listed. Currently my digital camera is broken, so I have to rely on the film model again :-(

Thanks
Dave

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Palace of Versailles

This chapter is inspired by VT friend tini58de (Christine). She has been to soooo many UNESCO world heritage sites it's unbelievable! So, I got to looking one day to see how many I had been to, and it was not that much, but I cannot complain: 41 of 812. Most of those have been on the North American continent. Needless to say I need to get out and see more, but with a family now, it's kind of hard. Thought I would just list the ones that I have been to:

Austria - Historic Center of the City of Salzburg*
- Palace and Gardens of Schonbrunn*
- Historic Center of Vienna*
Canada - Waterton/Glacier International Peace Park*Czech Republic - Historic Centre of Prague*
France - Palace and Park of Versailles*
Paris - Banks of the Seine*
Cathedral of Notre Dame*Germany - Cologne Cathedral*Upper Middle Rhine Valley*Hungary - Budapest, banks of the Danube, Buda Castle and Andrassy Avenue*
Italy - Historic Center of Florence*Venice and it's Lagoon*City of Verona*Mexico - Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque*Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan*Historic Center of Oaxaca*Archeological Site of Monte Alban*Historic Center of Puebla*Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza*Pre-Hispanic town of Uxmal*Historic Center of Mexico City* Early 16th Century Monestaries on the slopes of Popocatepetl*Historic Fortified Town of Campeche*Peru - Historic Center of Lima*Poland - Krakow's Historic Center*Auschwitz Concentration Camp*United Kingdom - Palace of Westminster, Abbey of Westminster and St. Margaret's Church*Tower of London*United States of America - Mesa Verde National Park: Colorado*Yellowstone National Park: Wyoming, Idaho, Montana*Grand Canyon National Park: Arizona*Independence Hall: Pennsylvania*Mammoth Cave National Park: Kentucky*Great Smokey Mountains National Park: North Carolina and Tennessee*The Statue of Liberty: New York*Yosemite National Park: California*Monticello and the University of Virginia: Virginia*Chaco-Culture National Historic Park: New Mexico*Pueblo de Taos: New Mexico*Carlsbad Caverns National Park: New Mexico*

Favorite Place

Palenque mystery

Probably my most favorite site of the ones I have listed is Palenque, Mexico. There is just something about that historic ruin site that captivates me. With it having the lush, green jungle backdrop, the ruins just seem to rise from the ground like spirits. It is truly an incredible site to visit, and I would love to return and explore even more!

I could not sleep one night, so I decided to experiment with my digital camera a little. This picture is taken around 2am with a full moon making the shadows of the trees on the snow. I thought it looked kewl!

Each year my family makes gingerbread houses, and this year was no exception. We usually buy all sorts of candy and eat half of it before it gets on the houses! It's fun to do, and the girls enjoy it. Then, after the holidays, you just eat your house! This year we decided to do something different and used pretzels for the houses to make them look like log cabins

On December 20th, I received this wonderful award for taking first place in Leipzig's geography quiz. It's a wonderful quiz that will start up again next year! I look forward to the next round! Thanks, Christian

Intro Updated Apr 13, 2008
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SONG Feb 8, 2012 at 7:54 AM Report Abuse

Dave, another Happy Birthday wish from a former KC Kid....lol. Lived in the Country Club / Ward parkway area years ago and even taught in Ottawa Kansas. Miss that midwest BBQ!!!!!
sachara Feb 7, 2012 at 10:16 PM Report Abuse

Dave, happy birthday ! I wish you and your family a wonderful day.
ATLC Feb 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday, Dave! How your girls have grown! Enjoy the day.
tini58de Feb 7, 2011 at 9:49 PM Report Abuse

Happy birthday, Dave!!!!
hayward68 Feb 8, 2010 at 9:55 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday Dave!!!! Hope you have a fabulous day with your girls :-) All the best, Laura
Donna_in_India Feb 8, 2010 at 6:58 AM Report Abuse

Happy, happy birthday Dave! Have a great day.
matcrazy1 Feb 7, 2010 at 5:37 PM Report Abuse

Hi Dave! Happy Birthday to you! I hope you have great day! You are very, very welcome for Euromeet 2010 in Krakow, Poland + Lviv, Ukraine! Please, think over it, we miss you a lot! Smiles from both matcrazies ---> :-)))
sim1 Jan 2, 2010 at 9:27 AM Report Abuse

Happy Happy New Year Dave! Best wishes for 2010! :-)
margaretvn Dec 24, 2009 at 1:28 AM Report Abuse

hi all of you - and a very happy Christmas and all the very best for 2010. hugs Margaret
chancay Feb 8, 2009 at 3:22 AM Report Abuse

Hey, Feliz Cumple. Sorry, pocas veces estoy aca. Hope you are having a great day! un abrazo, Holli