VirtualTourist Member LoriPori
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MY LOVE FOR TRAVEL BEGINS
Friday, May 9
My main pic is of Mother Goose and her seven Babies. It was taken at a pond just down the street from us. Two times I passed the spot and saw Mama with her babies and I didn't have my camera with me. I was so upset. Then, on Friday, I passed again and this time I had my camera with me and took 48 pictures. This one is my favourite.
I was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario Canada. I had two wonderful parents , a younger sister and a younger brother. My family didn't travel much but we did go camping a lot. My first airplane trip was to California when I was 18. My love for travel has begun. The year after that I had the opportunity to go to Europe as a student. It was an organized tour to London, Paris and Innsbruck. I had such a wonderful experience that I had to do it again the following year. This time it was to London, Paris and then to Venice where we started our one week Mediterranean cruise. We stopped in Rhodes, Athens, Istanbul, Dubrovnik and Beirut. It really opened up my young eyes to all the beauty and versatility in this wonderful world of ours.
May 19 to June 9, 2007
After 38 years, I will once again return to Athens, Greece. I was just a student when I had the opportunity to visit the Parthenon. At that time you could still go inside the columns. I was told you can't do that anymore. I think I will view the ruins with a different perspective this time. When you are young, you do not have an appreciation for what you are seeing, at least I didn't. And this time I will see it together with my Hansi. We will also be attending Euromeet2007 on the beautiful island of Santorini.
I have started my new Greece pages and have now completed the following: Mycenae, Nafplio, Sounio, Kea, Serifos, Nisos Sifnos, Ios, Santorini, Oia, Delphi, Athens and Greece
Stop by and take a look.
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All Photos on my Pages are my own unless otherwise stated.
I will feature every week one of my favourite travel pics. Enjoy!
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|  | I MEET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE In September 1970 I signed up for the Singles Bowling League. I thought it would be a cool place to meet guys. There was this one very odd fellow. He would show up bowling in striped yellow pants and a blue polka-dot shirt and a scotty cap on his head. He had this funny foreign accent. I found out he was from Holland and his name was Hans (VT Member Waalewiener). At our Christmas banquet he saw me for the first time not wearing baggy jeans but a low-cut purple polka-dot mini dress. He gathered up his courage and asked me out for a date. We dated and travelled together to a few places like Niagara Falls in May 1971 and Ottawa in July 1971. In September 1971 in Holland Michigan , in front of a windmill, Hans asked "Will you marry me?" Of course I said "YES" |
WEDDING BELLS On December 18, 1971, Hans and I were married in Windsor, Ontario. It was a beautiful wedding. Our reception at the Madrid was fantastic. Family and all of our bowling friends were there. For our honeymoon we went to Holland and I got to meet Hans' family and friends. | | |
| | OUR CHILDREN -- OUR PRIDE & JOY We are blessed with two wonderful children. Nicole our daughter and Brian our son. Nicole married Michael in 2003 during a lovely ceremony in Waikiki Beach Hawaii. We are truly fortunate that both of our children live very close to us.
MY FAVOURITE THINGS I LOVE
I love sitting by a bonfire and watch the flames dance as the Stars come out
I love Springtime
I love when the Magnolia trees blossom
I love the soothing sound of Robins chirping
I love new fallen snow
I love walks along the beach collecting shells
I love doing crossword puzzles
I love the International Freedom Festival Fireworks over the Detroit River
I love our Canadian Rockies
I love the Grand Canyon
I love the Big Sur Coast in California
I love Prague
I love Spain
I love the Windmills in Holland
I love to travel
I love taking photographs
I love the Beatles - Enya - Celine Dion - Sarah McLaughlin
I love pralines & cream ice cream
I love Belgian Frites
I love Chinese Food
I love my kitty Gizmo
I love our daughter Nicole
I love our son-in-law Michael
I love our son Brian
I love my Hansi |
IN LOVING MEMORY In Loving Memory of my beautiful Mother, Ange-Aimee--May 29, 1923 to June 29, 1993, my dear sweet Sister Charmaine--August 3, 1952 to May 9, 1994 and my Father, Leo -- October 3, 1919 to May 22, 1988.
They say time heals the heart-ache
Well --
I'm still waiting!
As a dedication to My Mom, Dad and sister and other close friends and family who have passed on, I want to quote from Cat Stevens song "Oh Very Young"
Oh very young
What will you leave us this time
You're only dancing on this earth
for a short while
And though your dreams may toss
and turn you now
They will vanish away
like your daddy's best jeans
Denim blue fading up to the sky
And though you want him to last
Forever, you know he never will
You know he never will. | | | My Mom & Sister Charmaine |
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| LoriPori in Santorini Greece |
| | 2008 TRAVEL PLANS
January 21 to February 11, 2008
Torremolinos , Spain
April 8 to 11, 2008
Hollywood Beach, California
May 22 to June 9, 2008
Netherlands and Germany
May 30 to June 1, 2008
Euromeet 2008
Karlsruhe, Germany
September 2 to 12, 2008
Halifax, United Kingdom
VT Meet & Scarecrow Festival
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FAVOURITE PAGES Our trip to Greece and the Santorini VTEuromeet 2007 was a wonderful experience. In the three weeks we were there, we managed to see quite a bit - Athens & the Acropolis, Delphi, Mycenae, Nafplion and the highlight, a six day sailboat cruise to five Greek Isles, ending in Santorini. Come along with Hans and I and we'll take you on a virtual tour of Greece and Santorini.
Without a doubt Prague is one of our all-time favourite cities. Hans and I really enjoyed our time there - so much to see and do. I put a lot of time and effort to show how wonderful and beautiful this city really is. Enjoy!!PRAGUE
I did a small page on Toronto. We attended a large and wonderful VT meeting there. TORONTO
Perhaps the most historic town in Ontario Niagara-on-the-Lake has a number of historic sites, award-winning wineries, first-class hotels and B & B 's, superb restaurants and shops. Just a short drive north of Niagara Falls, this is a wonderful place to visit.NIAGARA -ON -THE-LAKE
I get many enquires from folks vacationing in Spain, about taking a side trip to TANGIER. I thought it would be helpful to create a Tangier page highlighting our day trip there and to tell of our experience.
TANGIER
Hans and I had a wonderful time in Chicago. I have created two travelogues - one in Hammond HAMMOND and one in Chicago CHICAGO
One of my very favourite pages is of course my hometown page of Windsor. I am very proud to live here and hope you will be able to visit our fair city some day. WINDSOR
Point Pelee is the most southern tip in Canada and we are fortunate to live only a short drive away. I have put together a very informative page on this fascinating destination visited by thousands every year. POINT PELEE
Hans and I spent two glorious weeks in Cancun, Mexico in January 2005. With its tropical beaches, ancient ruins and modern resorts this area is simply the perfect vacation destination. CANCUN
While in Cancun, Hans and I toured CHICHEN-ITZA the location of ancient Mayan ruins. The Kukulcan Pyramid rising 30 metres from the earth is by far the most impressive structure of the Chichen-Itza ruins. RUINAS CHICHEN-ITZA
In 1986 our family went on a European Vacation. I wanted to document this trip for nostalgia purposes. Here's the link to my"EUROPE" page. Enjoy!
EUROPE TRIP | | | Franz Kafka Statue in the Jewish Quarter |
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robertbaum Mon May 12, 2008 19:32 UTC
Hi Lori, thanks for visiting my Speyer page. It's fantastic that you are coming all the way from Kanada to visit Karlsruhe and Speyer! Did you know that the Speyer Cathedral is one of the 32 World Heritage sites in Germany? So enjoy !! | revontulet Mon May 12, 2008 17:50 UTC
Hi,Tx for the comments 2 my Cappadocia page:)).Come to Turkey& be my guest,promise I'll take you to Capp.for hot air ballooning;) it'll be a great pleasure for me:).Maybe we do a VT'ers meeting on the air:))Hugs from Ankara...Sibel | Nemorino Mon May 12, 2008 13:12 UTC
Hi Lori, thanks for your visit to my Bad Hersfeld page. Actually I've never been to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, even though it's just up the valley from Weikersheim, where I have been several times. See you in Karlsruhe! | Phalaenopsis03 Sun May 11, 2008 15:14 UTC
Hi Mrs. Lori, yes, you and Hansi are always so busy living the good life. You folks deserve it though. Wow! Big VT meet in Europe sounds like it's gonna be fun. Enjoy! Yes, that's my "friend" of a year now. =) And HAPPY MOM's DAY!!!! |
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