World Wide Vails

Travel and Family:

The photos, movies, and journals are from our travels and family gatherings. Our large family is scattered over five continents; sometimes we travel to visit family and sometimes our family travels with us — it's all good, either way.

Our most recent family event — Gabrielle’s and Jeffrey’s Wedding:

Gabrielle and Jeffrey were married on December 7th in Kells Irish Pub in Portland. 

It was a great venue and ceremony and was followed by a fun reception with excellent music, food, drink and, of course, Voodoo Donuts.

Recent Travels — Eastern Europe in September and Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea in June:

In September, we took a Cal Discoveries Tour to Eastern Europe that began in Sofia, Bulgaria and ended in Prague, Czech Republic. Most of the tour was by boat on the Danube River. When the tour ended in Prague, we traveled on our own to Krakow, Poland. Jim and Corky drove to Passau, Germany and spent an afternoon with us there. They also flew to Krakow for the weekend. Tom, Peggy, and Bill met us in Prague on Gary/Dad/Grandpa’s 80th Birthday and traveled with us to Krakow. It was a great trip and was made even more special by having family join us along the way.

Below are a few examples of the 500+ photos you’ll find in these 5 albums:

    • Bulgaria to Serbia

    • Hungray to Slovakia

    • Austria to Germany

    • Prague Czech Republic

    • Krakow Poland

< Belgrade Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia

Fishermen’s Bastion, Budapest, Hungary >

Dürnheim, Austria >

< Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic

In Little Market Square, Krakow, Poland >

More Travels:

In June, we took a Cal Discoveries Tour that included a trek across Norway, a cruise around the Baltic Sea, and a short stay in Stockholm.

Below are samples of the 300+ photos you’ll find in thses 4 albums:

    • Norway

    • Copenhagen to Tallin

    • St. Petersburg

    • Helsinki to Stockholm 

< Tvindefossen Falls, near Stalheim, Norway 

Old Town Hall, Tallin, Estonia >

<  The Church of Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia

Old Town Square, Stockholm, Sweden >

And here are more family events from earlier in 2014

Brian’s Graduation

In May, Brian graduated with a BA from the University of Maryland, and he barely got to catch his breath before starting his Masters Program.

See Photo Album for more photos; there’s also a 2 minute video.

Michelle’s and Chris’ Wedding:

On April 12^th, Michelle and Chris were married in Corpus Christi. It was a beautiful and very fun wedding    

There are two photo albums; one with photos from the wedding and the other with a few before and after photos in Corpus Christi.