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The Shady Garden at Professorville. Old Palo Alto, California

Called Porfessorville, this beautiful tree lined neighborhood is where many professors who teach at Stanford University live in Old Palo Alto. This garden we visited was part of the Gamble Garden Spring Tour.

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Spring in Gamble Garden in Old Palo Alto, California

Hello and happy new week! I hope you had a relaxing weekend and are ready for the week ahead. This week I’d like to share with you pictures of glorious gardens that I toured as part of Gamble Garden’s Spring Tour 2025.

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Kona Coast & Seeing the Lava at Mount Kīlauea at The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, Hawaii

Today I’d like to share pics from our trip to the Big Island, Hawaii in February. I had planned this trip on a whim when I saw a news story that Mount Kilauea had erupted on the Big Island of Hawaii. I had seen this epic scene two years ago and it was magical! I wanted to experience it again.

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Day trip to Potsdam, Germany. The Sanssouci Summer Palace and Potsdam University

Today I’d like to share some pics of my day trip to Potsdam, Germany a town outside of Berlin. Potsdam is the town where Frederick the Great of Germany built his summer castle Sanssouci Palace. In addition to the palace the other sites to see in this town include the quaint Dutch downtown, and the historic Potsdam University.

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March in Berlin. Strolling the Historic District, Boat Ride in the City and Day Trip to Potsdam

Back in March Hitesh had a company event in Berlin, Germany and asked if I wanted to tag along. I’ve been to Berlin before and I’ve seen most of the historic sites there, but the thought of a few days away from the routine of home sounded like a nice respite in mid March. I went knowing that Berlin was going to be cold 🧤, it was still winter after all 🥶.

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April in Paris. The Eiffel Tower, Montmartre & A Birthday Celebration

Happy Saturday! I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend! I must admit I’ve been missing from blogging most of the this year until lately. It’s been a combination of things. I’ve been traveling the last few months, and when I’m home I’ve been lazy and have had no urge to do anything, not even exercise, which is not good 😞. Now with spring in full swing it feels like the start of a new year. I’ve got spring in my step and new found energy 😄! And that includes back to blogging about all things fun, beautiful and travel.

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