I had longer in Gdansk, Poland than I did in Munich, but I did less “tourist” activities. I was there for a wedding and spent more of my time catching up with friends I hadn’t seen in a year or more (and having such a wonderful time doing so) than…
I flew into a small airport just outside of Gdansk, met a very nice cab driver (who thought I was Norwegian) who took a route that circuited the city center, so I have to say didn’t quite happen at first sight. But I was incredibly excited about being in Poland.…
With roughly two days, my time in Munich was limited. I did explore my first day, though without much of a set plan. It wasn’t until my second day that I had sites in my mind that I wanted to see. Some of those came after my explorations – places…
One of the many, many things I love about Europe are the palaces. Beautiful, ornate, sprawling buildings that contain or allude to the other things that I love: art, history, romance and a little bit of intrigue. Or in some instances, quite a bit of intrigue (Hall of Mirrors and…
I had quite possibly the most picturesque introduction to Germany by flying into Munich when I did. My flight made its descent in the early morning, the soft sunlight turning the carefully squared fields into bars of gold, the fog burning off along the tree line, and villages of white…
I went to Paris, TX for the first time the other weekend, just for the afternoon. It was never so much that I avoided it, but I have to admit that I thought it was much further away from Dallas than it actually is. But of course, the name gets…