The Portuguese Island of Madeira is about 300 miles off of NW Africa, and over 600 miles from Lisbon. Even though Madeira is on the African Teutonic plates, culturally it is aligned with Portugal and Europe. Founded in 1420 by Portuguese explorers, there is evidence that the Vikings were there in 900AD. As a tourist attraction, there is a galleon that…
There are about 10 million or so Norwegians in the world. Over 5 million people are in Norway! Some people call Oslo, the capital, “The Tiger City” due to a legendary tale. The famous Notre Dame football coach, Knute Rockne, was from Voss, Norway. You may have also heard of Peter Bang & Svend Olufsen, who produced audio…
There are hotels, and then there “are” hotels. The Burg Hotel in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (there are two Rothenburg’s in Germany) was our favorite place in our month-long journey through Bavaria. Without a doubt, Rothenburg quickly became one of our favorite Medieval cities. Hopefully, you will have a chance to meet 84-year-old “Otto,” the manager of The Burg. His…
Vienna is famous for having the oldest Ferris Wheel in the world. Close by Vienna’s famous amusement park, Prater, is one of the smallest micronations in the world: The Republic of Kugelmugel. We came upon it by accident. The Republic began over the dispute where or not Edwin Lipburger could build a 1000 square foot spherical home. Enough people…
2023 Hundertwasser, Vienna We were extremely delighted to have seen the Hundertwasser apartment complex like no other. There are 53 apartments, 4 offices, shops, a cafe and museum. Although, going into one of the apartments is nearly impossible as they are residences. We used Tram Line 1 and stopped at “Hetzgasse” to begin our journey. You can also take the…
Even in Paradise, one has to be Careful Hopefully, your day of visiting this famous castle will have good weather. Walt Disney visited the castle known as Neuschwanstein with his wife back in 1955. Disney fell in love with the castle and thus he modeled all his future Cinderella castles after Neuschwanstein—as the story goes. If you stay in Fussen…
This free fun event is definitely worth seeing, particularly if you enjoy the sport of surfing, or not. We got lost walking through the beautiful and enjoyable park. A young German woman took her phone out and showed us exactly where this place is located. One can watch the river along a Munich Street called “Prinzegentenstrasse.” The area is known…
AIRPORTS THAT WE HAVE VISITED Kathie and I have been to 120 airports in our 39 years of marriage. We have visited several of these airports listed several times like West Palm Beach, Atlanta and Oahu. Visiting airports is a sojourn it itself. Some are quite elaborate. Some are quite complicated like Heathrow. The following is our list. Acapulco(ACA)…
It was written that the Savannah city plan is “the most intelligent grid in America, perhaps the world.” The squares of Savannah were first laid out in 1733 by its founder, George Oglethorpe. Eventually, there were 24 squares. Today, there are 22 squares left. The squares are dedicated to Savannah’s past with an emphasis honoring a person or even an…
About thirty miles north of Jacksonville, close to the Georgia-Florida border, is the 13 mile Amelia Island. We have stayed in the historic district several times. This short travelogue will focus on our journeys to this charming community. Amelia Island is the southernmost part of the Sea Islands chain that stretches above Charleston, SC. Fernandina Beach is the main community…