The London Blitz
1 major metropolis, 2 crazed Canadians, 3 dizzying days and 4 noisy nights. Well really only one of the nights was noisy which led to the Canadians …
Europe
Achtung, bitte! Heart of Glass, Castles and Mainhatten
Time to bring Musings and Mosaics home – where I am, trying to get back to normal and a regular sleep pattern, whatever that might …
Rhineland Wineland, I’ll Have the Dunkl
Our first destination in Germany was Heidelberg. We are spending our time in the Pfazl-Rheinland region. You have no doubt heard of the Rhineland but …
Basel – Is that You?
Does anyone else remember Fawlty Towers? With the mountains behind us, we made our way to Basel, Switzerland for a visit to the Roman ruins …
High on a Hill with a Lonely Goatherd . . .
Dateline Gimmelwald Vsitors to this Swiss alpine village were left clinging to the mountainside overnight when the cable car stopped running for an unknown reason (or …
Ciao Italia, Guten Tag Helvetia
May Day found me heading north through the Alps into Switzerland and leaving my solo traveling behind. Somehow I ended up sitting facing the wrong direction on a …
Chilling by the Lake
After many museums, churches and ruins I was ready for my mini-break in Varenna on Lake Como, or Lago di Como as it is known …
A Skinless Saint and the Fickle Finger of Fate
Milan’s big train station is ugly on the outside and confusing on the inside. But my hotel was close to it and it was handy coming …