The weather has been uncooporative the last few days, nonetheless I was able to sneak in some sight seeing inbetween intermitent storms. On the second day I swam in the lake for some time. Since it was cool and grey I had the lake to myself. Even in the weather it was such a nice …
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On the Water
I arrived in Uetikon am See in the late in the afternoon. Uetikon is a small town on the edge of Zurichsee and about 20 minutes from Zurich, also on Zurichsee. I had a very enjoyable flight on Swiss Air from Prague to Switzerland, but if I were one inch taller I think it would …
Last Day in Prague
I woke with a plan …but first I had to wash. As I waited for laundry I visited a great cafe and had a waffle, which is new for me since coming over to Europe. One thing to mention in regards to breakfast: the coffee is so much better over here, it maybe the thing …
Prague Tomorrow
In the morning I went to visit another gallery of Prague the Veletržní palác, a gallery that focuses on 19th-21st century Czech artwork. I didn’t realize it at the time but the building is undergoing extensive renovation and unfortunately the 19th Century work was unavailable. It is a fascinating look at art that is trying …
Prague Today
The train into Prague is a beautiful ride it mostly follows the Elbe river through valleys. It is an easy train ride and my favorite of the trip. My entry in Prague went smooth. I stepped into the city and went straight through the medival streets to the cash exchange in central Prague. Czech uses …
Berlin in Two Days
This post will cover two days in Berlin because I’m a little behind in the blog and I wasn’t able to do as much as I wanted to due to my knee injury. In the early morning I went to see Checkpoint Charlie, the famous American Checkpoint between Soviet controlled East and American/British/French Controlled West. …
Berlin: Day One
I visited Berlin to experience European modern history but what I found was a city that has been largely rebuilt and overlayed with the new and yet throughout the city there are reminders of a difficult past. I began my journey at the Berlin Wall Memorial, the dividing line between the Soviet East and the …
Berlin: A Rough Start
The train from Amsterdam to Berlin was easy going, as all of my long distance train rides have been but as I entered Berlin HBF Station I was met with lighting and thunder …a premonition for the issues to come as I entered Germany’s Capital. I have now navigated the metro in London, Paris, Brussels, …
Faulty Phones and Amsterdam
On the last day in Edam I wanted to revisit Amsterdam but my phone and bank card got in my way. Standing on the bus from Edam to Amsterdam I tried to use my card to pay for the ticket, the only way to pay for a ticket in fact, but it wouldn’t go through. …
Cheese Market
I attended the famed Edam cheese market festival today before a striking thunderstorm and rain hit the town for some time. The Edam Cheese Market is run through the July and August months on Wednesdays. It is a recreation of the market as it would have been seen prior to 1950 when the industrialization of …
Going East 