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We don’t have time to tour Charlottenburg palace, but the gardens are supposed to be wonderful so we take a quick stroll through them. They are nice enough, but the best part of my visit Read More …
Before I left home a colleague of mine (who would seem to greatly prefer hunting and fishing to visiting museums) told me that I really needed to go to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. He Read More …
In the 1920s, Postdamer Platz may well have been the busiest crossing in all of Europe – a bustling commercial hub. (It was such a busy place, with so many vehicles of all types, that Read More …
You can see Hohensalzburg Fortress from all over the city, so why am I having so much trouble finding the funicular that will take me there? At last we find it! We buy our tickets Read More …
It takes us awhile to find it, but Rick Steves is correct and there is a stop for bus 840 to Berchtesgaden. It looks as if we have about ½ hour before it arrives, so Read More …
Last time I was at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden there was snow on the ground. It’s a little different today. It is cool inside the glass house, where Gehry’s graceful fish leaps above cheerful water Read More …
Somewhere along the way a formal garden was added to Loring Park. Next post: Minnehaha Falls Exploring Minneapolis
Peavy Plaza sits at the far end of Nicollet Mall (or maybe just Nicollet, since they allow cars on it again) creating a watery oasis in front of Orchestra Hall. Next post: There’s a Garden Read More …
In line with my thinking the other day, we start our tour of Minneapolis at the dramatic new Guthrie Theater, which sits amid a plethora of luxury condos and apartments in the revitalized Saint Anthony Read More …
Not sure what the weather is going to be like this week, so perhaps a few more museums would be a good option. . . and, to keep to the architecture theme of the other Read More …