DENMARK: Copenhagen – Land of Lego
I had some phenomenal pastry on my first day here and visited a world-class modern art museum called the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. They had an additional exhibition of Man Ray works which I won’t be able to show you since photography was prohibited. I’ll slip in a picture of one of his compelling pieces that I […]
SWEDEN: Stockholm – Home of the ABBA Museum
Man did I have a close call before I even got to my hostel. I arrived by bus from the airport at the Central Station in Stockholm, and proceeded to walk off without my large pack. About five minutes later in a state of horror, I realized what I had done, and dashed back to […]
NICE, MONACO, SAINT PAUL DE VENCE, and the CÔTES D’AZURE
NICE Arrived in Nice on a bus from Aix En Provence, and headed to what would become the worst hostel in which I had yet to stay. Regardless I had good roommates, a couple […]
NÎMES: The Pride of Rome
Nîmes is the home of a number of notable Roman monuments, including the Maison Carreé and the Nîmes Arena. It became a Roman Colony sometime around 28 BC and was known as the Colony of Nemausus. Caesar Augustus gave Nemausus ramparts of six kilometers that surrounded the city reinforced by fourteen towers. You will be […]
SPAIN: Barcelona – Oh My Gaudí !!!
Two of my favorite things, Rock & Roll and great architecture were satisfied in Barcelona. My new hostel took care of the first, and the great Antoni Gaudí made the whole trip a complete success. Follow me as we tour some of Gaudí’s great works, but before we do that let me show you around […]
SPAIN: Valencia – More than just oranges.
I took the overnight bus from Granada and came scraping into Valencia with very little sleep due to the rather bulky and ripe passenger next to me. I was blessed to arrive at a hostel that actually let me into my room at 8:00 am (Unheard Of), after which I got some much-needed sleep and […]
GRANADA: Home of the Alhambra
THE ALHAMBRA – UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE The Pomegranate – Symbol of Spain and Granada The Generalife – Summer Palace to the Alhambra THE SACROMONTE – Gypsy neighborhood and center of flamenco Chorrojumo – King of the Gypsies CALLE DE LOS TRISTES – A favorite place for a stroll in Granada. THE GATE OF SCALES […]
SEVILLE – Home Of Flamenco
I took the overnight bus from Lisbon, and pulled into Seville at 5:30am, found my way onto the metro, and got myself close to my hostel. Jumped in a cab, and rode the rest of the way. By the time I got to the hostel it was 6:30 so I wandered the neighborhood until a […]
PORTUGAL: Porto and Lisbon
PORTO Porto, Portugal – Panorama With The Ponte De Luis I And The River Douro Porto is overall a nice city […]
SPAIN: Bilbao & Madrid
BILBAO Holy Bilbao: It’s The Guggenheim! Park Along The Ria De Bilbao Nice Shopping Mall I Make My Escape Into The […]
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