Innsbruck has snowcapped mountains, a charming village and even Emperor Maxmillian I lived here when it was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire. Innsbruck is known for skiing and hiking along with being a medieval capital under the Hapsburgs. Golden Dachl (Golden Roof) The most famous landmarks in historic old town Innsbruck. The name for the balcony comes from the 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles…
Bern is the capital city of Switzerland and traces its history to the 12th century and was the home of the genius Albert Einstein during his formative years of figuring out the universe. My son and I will be exploring Bern on a day trip. Below are some sights we hope to see, including a bear park for the kid. Zytglogge: (Bern’s Clock Tower): This clock…
Where can you see a knight’s armor and visit a castle in Massachusetts you say, well Worcester. Bancroft Tower Ok, let’s start with the castle. The Bancroft Tower can be found in Salisbury Park and is open to public tours every Sunday in October from 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. It has limited hours to see the inside, but you can walk around and admire…
Dublin was probably the city I spent the most time doing searches on. The center area has a large pub scene. Which, if I were younger, would be a fun night, but since we are a family, it was something that I wanted to avoid. I reserved a U.S. chain hotel near the Custom House at first. This option included breakfast and you can take…
Join David, Drew and I as we explore Europe this spring on this blog. I will be sharing our experiences and what we learn about the world. Come and explore with us, there is a whole world of awesomeness out there. Feel free to share our posts and follow along on Facebook, on Twitter or sign up for updates on my Email Newsletter on this…
If you are looking for something to do with a kid on a cold January day check to see if your town has an arts program. Through some Google searching I noticed one day that our town has a drop-in program for the arts. Best off all it was FREE. The program goes from late-morning to early afternoon. It included ages 2 to 14 so…
Kiss the bricks is a tradition we learned at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indianapolis was our weekend getaway during my husband’s spring break.
We decided that on the way to mainland Europe we would stop in London. This would allow for our son to have a shorter flight between the US and Europe and less jet lag for us all. I checked Airbnb and found expensive fees with it and decided against it. I can’t recommend it for London, but your experience might be different from mine when…
In researching Zurich I found it had connections to our lives back in the states. I have listed the sites to see in order from walking from the train station in which is where we’ll be arriving at. If we decide to take a rental car to get there it also has the cheapest parking. Zurich Train Station Zurich Hauptbahnof : The station handles about…
“Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain” is sort of a bizarre travelogue, memoir, biography and history story all in one. Albert Einstein’s brain floats in a Tupperware bowl in a gray bag in the trunk of a Buick Skylark barreling across America. Driving the car is journalist Michael Paterniti. Sitting next to him is an 84 year-old pathologist named Thomas Harvey,…
