Exploring the American Landscape
My previous post focused on the palaces and museums of Vienna, which were some of our daily destinations during our week-long stay. But what really defines the experience of visiting Vienna is walking through the wide avenues lined with elegant buildings and punctuated by open squares and lovely public gardens. Today’s ambiance was made possible … Read more
Prepared for a week in a large city after our breather in Salzburg, we headed off to Vienna on our easiest train journey yet: just under 2.5 hours on an Inter-City Express with just a handful of stops before reaching Wien Hauptbahnhof. From there it was a short ride on the U1 subway line to … Read more
Our stay in Innsbruck, Austria covered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and this year Saturday was Maria Himmelfahrt (Assumption), a national holiday in Austria. We knew that some destinations might close for the holiday, and that we might encounter unusual crowds, but with a little maneuvering we made it work. After two enjoyable days in Munich … Read more
This year my mother passed a years-lived milestone that ends in zero, and to celebrate her birthday we took a mother-daughter trip to a destination of her choice. She selected the Scottish Highlands as the focus of the trip, and the high latitudes (comparable to Labrador in North America) made it prudent to travel somewhat … Read more
Between our daily visits to the Art Institute and the Chicago Architecture Center boat tour, you might think we didn’t have much time to take in other sights during our recent trip to Chicago. But thanks to the compactness of the downtown area, we were able to see quite a bit while relying exclusively on … Read more