This year’s Christmas post is from Florence, Italy, one of my favorite places in the world. The first time I came through here, I was blown away to finally see everything I had studied for four years in college about Italian art history. Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Ghirlandaio, Boticelli, Michelangelo, Donatello and other Renaissance masters all came to life to me as …
Berghotel Kockelsberg
I get a lot of mail from readers about the hotels I visit on my travel. I can’t say I have any real hard rule to follow, especially if the destination is in the middle of nowhere, with the exception of “no B&Bs”…until I stumbled into the charming Berghotel Kockelsberg on this trip. I got there late in the evening …
Trier, Part Two
Today’s post for Trier, Part Two, is really a tribute to this photogenic city. Walking around its cobble-stoned streets I have the impression of entering the pages of Grimms’ Fairy Tales, but without the violence or gruesomeness… Trierer Dom is the oldest Catholic cathedral in Germany. The skull of St. Helena, Emperor Constantine’s mother, is displayed in the church. Ok, …
Trier, Part One
Trier is one of the oldest cities in Germany, possibly founded before 16 BC. It is a lovely town in the Rhineland-Palatinate and Mosel wine region, population of around 100,000. One of its most celebrated landmarks is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate), a huge Roman city gate built around 186-200 AD. The name most …
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Düsseldorf, Part Three
I don’t know what to say about that photo, except than it’s some kind of carbs paradise! I could happily stay there for hours tasting each bread in the window… then the cookies: And the best way to work off all that dough is to spend more dough up and down the famous Königsallee (or simply Kö), which is a …
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