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[Amsterdam, NL, May 26, 2024] I left my hotel at 8:15 am – bright and early by European standards. The street outside my hotel was basically deserted…. of people, that is. It was, however, filled with evidence of Saturday nights’ debauchery and cleaning crews were busy picking up trash and washing the streets. I had a 9 am reservation for the Rijksmuseum. I followed roughly the same path as yesterday and did… Read More
[Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 25, 2024] Back in 2000, I was travelling back to the US after spending the Christmas of my freshman year in college in Bulgaria. International connections to Sofia were dismal back then, and the cheapest way for me to fly back to the US was to spend 19 hours in Amsterdam. Did I have a crappy day in Amsterdam? No, I did not, because I spent the whole 19… Read More
[Little Rock / Hot Springs, AR, Mar 23, 2024] The benefit of our long day yesterday was that we had much less driving to do today. Our first stop was Arkansas’ capital, Little Rock, just 2 hours away. There were two attractions here I wanted to see – the William J Clinton Presidential Library and the Arkansas State Capitol. Presidential Libraries bring together the documents and artifacts of a President and his… Read More
[London, UK, Jan 19, 2024] I had only done the British Museum on my 2014 visit, so I looked forward to visiting others this time. Housed in the former Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. It moved to the closed power station in 2000 after six years of renovations. Admission is free, but we did buy tickets for the… Read More
[Tromso, Norway, Jan 17, 2024] Despite last night’s disappointment with the aurora, I had a full day of fun awaiting me in Tromso! We woke up around 8 am and even though I knew to expect it, I was still amazed at how dark it was! As I was waiting for Maria to come down so we can head to town, I took a closer look at the bicycle that was chained… Read More
