Simon Says Postcards 8/14/2012
At the Brandenburg Gate (in Berlin) a sign made the claim that it was "one of the top ten tourist icons in...
Tag: Travel
Top Ten Tourist Icons
This is a little diversion to list what you think are the top ten tourist icons in the world. in other words what are...
Simon Says Postcards 08/07/2012
One of the last free postcards! When you are next in Salzburg, Austria stop at...
Time as a Monopoly
Every medieval town we saw on our European trip had a cathedral and a clock tower. In one of the towns, probably...
Early Government
In Rothenburg, Bavaria we were surrounded by evidence of the beginnings of the city state. I wrote the other day...
Simon Says Postcard 07/31/2012
Our hotel in Salzburg is on the left bank of the river. Most of the swarm of...
Medieval Walls and Socialized Medicine
About 1200 in Rothenburg, Bavaria (pronounced rotenberg) in order to build a city wall they levied a tax on all of the...
The Yosemite vs The Jungfrau
Yosemite is Beautiful The Jungfrau is Beautiful Yosemite is a National Park owned by the all of the citizens of...
Hiking in Switzerland
Nurit and I did go hiking in Switzerland for my 65th birthday and we did have two days of perfect weather. On the...
Base Jumpers and Gang Members
While traveling on the lifts and trains in Switzerland we met some young men who were base jumpers. It is a sport in...
