The Louvre is one of the world’s greatest museums. Originally, the site was the location of a fortress that was built in the 12th century to defend Paris against invaders. Later it became a residence of the Kings of France,…
NYC – The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Located in Midtown Manhattan on 53rd Street just west of 5th Avenue is New York’s MoMA, officially the Museum of Modern Art. Inside the building’s six floors is one of the world’s most renowned collections of modern and contemporary art.…
New Hampshire – Mount Washington Hotel
A Brief History of the Mount Washington Hotel The origin of the Mount Washington Hotel can be traced back to the 1880s and the Mount Pleasant House. New Hampshire native, entrepreneur, and financier Joseph Stickney owned the Mount Pleasant House…
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 4: Churches Outside of Zurich’s Old Town (Alstadt)
After completing Part # 3 of the Zurich Self Guided Walking Tour we pressed on to visit three additional sites. In addition to the churches in the Old Town (Altstadt) area (Part #2) there are also a number of churches on the periphery…
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 3: Non-Church Related Attractions
After we visited the 6 churches located within Zurich’s Old Town (Alstadt), (Part #2) we stopped at a few other attractions that my friend wanted to show me. They are all the non-church related sites we visited while on our Self Guided Walking…
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 2: Old Town (Altstadt) Churches
This section of the Zurich Self Guided Walking Tour is dedicated specifically to the churches in the Old Town (Altstadt) area. They include the Predigerkirche, Grossmünster, Wasserkirche, Fraumünster, St. Peter and Augustinerkirche. They share many similarities, but also many differences.…
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 1: Overview
The vast majority of my travel itinerary was planned prior to my trip to Switzerland, and my visit to Zurich was no exception. Since I was flying out of Zurich to get back to NYC, I thought it would be…
St. Gallen, Switzerland – Abbey at Saint Gall – UNESCO Site
The Abbey at Saint Gall is located in the city of St. Gallen, which is the capital of the St. Gallen canton in northeastern Switzerland. The Abbey at Saint Gall, also referred to as the Abbey of Saint Gallen and…
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 4: National Memorials
The Benefits of Visiting the National Memorials on Sunday Morning On the way down to Washington D.C., my father and I discussed the smartest way to conduct our national memorials walking tour. Based on our schedule, it looked like it…
Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site
The first UNESCO site that I was able to visit in Vietnam in 2014 was the My Son Sanctuary. At approximately 5:00 a.m. I got picked up outside my hotel by a tour van that was already filled with people.…