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 – Chutters Candy Store
After almost six hours on the highway, we exited Interstate-93 at exit 41 towards the town of Littleton, New Hampshire. We were making our final approach to our friends’ home which was now only a few miles down the road.…
New Hampshire – Bretton Woods Ski Resort
Bretton Woods Ski Resort Information The main reason I went up to New Hampshire was to go snowboarding. From where we were staying, the closest location was the Bretton Woods Ski Resort. Bretton Woods is New Hampshire’s largest ski area…
New Hampshire – White Mountains Restaurant Guide
Over the course of my time in New Hampshire I had the pleasure of eating at a number of local restaurants that I may have never considered if it were not for family friends. Since we were staying with some…
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…