Stopping for One of the World’s First Traffic LightsSometimes, we see things so often in our everyday lives that we don’t even stop to think about them. Take a traffic light. It’s something...
Gates of HistoryI spent hours at the Brandenburg Gate. It was my first stop in Berlin (after the TV Tower for a bird's eye view of the city I had wanted...
Even Dysfunctional Families Had CastlesOn the Rhine River, staying in an old castle is a must. Not an old castle with a new hotel stuck onto the side of it, but staying in the...
We Want the Local Beer!My friends and I had just hiked the ruins of a German castle on the Rhine River, and we couldn't wait to grab a nice beer. Settling in to...