The Rocky Mountains form one of the worlds longest mountain ranges and are interesting in a number of ways. There is a brief six week growing period during the summer months when wildflowers can be found and animals come out to enjoy this lush time. It is also during this time that the most visitors […]
Travel
Postcard from Mainau Island
Visiting Mainau Island on Lake Constance is always a special treat. In need of a small getaway, I asked a friend if she’d join me to spend the weekend in Meersburg. The last time I was there was in autumn and I looked forward to visiting in summer. There were many more tourists there, but […]
Visiting Copenhagen
I’m a sucker for Scandinavian cities and after visiting Oslo, Bergen, Göteborg and Stockholm, it was time to visit Copenhagen. Traveling to Copenhagen by train is a bit trying, but it’s possible. The weather was glorious, which isn’t always a given when traveling north. Towards the end it rained in the mornings, but there is […]
Stevens Klint Coastal Path
South of Copenhagen is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Stevens Klint, one of the best exposed Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) boundaries in the world. Without a car it’s a bit difficult to reach, but it’s possible to hike there along the coast. An hour train ride, changing trains once, takes you to Rødvig and from there the […]
Postcard from Nymphenburg Palace
Nymphenburg Palace has been on my list of places to see for many years. On a recent trip to Munich a couple of weeks ago, I decided to visit. I opted for the combination ticket in order to be able to see the palace as well as the four pavillions scattered around the park. It […]
Following Leonardo
2019 commemorates the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci and there are many special exhibitions featuring this work. Ever since studying him in school and later at university, I have been fascinated by his work. Being interested not only in painting, but also in invention, drawing, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, […]