Touring a FIFA Fiefdom
Fiefdom – anything, as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled by one dominant person or group I’d say Real Madrid’s football stadium counts as a fiefdom. In fact, they’ll […]
Category Archives: Museums & Tours
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait
It seemed strange to walk along a sidewalk in Brussels, Belgium and suddenly see Amy Winehouse’s picture along the wall. Being neither Belgian, nor alive, I wondered what was going […]
St-Roch Rocks the Food Scene!
Who doesn’t love a food tour? A guided tour through area eateries where you’re treated to the best that the best restaurants and bars have to offer. In St-Roch Quebec […]
Art & Architecture in Old Quebec
You’ll never lack for beautiful sights to see in Quebec City, but I loved learning little factoids as I wandered the narrow streets of this provincially-French city on an Art […]
I See Dead People…
Well, only two. And I followed one of them around Quebec City on a fabulous Les Promenades Fantômes tour. The ghost of Marie Riviere lead a small group of us through […]
Under the Dufferin Terrace
I’d signed up for an Under the Dufferin Terrace tour. I didn’t even know what that meant; had no idea what the Dufferin Terrace was until our Canada Parcs tour […]
I was Blind. I Could Not See.
If you stand outside of the Dialog Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, you’ll see this image: There’s nothing to see inside. Truly — nothing. This is the Dialog Museum where guests […]
Auschwitz I
How did I not know this? I’ve read so many books, and have seen so many movies, and yet, I didn’t realize that what I visualize in my mind as […]
Oskar Schindler
In a time when human lives meant nothing; when millions were exterminated without a second thought, Oskar Schindler risked his life to save as many Jews as he could. It […]
This Salt Mine is Making Me Thirsty!
Okay. This was stupid on my part. But the tour guide on our trip down into the Wieliczka Salt Mine invited us to touch the walls of the cave and […]
