TTT: June 7th, 1996
On this day we are making our way to my friend Bjoern’s place in Western Germany. We met while he was a grad student at Texas A&M and he was hosting us for a week or so at his apartment. —————————- Paris/Bochum, Germany Ack! (as Bill the Cat would say). The day started off badly […]
Visiting World UNESCO Sites
I came across the World UNESCO Sites list and was surprised to see I had seen a few of the sites. I still have so much more of the world to see and I know I need to go further East but it’s cool to see I have visited some of the less exotic locales: […]
TTT: June 6th, 1996
My first full day in Paris! ———————————- Paris Wearily wake up and get our butts moving. Get supplies for lunch (mayo, cheese, ham, bread, juice) plus get stamps (successfully!) and take subway to Le Tour Eiffel where we plan to meet Marianne [D’s friend]. Because of a subway strike (yes, another strike), it took a […]
TTT: June 5th, 1996
This is my journal entry from the 5th day of our trip. We had already landed in London, taken the Chunnel Train from London to Paris, visited Sacre-Coeur and stayed a couple of days in Palis, a small village an hour and half southeast of Paris where my travel mate’s aunt, uncle & cousin lived. […]
TTT: Summer of 1996 Itinerary
On my initial Time Travel Tuesday entry, I told you guys about my epic 1996 post-graduation summer through Europe. Before I start posting some of my old journal entries, I thought I’d share with you my itinerary on that trip. I hand wrote the list of dates & cities below in my journal and even […]
Introducing Time Travel Tuesdays
In the summer of 1996, after graduating college, thanks to my mother’s support and encouragement, I had the opportunity to travel through Western Europe for a full two months as a graduation gift before hitting the “real” world and settling into a full-time job. This summer will be 20 years since that amazing, life altering […]
Video: Basel, Switzerland’s Top Secret Drum Corp
Video taken at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, August 24th, 2015 performance.