Europe

Colorful graffiti on a brick wall featuring various designs and text.

Prague, Czech Republic

11/24/2025
October, 2025 Good King Wenceslas, Kafka, Iron Curtain, Vaclav Havel and the Velvet Revolution, Hussites,...
Czech Republic
Elderly couple sitting happily beside a statue outdoors.

 Bratislava Slovakia

11/24/2025
After World War I, the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire began. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and the United States played...
Slovakia
Colorful mural of musicians and dancers on a building wall with windows.

Fussen

11/24/2025
On our way, we stopped for lunch at a cute restaurant decorated Bavarian style –...
Germany
Sunlit garden with potted plants and lush green hedge.

What’s to Like and Not to Like in French Culture

11/14/2025
May 2019 Cleanliness:  We always thought of Switzerland and Germany as the epitomes of outdoor...
France
Historic Gothic-style church tower with intricate stone carvings and statues.

The Cathars – A Short History

11/14/2025
The first battle of the Crusade against the Cathars occurred in Beziers, close to the...
France
A vibrant field of yellow flowers under a clear sky with trees in the background.

Brittany April 2023

11/14/2025
Britany by Jean Luc Bannalec In January our friend Axel recommended we try a series...
France
A whimsical amusement park ride with cartoonish heads on a spinning structure.

Aix-en-Provence

11/14/2025
So we missed the Solar Eclipse.  Darn!  Oh well, we’ll catch the next one. 2044? ...
France
Coastal town with historic buildings and a church tower under a cloudy sky.

Cruise through the Croatian Islands and Dubrovnik and Split

11/14/2025
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Croatia
Black and white cubist-style artwork depicting abstract human and animal figures.

The Basque Country February 12, 2014

11/14/2025
We stopped in Biarritz, France on our way to San Sebastian, Spain.  Both towns lie...
Spain
Surrealist museum facade with large egg sculptures on the roof against a cloudy sky.

Meeting Dali –Figueres Spain  January, 2014

11/14/2025
Spain lies on the Mediterannean just south of the French border. It’s the birthplace of...
Spain

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