Neue Wache
Known in English as The New Guardhouse, Neue Wache has commemorated victims of war since its construction in 1818: however, which war or victims has changed as Germany has changed,…
Deciding When To Die
Today, the United Kingdom House of Commons legalized assisted dying, also known as assisted suicide in the United States. Assisted suicide is legal in other countries and in ten US…
Vietnamese Food In Berlin
Bless is a Vietnamese restaurant near Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin. More importantly, it was a short walk from our hotel, a key attribute as we had just arrived after overnight travel…
Geek Humor
As seen on the streets in Eau Claire, Wisconsin .... reminds me of this geek t-shirt.
Dining In Kaunas
I arrived in Kaunas after twenty hours of travel: flying from MSP to AMS to VNO, renting a car, and driving two hours to Kaunas on minimal sleep. I'm not…
Advertising At Its Simplest
Seen while walking around Kaunas, Lithuania....any idea what's being advertised? This is on an outside wall of the YZYBar in central Kaunus, and though it was too early to stop…
Noberhart & Schmutzig
I wanted to end our most recent trip to Berlin with a memorable dinner and chose Nobelhart & Schmutzig, a Michelin one-starred restaurant located on Friedrichstraße just past Checkpoint Charlie…
Heathrow of the Midwest
I arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul this past Sunday on an afternoon flight from Amsterdam Schiphol and saw this: the queue for immigrations filling all available space. Though I wasn't going…
Leaving The U-Bahn
After arriving at the Brandenburg Gate station, exit via Pariser Plat and be prepared for a lovely view as the Brandenburg Gate comes into view. No, I wasn't surprised that…
Monument to the Battle of the Nations
Also known in German as Völkerschlachtdenkmal, the Monument to the Battle of the Nations commemorates the 1813 epic battle where Napolean was defeated by the combined armies of Russia, Prussia,…