Meandering Thoughts #13
Yesterday I drove into the office for work. Though seemingly mundane, It's only the fifth day I've worked in my corporate office since my then-employer sent us home due to…
Records, Records and More Records
My wife and I stopped at a used furniture and antiques shop while driving through Wisconsin a few weeks ago. It was more used crap than used furniture: stuff randomly…
(Very) Short Berlin Trip
After exploring Poland for four days, my final stop before flying home was a night at the Berlin airport hotel. So after dropping off my car, dumping my bags in…
Travel Roulette
Question: what item, if lost or stolen, would most affect whatever trip you're currently on? Notwithstanding extreme travel where you are cut-off from civilization - perhaps crossing the Sahara - most daily…
First-Time Airports
My recent trip to Morocco and Poland required flights to/from two European airports to which I had never been: Paris Orly (ORY) and Berlin Brandenburg (BER). ORY was totally unknown…
Thirty-Six Hours in Gdańsk, Poland
Another quick stop on my introductory trip to Poland. Gdańsk intrigues me due to its Prussian history - and where World War II began - and its proximity to the…
Book Stores
My wife and I search out new book stores to visit during our travels.: I enjoy history and it's fascinating to read older books that describe an event based on…
Twenty Hours in Poznań, Poland
Poland has an interesting history - the country itself didn't exist from 1795 until 1919, during which it was partitioned by the major powers surrounding it - and then was…
Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca - also known as the Grand Mosque in English - was commissioned by then-King Hassan II of Morocco and is the world's fourteenth largest…
Museum of Musical Instruments
The name of the museum in Polish is Muzeum Instrumentów Muzycznych and contains actual and reproduction of musical instruments for many eras and countries. The museum is located in the…