Climbing the Butte du Lion
Just south of Brussels is the town that most people think is somewhere in England - Waterloo. This is the place where Napoleon got his short little bottom kicked by the British and Prussians almost 200 years ago.
Waterloo is well worth the visit...
cycling around tulip infested south holland
If you have the time and the weather is nice (warm and no rain), not to mention that it should be spring time (Apr-May), then there is no better way to enjoy Holland than on a bike.
At this time of the year the tulip fields are in full color -...
The Windmills of Kinderdijk, South Holland
Kinderdijk is one of the Netherlands' most popular tourist sites, as you would have guessed, since it is a series of windmills. Of course when you think of the Netherlands (or Holland, as most refer to the country as), you think of windmills... or...
Worshiping MJ in Munich
While touring Munich recently, I came across one area with a few statues of German notable people standing up on pedestals. Nothing special about that really until I came to the one of Roland de Lattre (who I have never heard of). This one was...
Hohenschwangau - Mad King Ludwig's first home
Close to the famous Disney-esque Neufwanstein castle built by the mad king in a mideval style, Hohenschwangau is somewhat overlooked.
I must confess too that although I didn't overlook it when down in Bavaria, I didn't visit it either since time...
GAP's 1936 Winter Olympics
Way back when, before Hitler decided to really terrorize Europe, he threw the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen together and they hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics. Berlin had the summer ones, which was the last time that a country hosted both....
Painted buildings
Like in Bavaria (across the border in Germany), you can find some interesting artwork on some of the buildings in Innsbruck too. This one was a mosiac however (if I remember correctly). The city is quite interesting and quite compact, with the old...
Pink in Innsbruck
Went to Innsbruck yesterday and came across this pink bike leaning up against a pink building. How pink is that?! I thought it was a prop, a photo op, but somebody came out of the shop soon afterwards and pedalled away.
Paris flea market
Cannot get enough of these old typers. This one was in one of the flea markets in Paris. Wonder what prose was written on this baby?!
