Istanbul
Patrick Leigh Fermor, remember him? The young Englishman who hiked from Rotterdam to what he, as student of history, preferred to call Constantinople. That has a certain ring to it–although I … Continue reading
November 29, 2014 · Leave a comment
Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv–read these names aloud
Yes, I am delinquent on my last two trip reports. There was more and more snow after we boarded the bus in Rousse and headed over the summit of the Balkan … Continue reading
November 24, 2014 · 1 Comment
On the Danube: Budapest to Rousse
We arrived in Budapest with time for a bus overview of Pest before lunch. I tried to get my camera ready when the guide said we would pass the Jewish synagogue. … Continue reading
November 10, 2014 · Leave a comment
Prelude to the Danube II: Vienna
The train trip from Salzburg to Vienna took just over two and a half hours. Vienna is about ten times as big as Salzburg, so we found the U2 subway line … Continue reading
November 6, 2014 · 3 Comments
illuminate history 