Category: Reviews
Learning About History on the Jeanie Johnston
(Dublin, Ireland) Something I wanted to visit when Grant and I were here last winter was the Jeanie Johnston Famine Museum which is on a 19th Century wooden ship. Because it was closed during that sea... Read More
Censorsed at the Esplanade Hotel in Bray
A week and a half ago, Grant and I wanted to take a break from the city (Dublin is lively, bustling and really fun), but we wanted to spend some time in a sleepy town on the coast. We had been to Bray... Read More
Grand Cathedral of Innsbruck
As an architect, I constantly walk around with my eyes up gazing in wonder and embracing as many details as I can from the buildings around us. I try to discern where renovation or remodel work has ha... Read More
360 Degrees of Painted History (Video)
(Bergisel, Austria) The same day we visited the ski jump (see Olympic Training at the Bergisel Ski Jump) we also stopped in at the Tirol Panorama Museum. This museum is located on the Bergisel hill a... Read More
Olympic Training at the Bergisel Ski Jump (Video)
(Innsbruck, Austria) For a relatively small city, Innsbruck has an incredibly large number of things to see, especially historic buildings, museums, and other exhibits. We waited to visit this place u... Read More
Towers and Palaces in Tiny Innsbruck
April 7, 2017 (continued) (Just catching up on some posts I’ve been meaning to publish. I appreciate your patience.) When I learned that a friend was coming to visit, Grant and I listed all the thin... Read More
Tirol Snowboarding Series: Stubaier Gletscher (Video)
April 1, 2017 (Tirol, Austria) As the Spring crept up on us, we had one more opportunity to go snowboarding. The last time we had gone, which was to a mountain called Axamer Lizum, the snow was alread... Read More
Absorbing History at the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum and Court Church
March 19,2017 (Innsbruck, Austria) During my travels around Europe this time, I’ve discovered that I really like folk museums. I like museums in general but I’ve found that folk museums contain re... Read More