Category: Sightseeing Attraction Review
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
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
All That Glitters is Crystal: Touring Swarovski Crystal Worlds (Video)
April 10, 2017 (Wattens, Austria) Grant’s aunt was visiting Europe and had plans to tour Swarovski Crystal Worlds just half an hour outside of Innsbruck. Because we hadn’t been there yet, and had ... Read More
Winter in St. Stephen’s Green Park (Video)
February, 2017 (Dublin, Ireland) While we were in Dublin, we spent some time in a nice public park in the heart of the city. It provides a nice natural oasis in the busy city center and is great for p... Read More
Visiting Ancient Sites – Newgrange, Monasterboice, Hill of Slane, and Tara
January 28, 2017 (County Meath, Ireland) Grant, John, and I didn’t know what to expect when we set off for this tour. We were lucky in that the tour company didn’t have any other customers besides... Read More
Lessons in Whiskey Drinking at the Teeling Distillery
January 27, 2017 (Dublin, Ireland) John likes Jameson’s whiskey, so I thought it would be a treat to visit the old Jameson’s whiskey distillery. They don’t make whiskey here anymore, so it would... Read More
A Medieval Blast From the Past: Glendalough and Kilkenny
(I apologize for not posting anything for the past month. A lot has been going on since and I’m now just getting caught up on posts. I thank you for your patience. The pause started with dental ... Read More