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Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam

Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam

The Vietnamese Women’s Museum is located on Ly Thuong Kiet Street approximately two blocks south of Hoan Kiem Lake. The museum was conceived in 1987 by the Vietnam Woman’s Union. Construction began in a preexisting building in 1991. It was…

Paris, France – The Louvre Museum Highlight Tour
Paris, France – The Louvre Museum Highlight Tour

Paris, France – The Louvre Museum Highlight Tour

The Louvre is one of the world’s greatest museums. Originally, the site was the location of a fortress that was built in the 12th century to defend Paris against invaders. Later it became a residence of the Kings of France,…

New Hampshire – Mount Washington Hotel
New Hampshire – Mount Washington Hotel

New Hampshire – Mount Washington Hotel

A Brief History of the Mount Washington Hotel The origin of the Mount Washington Hotel can be traced back to the 1880s and the Mount Pleasant House. New Hampshire native, entrepreneur, and financier Joseph Stickney owned the Mount Pleasant House…

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 4: Churches Outside of Zurich’s Old Town (Alstadt)
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 4: Churches Outside of Zurich’s Old Town (Alstadt)

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 4: Churches Outside of Zurich’s Old Town (Alstadt)

After completing Part # 3 of the Zurich Self Guided Walking Tour we pressed on to visit three additional sites. In addition to the churches in the Old Town (Altstadt) area (Part #2) there are also a number of churches on the periphery…

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 3: Non-Church Related Attractions
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 3: Non-Church Related Attractions

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 3: Non-Church Related Attractions

After we visited the 6 churches located within Zurich’s Old Town (Alstadt), (Part #2) we stopped at a few other attractions that my friend wanted to show me. They are all the non-church related sites we visited while on our Self Guided Walking…

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 2: Old Town (Altstadt) Churches
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 2: Old Town (Altstadt) Churches

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 2: Old Town (Altstadt) Churches

This section of the Zurich Self Guided Walking Tour is dedicated specifically to the churches in the Old Town (Altstadt) area. They include the Predigerkirche, Grossmünster, Wasserkirche, Fraumünster, St. Peter and Augustinerkirche. They share many similarities, but also many differences.…

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 1: Overview
Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 1: Overview

Zurich, Switzerland – Self Guided Walking Tour Part 1: Overview

The vast majority of my travel itinerary was planned prior to my trip to Switzerland, and my visit to Zurich was no exception. Since I was flying out of Zurich to get back to NYC, I thought it would be…

St. Gallen, Switzerland – Abbey at Saint Gall – UNESCO Site
St. Gallen, Switzerland – Abbey at Saint Gall – UNESCO Site

St. Gallen, Switzerland – Abbey at Saint Gall – UNESCO Site

The Abbey at Saint Gall is located in the city of St. Gallen, which is the capital of the St. Gallen canton in northeastern Switzerland. The Abbey at Saint Gall, also referred to as the Abbey of Saint Gallen and…

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 2: Georgetown Walking Tour
Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 2: Georgetown Walking Tour

Washington D.C. Road Trip – Part 2: Georgetown Walking Tour

College Park, Maryland to Georgetown, Washington D.C. Rather than go to the highway, it was actually easier from where we were to take local streets into Washington D.C. Basically we took US -1 South to P Street past DuPont Circle.…

Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site
Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site

Vietnam – My Son Sanctuary – UNESCO Site

The first UNESCO site that I was able to visit in Vietnam in 2014 was the My Son Sanctuary. At approximately 5:00 a.m. I got picked up outside my hotel by a tour van that was already filled with people.…