Tag: Fountains

• Wonderful Warsaw

  

  Visiting Poland has been on our travel bucket list for years as both Rick and I have Polish ancestry. For my birthday trip last September, we went to Warsaw, Budapest (my grandparents were born in Hungary), and to Vienna. With limited time in Warsaw (only two nights), we decided not to take any tours. Instead,…

  Terri

  April 26, 2025

  Actors, Architecture, Authors, Churches, Composers, Dining, Europe, Flowers, Food, Fountains, Gardens, Nature, Poland, Sculptures, Tourism, Travel, Warsaw

  Adam Adolf Loewe, Alexander II of Russia, Architecture, Art, Édith Piaf, Baroque, Chopin, Church of the Holy Cross, Classical Music, Concerts, Europe, Flaki, Flowers, Food, Fountains, Frédéric Chopin, gardening, Gertrude Stein, Heart Burial, Józef Orłowski, Jim Morrison, Katarzyna Kraszewska, Landscaping, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz, Marcel Marceau, Morning Star Sculpture, Music, Nature, Orangery, Oscar Wilde, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, photography, Pianist, Piano, Pierogis, Poland, Polish Food, Portretowa Restaurant, Regent Warsaw Hotel, Royal Baths Park, Sarah Bernhardt, Sculpture, Time for Chopin, Travel, Tripe Soup, Tylman van Gameren, Venti-Tre, Vodka, Warsaw, Łazienki Park

• Colorful Cologne

  

  Rick and I finished our trip to the Czech Republic and Germany with three nights in Cologne. The train journey from Berlin takes less than five hours and offers stunning views of the countryside along the way. We choose the CityClass Hotel am Dom due to its proximity to the train station, the Rhine River,…

  Terri

  May 25, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Beer, Churches, Cologne, Dining, Europe, Food, Fountains, Germany, History, Tourism, Travel

  Architecture, Art, Bakery, Bakery Merzenich, Beer, Berliners, Bread, Brownies, Cathedral, Cölner Hofbräu FRÜH, CityClass Hotel am Dom, Claes Oldenburg, Cologne, Coosje can Bruggen, Crane House, Croissants, Doughnuts, Dropped Cone, Europe, Fischmarkt, Fish Market, Food, Fountains, FRÜH Beer Garden, Germany, Heinzelmännchen, Heinzelmännchenbrunnen, Hohenzollern Bridge, Kabouters, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Köln, Kölsch, Kranhaus, Kranhäuser, Neumarkt, New Market, Old Town, Peter Josef Früh, Pixies, Pixies’ Fountain, Pop Art, Pretzels, Prussia, Rhein River, Rhine River, Romanesque, Spätzle, St. Martin-the-Great, Statues, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Where in the World is Karlovy Vary?

  

  So just where in the world is Karlovy Vary? I’ll give you a few hints. It is a famous spa destination in Europe. It hosts an International Film Festival and is a popular film location. Celebrities who have visited include Daniel Craig, Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford, and Sharon Stone. It is also known as Carlsbad.…

  Terri

  March 8, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Beer, Bridges, Czech Republic, Dining, Europe, Film Locations, Food, History, Hot Springs, Karlovy Vary, Movie Locations, Nature, Spa, Spring, Tourism, Travel

  Alisa Hotel, Architecture, Becher’s Bar, Butterflies, Carlsbad, Casino Royale, Chef Jan Krajč, Chef’s Table, Czech Food, Czech Republic, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Duck Terrine, Europe, Film Festival, Fine dining, Fountains, Gérard Depardieu, Grandhotel Pupp, Harvey Keitel, History, Hot Spring Colonnade, John Malkovich, Karlovy Vary, King of Bohemia Charles IV, Last Holiday, Le Marché Restaurant, Malá Dvorana, Market Colonnade, Mill Colonnade, Mill Spa, Morgan Freeman, Neo-Baroque, Opera, Oysters, Park Colonnade, photography, Pramen Vřídlo Geyser, Prawns, Queen Latifah, Robert Redford, Scallops, Scarlett Johansson, Sharon Stone, Spa, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Teplá River, Thermal Springs, Tono Stano, Tuna Tartare, UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Picturesque Prague (Part Two)

  

  After tasting several delicious beers at the Strahov Monastery Brewery, we headed to the impressive Prague Castle (Pražský hrad). Built in the 9th century, it is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. Occupying an area of almost 750,000 square feet (70,000 square meters), it is the largest castle in the world. It…

  Terri

  February 9, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Beer, Bridges, Castles, Composers, Czech Republic, Europe, Film Locations, Food, Museums, Prague, Sculptures, Spring, Street Art, Tourism, Travel

  Amadeus, Antonín Dvořák, Art, Art Nouveau, Astronomical Clock, Bedřich Smetana, Beer, Bohemian Crown Jewels, Castles, Charles Bridge, Czech Bridge, Czech Republic, David Černý, Devil’s Stream, Europe, Florentina, Food, Fountains, Franz Kafka, Franz Kafka Musuem, Grand Priory Mill, John Lennon, Jubilee Exhibition, Kampa Park, Kinetic Art, Knights of Malta, Laterna Magika, Miminka, Mission Impossible, New Stage, Nová Scéna, Olbram Zoubek, Parks, Petřín Funicular, Petřín Tower, Piss, Prague, Prague Orloj, Prague Venice, prague-castle, Pražský hrad, Sculpture, St. Vitus Cathedral, Stained Glass, Stanislav Libenský, Strahov Monastery, Street Art, Sunrise, The Wall Pub, Travel, Vaclav Havel, Velvet Revolution, Vltava River, Vodník, Čechův most, Čertovka

• Picturesque Prague (Part One)

  

  Since Rick and I both have Czech and Bohemian roots, visiting Prague was a high priority on our “wish list” of places to see. Located on the Vltava river, it is the largest city and capital of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague is home to about 1.3 million people and receives between 6 and…

  Terri

  January 21, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Czech Republic, Europe, Food, Prague, Spring, Tourism, Travel

  Art, Art Nouveau, Astronomical Clock, Beer, Castles, Charles Bridge, Czech Bridge, Czech Republic, David Černý, Europe, Florentina, Food, Fountains, Franz Kafka, Franz Kafka Square, Grand Priory Mill, John Lennon, Jubilee Exhibition, Kampa Park, Laterna Magika, Miminka, New Stage, Nová Scéna, Olbram Zoubek, Parks, Petřín Funicular, Petřín Tower, Prague, prague-castle, Sculpture, St. Vitus Cathedral, Stained Glass, Stanislav Libenský, Strahov Monastery, Street Art, Sunrise, Travel, Vaclav Havel, Velvet Revolution, Vltava River, Čechův most

• Genoa by Rickshaw

  

  It has been said that “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” and this is certainly applies to Genoa (Genóva) Italy as well. Its earliest settlements are pre-Roman (from around the 4th and 5th centuries BC) making it one the of oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Historians believe that it was founded by the…

  Terri

  October 23, 2023

  Adventure, Architecture, Cruise Ships, Cruises, Cruising, Europe, Genoa, History, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Tourism, Travel

  Andrea Ceresola, Andrea Doria, Architecture, Barbarossa Walls, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Carignano, Caruggi, Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Reflection, Christopher Columbus, Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Cruises, Fountains, Galleon Neptune, Genoa, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy, La Superba, Mediterranean Sea, Nobility, Palaces, Palazzi del Rolli, Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo San Giorgio, Piazza De Ferrari, Porta Soprana, Reflection, Rickshaw, Rolli Days, Strade Nuove, TreeCycle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vannone, Via Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Hanging Out in De Pijp

  

  I fell in love with the De Pijp neighborhood on our first visit to Amsterdam in 2015. Located to the south of the City Center (Centrum), De Pijp was once a working-class neighborhood built to ease the overcrowding in Jordaan. Today it is a melting pot of cultures and the bohemian heart of Amsterdam. Known…

  Terri

  August 2, 2022

  Amsterdam, De Pijp, Europe, Gardens, Netherlands, Tourism, Travel

  Albert Cuyp Market, Amsterdam, Andre Hazes, Barbara Hepworth, Bitterballen, Boerenwetering Canal, Canals, De Pijp, De Plug, Dutch Cheese, Dutch Food, Europe, Fountains, Heineken, Herring, Jeppe Hein, Mathieu Kessels, Netherlands, Rijksmuseum, Sarphatipark, Seafood, Shopping, Stroopwaffels, Van Gogh Museum

• Along Lisbon’s Waterfront

  

  Another of my favorite places in Lisbon is along the waterfront in the northeastern part of the city. Since we had only stayed near Rossio Square on prior visits, this newer part of the city was both a surprise and a contrast to the Lisbon we thought we knew. On our first visit here, we…

  Terri

  January 9, 2022

  Europe, Lisbon, Portugal, Tourism, Travel

  Aquarium, Art, Fountains, Gondola, Lisbon, Lisbon Oceanarium, Oriente Station, Park of Nations, Parque das Nações, Pavilion of Knowledge, Portugal, Sculpture, Telecabine Lisboa, Things to do in Lisbon, Travel, Vasco da Gama Bridge, Visit, Visit Lisbon