There are only four places in the world where the public can climb the arch of a bridge and Porto, Portugal is one of them! The Porto Bridge Climb scales the arch of the Arrabida Bridge below the roadway and is a great way to get a unique view of Porto. And it’s easy enough…
Burghausen is a small town of 18,000 residents, 10,000 of whom work at Wacker, the company Jeff was visiting. The old town is nestled next to the Salzach River which forms the border with Austria. While Jeff visited Wacker, I explored the worlds longest castle and the old city of Burghausen. The castle is perched…
Our flight from Porto landed in Zurich in the early afternoon so we took some time to explore Old Town Zurich before driving the 45 minutes to Schaffhausen. The old town area is located at the end of Lake Zuirch and the area was teeming with people on a Sunday afternoon. The weather was beautiful…
I had two items on my agenda today. One was a bust and the other I highly recommend to anyone visiting Porto. The first stop was Livraria Lello Bookstore, said to be one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. As I neared the address, I noticed a long line along the sidewalk. Wondering…
The day started early as I walked down the hill to the train station at 7:45. The narrow streets were very different from the day before; empty and quiet. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures of them. Long story short: when traveling, check to make sure you have everything you need before leaving the hotel….
Dream Come True Ever since my husband started traveling internationally for work, I had a vision of being able to travel with him around the world. I have been lucky enough to already have had a few international adventures with him but today am embarking on a phase of life I have looked forward to…
I had an amazing opportunity to spend 12 hours in Paris. My husband was traveling for business and I was lucky enough to be able to tag along. We were traveling separately and I ended up spending 12 hours in Paris by myself waiting for him to arrive. Having never been to Paris, and overwhelmed…
One of my favorite memories and the time I was most grateful for digital photography happened by accident. My husband and I had traveled to Munich and had reserved a bus tour to Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany. When we arrived at the tour office, we learned that the tour had been oversold and the…
