Cycling from Cremona to Busseto
Cremona is located on the left bank of the Po River, which is the longest river in Italy. It starts in the Alps and flows in a generally West-to-East direction Read More …
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The Semper Opera House in Dresden
Performances at the Semper Opera House in Dresden are often sold out weeks or months in advance. When this happens you will notice because they remove the ticket icon from Read More …
Excursion to Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden means “Bath-Bath” or “Spa-Spa” or maybe just the city of Baden in the state of Baden (like New York, New York), even though the former state of Baden is Read More …
The opera house in Halle
In May 2001 I was asked to take over a presentation in Halle at quite short notice. After agreeing to do it, I went online to see if Halle has Read More …
Nazi architecture in Braunschweig
The Abitur is a diploma from a German secondary school which qualifies people for admission to a university. This building in Braunschweig now houses two schools, the Kolleg and the Read More …
Look ma, no electrons!
We 21st century folks are so accustomed to doing everything electronically that we tend to forget about (or not even know about) the amazing mechanical devices our grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents Read More …
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (& bookshops)
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon) is the title of a famous painting from the year 1907 by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973). This painting has been described as revolutionary and Read More …
Faubourg Saint-Antoine
The Faubourg Saint-Antoine is a Paris neighborhood that begins at Place de la Bastille (first photo) and stretches about 2 km eastward to Place de la Nation. The word Faubourg Read More …
The Fairy Tale Fountain
Back in the days when we were both active members of the now-defunct website VirtualTourist, my friend Albert from Canberra, Australia, sent me a message pointing out that my Frankfurt Read More …
About me
Hello, my name’s Don. I’m an American living in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where I teach, ride a bicycle and go to the opera. I became an opera fan at Read More …