Literature Inspired Travel
What a peculiar time we are living through. Remember that time when there wasn’t a new “Breaking News!” story Every. Day.? No? That’s ok, I hardly do either. Right now I’m betting many of us, world-wide, would love to turn the clocks to ANY other time. Whether that’s back to a time when Democracy reigned
If you’d entered my dorm room senior year of undergrad, you might have wondered if I’d gotten distracted and started playing The Floor Is Lava! with my books. I definitely considered it. I think I could have made it from the bed to the desk chair without touching the floor. In actuality, dorm rooms never
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series HollandMy favorite book blogger, The Perpetual Page Turner, has a reoccurring post series called If We Were Having Coffee and I thought I’d borrow her format for this post. So grab your favorite cuppa and join me! If we were having coffee and apple pie,
This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series HollandThis is the 5th, and final, installment of Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. Now I know what you’re thinking. “You went to more museums?? Hadn’t you exhausted all the
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series HollandThis is part 4 in Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. There is a joke in Jewish circles… A Jew has been stranded on a desert island for years. When
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series HollandThis is part 3 in Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. I have to admit, that I’m actually not a fan of Van Gogh’s work, but when in Amsterdam and
This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series HollandThis is part 2 in Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. Dutch houses are famous for having large windows at street level, possibly to show that the family had nothing
This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series HollandJudging from all the blog posts I read before my trip, Amsterdam’s biggest tourist draw seems to be its Red Light District and its several not exactly legal “coffee” shops. What I didn’t learn is that Amsterdam is actually FULL of museums. So if you’re
This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series HollandYou know that tea set your grandmother has? The porcelain white one decorated with images painted in blue- probably windmills? The one she won’t let you touch because God-forbid you might break something? Yeah that one. That’s probably because it’s precious Royal Delft Blue pottery.
This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series HollandThe girl wore a vibrant blue coat over her floor length dress. She appeared to have just come inside to find a letter awaiting her on the table. Without even sitting down she had opened the letter and began to read. I felt I had