Venice is considered among the the most beautiful cities in the world due to its unusual urban design and artistic heritage. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Venice is comprised of 118 islands separated by an extensive system of canals within the shallow Venetian Lagoon and...
After a hectic two days in Gdansk, my northern Poland journey continued on Friday morning, May 24, 2018, to the Medieval Town of Torun. The Torun Miasto train station was only a short walk to my hotel just outside the old town, a great location for my two day...
After a great day in Bialystok, my northern Poland journey continued on Wednesday morning, May 22, 2018, to Gdansk on the Baltic coast of Poland. I managed okay to buy my train tickets, boarded the right train on the correct platform (this route is served daily by 67 trains,...
On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, and Day 3 of my Poland trip, I left Warsaw by train for a 3 1/2 hour ride to Bialystok, the largest city in northeastern Poland and capital of the Podlaskie province. It was a pleasant ride, I had an opportunity to view the...
My Friday night departure from Ottawa, Ontario on May 18th was the start of my 10 day trip to Europe with a one day layover in London and then onward to my Poland destinations. Coincidently, the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was to be held on...
A highlight of my Remembrance weekend in London this November was when I stumbled across what I soon learned to be Speakers’ Corner, located at the northeast corner of Hyde Park near Marble Arch. Speakers’ Corner gained unofficial status as a “right to speak” area in 1872 and has...