Vasa
The Vasa Museum houses the world’s only surviving 17th-century ship and is one of the foremost tourist sights in the world. It is one of those places that you have to see to believe. I put some pictures in the photo gallery, but as usual my photographic skills are weak. The mighty Swedish warship, the […]
Opera In Oslo
There are so many interesting things to see in Scandinavia that one could spend weeks or months exploring them. The main purpose of the trip was to spend a day with the Opera Software management team and board of directors. That was an extremely long day but hopefully productive for all participants. One thing is […]
Immigration – Does It Have To Mean Long Lines?
One thing the trips to Toronto and Brazil this week had in common was long lines to get through immigration. The U.S. State Department is about ready to roll out new passports which will have embedded digital photographs. There will be a scanner at the point of immigration which will take a digital picture of […]
The Pyramids
The long trek to Cario, Egypt began on the afternoon of September 5th with a ride to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Exactly twelve hours later I was enjoying a cup of café latte in the Lufthansa Airlines lounge at the Frankfurt, Germany Airport. Frankfurt is a very well organized, clean, and modern airport. With […]
Stourbridge Train Ride
Stepping onto the Stourbridge Line train takes you back into history. The train starts the ten mile ride in Honesdale, Pennsylvania which is the birthplace of the American railroad. On August 8, 1829 — 175 years ago — the Delaware & Hudson Railroad operated the first commercial locomotive on rails in the western hemisphere. The […]
