It’s not until you arrive in a foreign country, in a city you’ve never been to before, in the early hours of the morning, cross-checking prices to negotiate a rate, which you then shake on, with a taxi driver you chose based on instinct, building rapport through Google Translate on the ride, and finally making…
Author: Elizabeth Beeli
Switzerland Guide
Zurich Eats Zum Kropf – Their Rösti and mushrooms with cream sauce were surprisingly below average. Felix Café am Bellevue – Apple strudel, served with vanilla ice cream and vanilla cream sauce, okay. Victoria Brezelbäckerei – I got their tomato and mozzarella pretzel. Good idea, but the execution was lacking. The salt clusters were huge,…
Braille For Sidwalks
Braille for sidewalks, otherwise known as, tactile paving. The raised dots on the sidewalks, what are they for? Do they have a meaning? The topic of discussion this fine Wednesday evening. These bad boys are used to identify a railway, road, or other pedestrian crossing. As the name infers these guide people along the best…
Barcelona
German, Spanish, Mandarin, you never know what language is going to be spoken by those around you. Around every corner a new architectural wonder awaits. Ancient history mixed with the new.
Who Was Lee?
Two sides to every coin. Two sides to every conflict. Two sides to every battle. Lee and Grant. Who was Lee? One is a product of their environment, whatever the percentage breakdown might be. His father fought in the American Revolutionary War as a cavalry officer and served as the ninth Governor of Virginia. Homeboy…
