Category Archives: International

Hiking Around Oslo

Posted on August 2, 2016 by David Cross

We explored a lot around Oslo today by foot.  It was a pleasant 70 degrees F and sunny. Lots of architecture and city can all be found in the city center. First we checked out the famous Opera House which … Continue reading →

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Running in Oslo (Norway)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by David Cross

How do you learn about a new city? Interested in seeing more of the city?  Check out my blog post of Oslo when we toured the whole city. Go running early in the morning of course! Oslo has removed most … Continue reading →

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Going to Norway!

Posted on August 1, 2016 by David Cross

Since it was so hot in Seattle, we decided we should go somewhere cooler in the Northern hemisphere… Any ideas where we landed?  You can  see we are just about to land where it is very green… OK – you … Continue reading →

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Dinner at the Lobkowitz Palace

Posted on May 19, 2016 by David Cross

A wonderful way to end the tour with Tauck by having a private gallery art tour and rare music manuscripts from Beethoven. … and dinner with the Lobkowitz family host in the palace. Headed back to the US!

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The Secrets of Prague

Posted on May 19, 2016 by David Cross

Here is the favorite of a few posts of our visit to the Czech Republic and the few days we spent in Prague.  Here are a few of the other detailed blog posts if interested in exploring further: The Prague … Continue reading →

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Attacking the Castle in Prague

Posted on May 19, 2016 by David Cross

This morning we went up to the Prague Castle that was controlled by the Communist Party during the Soviet area… Now it is where the Prime Minister works. High security. We also went into St. Vitus Cathedral which was immensely … Continue reading →

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An Evening in Prague

Posted on May 18, 2016 by David Cross

Prague is definitely a hot spot with tourists. Lots of walking across cobblestone streets, lots of old architecture, almost so many different examples, it is hard to see them all and take pictures of them all.  This is one of … Continue reading →

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Vienna – Departing Thoughts

Posted on May 17, 2016 by David Cross

Last night, we had dinner at the Imperial Hotel since John Kerry and company had a dinner event in our hotel taking all the tables.  Learn more about the peace conference in this posting.  So we needed an alternate choice … Continue reading →

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Searching through the side streets of Vienna

Posted on May 16, 2016 by David Cross

Over the past 24 hours, we have been able to visit and see many things around Vienna that are hard to describe in a single theme.  So, I used a random number generator seeded with fresh entropy to put together … Continue reading →

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Syria Peace Conference in Vienna Austria

Posted on May 16, 2016 by David Cross

After exploring Vienna the day before in this blog posting, this day took a different twist! There are so many great places to eat in Vienna, the choices are hard. We were lucky and Platinum AMEX concierge got us into … Continue reading →

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