ScottJul 28, 20142 min readRomantic RothenburgAhh, Rothenburg! It is the quaintest and possibly best-preserved walled medieval town in the world (OK, maybe just Germany, but, still)....
ScottJul 25, 20142 min readBeautiful BambergBamberg is a quintessential medieval German town with very old and, for the most part, original timber framed buildings, rough...
ScottJul 25, 20142 min readGerman Customs ControlSo, I had a brand new adventure today. Somewhere on the A-4 between Dresden and Weimar in the small town of Chemnitz, the bus was pulled...
ScottJul 20, 20143 min readPotsdam ProblemsToady, we visited Potsdam, Germany, which is just outside of Berlin. It is probably most famous for the Potsdam Conference, which...
ScottJul 19, 20142 min readHistoric BerlinAccording to our guide, today was an unusually hot day for Berlin. It was in the mid to uppers 80s! And we spent a large part of the day...
ScottJul 17, 20141 min readAuf Wiedersehen America!Well, I made it through the baggage check-in and security at Dulles in less than thirty minutes. I even had time to enjoy a Starbucks and...
ScottApr 15, 20142 min readSchool VisitA lesson in discipline and respect One of the high points of my trip so far was the visit to a primary school in Beijing. We visited two...
ScottApr 14, 20141 min readChina Trip - Beijing - Summer PalaceA poetic royal playground Bridge to pavilion A vast expanse of buildings and gardens set around a huge manmade lake, the Summer Palace...
ScottApr 13, 20141 min readChina Trip – The Great Wall – JuYong PassA great experience! The Great Wall . . . What can I say? It was . . . uh . . . Great!! Two of my fellow travelers and I were the intrepid...
ScottApr 12, 20141 min readBeijingHere are highlights from the from the first two days of my time in Beijing: Great Wall (I climbed all the way to the top of the section...
ScottApr 11, 20141 min readAdventures in China - Day 1 - DepartureHurry up and wait . . . So . . . We had a 6:40 AM departure time from Baltimore Washington International Airport, and we were asked to...