A friend from my program and I went to Lillehammer.  I had promised myself I'd make it to that former Olympic city while in Norway this summer…

Over the long weekend (kinda like a spring break, except it was in the middle of summer school) during the International Summer School in Oslo I we…

random statues from Oslo

    It's summer, which pretty much means another trip to Europe!  I stopped in London for a few days to see some friends …

Had an opportunity to tour the USA Luge practice facilities and the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY

Alas, the seven weeks of summer fun, er, dissertation research is ended.  I stayed with three different friends in London and didn't have time…

In addition to all of the free museums in London, there are several others that are worth the entrance fee. Right at the Hyde Park Corner stop on …

After visiting more of the small town and countryside of England, it was off to London to stay with other friends (and spend my days at the Nationa…

I stayed with a friend who lives about 40 minutes (on the train) east of London for my first few days.  With a day when no archives are open, …

I went to Cambridge to do some research (honest!) for my dissertation, but my friend and I had a chance to walk around a bit.  The town is cut…

Alas, I left the letter from my rabbi at home for this trip, but luckily enough the synagogue in Stockholm holds regular tours during the week and …

The Danish Jewish Museum is located within the grounds of Slotsholmen (where Christiansborg Slot is). The Jewish Museum is right next to the Natio…

One of the best things about royalty is the plethora of palaces they have -- and that you can see a lot of them. Needless to say, with my love of …

In addition to all of the palaces, there are a lot of other great museums in Copenhagen to see that you can fit in, many of which are right by some…

My German friend and I walked away from the center of Copenhagen to try to find a place to eat dinner. We walked through a bit of the red light di…

Leaving Germany meant no longer traveling by train between countries; instead I would have three short flights on discount carriers before returnin…

Spending a long weekend hanging out with friends in Cologne before returning to the academic life!

Tuesday afternoon I headed from Colmar to Mannheim to stay with a friend for two nights.  On Wednesday I went to Darmstadt which, if translate…

My two days in Colmar this year (once I finally arrived from Monaco) were pretty uneventful.  Actually, Colmar is the same as last year, jus…

I decided, since I was in Monaco, that I would not need a friend’s advice and go spend an afternoon in Nice, France, rather than just go to the b…

One of the first things to do in Monaco is to walk up the steep path to the rock where the Palace is. The view is awesome of the entire principali…

I'm so glad my research brought me here -- really, I need to make sure all my future projects are this cool.  I may just have to come up with …

Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie opened the Princess Grace exhibit last weekend at the Grimaldi Forum, and it will run through mid-September be…

A friend of mine works in Nyon, so I spent the morning wandering around the town. Really, you don't need much more than that to see Nyon. I walke…

On Tuesday I stopped at the train station in Lausanne to reserve my seats on the TGV both to and from Monaco.  Unfortunately, both of the tr…

If you like sports -- and especially the Olympic Games -- this is the museum for you! I went a few years ago, but since I had some extra time in L…

On Friday I left Bern and headed to Lausanne, where the International Olympic Committee and its museum and archives are located.  Of co…

After four full days in Zurich, I headed off to Bern, the Swiss capital for what I wasn't sure was going to be a productive research trip.  I …

Zurich's Kunsthaus (Museum of Fine Arts) holds a nice array of paintings and a some sculptures from the past 500 years, with about half of the perm…

I made it to Zurich without any problems.  I think the Canadian 18 and under national bball team has some tourney (worlds perhaps?) …