The next day Erik, Frank and Lou picked me up at 9am. Our first stop was to one of the gates of Angkor Thom which was pretty impressive. As we headed up to the gate, we had to cross a bridge that was on top of a moat. The bridge was flanked on either side Read More »
From Kosovo I hopped on a bus to Skopje, the capital of Macedonia and a fairly short ride away from Pristina. Jeanne, a Princeton student and Kosovo Law Center intern, came with me as she had a late afternoon flight to catch from Skopje. We cruised through customs, although I was quite upset Jeanne got Read More »
Sunday 24th September 6am and Idre presented us with our Beijing tickets, but the only places he could get meant that we are not in the same carriage. In fact we were 7 carriages apart!! A bit awkward when we are sharing snacks, drinks and utensils. Idre was great tho’, saying he’d take us to Read More »
So how did you like all the funky stuff I told you about Rotorua in the last post? Sometimes the city seems like any other city….then you bump into a geothermal area, and it looks like another planet! Well, the whole area around Rotorua is filled with volcanic areas, and activity. Other places in NZ Read More »
I think that Stirling saved the best for the last of our trip. We visited Stirling Castle, Stirling Bridge, and the Wallace Memorial. Edinburgh is the cultural and political center of Scotland, but Stirling may be the ancient heart of the Scotland. Stirling history dates back to Roman times, and once was the capital of Read More »
Yes! We’re off to London! My friends Tanya and Amisha, and I decided to make use of our winter break from Rutgers and do some traveling. We ultimately decided on London because of its wide array of activities and because there is no language barrier to cross. We flew Virgin Airlines, and a good thing Read More »
Wow… Edinburgh is absolutely gorgeous!! Granted, I was only there for a little over a day, and we only stayed in the old town, but it was just as I had imagined it. Honestly, I think Edinburgh is one of my favorite–if not favorite–places I’ve visited so far. We arrived at Edinburgh airport in the Read More »
June 30, 2006 York Do you like history? You will like York! Do you like history? Are you the type of person that likes to know everything about history? Do you like seeing medieval ruins and amazing sites? Well, if you answered yes to all of these questions you will probably like York. We certainly Read More »
On the opposite end of town, next to the amphitheatre, is St. John’s Church. The exact origins of the church have been forever lost in time but there are two main speculations as to when it was built; one account reads that it was created in 689 AD and another source states it was built Read More »
It’s amazing to think that Kensington Palace was originally built as a country get-away for the Royals now that it’s right in the middle of some of the busiest, most built up areas of London. But surrounded by Kensington Gardens and then Hyde Park on one side, it still does retain a peaceful secluded feel Read More »
