History of Surgery

The Museum of Surgical Science includes a room dedicated to the pioneers of medicine. For daily pictures you can … More

Preserving the new as well as the old

I am always a little bit amused by the definition of ‘old’ in the US when compared to European architecture. … More

When I lived in Zürich, I visited the Fraumünster and was awed by the stained glass windows there created by … More

My last journey on this USA Rail Pass was on the Cardinal from Charlottesville back to Chicago. A friend was … More

Having toured Monticello, I didn’t get a chance to visit the University of Virginia, another popular tourist attraction. Instead, I … More

One of the most popular tourist attractions in the Charlottesville area is the house that Thomas Jefferson lived in, which … More

In Charlottesville I was AirBnB-ing with musician who lets her spare room to earn a bit of money and meet interesting … More

The next leg on my journey on the Cardinal was from Philadelphia to Charlottesville. It was overcast in Philadelphia and … More

South Street is another part of the City of Philadelphia which was designated for re-development and managed to escape it. The … More

It wasn’t until I read the introductory notes in the guide to the Eastern State Penitentiary that I recognised the … More