Category: Travel

  • Favorite Things of 2018

    Favorite Things of 2018

    Another year has come and gone. Here are a few of my favorite things in 2018. Restaurant Pizzeria Limone. I’m usually the only male there and they have the worst background music ever, but their Caprese Pizza is really amazing. Here’s my TripAdvisor review. Breakfast Cereal Chocolate Cruesli is still the clear winner and will…

  • Old Men in Zion with their families

    Old Men in Zion with their families

    Five years ago I met up in Zion National Park with old friends to celebrate surviving 40 years on earth. This time we brought our families. Video evidence: Photo evidence:

  • Amsterdam 2018

    Amsterdam 2018

    Video of last week in Amsterdam, including: Countryside bike tour with windmill, clogs, and dairy farm. Anne Frank’s home All the usual tourist spots A few photos –

  • Mormonen at Vienna Central Cemetery

    Mormonen at Vienna Central Cemetery

    We came to Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof, the Vienna Central Cemetery, to see dead musicians. The German-only map showed some Konfessionelle Bereiche (“sectarian divisions”) and featured a photo of a “Mormonen” monument – middle right below. How curious! We made our way to section 57C and saw this statue of Christ and a child facing, presumably,…

  • Vienna – Music and Death

    Vienna – Music and Death

    Vienna is a cool place for fans of music and cemeteries. On our bike tour we saw monuments to Johann Strauss, Franz Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner – The Vienna Central Cemetery (Wiener Zentralfriedhof) is a few miles out of town, a quick Uber ride away if you don’t want to figure out the buses.…