Our trip to Copenhagen in December was perfectly timed with the shortest days of the year, but well worth the trip to explore the sprawling Christmas markets and undertake a pilgramage to Jim’s favorite European beer maker – Mikkeller! Mikkeller Where: In Vesterbro neighborhood of Copenhagen. See map. Why you should visit: The Mikkeller brewery […]
February 12, 2013
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V&A Museum’s Impressive Theatre Display
Museums can be fun?! London is the perfect city for touring museums. There are museums with topics ranging from art & science to war & history, and almost all of the major ones are free to enter. (See a list here.) Hearing the word “museum” usually reminds me of long, boring days spent on school field […]
February 9, 2013
Behind the Cider Bar at Battersea Beer Festival
CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) The “Campaign for Real Ale” (CAMRA) began in 1971, inspired by four English “blokes” (guys) with a mission to “campaign for real ale, pubs and drinkers rights.” Today CAMRA has approximately 146,000 members, hosts more than 100 beer & cider festivals each year, and has a beer publishing arm that […]
February 5, 2013
The Bull Brewpub in Highgate
The never-ending mission to uncover and visit all-things-beer led us to The Bull in north London this past Sunday afternoon. Having thought that we’d mapped all breweries (and micros) in town, we were pleasantly surprised to find that The Bull has a small 2bbl brewery embedded within their kitchen, brewing under the name of London Brewing Company. […]
February 4, 2013
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Jim and I went to the top of the Shard Building in London a few days ago, currently the tallest building in Western Europe (see my recent post on this). A wonderful experience – but it brought back memories of the last time I visited one of the world’s tall buildings, in March of 2011 […]
February 4, 2013
View from the Shard Experience
Since I’ve been young, I’ve loved skyscrapers. I will always remember the feeling of amazement I experienced when I first saw the Manhattan skyline. Though the 2001 WTC attacks forever changed people’s perceptions on tall buildings, I am proud that New York City has rebuilt and that One World Trade Center is soon opening. Two years ago, […]
January 29, 2013
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Southampton Arms pub review
Be active and take a long walk: that was our plan for the last Saturday in January. Jim and I managed to get off to a good start. We woke up, showered, and walked approximately 2 miles before we threw this plan out the window and replaced it with a non-active trip on the London […]
January 28, 2013
Climbing “The Monument” in London
“Built between 1671 and 1677 to commemorate the Great Fire of London and to celebrate the rebuilding of the city” (Monument Info Website), the Monument is an important structure in the city of London. I’ve always been fascinated by The Great Fire and its role in London’s history. 1/3 of the city and 100,000 homes were destroyed […]
February 16, 2013
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