Category: Travel
LUDENDORFF BRIDGE MAP Everyone knew the bridge would be destroyedthe only question was when. The physical structure of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen no longer survives, but the bridge …
ZUYLEN MUSEUM Visitors to the Utrecht area often go to the small 13th-century castle at Oud-Zuilen, now part of the northern suburb of Maarssen. Moated and turreted, Slot Zuylen …
SALGINATOBEL BRIDGE MAP Crossing Salgina Gorge, near Schiers, Switzerland Designer/Engineer Robert Maillart Completed 1930 Span 295 feet (90 meters) Material Reinforced concrete Type Arch By eliminating everything but structure …
WALTON MUSEUM No composer could have chosen a home more idyllic than did William Walton when he settled in Ischia, in the Bay of Naples. And accordingly no composer …
TOSTI MUSEUM The title ‘Tosti’s Goodbye’ will have some resonances for older readers of this book. But the name of Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti is less familiar now than …
TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE MAP The bridge’s explosive collapse was deemed “the Pearl Harbor of engineering.” On the morning of November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed in 42-mile-an-hour …
Costa Rica is a dream vacation destination for its tropical rainforests surrounded by two beautiful coastlines. Costa Rica is home to dozens of different beaches, which are beautiful and …
There’s nothing quite like getting a break from your daily routine and hectic lifestyle. Planning a getaway can help you take a step back and enjoy life to its …
PALLADIAN BRIDGE MAP Crossing Octagon Lake, Buckinghamshire, England Designer/Engineer Unknown Completed c. 1755 Length 92 feet (28 meters) Material Stone Type Arch A Renaissance design was used to encourage …
SKRYABIN MUSEUM Aleksandr Skryabin was a native Muscovite, and although he travelled widely as a concert pianist and lived abroad for many years – in Italy, France, Switzerland and …