Warsaw Rising

Warsaw, Poland July 20, 2025 Around the corner from the Supreme Court is a section of the wall that once encircled the ghettos where citizens of Warsaw had been rounded up between 1940-1943. A map is mounted on it and on the pavement nearby are some of the ghetto boundary markers. The note on the … More Warsaw Rising

Silver Lining

Germany July 7, 2025 Mosty pretty, sometimes quaint and always touristy, this summer is not quite far enough off the beaten path for the likes of me. But the silver lining has been meeting people I have met in some other part of the globe sometimes recently or sometimes years ago. And especially seeing old … More Silver Lining

A Week in Berlin

Berlin, Germany Jan 4, 2018 The rain that had meant soggy days in Porto followed me dutifully and I was treated to more of the same for the entire week in Berlin. But this side trip to Berlin was mostly to visit friends that I haven’t seen in a while so it hardly mattered. In … More A Week in Berlin