Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

I wanted to visit Versailles, often recommended by tour guides and travel experts as a must see attraction in not only Paris, but France, and all of Europe. OK, well, with all that hype, it must be pretty special. From where … Continue reading →

As I said last time, I took a day off, and stayed in the apartment all day except for a couple three interesting excursions. One was to see if my host was right about how close to the subway we were…he … Continue reading →

I was comfortable at the hostel, but it was time to move on since I had reservations for a flat in Paris that looked really nice on AirBnB. This morning was a traveling day and after my shower, gathered all my … Continue reading →

Next morning in Paris, I’m up, showered, shaved, breakfasted and coffee-d by 8:45. Off I go on the subway to the closest subway station to the Eiffel Tower. Had to start with this map of Paris they gave me at St. … Continue reading →

Next morning, up at 7:30 AM. Down to Belushi’s for breakfast of cereal and milk, some fruit, a little cheese, a cold cut slice or two, and coffee. At least the cereal was good. What am I saying…it was all … Continue reading →

May 3, 2014, I board the train at Torino Porta Susa at 7:39. Yikes. Early. I got to the train station around 6:30 as well. So that means I got up at 5:30. That’s not me usually. Not on most trips. … Continue reading →

The next day, back to the museum. I had spent 6 hours the day before and pretty much covered all the smaller items in the Egyptian collection, now it was time to go into the statuary section of the museum. I knew … Continue reading →

The next day in Turin, I headed off to the world’s largest Egyptian museum outside of Egypt. Established in 1824 at the university based on a private collection plus the collection the university already had. I knew from reading that this was … Continue reading →

The next couple days, I just spent wandering around new Pompeii, and visiting the malls, cafes, and shops near old Pompeii. Since I am traveling light, about all I could do was look and not buy. Oh, I did buy another shot … Continue reading →

My last post kind of ended suddenly, and what actually happened is that I walked to the little cafe that was just before the exit gates. Outdoor place, set up with a tiny kitchen and several quaint tables. Just the place … Continue reading →