Tag Archives: Europe
International Travel
I am a Glass Head
Lisbon – December 2019
The Hague – September 2019
Brussels & Einstein on the Beach – June 2019
My brother and I enjoy seeing interesting or notable performances of the music of Philip Glass. Having learned of an unusual new performance of the music of Einstein on the Beach taking place in Brussels, we knew we had to make a brief trip there from our homes in Portland, Oregon, USA to attend. This would be our… Read More »
Munich, Germany – December 2018
Travel days: Saturday-Sunday, December 1-2 I started my trip by flying from Portland to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The fellow sitting next to me on the plane perked up when I pulled out my iPad and Pencil shortly after takeoff from PDX and we talked geek stuff for quite a while. He commented on how I have no… Read More »
Olching, Germany – December 2018
After spending a week in Munich for meetings, I was looking forward to some extra time to do some serious exploration of the city, focus on photography, and maybe do some shopping. In preparation for this trip, I spent several hours online doing my research into Munich neighborhoods and I booked a hotel on the other side of… Read More »
Paris & back to London – February 2018
After nearly a week in London, two days in Granada, and a bonus unplanned day in the airport Madrid, I’d finally arrived in Paris: my first time in the famous city. There was a lot I had meticulously planned to see on what was originally going to be a three-day visit. But as my 12+ hour layover in… Read More »
Granada (& Madrid) – February 2018
After spending five days in London, I headed to Granada with my daughter, Laura, and her husband, Pearce. Journey to Spain: Saturday, February 3 We left the London flat at about 8:00am, leaving Tim behind, as he was flying home later in the day. We took the Underground to Heathrow, and flew to Madrid… getting there just before… Read More »
London & Satyagraha – January 2018
Having seen Philip Glass’ Einstein on the Beach and Akhnaten, I had just one more opera to see, Satyagraha, in order to have seen Glass’ entire “Portrait Trilogy.” When I learned, in mid-2017, that a revived production of Satyagraha by the English National Opera was going to premier in London in 2018, naturally I got tickets for myself and… Read More »
Frankfurt, Germany – April 2016
This was a trip to attend client meetings, and was one of my earlier overseas trips. While I took quite a few photos, unfortunately I took almost no notes. Here are a few photos that, as per my usual, I took from the window of my hotel room: The broadcast tower in this picture is the Europaturm, which… Read More »
Amsterdam and Einstein on the Beach – January 2013
I traveled to Berkeley, California, in October 2012 to see Philip Glass’ Einstein on the Beach. It was the first time I’d seen it, and it was nothing short of spectacular. The following month, I was telling my brother, Tim, about it. I told him that I was kicking myself that I hadn’t arranged to see it again… Read More »