Welcome Family Travelers!
Jul 27, 2010
By Lisa T. Bergren
Like exploring caves? About forty-five minutes outside of Bozeman, Montana, is a family adventure treasure for kids and adults alike, Montana’s first state park, the Lewis & Clark Caverns. Continue reading
Jul 22, 2010
Comfort of the Known
The Family Lake Home in MontanaBy Lisa T. Bergren
Return to the place you loved or go someplace new? What is the value, the power of each? I’ve been contemplating this, of late. Because I’m drawn to both the Exploration of the New and the Comfort of the Known. Each has its charms; there are so many places in the world I want to see (check out our web site’s name) that it’s very hard for me to return to a location I’ve already been. Continue reading
Jul 12, 2010
King Tut Exhibit
Denver, June 29, 2010-January 9, 2011By Lisa T. Bergren
I was so excited about seeing the King Tut exhibit in Denver, that I planned our out-of-state summer trip around it. The last time I’d seen Tutankhamen’s (pronounced Toot-in-common) treasures was in Cairo, back in 1990. Even there, in the ramshackle, crowded museum—that I understand has since had a makeover—the exhibit was inspiring, with its amazing gold and piles upon piles of artifacts. Continue reading
In Colorado, Trip Reports
Tags: dates of exhibit, Denver, Egypt, exhibit, golden mask, kids, King Tut, museum, review, Secrets of the Mummy, Tutankhamen
Jul 1, 2010
The High Line
New York City's Wild SideBy Lisa T. Bergren
I’d heard about the High Line park a couple of years ago—how it was an abandoned, elevated freight train track that had literally “gone to seed,” with trees shoulder high and all kinds of bush and grass having a heyday. Continue reading
In New York, Trip Reports
Tags: elevated freight train, High Line, highline, nature, New York, nyc, park, tours, visiting, walking, wheelchair access
Jun 30, 2010
My Favorite NYC Stop?
The Subway. Seriously.By Lisa T. Bergren
For views, we went to the breath-stealing Top of the Rock and the next day, settled in for the Circle Line Cruise which took us under the Statue of Liberty. For culture, we took in a Broadway musical and the planetarium. For exercise, we meandered through the gorgeous, green Central Park. For the awe factor, we stood on a corner and stared at the corona-exploding electronic billboards of Times Square.
But my favorite part of our NYC trip was the subway.
Far better than an airport or even a street corner for people watching, the train is truly a microcosm of this great, diverse city.
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In Trip Reports
Tags: 7 day pass, JFK, metro, New York City, nyc, people watching, subway
Jun 25, 2010
Herodion
Palace for a Paranoid RulerBy Lisa T. Bergren
So…Herod the Great looked at a mountain and saw the basis of another amazing fortress palace to add to his lot. You can almost see him there, taking it all in, like a modern day luxury hotel tycoon, thinking, Yes, yes, I’ll put a palace there. Continue reading
In Israel, Trip Reports
Tags: archeology, Herod, Herod the Great, Herodion, holy land, Israel
Jun 23, 2010
The Church of the Nativity
Birthplace of Jesus ChristBy Lisa T. Bergren
Despite what every crèche set showcases, it’s likely that Jesus Christ was born in a cave, carved out of a hill, rather than in a charming wooden stable. St. Justin (160 AD) was the first one to identify the Bethlehem cave as the birthplace of Christ, Continue reading
Jun 17, 2010
Ein Gedi
And a Dip in the Dead Sea...By Lisa T. Bergren
After a visit to Qumran, site where they found the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Masada, ancient Herodian palace and stronghold for Jewish Zealots during the Great Revolt, we were ready for some fun. Heading back north along the Dead Sea, where Israeli forces patrol (Jordan is on the east side of the lake), we reached Ein Gedi, the most popular park for those who want to swim in the Dead Sea.
In Dead Sea, Israel, Trip Reports
Tags: Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Israel, kids, national park, spa, swimming
Jun 15, 2010
Masada
Herodian Palace & Jewish StrongholdBy Lisa T. Bergren
After a visit to Qumran, site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found, we moved on along the shores of the ancient waterway (the Dead Sea is the lowest surface on Earth, at 1385 feet below sea level), to one of Herod’s desert palaces, a fortress on the iron-rich, red cliffs called Masada. Continue reading
Jun 14, 2010
Qumran
Where the Dead Sea Scrolls Were FoundBy Lisa T. Bergren
On the northern edge of the Dead Sea, along the barren, chalky cliffs, riddled with caves, a Bedouin boy found treasure in 1947. Continue reading
