The Peripatetic Engineer

We started the day with a visit to Bayeux . The first problem is that parking spaces are at a premium. I used the parking lot shark techniqu...

We leave Giverny and head for Lower Normandy. I got lost several times with the ring road around Caen being the biggest problem. (The Mich...

It's Monday and we are looking for other sightseeing opportunities. We learned very quickly, however, what “sauf Lundi” means. After dec...

Breakfast consisted of ham, cheese and bread. The coffee was a dark roast which reminded us of good New Orleans coffee but we would soon tir...

I got lost again trying leaving Brugge. I went down a street that was blocked for construction and it turned into a dead end. I must have lo...

The stars came into alignment and I was able bring my wife along with me while I attended a series of HAZOP meetings in Amsterdam. The plan ...

The Annual Greasing of the Poles is a pre-Lenten activity that has been carried out by the New Orleans Royal Sonesta Hotel for over 30 years...