Tales of a Technogypsie

Plymouth, UK Plymouth means “mouth of the River Plym” and is a city and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England located roughly 190 miles southwest of London. The city lies between the rivers ‘Plym’ and ‘Tamar’ where they join Plymouth Sound. Early Paleolithic man inhabited the area as bones of Homo sapiens have [...]

Part A Hunting for the hostel in Mons Friday, 10 April 2009Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Mons, Belgium The adventurers had a pretty interesting night partying in Amsterdam with the pub crawl. Awaking early with a hangover was not the best start to the day that Sir Thomas Leaf could have. Onwards to check out from [...]

Belgium 2008 estimated population: 10,666,866. with a area of roughly 11,787 square miles (30,528 km2) The Kingdom of Belgium is the founding member of the European Union and the host of its headquarters, and is a small northwestern European country that straddles the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe. “Belgium” is derived from “Gallia [...]

Amsterdam Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThe largest city in Holland (The Netherlands) and its capital, is world-famous “Amsterdam”. It is the financial and cultural capital of the Netherlands. It is also the headquarters for most Dutch institutions and 7 of the world’s top 500 countries including Philips and ING. Amsterdam is located in North Holland in the [...]

Ansbach, Germany Ansbach, Germanywww.ansbach.deAnsbach or Anspach is a town of roughly 40,512 people in the Bavarian state of Germany (census 2004). It was originally called Onolzbach. It serves as the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. 25 miles southwest of Nuremberg and 90 miles north of Munich, Ansbach has been an important center [...]

Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, Germany Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany * Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Ansbach * Promenade 27 · 91522 Ansbach * Tel. (09 81) 95 38 39 -0 · Fax (09 81) 95 38 39 -40 * sgvansbach@bsv.bayern.de * RESIDENCE AND COURT GARDEN OF THE MARGRAVES OF ANSBACHOPENING TIMES OF THE RESIDENCE: April – September: [...]

Nuremberg is located on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. It is in the heart of the Franconia / Bavaria state of Germany. It is Franconia’s largest city and is located 170 km’s north of Munich. In 2006, it’s population was 500,132. It is located 302 meters above sea level. Nuremberg saw great expansion [...]

WORMS, Germany The fabled city of Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. In 2004 its population was 85,829. The city was originally called Borbetomagus by the Celts who established it first (meaning “settlement in a watery area”), and it may very well be the “Oldest City in Germany” (of course [...]

Köln Cathedral * Cologne, Germany * Cologne Cathedral is a World Heritage Site and is one of the best known architectural monuments in Germany and Cologne’s most famous. It is 144.5 metres long, 86.5 m wide and its two towers are 157 m tall. The Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und [...]

River promenade in Köln COLOGNE (Köln), GERMANY State: North Rhine-Westphalia; Area: 405.15 km² (156.4 sq mi); Elevation: 37 m (121 ft) above sea level; Population: 995,397 (31 December 2007); Founded: 50 AD. Website: www.stadt-koeln.de Cologne (German: Köln (help·info), IPA: [kœln]; local dialect: Kölle [ˈkœɫə]) is Germany’s fourth-largest city (after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich), and is [...]

, Morning By the Köln Cathedral Wednesday, 1 April 2009Köln, Germany Awaking relatively early, yet having a little of a sleep in; the adventuring parties of Sir Christian, Sir Thomas Leaf, and Princess Brea ventured out to the fabled city of Köln (Cologne) for searching clues in the Köln Cathedral, German Roman Museum, and the [...]