Admiring the splendor of the Brooklyn Bridge

By Kimberly Sullivan | November 28, 2023 |

I’ve been across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge so many times, but each time, it strikes me with its beauty. Years ago, back in college, I took a course with David McCullough and we read his fabulous The Great Bridge that delves into the engineering feat of John and Washington Roebling in building this bridge 1869-1883.…

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Views from the top of the Stubnerkogel, Bad Gastein, Austria

By Kimberly Sullivan | June 28, 2016 |

I’ve already written about hiking up the Graukogel – another of the panoramic peaks of beautiful Bad Gastein, Austria – an idyllic Alpine town in Austria’s Salzburg province. Stubnerkogel (1943 meters above sea level) is the other peak easily reached from Bad Gastein’s center. There are great views from the top – and views out to…

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