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I saw a TV ad today for an online university. The scene opens with a sexy young blond in colorful pajamas. Her opening line…”I’m not going to bed right now, I’m going to college.”

I wasn’t sure if the infomercial was for earning your degree…or perhaps how to earn money for your degree. Not exactly clear.

This day-at-a-time method of picture posting is working quite nicely, although I’m still not exactly keeping up 🙂 Anyhow, this set includes highlights from our third day in Germany (Wednesday/Mittwoch, Oct 24). The journal details for this day are in the blog entry HERE.

You’ll notice that the images today take a more “artistic” turn…or at least whimsical…which is a typical as I get to know a place. On this day, we took a drive along the Rhine, starting in the town of Rudenstein. From this bank of the Rhine, we could get new views of the two castles from Day 1…Burgs Rheinstein and Rheinfels.

Lunch was in the town of Braubach, where our restaurant had its very own water wheel.

High above Braubach was the cozy Marksburg Castle, complete with frisky mountain goats and a torture chamber…both of which tickled Keegan.

We strolled around the river-side town of Boppard, and then had dinner in St. Goar. The well-lit castles hovered above the towns below.

My first overnight business trip in quite a while…this time to Atlanta. So yes, a hotel window pic is definitely in order…this time, the comfy Four Seasons…my very first Four Seasons, I believe.

One of the highlights of the trip was visiting the nearby High Museum with my colleagues. Coincidentally, the museum is hosting a series in conjunction with the Louvre. The current exhibit is about 130 objects from the Louvre’s “ancient world” collection. My favorite piece was a simple, painted cup/vase from a city in modern-day Iran. The piece dated from 6000BC…which just blows my mind. An 8000-year-old object!!

After touring the museum, we had drinks and dinner at the hip restaurant at the museum…Table 1280. This high-design space served up some fantastic dishes. I had a veal tagliatelle that was amazing and reminded me of Siena.

We finished the night with a grand discovery…a new drink. One of my colleagues introduced us to a simple 50-50 Baileys and whiskey. Wow. Fantastic. We have dubbed it “The Ed”.

This photo is one of Jeff’s, and it is truly wonderful.

I wanted to pass along a plug for Jeff’s blog, because I know that since he only posts once every 7 months that you may not visit regularly 🙂

But last night, Jeff posted an impressive set of photos from our visit to Paris…and specifically some exceptional shots of the Louvre at night. He was giddily bouncing around the Louvre courtyard, and captured its special nighttime vibe. I love how the long exposures blend the lighting from the buildings and glass and fountains.

Its well worth the visit…sooooo, click here now!! The lines are open and operators are standing by.

Here are some of the highlight photos from our second day in Germany (Tuesday/Dienstag, Oct 23) and our drive to the Roman city of Trier in the Mosel Valley. The trip details are in the blog entry HERE. Our day began with a drive through windmill-dotted fields, with a lunch break in Idar-Oberstein with its church embedded in the hillside.

Trier is a tourist mecca, with its Roman structures scattered through modern streets and squares.

The #1 Roman site in Trier is the 2nd-century Porta Nigra.

Next we visited the adjoining Cathedral and Church of our Lady.

The Roman Basilica is a fascinating blend of the original 2nd-century structure, with add-ons across the centuries.

Finally, we circled the ruins of the expansive Roman baths.

It was a FULL day, to be sure.