I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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So where is the oldest house in the U.S. located at? It is in the northern part of New Mexico, in the historic Santa Fe. The Historic Santa Fe Foundation “finds the oldest house worthy of preservation” — says the sign posted on the exterior wall of the house. The…
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It is the world’s most powerful radio astronomy telescope, an array of 27 giant dish antennas aimed at the universe surrounding our planet Earth. Since its first observation in 1975, the Very Large Array (VLA), located 50 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico, has scanned the skies to learn cosmic…
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Koln-Dusseldorfer offers you a day of cruise on the Rhine River (Rhein). When in Cologne, Germany, take the round trip sightseeing cruise. A cruise is a fantastic way to experience the beauty and history of the Rhine River in Germany. Cologne is a popular departure point, and each trip may…
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I have been an Aggie for a little over a year. Since I love the serenity and scenery of the New Mexico State University campus, I always make it a habit to not take shortcuts when walking from building A to building B. For instance, going from my workplace in…
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Simply put: outdated. The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico boasts to explore the Spanish colonial arts and crafts from the 1600’s to the present, yet failed to do so. The small exhibit area, with very little artifacts, was not even educational. I asked the man…
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The Arc de Triomphe is a famous landmark located in the heart of Paris, France. It stands at the western end of the Champs-Élysées and honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The arc was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806 and…
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I was intrigued myself after hearing that there is a staircase inside the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico that is miraculous. Why is it miraculous? According to the chapel’s history, two mysteries surround the spiral stairs: the identity of its carpenter and the physics of its construction. No…
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What is the oldest church in the United States? It is the San Miguel Church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Under the auspices of Fray Alonso de Benavides, the church was built by Tlaxcalan Indians from Mexico in the early 1600s. The original adobe walls remain under the stucco exterior….
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