The JimAnna Chronicles

This weekend, our latest adventure was a very eventful trip to the French region of Alsace. If you’re not familiar the region, it’s in the northeast corner of France and borders both Germany and Switzerland. Also, if you are a fan of history, you probably know that this region has been fought over for centuries. [...]

This weekend, we went back to Köln. This time, it was not to see the museums or cathedrals. We went to take part in Germany’s Drei Tolle Tages (or three crazy days) holiday. It’s called Fasching or Karneval, depending on where you are. If you think you don’t know what that is… well, it’s based [...]

OK, let me start with: this post is atypical and REALLY long. I am posting images that were originally film. These are from my trip to Africa back in 2001. However, the overall experience was an epiphany for me. Although I had traveled abroad before, it was on this trip that I discovered my love [...]

Today, Anna and I drove 90 minutes north and toured a little of one of the cultural centers of Germany, Köln (or Cologne in English). Downtown is one of the most famous (if not the most) architectural icons of the country, the Köln Dom (or Cathedral). Inside is just as amazing. Construction was begun in [...]

Well, it was off to Silver Flag (again). If you’ve read my posts since their inception, you’ll notice my first post was also of Silver Flag. Well, I had the pleasure of returning to refresh my training, this time in Europe instead of Asia. Of course, Silver Flag was in addition to going to a [...]