The Dragon’s Nest
Have you ever wondered what the connection between dragons and castles is? I suspect the famous Schloss Drachenburg castle of...
April 24, 2025
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Andrew M. - CE Civil and Environmental Enroute - Plane, Bus and Train Travels General Infrastructure Highlights Railways, Trains, Subways, Trolleys Transportation Travel Weekend Excursions
8 Countries, 47 Trains, 1 Eurail Pass
When I saw the Black Friday deal for the Eurail pass last November, I didn’t entirely know what I was...
April 24, 2025
What Copenhagen Gets Right About Public Space and Clean Water
I was in Copenhagen a few weeks ago. It was cold, like two jackets, scarf, beanie, hands shoved deep in...
April 23, 2025
Civil and Environmental Electrical Green Infrastructure, Green Roofs and Walls Highlights Just for Fun Maya M. - ECE Parks and Green Space Sustainability Uncategorized Weekend Excursions Whimsy
Botanical Buffoonery
History and Importance of Botanical Gardens Modern botanical gardens’ primary objective is to display a plethora of plants labelled with...
April 23, 2025
Sport Cars in Stuttgart
Last week I went to Stuttgart to see the Porsche and Mercedes museums. I’m not a massive car guy, but...
April 23, 2025
Absolute Architecture in Paris
Over Easter weekend I made a trip to Paris. I had planned to do this for a while, since I...
April 22, 2025
Andy K. - ME Civil and Environmental Engineering Enroute - Plane, Bus and Train Travels General Infrastructure Historic Mechanical Owen B. - ChBE Railways, Trains, Subways, Trolleys Roadways, Tunnels, and Bridges Social Impacts Transportation
US vs EU infrastructure
For the question of why Europe’s infrastructure is so much better than the US we have to consider what perspective...
April 22, 2025
Benjamin P. - ME Bonn Engineering Entertainment Highlights Historic Social Impacts Uncategorized Whimsy
Colorful Conference Center
Last week, some friends and I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel with the legendary Dr. Johannes O. Stahl...
April 21, 2025
Recycling in Bonn: The Struggle of Knowing Which Bin to Use
Bonn, and the rest of Germany for that matter, has quite the intricate recycling infrastructure in place and it can...
April 18, 2025
Amsterdam Copenhagen Electrical Engineering Historic Just for Fun Railways, Trains, Subways, Trolleys Seamus B. - ECE Transportation Uncategorized
Copenhagen vs Amsterdam
In mid-late March, we went on a week-long trip to visit both Amsterdam and Copenhagen, spending almost two days in...
April 18, 2025
