Lizzie’s travelogue

Royal Clipper

Schimpff's Confectionery

Schimpff’s Confectionery is one of the oldest, continuously operated, family-owned candy businesses in the United States. They started off in louisville in the 1850's and moved to Jeffersonville in 1891 by Gustav Schimpff Sr.

The Brown Hotel

The Hot Brown sandwich was created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, by Fred K. Schmidt in 1926.

Cup of Sunshine Tea House & Cafe

Located on the banks of the Ohio River with a view of Louisville, Kentucky. This seasonal ice cream shoppe recently opened full time as a healthy eatery.

Big Bend National Park

Marble Canyon

Hwy 89 near the border between Arizona and Utah.

Casa Batllo

Casa Batlló, located at Passeig de Gracía is one of the great masterpieces of Antoni Gaudi, an architect who also created La Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera and some other great pieces of architecture in Barcelona. Once in Barcelona, one shouldn't miss it.

Roswell

True Sake

Located in San Francisco's increasingly trendy Hayes Valley neighborhood, True Sake has laid claim to being "the first dedicated sake store outside of Japan, and also the first sake store in America." By that they mean that it's the first store to specialize in selling only Japanese-style sake, and nothing else. And what a treat!

Gion

A quiet, historic district of Kyoto, Japan which can be very picturesque and inspiring for both the foreigner and Japanese.