For me the charm of Europe has a lot to do with the preservation of it’s history. Where else can you drive over a 300 years old bridge,  walk down cobblestone street paved with rocks collected and set by the workers of centuries past or lodge in a building older than the country of your birth? It is very hard not to walk down the streets of Europe and miss the bits and pieces of the cultural legacy left by generations past.

I have always had an affinity towards old buildings. Back home in New York City my favorite neighborhoods in which to walk are not the contemporary well lit ones such as Time Square, but the ones were the facades haven’t been altered in favor of a more modern look.  So I love walking down some of the forgotten streets of lower Manhattan that still maintain their old world charm. Read more