The Happy Traveler

Roberta Sandler

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Old Tucson Studios: the “Old West” – Hollywood Style

I grew up spending my Saturdays at movie matinees.

One of my favorite genres was the "western." As an adult, I was hooked on western TV series like "Bonanza," "Cheyenne," "Maverick" and "Wagon Train." That's why it was such a hoot for me to recently visit Old Tucson Studios in Tucson, Arizona.

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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

BEAUTY IN MUNICH: BAVARIA’S CULTURAL CAPITAL

Martin Sandler

Marienplatz, Munich's Central Square

Remember Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Howie Morris and Carl Reiner on TV’s “Your Show of Shows?” In one classic skit, they portray mechanical Bavarian figures on a gigantic clock who suddenly revolve in the wrong direction, bump into each other and smack each other with hammers.

I stood beneath Munich’s Neo-Gothic City Hall on Marienplatz, the city’s central square. I peered up at the Glockenspiel tower and thought about that comedy skit. The crowd cheered as the Glockenspiel’s 43 bells rang, and knights – part of the clock’s 32 life-size mechanical figures -- jousted on horseback. The locals revere their Glockenspiel.

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Roberta Sandler
Travel Writer and Guidebook Author

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