Walking Guides and Trips
Trips
Purdue Campus Walk - Union, University Hall, Bell Tower, Engineering Mall




West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Walking | 1.9 miles
Walking | 1.9 miles
I took the day off of work and drove down to West Lafayette to attend the celebration of the Purdue's Computer Science Department's 50th anniversary. This was a good chance for me to meet former professors, fellow alumni, students, and listen to day of distinguished speakers. Before this day of activities, I went for an early morning walk through the center of campus. My meetings started at 10am, and I timed my walk...
I had business meetings in St. Petersburg Florida, staying at the Vinoy Renaissance Hotel. After my first full day of meetings, I went for a walk along waterfront.I started walking South on Bay Shore Dr, then I turned left onto 2nd Ave and followed the street out onto the St. Petersburg Pier. I had a light dinner on the 5th floor of the landmark inverted pyramid-shaped building. I took some nice twilight...
I was in Jackson on business. This was my first visit to the state of Mississippi, and I was looking forward to walk Jackson Capitol area.I parked at the State Capitol, I walked around the grounds, I then made my way over to the Old State Capitol, now a museum, then walked a little further to the Governor's Mansion, then headed back. The Jackson Capitol Area is a nice compact area in...
I was in Manhattan for a day of meetings. My hotel, the location of the meetings, was on 26th Street right near 7th Ave. The late afternoon of my arrival I decided to go for a walk.I started walking East on 26th; I passed by Broadway, and turned South onto 5th Ave. I walked down to the Flatiron Building. I looped back around, heading North on 5th to the Empire State Building....
I was on the campus of Purdue University for a day of meetings. After my meetings I went for a late afternoon walk around the Engineering Mall.I started at the parking garage across the street from the MSEE building, walked along Northwestern Ave, turned left / West onto Stadium Ave, then left again onto Stadium Mall drive. This had me walking straight into the center of the Engineering Mall area, through which...
Paris Walk - La Tour Eiffel, Rue Cler, École Militaire, Le Mur pour la Paix
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Walking | 2.3 miles
Walking | 2.3 miles
I was done with my last day of meetings in Paris, and from my hotel I went for a walk before dinner. I was staying two blocks from the La Tour Effel; I started from here, walked through the Champ de Mars (park land area by the Tour Effel), then North East up Rue Saint-Dominque, turning right onto Rue Cler. At the Southern point of the street, I made my way over...
Culver City Downtown Walk - Culver Hotel, Sony Studios, City Hall, Kirk Douglas Theatre
Culver City, California, United States
Walking | 3.0 miles
Walking | 3.0 miles
I was in Los Angeles for the weekend, taking a class. We were scheduled to meet all over the LA area and my host recommended that I stay at the Culver Hotel, Culver City. I checked-in a few hours before my first meeting, and I decided to go for a walk through the historic downtown district of Culver City. I started by walking SouthWest along Culver Blvd, along side the historic Sony...
Walk Downtown Seattle - Pike Place Market, Pioneer Park, and Smith Tower




Seattle, Washington, United States
Walking | 4.4 miles
Walking | 4.4 miles
I was in Seattle on business and the afternoon before my meetings, I went for a walk through the downtown area.I parked by the famous Pike Place Market, walked through it, enjoying the many street artists and a cup of coffee at the original Starbucks. I got a really nice view of the water front at the Steinbrueck Park. I walked South along 1st Ave, past the Seattle Art Museum down to...
Kansas City Downtown Loop walk - City Hall, Power & Light District, Library




Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Walking | 2.9 miles
Walking | 2.9 miles
I was in Kansas City on business and was driving through the downtown area on my way to dinner meetings and I stopped to have a walk through the downtown area.I parked across the street from the City Hall / Jackson County Courthouse building and started walking East along 12th Street, turned right just past the Federal Building, headed right again onto 13th street, just past St Mary's Church, then winded my...
Lower Manhattan Walk - World Trade Center, Civic Center, Brooklyn Bridge
New York, New York, United States
Walking | 5.8 miles
Walking | 5.8 miles
I was driving from LaGuardia Airport to New Jersey for business meetings. My route was heading West along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, across the Williamsburg Bridge onto Delancy Street in Lower Manhattan. I took a detour heading South through China Town and parked my car in the Financial District on Water and Maiden Lane. I wanted to go for a late afternoon walk!I walked along Maiden Lane to the World Trade Center complex....
I was visiting Toronto on business. The evening before my meetings, I went for a walk thruough the Old Town section of downtown Toronto.I parked on King Street, near Church Street. I started on King, walked along Church, to Front Street. I stopped for dinner, then followed Front over to University Ave, then looped back onto King and to my starting point. This nice little loop let me see the following buildings, of...
Atlanta Midtown Walk - The Varsity, Sacred Heart Basilica, Coke Museum, Centennial Olympic Park
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Walking | 3.3 miles
Walking | 3.3 miles
I was in Atlanta on business. I was staying in Midtown Atlanta and went for a late afternoon walk through the city.I started at The Fox Theatre on Ponce de Leon Avenue(near North Avenue), headed South along West Peachtree Street, followed Spring St to Ivan Allen Blvd, zigzagged over to Peachtree Center Ave, then retraced my steps and walked over to Centennial Olympic Park. From there, I wandered over to CNN Center...
Toronto Downtown Evening Walk – St Lawrence, Yonge St, Queen St.




Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Walking | 4.4 miles
Walking | 4.4 miles
I was in Toronto on business. The evening before, I went for a walk through the downtown core area. I took the subway and got off at Union Station, walked East along Front Street. Turned North on Church St, walked West on Queen Street, snaked my way to St Andrews Station on King St and took the subway back to my hotel.Along the way I saw: Royal York Hotel, Telus Tower, RBC Dexia...
Wien Evening Walk - Hofburg/Imperial Palace, Heldenplatz, Staatsoper




Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Walking | 4.2 miles
Walking | 4.2 miles
After a long day of sightseeing in Bratislava, we returned to Vienna for our last evening. We returned from Bratislava at the Wien Südbahnhof Station, we took a taxi to our hotel, only resting for a few minutes and then headed out to see the Imperial Palace area of the Innere Stadt. Our first stop at the Hofburg was at the Michaelertor Gate. We also saw other Imperial Palace sites: Looshaus, Michaelerkirche...
Prague Staroměstská Walk - Staroměstské náměstí, Celetná ulice, Václavské náměstí




Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Walking | 8.1 miles
Walking | 8.1 miles
After two days in Vienna, we took the train to Prague. We left from Wien Praterster Bahnhof station and took the EC378 train. The train went through Brno, where we met Mommie who finished her business meetings, and rode the train to the Praha hl.n. station -- about a 3.5 hour ride.We took a taxi to our hotel and went exploring the Old Town section / Staroměstské of Prague. We started exploring...
Bratislava Historicke Centrum Walk: Hrad, Prezidentský palác, Michalská ulica, Hlavné námestie




Bratislava, Slovakia
Walking | 7.5 miles
Walking | 7.5 miles
We were in Vienna on vacation and took a day trip to Bratislava. We arrived at the Central Station / Bratislava hlavná stanica, walked to the Historic Center / Historicke Centrum, winding our way through Michael's street / Michalská ulica, up to the castle / Bratislavsky hrad and parliament building, then back down to the main square / Hlavné námestie. From there, we bought some souvenirs and had lunch at an outdoor cafe on Michael's. Then back to...
San Diego Downtown Walk – Harbor, Broadway, Gaslamp Quarter




San Diego, California, United States
Walking | 5.5 miles
Walking | 5.5 miles
I was in
town for a Southern California photo tour (see
my earlier postings). After my plane
landed, I drove to the downtown area of San
Diego and went for a walk.
I started
on the water front, Harbor Drive. I walked South and turned onto Broadway and
headed into the heart of the city. I
turned South onto 5th Avenue
and walked the length of the Gaslamp Quarter, and then headed back to my car.
My first
impressions of the...
Kansas City Downtown Walk – Liberty Memorial, Union Station, KC Power & Light District




Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Walking | 5.2 miles
Walking | 5.2 miles
I was in Kansas City on business
and the evening before I went for a walk through the downtown area. I had been to Kansas City a few months ago, and for this
visit I picked a different section to walk through.
I started
at the Liberty Memorial, toured the NationalWWIMuseum,
went to Union Station and walked North along Main Street and Baltimore Streets, I
stopped for a drink in the Kansas City Power and Light district...
Providence Downtown Walk – Fountain, Greene, Weybosset, Dorrance Streets




Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Walking | 1.9 miles
Walking | 1.9 miles
For a continuation of my previous Providence posting… the next morning I went for a walk through a different section of the Providence downtown area, Weybosset Street. Since my daughter's school was mostly located on College Hill, I hadn’t had much of a chance to study this section of downtown. This is a historic area that has gone through a tremendous amount of revitalization and has many beautifully restored old buildings.
For this...
Walk Downtown Providence to Federal Hill
Providencde, Rhode Island, United States
Walking | 1.8 miles
Walking | 1.8 miles
We are visiting; it is our daughter's graduation weekend and we are, potentially, here for the last time for awhile.We've been coming to Providence for the last 4 years and I wanted to do a last couple photowalks of sections of the downtown area that I've not had a chance to visit.For this walk, I started at the Rhode Island Convention Center, walked SouthWest along Sabin St, turn right onto Atwells Ave....
