Madrid, Spain is more than a stopover place on your way to somewhere else in Europe. It is a place where your eyes can soak up sites that have history. In America, everything is very new in comparison to what you will see in Europe; and by getting out and seeing a place far away, even if it is in a book like this one, you can absorb and feel the heart of the place. Madrid, has a splendid mixture of architecture and art that makes a feast for the eyes. (This is not to say you should not also have a feast for your tummy.) Find out what you can eat in Spain that even Spanish kids eat, kids just...

When you get to Lisbon, Portugal, the first thing you notice is all the color and contrast. It is as though there is a pallet of color set before your eyes like a fine old painting. Award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, was struck with this concept. More important even than the museums was the color that seemed to pop out at her; and she felt that this was not only what a child would notice, but it was also a perfect opportunity to show them the art of the streets where they could call out the colors gleefully. Dyan believes a place is always more about what you...

When the award winning author, attorney and former teacher Penelope Dyan thinks of Seville, Spain she thinks about Alfalfa in the old kids' movie "The Little Rascals" singing the song, "I'm The Barber of Seville." That said, Penelope Dyan and photographer extraordinaire, John D. Weigand, set out in Seville, Spain to find the barber of Seville. Sadly, they found no barber of that title; but they did see some things kids would really like to see and saw some things kids would really like to do in Seville, right after they consulted with a few traveling kids along the way. What kids like to do...

Cordoba was an Iberian and Roman city in ancient times. In the Middle Ages it became the capital of an Islamic caliphate. The old town contains many architectural reminders of its past. Some say in the 10th century and at the beginning of the 11th century, that Cordoba was the most populous city in the world and the intellectual center of Europe. That said, it is most definitely a beautiful place to see with many things that will interest kids of all ages, even kids who happen to be adults Take a walk across the bridge and go into the old part of the city with award winning winning author,...

The Barbary Macaque population in Gibraltar is doing well, but it wasn't always that way. This is why they are comeback kids And unlike in North Africa, they are thriving It is estimated there are three hundred monkeys in five troupes occupying the Upper Rock of Gibraltar. Their occasional trips into town sometimes result in damage to personal property, but they are protected; and no one can do anything about it. Tailless, and known locally as Barbary Apes or Rock Apes, they are really monkeys (Locals call them monos, which means monkeys). All Gibraltar Barbary Macaques are descended from...

The name "Budapest" came from combining the names of two cities, "Buda" and "Pest." Originally, there were two separate cities. Today they are connected by eight bridges crossing the Danube. The two cities became one city, a single city, in 1873. According to chronicles of the Middle Ages the name "Buda" came from its founder, Bleda (or Buda) the brother of Attila the Hun. There are several theories about the origin of the name "Pest." One of these theories believes the word "Pest," came from the Roman times, since there was a fortress "Contra-Aquincum" in this region called "Pession." Others...

Vienna, the largest city in Austria, is its capitol. It is known as the city of music because of its musical roots, and it is also known as the city of dreams because it was home to the world's first psycho-analyst, Sigmund Freud. The roots of the city lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that created a Medieval, Baroque city. Photographer John D. Weigand and award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan visited Vienna just before Christmas and saw many things that would delight a child. Dyan believes the key to traveling well with a child, especially a young one, is...