Tagged With "Hans Monheimus"

During our lives we will meet 5 or 6 people who leave us with an impression of just having met a great man. Sounds like Hans' was one of your handful of heroes. We try to understand what makes him so outstanding. Then in our own way we try to copy some of his finest attributes. And hopefully we are a better person for it.

DrFumblefinger visits the statue of Hans Christian Andersen situated outside of Copenhagen's City Hall.

Hans Christian Andersen's birthplace, Odense, is planning a new museum in his honor, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kura.

Stephanie Kalina-Metzger takes us on a tour of historic sites in this central Pennsylvania city noted for its Mennonite and Amish heritage.

  I made many friends during my journeys to Sri Lanka.  The most treasured of these was with science fiction writer and futurist, Sir Arthur C. Clarke .  Arthur had two expat friends he enjoyed having Sunday brunch with -- former US ambassador, James Spain, and Hans Monheimus, both of whom I got to know quite well.