Curious Traveler

CURIOUS TRAVELER takes viewers on an enriching and entertaining "field trip for grown-ups" to some of the most intriguing European and North American cities in the world. Daytime Emmy- and Telly-winning travel, arts and entertainment journalist Christine Van Blokland brings her passion and genuine curiosity for the arts, quirky characters, storytelling, and lifelong learning to this new series. In each location, Christine explores the hidden histories in their art, architecture, museums, monuments, houses of worship and city parks. Each episode begins with Christine's list of "Curious Questions": Is the Mona Lisa really a prostitute? Is the Eiffel Tower really Egyptian? Why are there acorns all through Grand Central Terminal? Christine's previous television credits include: Let's Go!, Georgia Traveler, Let's Go! Georgiaand Better Destinations.

Fri, Jan 23	7:00 A.M.	Curious Krakow NH Create (11.4) Christine takes viewers through the beautiful streets and layers of Krakow, to learn its Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment history, when it was an intellectual and cultural center of Europe.
Fri, Jan 23	1:00 P.M.	Curious Krakow NH Create (11.4) Christine takes viewers through the beautiful streets and layers of Krakow, to learn its Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment history, when it was an intellectual and cultural center of Europe.
Fri, Jan 23	3:00 P.M.	Curious Krakow NH Create (11.4) Christine takes viewers through the beautiful streets and layers of Krakow, to learn its Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment history, when it was an intellectual and cultural center of Europe.
Mon, Jan 26	7:00 A.M.	Curious Bern NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the connection between bears and Bern, and the city's founder, Berthold V.
Mon, Jan 26	1:00 P.M.	Curious Bern NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the connection between bears and Bern, and the city's founder, Berthold V.
Mon, Jan 26	3:00 P.M.	Curious Bern NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the connection between bears and Bern, and the city's founder, Berthold V.
Fri, Jan 30	7:00 A.M.	Estonia's Curious Palaces & Castles NH Create (11.4) Christine traces the curious history of Estonia's fine homes, built for and lived in by, not Estonians, but Baltic Germans, Scandinavians and Russians.
Fri, Jan 30	1:00 P.M.	Estonia's Curious Palaces & Castles NH Create (11.4) Christine traces the curious history of Estonia's fine homes, built for and lived in by, not Estonians, but Baltic Germans, Scandinavians and Russians.
Fri, Jan 30	3:00 P.M.	Estonia's Curious Palaces & Castles NH Create (11.4) Christine traces the curious history of Estonia's fine homes, built for and lived in by, not Estonians, but Baltic Germans, Scandinavians and Russians.
Mon, Feb 2	7:00 A.M.	Curious Warsaw NH Create (11.4) Christine explores Warsaw, pre and post WWII. At the Royal Castle, she learns about Warsaw's role within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Mon, Feb 2	1:00 P.M.	Curious Warsaw NH Create (11.4) Christine explores Warsaw, pre and post WWII. At the Royal Castle, she learns about Warsaw's role within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Mon, Feb 2	3:00 P.M.	Curious Warsaw NH Create (11.4) Christine explores Warsaw, pre and post WWII. At the Royal Castle, she learns about Warsaw's role within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Fri, Feb 6	7:00 A.M.	Curious Gdansk NH Create (11.4) Christine explores Gdansk's history as a Baltic seaport, and how its medieval trade with Holland resulted in its Dutch architecture.
Fri, Feb 6	1:00 P.M.	Curious Gdansk NH Create (11.4) Christine explores Gdansk's history as a Baltic seaport, and how its medieval trade with Holland resulted in its Dutch architecture.
Fri, Feb 6	3:00 P.M.	Curious Gdansk NH Create (11.4) Christine explores Gdansk's history as a Baltic seaport, and how its medieval trade with Holland resulted in its Dutch architecture.
Mon, Feb 9	7:00 A.M.	Curious Allgau & Fussen, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the beautiful Allgau region and medieval town of Fussen in Bavaria, Germany.
Mon, Feb 9	1:00 P.M.	Curious Allgau & Fussen, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the beautiful Allgau region and medieval town of Fussen in Bavaria, Germany.
Mon, Feb 9	3:00 P.M.	Curious Allgau & Fussen, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the beautiful Allgau region and medieval town of Fussen in Bavaria, Germany.
Fri, Feb 13	7:00 A.M.	Curious Upper Bavaria, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about Upper Bavaria, Linderhof Palace, Mittenwald and Munich.
Fri, Feb 13	1:00 P.M.	Curious Upper Bavaria, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about Upper Bavaria, Linderhof Palace, Mittenwald and Munich.
Fri, Feb 13	3:00 P.M.	Curious Upper Bavaria, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about Upper Bavaria, Linderhof Palace, Mittenwald and Munich.
Mon, Feb 16	7:00 A.M.	Curious Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, Germany NH Create (11.4) One of the oldest and most historic medieval towns along the Romantic Road.
Mon, Feb 16	1:00 P.M.	Curious Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, Germany NH Create (11.4) One of the oldest and most historic medieval towns along the Romantic Road.
Mon, Feb 16	3:00 P.M.	Curious Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, Germany NH Create (11.4) One of the oldest and most historic medieval towns along the Romantic Road.
Fri, Feb 20	7:00 A.M.	Curious Franconia, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the Franconia region of Germany.
Fri, Feb 20	1:00 P.M.	Curious Franconia, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the Franconia region of Germany.
Fri, Feb 20	3:00 P.M.	Curious Franconia, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about the Franconia region of Germany.
Mon, Feb 23	7:00 A.M.	Curious Regensburg, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about Regensburg, Germany. Highlights: Regensburg's Roman roots as Radasbona; a curious window in its town hall, the Goliath House, Regensburg Cathedral & the Stone Bridge.
Mon, Feb 23	1:00 P.M.	Curious Regensburg, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about Regensburg, Germany. Highlights: Regensburg's Roman roots as Radasbona; a curious window in its town hall, the Goliath House, Regensburg Cathedral & the Stone Bridge.
Mon, Feb 23	3:00 P.M.	Curious Regensburg, Germany NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious about Regensburg, Germany. Highlights: Regensburg's Roman roots as Radasbona; a curious window in its town hall, the Goliath House, Regensburg Cathedral & the Stone Bridge.
Fri, Feb 27	7:00 A.M.	Curious Lyon, France NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious in Lyon, France. She wanders through the secret traboules, used by the French resistance, explores its ancient Roman origins on Fourviere Hill, visits the breathtaking Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourviere, and finds out why Lyon is the capital of French gastronomy by tasting her way through the Les Halles food market.
Fri, Feb 27	1:00 P.M.	Curious Lyon, France NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious in Lyon, France. She wanders through the secret traboules, used by the French resistance, explores its ancient Roman origins on Fourviere Hill, visits the breathtaking Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourviere, and finds out why Lyon is the capital of French gastronomy by tasting her way through the Les Halles food market.
Fri, Feb 27	3:00 P.M.	Curious Lyon, France NH Create (11.4) Christine gets curious in Lyon, France. She wanders through the secret traboules, used by the French resistance, explores its ancient Roman origins on Fourviere Hill, visits the breathtaking Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourviere, and finds out why Lyon is the capital of French gastronomy by tasting her way through the Les Halles food market.