A Short Story Traveling And An Unexpected Bastille Day We had been traveling through southern France for a week and intended to finish with a few days in Paris since that was where we would catch our flight home. When we planned this trip we hadn’t realized that July 14th was Bastille Day. When weContinue reading “Fireworks Bastille Day In Paris”
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Croatia And Serbia And Not Talking About The War
Visiting Serbia And Croatia And Finding Serious History We left Croatia recently after five days of traveling across Serbia and Croatia. People were often eager to talk history but that usually meant railing against the Ottoman-Turks or Communists. In Belgrade, Serbia one woman recounted remembering the incoming American Tomahawk missiles and how Serbia was treatedContinue reading “Croatia And Serbia And Not Talking About The War”
The Foundations Of English America
The United States has always been a country strongly influenced by English culture and heritage. While early exploration and colonization of the New World was dominated by Spain, with major outposts established in the Caribbean and Florida, England wanted a foothold in this New World. In April 1606 King James I of England chartered TheContinue reading “The Foundations Of English America”
Bucharest Outdoor Museum
Bucharest, is home to The Village Museum in Herastrau Park that’s dedicated to the history of home life in the various regions of Romania. In 1936 it was one of the first open-air ethnographic museums in the world. In 1936, and today is one of only four such museums. They include Skansen Museum in Stockholm,Continue reading “Bucharest Outdoor Museum”
The Port of Dunmore East & Waterford, Ireland
The port of Dunmore East is located very near the city of Waterford and while Dunmore East has a small harbor it is not an industrial port. The larger ships visiting are primarily cruise ships. The town itself is a quant seaside village with galleries, gift shops and restaurants and some nice walking trails alongContinue reading “The Port of Dunmore East & Waterford, Ireland”
The Legend of RMS Titanic
Places Where The Legend Lives On… In the annals of travel there have been a number of great tragedies. The Hindenburg Disaster The air disaster at Tenerife The Vegas hotel fire The Tsunami at Ao Nang, Thailand Along with a number of ocean liner sinking disasters that include; The Lusitania The Andrea Doria The CostaContinue reading “The Legend of RMS Titanic”
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