Category Archives: Europe

Oktoberfest: O’zapft is!

Posted on September 18, 2010 by elliewick

The kegs have been tapped and the beer is flowing at the Wiesn in Munich because today is the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest. Two years ago I attended Oktoberfest before my study abroad program began in Salzburg. I went … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Dubrovnik

Posted on September 15, 2010 by elliewick

Strolling down the Stradun was not the easiest thing in the world, thanks to the marble blocks that so smoothly line this street in the heart of Dubrovnik, Croatia. This view is looking west at sunset, toward the Gradska Vrata … Continue reading →

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Collecting foreign money

Posted on September 13, 2010 by elliewick

One of the things I love to collect when I travel is the local currency. My list of countries with their own national currency that I’ve been to is kind of small, mostly thanks to the European Union and its … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Zmajski Most

Posted on September 8, 2010 by elliewick

Ljubljana, Slovenia, is home to the Dragon Bridge or Zmajski Most. The dragon has been a symbol of Ljubljana ever since Jason of the Argonauts and Golden Fleece notoriety slew one in a nearby swamp. This bridge was not designed … Continue reading →

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Postcard arrival: The Netherlands, England

Posted on August 30, 2010 by elliewick

In the last week I have received seven postcards! In this post, I am beginning with another lovely picture of the bulb fields in the Netherlands. I don’t mind at all that I get so many postcards from there because … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo(s): Elgin/Parthenon Marbles

Posted on August 17, 2010 by elliewick

Known as the Elgin Marbles by all the world except for Greece, which calls them the Parthenon Marbles, they have a storied history. These marbles include statues from the pediment and friezes. A few of these marbles were left on … Continue reading →

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Postcard arrival: Finland

Posted on August 16, 2010 by elliewick

Another postcard from Finland! I don’t mind receiving a quarter of my postcards from Finland just because they have sweet stamps. This one isn’t a rectangle! Also interesting about this postcard is that the sender is traveling to Lapland and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Musee Rodin

Posted on August 11, 2010 by elliewick

My time in Paris was spent lovingly admiring art. One of my afternoons there was spent entirely in bliss at the Musée Rodin, which houses thousands of sculptures by Auguste Rodin and his mistress Camille Claudin. His most famous works, … Continue reading →

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Nürnberg photos

Posted on August 7, 2010 by elliewick

In the spring of 2009, my parents and I traveled from Munich up to Nuremberg (Nürnberg in German). You probably recognize this city from the Nazi war crimes trials that happened here after WWII. If not that, you’ve probably heard … Continue reading →

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Delft photos

Posted on July 27, 2010 by elliewick

Delft was a city I had dreamed about, ever since reading Tracy Chevalier‘s “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” This book is about the painting of the same name by Johannes Vermeer. There is also a wonderful film version with Scarlett … Continue reading →

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