Tag Archives: History

It’s a 106 miles to Chicago

Posted on August 26, 2011 by elliewick

Well, it’s really 280 miles to my friend’s apartment in Chicago, but there is a rest stop on the Indiana turnpike that is just about 106 miles away. I will be heading there tomorrow morning for my Labor Day weekend. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Chichen Itza’s El Castillo

Posted on August 17, 2011 by elliewick

My first real out-of-country adventures occurred in Mexico, on a family vacation to Cancun. When your mother was a Spanish teacher and knew Cancun before the massive development, and with a childhood of educational trips, it was clear we would … Continue reading →

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Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: Marblehead Lighthouse

Posted on August 6, 2011 by elliewick

When I first started this blog I posted about places in Ohio I would like to visit. I have visited some of them since then, but there are still many places on my list. Now as my time here is … Continue reading →

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The view from one man’s dream: Bishop Castle

Posted on July 15, 2011 by elliewick

There’s a man in Colorado building his own castle, a work in progress since 1969.I do not know what skills someone would need to build a castle; all I know is that I do not have them. Joe Bishop does. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: A door in Salzburg

Posted on June 15, 2011 by elliewick

I’ve missed Salzburg a lot this week, after going for a bike ride, a friend traveling through Austria, Lichtenstein, Switzerland and Germany, and all my thoughts of the mountains I will see in Colorado next week. But I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Las Vegas

Posted on June 1, 2011 by elliewick

Las Vegas was everything and more than I expected. The retro feel was apparent at the older Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street-area establishment, and that was the Vegas I wanted to see. With a bit of a tint, I … Continue reading →

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Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: German Village in Columbus

Posted on May 7, 2011 by elliewick

When I first started this blog I posted about places in Ohio I would like to visit. I have visited some of them since then, but there are still many places on my list. Now as my time here is … Continue reading →

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Visiting Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby

Posted on May 6, 2011 by elliewick

A weekend trip to Louisville last year wasn’t going to be complete without stopping at Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby. This year’s Derby is tomorrow, the 137th running, on the first Saturday in May. If you want … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Sachsenhausen and Gusen concentration camps

Posted on May 4, 2011 by elliewick

This is a somber but also celebratory post. This week 66 years ago was the week of many concentration camp liberations in Europe. KZ Sachsenhausen, in Oranienburg, Germany, was freed a few weeks earlier on April 21, 1945. This gate … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: German Easter decorations

Posted on April 20, 2011 by elliewick

A German Easter tradition is decorating trees with eggs. My parents and I were in Nürnberg a few days before Easter, which meant most establishments were closed. While walking around town in Albrecht-Dürer-Platz, there was a well decorated in Easter … Continue reading →

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