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Tag Archives: Photos
Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: Cedar Point
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
Posted in North America, Photos, Saturday Spotlight, U.S.
Tagged Cedar Point, Ohio, Photos, Rollercoasters, Travel
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Wednesday photo: Garden gnomes at Mirabell Gardens
When visiting Salzburg, these garden gnomes are an oddity you can’t miss. Some are made to resemble someone, like Napoleon, and some are missing. There’s at least two separated from the group in a yard on Giselakai on the east … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: German Village in Columbus
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
Posted in Europe, North America, Saturday Spotlight
Tagged Food, German, Germany, History, Ohio, Photos, Springtime, Travel
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Visiting Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby
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
Posted in North America, Photos, Planning a trip, Travel Narrative, U.S.
Tagged Food, History, Horses, Kentucky, Photos, Travel
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Wednesday photo: Sachsenhausen and Gusen concentration camps
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
Posted in Europe, Photos, Wednesday photo
Tagged Austria, Germany, History, Holocaust, Photos, Travel
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Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: The Hot Dog Shoppe
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
Wednesday photo: German Easter decorations
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
Wednesday photo: Schloss Hellbrunn
Schloss Hellbrunn was the summer palace of the prince archbishop of Salzburg. Markus Sitticus built this palace, and he liked to play tricks on his guests. Some of those tricks happen here, at the outdoor dining table.Water shoots out from … Continue reading
Hanging out at the Hoover Dam for free
The Hoover Dam is one of those iconic, American sights I didn’t want to miss on a trip to Las Vegas. The art deco decorations, the bright blue waters of Lake Mead, the tons of concrete (concrete was delivered in specially … Continue reading
Posted in North America, Planning a trip, Travel Narrative, U.S.
Tagged Arizona, Art, Bridges, Dam, History, Las Vegas, Nevada, Photos, Planning a trip, Travel
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