Tag Archives: Photos

Meet me in San Francisco, please! And how a search for nature begins

Posted on November 8, 2010 by elliewick

In a sentence, that’s essentially what happened. What started as a trip to Portland, Ore., to visit one of my college friends, kept getting bigger. I had read about the redwoods of California in a National Geographic article called The … Continue reading →

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The Top 5: Travel theme songs

Posted on November 1, 2010 by elliewick

When I travel, I like to pick a song as that trip’s theme song. Almost always it is a song that has a connection to the place I am visiting (rather than something like “Country Roads Take Me Home”), and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Golden Gate Bridge

Posted on October 27, 2010 by elliewick

I spent the past week and a half touring the Pacific coast from San Francisco to Portland, and I was really excited about the Golden Gate Bridge. I got to see it from a couple of viewpoints, but the best … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Innsbruck

Posted on October 6, 2010 by elliewick

My trip to Innsbruck was a spontaneous Sunday trip with the summer program students in July 2006. We wanted to climb the Untersberg in Salzburg, but my host mother thought that would be a terrible idea for a blistering summer … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Untersberg and Alps

Posted on September 22, 2010 by elliewick

There are so many beautiful places to rest your eyes on in Salzburg, Austria. One of my favorite things to do was ride along Hellbrunner Allee, and this was the view of the entire ride. See my post about that … Continue reading →

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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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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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It’s fair time, part 3

Posted on September 1, 2010 by elliewick

Finally, I can take a moment to breathe! My fair entries were submitted yesterday afternoon, and the Hancock County Fair began today. My entries were judged today, as well. On Monday night I baked for a couple of hours without … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ont.

Posted on September 1, 2010 by elliewick

Stratford, Ontario, in Canada, is home to the Shakespeare Festival, a months-long festival filled with Shakespeare, musicals and other dramas. This building is the Festival Theatre, the main theater for the festival. It is topped with a Canadian flag and … Continue reading →

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