Tag: museums
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Five Favorites :: Past Civilizations
It is always fascinating in traveling to run upon artifacts and evidence of civilizations long since past. These moments are small glimpses into the past of a people and a culture and give a little understanding to the history of a place. But then we realize that the glimpse is not enough and we find…
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Moments & Misadventures :: A Day in Saint Augustine
One of our favorite weekends when we lived in Florida was visiting Saint Augustine. This city is the oldest, continuously inhabited, city in the country. The city was first established in September 1565 by a group of Spanish explorers. The ships came from Spain and their first sight of land after the long journey to…
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Christmas Markets & Sound of Music in Salzburg {Austria}
We set off first thing in the morning towards the outer area of Salzburg. With so many large and beautiful houses along the road, we knew that we had found a very well to do part of the city. What brought us here was the desire to see Schloss Hellbrunn (Hellbrunn Palace) despite being told…
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Castle’s History & Musician’s Beginning -A Day in Salzburg {Austria}
Two years ago we were set for a trip to Austria and Germany when the day before we were suppose to leave our trip was canceled due to Covid lockdowns being reinstated. So since then we have had this trip on our mind, waiting for the time when it would become a reality. And then…
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A Day in the Town of Banff {Alberta}
It is a rare thing to have a town in the center of a national park, but such is the case for Banff. And for being such a small town it is packed with things to do and sites of interest to visit. We spent most of a day walking through town and seeing what…
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A Weekend in Lexington {Kentucky}
The weather this last week has been perfectly warm and sunny which seemed a good sign for a trip north to Lexington, Kentucky. We had big plans involving bike riding down the Bluegrass Parkway and maybe even a little horseback riding since Lexington is famous for its horses. But as we pulled into the city…
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Seeing Stars at the Country Music Hall of Fame {Tennessee}
I have a pretty cool job. I work for a university in their international affairs department and part of my job is planning events and activities for international students. And this last weekend the event that I got to take them on was a tour of Nashville. We started the day with all the usual…
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{Israel} Day 11: The Garden Tomb, Christian Quarter, Israel Museum, & 9/11 Memorial
The Garden Tomb Our final day in Israel started early in the morning with breakfast and packing our bags for the trip home. We then met and walked the short distance from our hotel to The Garden Tomb. Originally it was believed that the place of the tomb was in the spot that is now…
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{Israel} Day 10: Ammunition Hill National Memorial, Good Samaritan Mosaic Museum, Genesis Land, & Qumran National Park
Ammunition Hill National Memorial We began our day visiting the national memorial of Ammunition Hill. After Israel had declared their independence, the city of Jerusalem was not considered part of the state. It was a divided city with a large wall separating the people. Families were divided across the wall and the space between East…