HAARLEM – Beauty comes in the unexpected. Haarlem was just a stop along many that day, but a worthwhile venture. The seaport town would never have been thought of as a stop back in the 1600s. Then, it had been at the height of its crowning glory. Wares entered the Netherlands through Haarlem. The brick …
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Postcard from Vianden Castle
LUXEMBOURG CITY – The castle was reachable by train, the IC attendant said. It seemed that many had the same idea, since everyone getting off the train headed to the waiting bus. The bus traversed sections of countryside passable by road wide enough for only one vehicle. The driver managed the bus with an ease …
Postcard from Tokyo
TOKYO – The Shinkansen operator removed a small, laminated card from his front shirt pocket. On it, he tapped the time when the train would pass by Mount Fuji. “Left,” he said, gesturing to the window over his shoulder. He continued on his way checking ticket passes. It felt unnecessary. Everybody was so orderly. On …
Postcard from Stockholm
(Update) Postcards are available for purchase, to vicariously experience Stockholm.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – April in the Nordic territory is filled with premonition of warmer memories. Frost-laden breaths are associated with longitudinal regions above 17°. While wolves are a memory in these regions, Swedish heritage is still strongly displayed on these cobbled streets. In the morning, when the streets are still quiet, daffodil stands are placed on the corner market, an oxymoron if there ever was one. These flowers seem to shout pleasantly to the blistering cold: Go, leave us be.
Postcard from Skansen
(Update) Visit Stockholm vicariously and purchase postcards of beautiful Swedish animals!
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Skansen deserves a special tribute for its uniqueness: animals reside in natural habitat with white reindeer bordering wild boar, and farmhouses brew Swedish tasting flavors year round. On a hilltop in Stockholm, Skansen boasts as the world’s first open-air museum.
Postcard from Baden-Baden
BADEN-BADEN – What words can describe such a magical place? Part of its charm lies in the realism that one is confronted with when visiting Baden-Baden for the first time. The town feels lived in, but also has a quality of vacationer’s realm. The Black Forest borders Baden-Baden. Windmills populate most of Southwestern Germany, but …
Postcard from Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN- The carnival music from the Tivoli wafts across the street to the Central. Every couple of minutes, a bus heading to the outskirts of the city arrives, and promptly exits the station. Just that quickly, an individual from “out of town” is inserted into the diverse landscape that is Copenhagen. København, where even the …
Postcard from Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The flatness of the desert landscape can catch you off guard if you are not expecting it. And how could you? America described as “For purple mountain majesties” eludes this region of flat terrain, this platitude of stuccoed dirt travails. Howard Hughes’ name is seen in various deserted locales. The street sign …
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