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Wednesday photo: Utah State Capitol Building
The Utah State Capitol Building sits high on a hill looking over downtown Salt Lake City and the southern Salt Lake Valley area. The beehive is the state symbol and appears frequently in logos across the state. The state highway … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, North America, Photos, Tradition, U.S., Wednesday photo
Tagged Architecture, Austria, Catholicism, Customs, Government, LDS and Mormons, Photos, Salt Lake City, Salzburg, Travel, Utah
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Could you please spell Oktoberfest with a “K”?
I like reproductions of things to be true to the original. Books, movies, food, beer and even Oktoberfest. I have been there, which by no means makes me a foremost authority in any degree, but I know what it’s like … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: Hancock Historical Museum and the Back Street Festival
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 Architecture, Art, Cars, Customs, History, Ohio, Photos, Tradition, Travel
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Wednesday photo: A door in Salzburg
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
Celebrating the new year in Salzburg
Growing up, celebrating the holidays at home was important. The one year we didn’t spend at home is one we’ll all remember because of all the things that were out of the ordinary, like having to eat mashed potatoes without … Continue reading
Scrapbook memories of my year in Salzburg
I spent a little over nine months in Salzburg, taking thousands of pictures from my travels as far west as Dublin and as far east as Romania and Greece and everywhere in between. After agonizing for a week or so … Continue reading
Aperschnalzen, or Austrian whipcracking
In Salzburg last month, when I watched the Salzburger Dult Festzug, the Salzburg Traditions Festival’s opening procession, a couple of the acts included whipcracking. To no surprise at all, Aperschalzen in Salzburg Province and Goaßlschalzen in Bavaria, Germany, are rooted … Continue reading
My Dirndl-Tour
There were many things I wanted out of my trip to Salzburg and Rome, but what I wanted the most was a dirndl. A dirndl is the traditional female dress of Bavaria in southern Germany and Austria. It is composed … Continue reading
Salzburger Dult
When I was in Salzburg, I just happened to be in town for the Salzburger Dult, a festival showcasing the traditions of the counties surrounding Salzburg in Salzburgerland. These counties, Pongau, Pinzgau, Tennengau, Flachgau and Lungau, were represented by groups … Continue reading
The Rome of my mother
When my mother turned 16, she was in Rome. Totally awesome, right? She was visiting a long-time friend whose family had moved to Germany — her friend’s dad was in the military. So she went on vacation with her friend … Continue reading
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