Tagged With "memorial"
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Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania (Where Gumbo was #253)
The solution to last week's travel puzzle was the Fight 93 Memorial, which commemorates a plane crash on September 11, 2001. George G shares photos and memories of his visit.
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Historic Battery Park, Lower Manhattan, NY
A visit with Samantha to a park with a history as long as New York's, and a large variety of things to see.
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The Memorials of Berlin, Part 1
There are many memorials to the victims of the Nazi regime in Germany. Jonathan L introduces us to some of the smaller, lesser-known ones in Berlin.
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The Memorials of Berlin - Part 2
Jonathan L continues his exploration of the Berlin memorials dedicated to those murdered by the Nazis
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A Sea-Going Radar that's never gone home: Where Gumbo Was #35
There have been more than a few tales and ships condemned to sail on forever, or never reach home—Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, the Flying Dutchman, Edward Everett Hale’s “Man Without a Country”—but this odd...
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Weymouth's tribute to the brave.
With the many events held in 2014 to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers of the two World Wars, my visits to the delightful sea front of Weymouth are made more thoughtful each time I pass the memorials erected on the esplanade. The First...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 9, 2014: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Pennington County, South Dakota
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in Pennington County (near Keystone), South Dakota, in the United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 1st, 2014: Strawberry Fields, NYC
Being a music fan, a Beatles fan and a John Lennon fan, I had to visit the Strawberry Fields memorial when we were in New York. It is located in Central Park West between 71st and 74th streets, directly opposite the Dakota Buildings...
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Where Gumbo was #195)
Gumbo was visiting the beautiful island of Oahu and, specifically, Pearl Harbor. This Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor.
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June 23, 2016: Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.
If you ever visit Washington, D.C., make sure to visit this beautiful memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, a complex 18th century man with a wide ranging impact on the very makeup of America itself.
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Feb. 9, 2017: Swissair Memorial, Peggy's Cove, NS
Ottoman visits the Swissair Memorial Site, which honors the victims of the 1998 crash, and those who risked their lives in rescue and recovery operations.
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November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota
Built in 1939 atop Enger Hill, this five story tower provides visitors with a spectacular panoramic view of Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin.
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George Washington Memorial Park, Jackson, Wyoming
DrFumblefinger visits Town Square in Jackson, which is the heart of the town. The square is best know for the four antler arches at each of its entrances.
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Aug. 14, 2019: Ladder 10/Engine 10, NYC
Samantha delays her first slice of New York pizza to visit another New York institution: the Fire Department
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Mar. 11, 2019: District of Columbia War Memorial, Washington DC
DrFumblefinger visits the District of Columbia War Memorial. It's located between the Reflecting Pool and Tidal Basin, close to the Martin Luther King Memorial.
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Everyone loves a parade and party!
My father lives in Winnipeg and I visit him several times a year. During these weekend visits we mostly relax and catch up but we both enjoy going out to explore and see things. Never know what you might find when you do! Like most...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb. 16, 2014: A Memory of Les Halles
Tucked into a side chapel of St. Eustache church in Paris, this statue by Raymond Mason commemorates "The Departure of the Fruits and Vegetables from the Heart of Paris, Feb. 28, 1969. On that date, Paris' famous Les Halles closed and the...
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'Uncomfortable memory' tour faces Barcelona slave history
Barcelona, and other cities, confront the 'uncomfortable memory' of slave-built fortunes that paid for many of their famous sights.
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National September 11 Memorial - New York City, NY
Samantha visits the memorial in New York where the Twin Towers stood, and talks with other visitors about their memories of that day.
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20-year anniversary for 'Stolpersteine' memorials
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Stolpersteine—stumbling blocks—that have become a familiar and poignant reminder of the victims of the Nazi Holocaust.
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December 10, 2015: Stolpersteine, Berlin, Germany
On the sidewalks of Berlin, you are likely to find these commemorative stones. Learn more about them.
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May 12, 2016: Neue Wache, Berlin, Germany
Originally a guardhouse for the Royal Palace, the Neue Wache is now a memorial for victims of war and tyranny.
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March 10, 2016: Memorial to Berlin Wall victims, Berlin, Germany
This Memorial to Berlin Wall victims serves as a solemn reminder of the Berlin Wall legacy.
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Jan. 28: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin
While exploring Berlin, Ottoman visited this unique memorial.
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February 14, 2016: Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
The Lincoln Memorial is featured as we approach the US holiday of "President's Day".
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March 9, 2016: Beauty of Fall Foliage in New York City
Samantha's fall visit to New York City hit the well-known attractions, but she also took the time (and pictures) to notice the fall foliage at Rockefeller Center.
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The Holocaust Memorial of Miami Beach (Where Gumbo was #307)
DrFumblefinger visits the extremely unusual and moving Holocaust Memorial situated in Miami Beach.
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Sept. 24, 2018: Waddell Memorial Church, Rapidan, Virginia
George G visits a small historic and beautiful church in the town of Rapidan, Virginia.
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Our Gloomy Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
While in Munich, Samantha and her husband made their way to Dachau Concentration camp and a special memorial. May we never forgot what happened there so that history will NEVER repeat itself.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 28, 2015: Runnymede, England
I did not know your roots go back to British Royalty, PM?! Does that mean you are a Princess?
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 28, 2015: Runnymede, England
Half the world has DNA from Attila the Hun. Cant change the past. I'm sure we all have ancestors with a survival instinct. That's why we all survive.
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Re: National September 11 Memorial - New York City, NY
Thanks Samantha. It really is a moving memorial. I went shortly after it was opened and it really does have lots of places to reflect.
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Re: National September 11 Memorial - New York City, NY
It would be a moving memorial, and you've share it very nicely, here, thanks. The last time I was in New York the Memorial was almost (but not completely) finished, so we couldn't see it. Guess I have (yet another) excuse to return to the Big Apple.
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Re: March 9, 2018: The Commando Memorial (Spean Bridge), Scotland
I enjoy interesting memorials. The setting of this one is amazing! Thanks for sharing this, Ian!
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Re: Our Gloomy Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
A gentle reminder that history constantly repeats itself - somewhere in the world it continues today.
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Re: Our Gloomy Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
With so much disinformation and plain ignorance about our recent history, it can sometimes takes a harrowing experience to bring home the scale of man's inhumanity to man. And to remember it didn't start this way, but with small injustices and prejudices that dehumanise some scapegoated section of society. Beware weasel words.
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Re: Feb. 9, 2017: Swissair Memorial, Peggy's Cove, NS
I remember this crash. They've set up a very nice memorial and in a most beautiful and restful type place.
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Re: December 10, 2015: Stolpersteine, Berlin, Germany
I have to admire the Germans for looking at their historic atrocities full on and not sugar coating anything. These stones use the word "Ermordet", which means "Murdered". I wonder how many other nations in the world would say that about their past actions?
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Re: December 10, 2015: Stolpersteine, Berlin, Germany
Few indeed, and it's a change (a controversial one for many) from earlier years when it was difficult to find anyone in Germany who acknowledged having even been there. There was a great deal of that in the late 50s when we lived there. Perhaps what is significant is that the recognition was NOT at the moment of defeat, but only after struggle and reflection. If you're interested, there's an official German site for Sites of Remembrance 1933-1945 at www.orte-der-erinnerung.de with many links...
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Re: December 10, 2015: Stolpersteine, Berlin, Germany
I am so glad you wrote this article. I saw the stumbling stones when I was in Northern Germany last year. Excellent article and photos!
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Irving Arboretum, Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Travel Rob visits a wonderful Arboretum in the small town of Bouctouche, New Brunswick
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July 30, 2020: Tomb of the Unknown Concentration Camp Prisoner, Copenhagen
DrFumblefinger came across this Memorial and Monument somewhat unexpectedly when exploring the older areas of Copenhagen.
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Confederate Memorial Chapel, Richmond, Virginia
George G visits a historic Memorial Chapel in the state capital of Virginia, Richmond.
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October 7, 2020: Reformation Memorial, Copenhagen
DrFumblefinger visits the Protestant Reformation Memorial in Copenhagen, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Denmark's move from Catholicism to the teaching of Martin Luther.
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Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Florida
Travel Rob goes to a beautiful Jacksonville Florida park that the locals treasure
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Along the Moskva River to Gorky Park
Jonathan L revisits a walk he took along the Moskva River in 2006
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Re: Along the Moskva River to Gorky Park
I'm curious, why do you call the river "Moskva" & the city "Moscow"?
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Re: Along the Moskva River to Gorky Park
Portmoresby, that is a good question. I guess it because, all of the maps and tourist websites use Moskva for the river, but if I said I was in the city of Moskva, most English speakers would have no idea where I was.
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Re: Along the Moskva River to Gorky Park
Well, that is an interesting history I didn't know.
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Re: Along the Moskva River to Gorky Park
This might help: https://bridgetomoscow.com/cur...hat-does-moscow-mean https://www.rbth.com/education...oskva-russia-capital