Tagged With "German Military Graves Commission"
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Cody Park, North Platte, Nebraska
Samantha shares some pictures of Cody Park in North Platte, Nebraska with her nephew Jesse, who is related Cody.
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Germans' surprising 'top city' pick: Hamburg
In Hamburg's Alster harbor area Photo: Butterfly1172 / Wikimedia While Berlin and Munich are the tourist meccas most often thought of in Germany, a poll of Germans asking what city they'd most like to move to or...
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Buffalo Bill Cody's Grave, Lookout Mountain, Golden, Colorado
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Clair, a small town in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he grew up for...
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Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg (Where Gumbo Was #125)
The Heiliggeistkirche, to give it its German name, is the most imposing church in Heidelberg; it stands out above the Altstadt (Old City) section of the city so distinctively that I dared not include an exterior view among the clues. I make amends...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 22, 2015: Ampelmann, the East German Pedestrian Crossing Light Symbol, Berlin, Germany
You may be asking yourself "Why is Ottoman doing a Picture of the Day featuring pedestrian crossing lights?" Well ladies and gentlemen, these are not just ordinary pedestrian crossing lights...this is Ampelmann. So...
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Oktoberfest in Alexanderplatz
Oktoberfest is an annual 16 day folk festival that runs from mid-September to the first weekend in October. The largest gathering is in Munich, Germany, which is attended by more then six million people (who consume more than six...
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What a souvenir: Hiker finds 1200-year-old sword
A Norwegian hiker who found a sword while traveling the ancient route between Norway's east and west has now been told that it's about 1200 years old. His find will now lead to more exploration in the area. The sword, about 30" in length, was...
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Interview: Orion Travel Tech's Gary German
While writing Travel Gumbo’s Travel News, we came across one of the most interesting stories this year, Orion Travel Tech’s plan to put advertising on luggage, and getting travelers to display the ads as they travel, and be paid by...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 12, 2015: Berlin TV Tower, Berlin, Germany
The Berlin TV Tower (German: Fernsehturm ) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany (close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte). The tower was designed by East German architects Fritz Dieter, Günter...
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Arc de Triomphe, Paris (Where Gumbo was #262)
Gumbo was visiting one of Europe's best known landmarks. Commissioned by Napoleon but completed after his death, it offers some of the finest views of Paris.
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Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
PHeymont continues his exploration of Paris's largest and most famous cemeteries.
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June 27, 2018: German Fleckvieh (Simmental) Cows
Samantha shares a few of the many pictures she took of the brown and white German Fleckvieh (Simmental) cows.
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July 1, 2018: Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany
A historic market site in central Berlin. Join Jonathan L to explore it.
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Happy Easter with Romanian Traditional food
The Easter is the most important celebration of the Romanian people and it is preceded by numerous preparations and rituals. One of the rituals consists in the preparation of the Romanian traditional food, which for me is the most important thing...
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Walking the Freedom Trail in Boston
I had to think a long time before writing this entry. We live in a time where "The Founding Fathers" are quoted to justify almost every point of view . So I had a lot of second thoughts before I sat down to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard in...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov 2, 2013: BootHill Graveyard, Tombstone, Arizona
Tombstone, Arizona has a very colorful past, rich in the facts and mythology of America's Wild West. It was in this town that Sheriff Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holiday engaged in the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" wherein these "lawmen"...
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La Dolce Vita (Part 2) Rome: A City in Renaissance
(Overview of the city, viewed from "Rome from the Sky") I'd previously discussed the old Roman Ruins, which you can read about here. After the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 A.D., Rome entered a dark age that lasted a thousand years. ...
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Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
For reasons I can’t completely explain, the great cemeteries of Paris are among the city’s major tourist attractions. There is the amazing statuary to be seen, yes. There are the graves of the rich and famous, certainly. There is the...
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Allmächd! A small guide to Franconia
Allmächd! is a typical Franconian dialect exclamation—best translated as “almighty!” After my tweet @TravelGumbo a few days ago (“Sage travel advice: never call a ‘Franconian’ (native of northern Bavaria)...
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The Dempster Highway: a Drive to the Arctic Coast of Canada
Most of Canada is well-travelled by tourists and not off-the-beaten path. But there is one highway in Canada that is remote and relatively few Canadians go there. That is the Dempster Highway. It stretches some 736 km (457 miles) from Dawson...
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Finding Reiner #8: Trail's End?
I’m reluctant to say goodbye to Łukasz and his family because now I want to buy my own metal detector and continue digging in Poland. But, Paweł and I have a long drive ahead to Świeradów Zdrój , a Polish spa town in the...
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Visiting John Steinbeck country. 2) Salinas: the National Steinbeck Center
John Steinbeck is one of the greatest writers in American history and certainly a favorite of mine. This is the second installment in a series describing my visit to John Steinbeck country. In part one we looked at John...
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Visiting John Steinbeck country. 1) Salinas: the Steinbeck House
I greatly admire and enjoy the writing of American novelist, John Steinbeck -- in fact, you'll see a quote from one of Steinbeck's books at the end of my posts on TravelGumbo. Steinbeck was born and grew up in the small farming town...
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Finding Reiner #6: Frozen Grave
" To be honest, I no longer try to calculate how things are going to turn out in this war. No one is going to escape unscathed. One must not be miserly with the little life that we have. Those who are anxious and fearful, they will be struck first....
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Finding Reiner #5: Behind the Veil of Time
Reiner’s grave in Poland used to be unmarked, but I’ve made three trips to this beautiful country to fix that one error of war. My upcoming posts will highlight the progression of my research here to learn Reiner’s fate. In...
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Finding Reiner Index
Part I: From Disaster to Discovery (June 15, 2014) Part 2: Chasing Ghosts (June 22, 2014) Part 3: Inside Old Shadows (June 29, 2014) Part 4: Who Was He? (July 20, 2014) Part 5: Behind the Veil of Time (July 27,...
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Finding Reiner: Taking a Break in Cologne
After spending two separate weeks in Cologne (in January and June), I’ve come to love this walkable city. I’ll take a short pause from “Finding Reiner” to give readers a taste of the town. Accommodations: Cologne...
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A Visit to Ireland: Part 12) the Valley of the Boyne
This post concludes tales of my road-trip around the Emerald Isle (though I've still got a few things to share about Dublin); if you want to catch up on prior posts, you can find them at this link . I don't think this road-trip series could end...
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Château de Vincennes
In this 50th year since her relationship with Paris began, PortMoresby visits yet another landmark new to her, Château de Vincennes, and wonders what took her so long.
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A Pilgrimage to Canterbury
Chaucer's pilgrims were headed to Canterbury in the 14th century, and quite a bit of it would be recognizable, but with many modern additions.
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A Visit to Berlin's Reichstag (Where Gumbo Was #186)
Gumbo was visiting Germany's famous parliament building, the Reichstag. It has an interesting history and just a few decades ago underwent a brilliant modernization.
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Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
DrFumblefinger visits the Fairview Cemetery in Halifax. It has a strong tie to the Titanic disaster, with more Titanic victim graves found here than anywhere else in the world.
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Rome of the Renaissance
Following last week's visit to what we can see of Imperial Rome, DrFumblefinger explores Rome's second 'golden age'
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"Quirky" Lambertville: Art, Antiques and More
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger visits charming and historic Lambertville and found it to be an overlooked travel gem.
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June 26, 2019: German Fest Lakewood, Colorado
Samantha and her husband had a great time at the German Fest in Lakewood, CO. They even make some new friends from Germany.
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Airlines: Tough times for the weak
Flybe has a new lease on life, but financial troubles still follow WOW even after its bankruptcy and shutdown.
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Yosemite Cemetery
DrFumblefinger visits Pioneer Cemetery -- a small but tranquil place in Yosemite Valley where an interesting assortment of grave markers reflect the varied nature of those who rest here.
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Eklutna Historical Park, Alaska (Where Gumbo Was #341)
Gumbo was visiting the very interesting Russian Orthodox churches in this small Native village, which is home to an interesting cemetery featuring dozens of spirit houses.
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Four Days in Columbus, Ohio
From its famous zoo to an old German village, Stephanie Kalina-Metzger has excellent suggestions for spending some time in historic Columbus.
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Glimpses of Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
PHeymont makes first acquaintance of a fabled landmark, home to many 'permanent New Yorkers.'
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Santiago de Cuba: Part 1, Introducing Cuba's history
Jonathan L took a photography tour while in Santiago de Cuba. Here is the first of two pieces about his trip through history.
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The Acropolis and Parthenon: Enduring Symbols
The Parthenon, sitting in ruins atop the Acropolis in Athens, is arguably one of the world’s most famous landmarks, instantly recognizable to millions around the world. And yet, unlike such others as the Eiffel Tower or the Brooklyn Bridge, it...
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Pere Lachaise: Home to Permanent Parisians
After the French Revolution, came the cemetery revolution. Paris' Pere Lachaise cemetery was in the vanguard of this 19th century movement, when small churchyards in expanding cities could no longer hold all the dead--and could no longer be allowed to...
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A visit to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. His brilliance and great writing skills are well known. He authored one of the greatest statements of liberty in human history, the Declaration of...
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In Hemingway’s footsteps: Ketchum and Sun Valley, Idaho
As we drive north from Twin Falls, through black lava fields, farms and sage, I take in the majestic mountains ahead as they emerge from the clouds. It’s easy to see why this area had a special place in ‘Papa’ Hemingway’s...
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Moscow to put Wi-Fi in famous cemeteries
Wi-Fi coming to famous cemeteries in Moscow. See more.
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In Paris, a housing shortage for the dead
A shortage of space and rising prices are driving many Parisians to cremation or shorter-term burial as alternatives.
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5 Top UNESCO Heritage Sites of Golden Triangle Circuit in India
If you're trying to find a singular mix of attractions in India, it's best to move towards the Golden Triangle circuit. those that area unit unaccustomed India or on a good schedule, visit Jaipur, Agra, and Delhi to get an simple Indian expertise. To know a lot of about Golden Triangle Tour, browse our exclusive diary article, what's Golden Triangle Tour India and Why it's famous? These 3 destinations aren't some random decide. These 3 area units heritage-filled sites with fascinating...
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Frankfurt: Not Just for Business
Frankfurt has a reputation as Europe's business capital, but Jonathan L shows us how much more it is than just that!