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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Dec. 17, 2013: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Montreal... my hometown!! When visiting the Olympic Stadium/Botanical Garden you should also take the opportunity to visit the Insectarium, the Planetarium rio tinto alcan and my favorite the Biodome. Information to all these can be found on the same website as the Botanical Garden. Enjoy!
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A summer trip to Valencia, Spain
Last Summer, in 2014, I went on an internship program in Valencia, Spain. My internship took place in a nice hotel near the center of the town and lasted 3 months. While I was there I could visit and enjoy many touristic points while also...
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Eye on the Sky is China's new attraction
A huge Chinese radio-telescope has become a tourism attraction as well as a center for research. But no photos, please!
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Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles (Where Gumbo Was #212)
Gumbo was found at the famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Learn more and see the incredible views.
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Abandoned Asylums: An Unusual Destination
Books that can inspire travel come in all sorts: Here's an unusual one that caught Marilyn Jones' attention.
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Carnival of Cultures lights up Berlin this weekend
Berlin's Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures) kicks off for four days this weekend, with a parade, interactive workshops, and music, art and food of all kinds—all in celebration of diversity and openness. It's been celebrated since the...
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The Hudson River Museum - Yonkers NY
Just north of The Bronx in the city of Yonkers is a really nice little museum that I like to visit. The Hudson River Museum sits on a beautiful piece of land overlooking the Hudson River. The Hudson River Museum opened in 1922 as...
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Celebrate Dr. Seuss - Springfield MA
Springfield MA is the kind of city that most people speed by on the way to somewhere "more important."Sitting at the junction of Interstates 90 and 91, people zoom by traveling between Boston, Albany, Montreal and other places. If people...
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Wandering in Frankfurt's Lost Altstadt (Where Gumbo Was #138)
As a number of Gumbo readers figured out, Gumbo's latest "Where Was" was Frankfurt am Main, Germany's economic capital and home, as the giant Euro sign reminded us, to the European Central Bank. Those who get the credit, in order: Jonathan L,...
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Honeymoon Planning: Where to Go and What to Do
Helen Bradford, in her first post on TravelGumbo, shares some great suggestions for the perfect honeymoon.
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Amsterdam targets nuisance stag partiers
Amsterdam takes a new tack in dealing with rowdy stags, most of them British and Dutch men 18-34
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Walking the Center of Berlin
Jonathan L shares a walk through Berlin's heart and tells us how he fell in love with it.
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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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May 15, 2018: Babylonstoren, a South African Treasure
Join Marilyn Jones for a visit to a historic garden and a lunch featuring its produce.
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science (Where Gumbo was #268)
Gumbo was visiting an excellent museum in Denver, its Nature and Science Museum. The museum has many galleries as part of its permanent exhibits and featured two interesting exhibits when DrFumblefinger visited, one on the Dead Sea Scrolls and one on Nature's Bioluminescence.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 29, 2014: Berlin's Fernsehturm
Two landmarks for the price of one: Berlin's Fernsehturm, or TV Tower, is reflected on the facade of the Park Inn, near Alexanderplatz. The Fernsehturm is the tallest building in Germany, at a bit over 1200 feet. It and the Brandenburg Gate are...
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The Big Island of Hawaii (Part 2). Hilo & Hamakua Coast
(Sunset over Hilo Bay, Big Island of Hawaii) Hilo is tucked into the northeastern corner of the Big Island, on the slopes of Mauna Loa’s rainy side. And boy can it rain; the region gets up to 200 inches (500 cm) each year though...
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Can't get to Vienna? Google offers virtual tours
Google's Street View technology makes it possible to visit important sites and attractions with the trip.
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August 8, 2016: Views from the Wall, Rothenburg, Germany
Ava shares some memorable views from the walls of the great medieval city of Rothenburg.
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'Blue Danube' is now Anniversary Waltz
Its the 150th anniversary of one of the world's best-loved musical works.
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Basel: A Gallery of Unique Facades
PHeymont's wanderings in Basel found quite a number of interesting buildings and some interesting histories. More to come in future.
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Museum of the Rockies (Where Gumbo Was #330)
Gumbo was visiting the fascinating Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The Museum is best know for its extensive dinosaur collection, but features exhibits broadly focused on Montana's history.
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The Prater, Vienna: Austria's Playground for Everyone
While in Vienna, Samantha and her husband spent a few hours checking out Austria's playground, the Prater. The giant Ferris Wheel is the draw to the park, but there is so much to see and do.
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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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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 15, 2014: Hospices de Beaune, France
Besides wine, the town of Beaune in the Burgundy region of France, is most famous for a roof. Built in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Duke Philip, known as “The Good”, the H ô tel-Dieu des Hospices de...
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Vienna's Prater celebrates 250 years as park
Vienna kicks off the 250th anniversary of its huge public park with a flower parade and more.
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Schenectady: Two Museum Gems
Two small but fascinating museums in Schenectady, New York offer a day's worth of information and education. One's for science, the other for history.
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Nov. 23, 2018: Minstrels of Waltherplatz, Bolzano
Bolzano's Waltherplatz wouldn't be complete without its two minstrels, one medieval and the other live and in concert daily.
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Porto: Victim of success?
Porto, Portugal's second city, has gone from undiscovered to all the vogue, and is starting to feel edgy about it.
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Larger than Life: Verona's Opera Props
Each summer, there's a gala festival of opera in Verona's 1st-century Roman arena. It's on a grand scale, and the props are sized to fit.
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Der Alter Peter, Munich
Munich's oldest parish church is a mix of artistic and architectural styles, and home to the really odd reliquary of St. Munditia.
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Outdoor Sculpture in Munich
PHeymont notes that Munich has quite a variety of ornamental sculpture, from the whimsical to the classical to the simply amusing, or even puzzling.
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Design for motion at Munich's Moderne
At Munich's premier museum of contemporary art, PHeymont enjoyed a large exhibit highlighting decades of design for motion.
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Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
Professor Abe shares a visit to a small town well-known for its well-preserved half-timbered buildings.
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Re: The Prater, Vienna: Austria's Playground for Everyone
The inscription on the memorial translates as The Master dedicated one of his most beautiful songs to the Vienna Prater, In the Prater, the Flowers Bloom Again.
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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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Mysteries at the St Louis Science Center, Missouri
Samantha and family had a wonderful visit to the Saint Louis Science Center on her last visit to MO. Read more about this wonderful museum on her post.
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Van Cortlandt Park: A Taste of Nature
One of Jonathan L's Bronx getaways, Van Cortlandt Park has deep historical roots as well as a variety of activities.
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Kansas science museum reopens with Rube Goldberg machine
Wichita's Exploration Place celebrates its reopening with an attention-grabbing and complex device.
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Hacienda Esperanza, Manatí, PR: A history of sugar and slavery
A former sugar plantation, worked originally by enslaved Africans, now tells a long and significant history. Jonathan L reports.
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Amsterdam blows smoke at weed tourists
Amsterdam again considers barring foreigners from its cannabis cafe, a rule that's actually been on the books for years.
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Dutch museums agree on stolen art
The Dutch Council for Culture is asking the government to allow museums to return art and culture artifacts to the countries they came from.
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Now Europe talks vaccine passport
Europe is considering an all-EU testing and vaccination credential that would, its proponents hope, revive travel within the EU.
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Europe struggles with virus travel rules
As virus variants develop and infections spread, Europe faces disagreement over border measures to contain it.
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Boston's Pioneer Science Museum
PHeymont shares a visit to one of the places where the modern science museum was invented.
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Colorado Scale Solar System Model, Boulder
DrFumblefinger enjoys the great "hands on" scale model of the solar system in Colorado, situated on the campus of the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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Still big questions for EU 'Green Pass'
As Europe starts to move on its 'Green Pass' proposal, there are still issues of fairness as well as how it would work.
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Reading, Pennsylvania: Center of Attractions
Stephanie shares recommendations for a variety of worthwhile expeditions, all within one tank of gas from historic Reading, Pennsylvania
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Virginia Museum of Science, Richmond
George G spends the day at a monumental former rail station that hasn't forgotten its roots in its present life as a science museum.
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Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia
There's an emphasis on hands-on and understanding underlying principles and mechanisms at this world-famous institution, and it's super kid-friendly.