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This is post #6 of our 2016 Copenhagen-Stockholm trip. I can't resist it any longer. Here are all the manhole covers we saw in Copenhage and Stockholm. Just to give this a lofty air, manhole covers date back to ancient Rome and were made of stone. There's even been several books written about them; one… Continue reading Street Level Sights
This is post #5 of our 2016 Copenhagen-Stockholm trip. Monday afternoon, I meet Dave at the hotel and we head out the back way to dinner. This bright pink hollyhock is by a stoop, and I think I photographed it everyday. We head down Nansesngade Street, turn right on Vendersgade, walking towards Torvehallen, the Food… Continue reading An Evening Stroll to Nyhavn
This is post #4 of our 2016 Copenhagen-Stockholm trip. Leaving the Vor Frue Kirke where the Christus is seen, I come upon another of Copenhagen's signs. They seem to have these erudite quips all over the place, and in English, too. I complimented one young woman on her English, and she said "Well, we are… Continue reading Further Exploring on a Monday Afternoon in Copenhagen
This is post #3 of our 2016 Copenhagen-Stockholm trip. The Vor Frue Kirke, or Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, sits on a small street in the center of the old town, and has a fairly plain exterior with few garnishes and flourishes. Statues of David (above) and Moses (below) flank the front entry. Across… Continue reading Christus • Vor Frue Kirke, Copenhagen
This is post #2 of our 2016 Copenhagen-Stockholm trip. The next morning Dave is up early, as is his habit, and he gets ready for the day, then heads off to breakfast. I struggle to wake up, but do get myself ready to walk with him after he returns, over to where his meetings are… Continue reading Touristing in Copenhagen
This is post #1 of our 2016 Copenhagen-Stockholm trip. When we traveled around Spain and Lisbon this spring, I did a post saying hi to my Mom. This time I did only one post like this: "Bye, Mom!" My son and his family landed in the LA airport the same time as we were boarding,… Continue reading Copenhagen Arrival and First Impressions
Les Grottes is an area of Geneva directly above the train station (Gare Cornavin) of interesting architecture known as Les Schtroumpes, or The Smurfs, as well as another set of buildings called The Caves (after a river that used to flow through here). It's also a bohemian neighborhood with tagged buildings, run-down areas, impromptu sculpture,… Continue reading Les Grottes
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / #6 Start here, with the Lisbon Metro map. Our hotel was on on the Saldanha stop, where the red and yellow lines intersect, and it was a giant station. In our few days in Lisbon, I think we came out every one of their several different entrances, always… Continue reading Subways in Lisbon
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 4 How do you write one post and include all the hotels? I'll give it a try. I already did toiletries in their bathrooms, so now it's just how we slept while on the trip. There's more variation in this than one might imagine. Hotel Olissippo Saldanha Av. Praia… Continue reading Hotels in Spain and Lisbon
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 3 All trips start with a trip to our major airport: Los Angeles International, an adventure in itself. This trip was easy: because our departure time was in the afternoon, we only had to leave 3 1/2 hours early as there was no traffic. Park, shuttle, clear security… Continue reading Airplane Travel 2016
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