Spanish Food Words with Arabic Origins
When the Moors arrived in Spain in 711 C.E. they brought with them advanced agricultural methods in addition to introducing many new crops including sugar cane, rice, ginger and saffron […]
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The Pier at Llandudno in Wales
The pier at Llandudno in Wales is in the tradition of great seaside holiday resorts in Britain. The white and blue wrought-iron railing of the pier looking over the headlands. […]
Grönemad on the Bohuslän Coast of Sweden
Grönemad is a tiny town along the Bohuslän Coast of Sweden, a place to stop at on our way to Grebbestad. The typical granite cliffs of the Bohuslän Coast with the […]
Old Doors in Den Gamle By in Aarhus, Denmark
Den Gamle By in Aarhus is a museum that contains several of historical ‘villages’ reconstructed from different time periods in Denmark. There are many examples of different types of old […]
Colourful Buildings along the Canals of Nyhavn in Copenhagen
On our first day traipsing around Copenhagen we walked along the harbour front and then turned into the canal area of Nyhavn with its colourful buildings. Many of the buildings in […]
A 6 Km Petroglyph Walk Amongst Farmers’ Fields in Tanum, Sweden
Exploring the primary petroglyph site of Tanum was so much fun we opted to go on a second walk called Vandringsled. The initial part of a 6 km petroglyph walk among […]
Visiting Cap Fagnet, above Fécamp on the Normandy Coast of France
Mid-afternoon June 8, 2015. Today’s route took us from Rouen to Le Havre and then up the Alabaster Coast. Cap Fagnet, high above Fécamp on the Normandy Coast of France, offers […]
Old Buildings in Den Gamle By in Aarhus, Denmark
Den Gamle By in Aarhus is a museum that contains several of historical ‘villages’ reconstructed from different time periods in Denmark. Whenever old buildings are torn down somewhere in Denmark, the […]
A Large Wooden Warship, the Frigate Jylland in Ebeltoft, Denmark
My cousins listed a number of sights we had to see if we went to Aarhus and one of them was the Frigate Jylland in Ebeltoft. Built to fight maritime battles […]
Tracking Down the Past: Making Ice Cream (Denmark & Vancouver)
In 2018 Al & I headed to Denmark and Sweden with the idea of meeting up with my aunts and uncles and cousins, and also to track down some of […]
