Berlin. The German Parliament Building is a one of a kind. But like other capitol buildings, it had a dome. Unlike other capitols, it had a huge metal dome, over 150 feet high. I had to send away for an…
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Muskogee, OK
Although my AAA Tour Book didn’t list much to see in Muskogee, I had to go there. I was singing Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee” for all I was worth when I passed the town limits. I stopped for gas. My feet…
Posted in Found in the USA
Helsinki
I visited Helsinki for a weekend in 2006. It is a flat city by the sea and filled with excellent museums and beautiful buildings. The public library’s ceiling has colorful paintings of stories featuring the Norse Gods. Seafood is plentiful…
Posted in World Glimpses
Travel Short Stories
Why would I want to read a book of travel short stories? I recommend it. I can tell you what it did for me. When I was an undergraduate student, I attended classes, participated in a few school-sponsored extracurricular activities,…
Posted in Travel Posts
Sarajevo-still moments
♠I was walking through the market and admiring the metal objects made at local workshops. As I was considering a coffee grinder, the vendor came over and demonstrated how it worked. He told me that you can always tell the…
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