History remembers England’s King Henry XVIII for his notorious excesses – excess wives, excesses in food and drink and excessing the Catholic church. At Hampton Court, Henry XVIII’s favorite residence, you can still see where he lived, loved and die. Continue reading “A Day Trip to Hampton Court Palace – A Taste of Henry XVIII’s Tudor Court”
Category: History
I search out historical sights on my travels and share my experiences here.
Romantic Rothenburg – A Town That’s Just Too Cute
Germany’s Romantic Road goes from Wurzburg in the north to Fussen in the south. One of the most picturesque towns on the route has to be Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It is a well preserved medieval town that time forgot, and now has become a destination for tourists from all over the world. Spend a day in romantic Rothenburg and experience its charms. Continue reading “Romantic Rothenburg – A Town That’s Just Too Cute”
Photo Essay: A Day in Fussen, Germany and Its Authentic Gothic Castle
The southern end of Germany’s Romantic Road, Fussen, Germany makes a nice home base when visiting the nearby Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. After a day of fantasy castle sightseeing, it was a pleasure to wander the colorful, quiet streets of the old town center and take in the historic sights and the colorful buildings. Continue reading “Photo Essay: A Day in Fussen, Germany and Its Authentic Gothic Castle”
PhotoPOSTcard: Beautiful Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat church
Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat is a beautiful Romanesque style church in the town by the same name in the Limousin region of central France. It is one of 78 structures in France protected under the UNESCO “Routes of the Santiago de Compestela”. France has four historic “Ways of St. James” as the early Christian pilgrimage roads leading to the town of Santiago de Compestela in northern Spain were called. Santiago de Compestela was believed to be the burial site of St. James, and thus became a pilgrimage destination.
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Photo POSTcard: French Resistance Remembered
70+ years after the end of World War II, the French Resistance is still remembered. Graffiti on a barn door in the Limousin area of central France symbolizes the victory of the French Resistance over the invading German forces. The V stands for Victory and the double cross is the Cross of Lorraine, the symbol of the French Resistance, chosen by General Charles Du Gaul to represent the resistance movement.
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Rose
Photo POSTCard: If Only These Walls Could Sing
This little building, now the African American Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, isn’t interesting for the artifacts that it contains inside, but rather for the history of the people that once slept here. Before desegregation, this building, known as the Hotel Metropolitan, was home to many famous African Americans passing through town. Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, BB King, Ray Charles, Ike and Tina Turner are some of music’s big names that stayed and played here. I can hear their jam sessions in my mind. WOW!
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Rose
Mellow Mushroom: Find One of the Best Restaurants in Paducah KY in an Old Coca Cola Bottling Plant
What do you do with an old, vacant and run down old Coca Cola bottling plant? You turn it into one of the best restaurants in Paducah, KY and call it Mellow Mushroom.
What do you do with an old, vacant, and run-down yet historic Coca Cola bottling plant? You turn it into a destination, with good food and craft beer, and make it one of the best restaurants in Paducah, KY, and call it Mellow Mushroom.
Pilgrimage to Paducah – My First Quilt Show in Paducah, Kentucky
I had my first trip to the quilt show in Paducah, Kentucky when I entered a quilt into the contest for the first time, and found lots of creativity in this UNESCO Creative City besides just the quilting kind.
First published April 29, 2017
It may seem odd that the subject of an inaugural blog post would be about traveling to Paducah, Kentucky, but to a quilter, this is near to being a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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