On the Trail of the Dragon Tattoo: Stockholm
April 12, 2014
PHeymont’s search for the scenes of his favorite mystery novels takes him to the neighborhood of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
PHeymont’s search for the scenes of his favorite mystery novels takes him to the neighborhood of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Copenhagen has its downtown Tivoli, with rides, restaurants and entertainment packed into a glittering core, but Stockholm can match it and maybe then some with Skansen, a large park a short bus or ferry ride from the central city. Skansen, opened in…
Happy Birthday to one of the world’s most famous structures! The Eiffel Tower was officially completed 125 years ago today, on March 31, 1889, just in time for its role as the grand entrance to the Universal Exposition.
March 25, 2014: Two days ago I pondered a scary possibility, thinking I’d lost a great many of my photographs. Yesterday, still on the hunt, I came upon the receipt for my digital camera, bought in 2007. Checking travel dates,…
Gumbo’s nostalgic journey, in black and white, took him back to high school days living in Heidelberg, Germany as an Army brat. Heidelberg is one of Germany’s most attractive cities, the seat of its oldest university and—by virtue of not having…
In a recent Gumbo blog , Jonathan L. pointed out that travelers (and locals) need a place to rest from time to time while visiting or going about daily life…and part of the need is what’s called—logically—street furniture.
Enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in this charming small city, and came across this buggy while walking the streets. Looks even more modified than Cuban cars and it bears a Ford log on its grill, but can someone help figure out exactly what…
Looks like yesterdays picture was harder than expected ! Try and name this amazing example of Cuban restoration :
This one should be a more difficult quest to all the eagle eyed transport historians. This really is a Taxi. As a tourist you’d never use it. But the Hotels use it to bring the workers in from the nearest town. I know it looks like a cattle truck…
Athens’ National Garden, is a 38-acre park behind the old Royal Palace, and just off Syntagma Square, one of the city’s central points. It’s got a bit of everything: remnants of ancient temples and colonnades, quiet corners with water, formal…
PHeymont’s search for the scenes of his favorite mystery novels takes him to the neighborhood of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Copenhagen has its downtown Tivoli, with rides, restaurants and entertainment packed into a glittering core, but Stockholm can match it and maybe then some with Skansen, a large park a short bus or ferry ride from the central city. Skansen, opened in…
Happy Birthday to one of the world’s most famous structures! The Eiffel Tower was officially completed 125 years ago today, on March 31, 1889, just in time for its role as the grand entrance to the Universal Exposition.
March 25, 2014: Two days ago I pondered a scary possibility, thinking I’d lost a great many of my photographs. Yesterday, still on the hunt, I came upon the receipt for my digital camera, bought in 2007. Checking travel dates,…
Gumbo’s nostalgic journey, in black and white, took him back to high school days living in Heidelberg, Germany as an Army brat. Heidelberg is one of Germany’s most attractive cities, the seat of its oldest university and—by virtue of not having…
In a recent Gumbo blog , Jonathan L. pointed out that travelers (and locals) need a place to rest from time to time while visiting or going about daily life…and part of the need is what’s called—logically—street furniture.
Enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in this charming small city, and came across this buggy while walking the streets. Looks even more modified than Cuban cars and it bears a Ford log on its grill, but can someone help figure out exactly what…
Looks like yesterdays picture was harder than expected ! Try and name this amazing example of Cuban restoration :
This one should be a more difficult quest to all the eagle eyed transport historians. This really is a Taxi. As a tourist you’d never use it. But the Hotels use it to bring the workers in from the nearest town. I know it looks like a cattle truck…
Athens’ National Garden, is a 38-acre park behind the old Royal Palace, and just off Syntagma Square, one of the city’s central points. It’s got a bit of everything: remnants of ancient temples and colonnades, quiet corners with water, formal…