Europe

Signs of the Times, and Smiles

    One of the pleasures of traveling is finding the odd bit that makes you smile or makes you wonder. Often enough, it’s in the form of a sign that may make perfect sense where it is, but looks odd to someone from another language or…

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Where in the World is Gumbo? # 8.8

Kudos to WorkerBee for doing the hard work of figuring out WITW 8.5, and for sharing his clear logic with us in his comment.  Gumbo is finding it harder and harder to stay ahead of the travel sleuths in our membership, but may have found a place…

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Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals.

 Originally aired in 2011, this Nova episode is being rebroadcast on my local PBS station and, presumably others, on Christmas evening.  Of interest to most visitors to Europe, if only as an integral part of the skylines, it’s worth watching…

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Capital of Culture Series: Reykjavik

  This week Gumbo looks at Reykjavik in our Capital of Culture spotlight.   In 2000, for symbolic reasons, 9 European cities were chosen to be designated a European Capital of Culture. One of those was the city of…

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Signs of the Times, and Smiles

    One of the pleasures of traveling is finding the odd bit that makes you smile or makes you wonder. Often enough, it’s in the form of a sign that may make perfect sense where it is, but looks odd to someone from another language or…

Read More

Where in the World is Gumbo? # 8.8

Kudos to WorkerBee for doing the hard work of figuring out WITW 8.5, and for sharing his clear logic with us in his comment.  Gumbo is finding it harder and harder to stay ahead of the travel sleuths in our membership, but may have found a place…

Read More

Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals.

 Originally aired in 2011, this Nova episode is being rebroadcast on my local PBS station and, presumably others, on Christmas evening.  Of interest to most visitors to Europe, if only as an integral part of the skylines, it’s worth watching…

Read More

Capital of Culture Series: Reykjavik

  This week Gumbo looks at Reykjavik in our Capital of Culture spotlight.   In 2000, for symbolic reasons, 9 European cities were chosen to be designated a European Capital of Culture. One of those was the city of…

Read More