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MOVIE NIGHT: Friends Forever
Blutsbrüder teilen alles Our Big Time Set in the midst of World War 2 and interspersed with beautiful choir music, the horrors of the war unfold when the Germans realized one of the boys in the choir is a Jew … Continue reading
MOVIE NIGHT: Joyeux Noël
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) Based on the true story of three armies in the bloody trenches of World War I – and the miraculous Christmas Eve truce they unexpectedly forge. Christian Carion’s Film, Joyeux Noël: A Place of Memory
Posted in .Christmas, .film, .history
Tagged Christian Carion, Joyeux Noël, Merry Christmas, MOVIE NIGHT
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CITINERARY: Royal Albert Hall
This monument records the success of the Great Exhibition, the international exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851 organised by Henry Cole and Prince Albert. The success of the 1851 exhibition paid for the construction of not only the Royal … Continue reading
Posted in .archaeology, .art, .citinerary, .heritage, .history, .modern, .music, .Royal_Albert_Hall, Peter Blake, Shelagh Wakely
Tagged #RAH150, ALBERT MEMORIAL, Albert the organ cat, Appearing at the Royal Albert Hall, Foundation stone, Henry Willis Organ, London, MEMORIAL FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851, MOSAIC FRIEZE, MOSAIC TYMPANUM, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Steps, Queen Victoria, Royal Albert Hall, Shelagh Wakely, Sir Peter Blake, Time capsule buried by Queen Victoria uncovered during Royal Albert Hall dig, Trevor Caley
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SANTA CRUZ: Mountains to Sea
Stars and weather aligned for a couple discovery beach days… first morning started a beach perfect day in Capitola Village looking for the morning cup of coffee… found it at Mr. Toots and enjoyed it by the beach… continued on … Continue reading
Posted in .anniversary, .Aptos, .beach, .Capitola, .food, .history, .Moss_Landing, .Santa_Cruz, .Watsonville
Tagged Aptos, Capitola, Corralitos, La Selva Beach, Manresa State Beach, Moss Landing, Phil's Fish Market, SANTA CRUZ, Seabright Beach, Seacliff State Beach, Sunset State Beach, Watsonville
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Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire
Ancient mysteries, recent discoveries, historic exhibit at deYoung Digital Story
Posted in .ancient, .archaeology, .de_Young, .exhibition
Tagged City of Fire, City of Water, deYoung Museum, SAN FRANCISCO, Teotihuacan
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CITINERARY: San Jose Art & History
Art & history citinerary… in downtown San Jose… on the 240th anniversary of San Jose! In the 1950s and 1960s, diving ladies appeared on US motel signs to advertise the presence of swimming pools. Once a common sight off the … Continue reading
Posted in .art, .citinerary, .history, .San_Jose
Tagged California Theatre, CITINERARY, City Center Motel, Figure Holding the Sun, Founding of the Pueblo San José de Guadalupe, Italo Scanga, Old San Jose Post Office, Parque de los Pobladores, Peralta Adobe - Fallon House Historic Site, Plaza de César Chávez, San Jose Art & History, San Jose's Chinatown, SoFA Intersection Design, St Claire Hotel, The Plaza, The Westin
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CITINERARY: Râșnov Fortress
Unlike Bran, the Râșnov Fortress had many buildings, including houses, a school, a chapel… unlike Peleş, a royal residence, Râșnov Fortress is known as “the peasant Citadel Râşnov”. Looking back in time we’ve realized that Râșnov Fortress is a perfect … Continue reading
Posted in .citinerary, .medieval, .Râșnov_Fortress
Tagged CITINERARY, Râșnov Fortress
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