Schmidts of German Village . . . they started a bratwurst cart selling on Capitol Square and single-handedly reduced brat and hot dog prices by the vendors on the square. Imagine strolling out of your office on a nice spring day to have a Bahama Mama from a street vendor, and then sitting in the park in front of the State House.
sounds pretty heavenly to me <sigh> we used to love Schmidts. . .
princessash185 wrote:sounds pretty heavenly to me <sigh> we used to love Schmidts. . .
I do love
Schmidts as well
Well, born, raised and educated in a small Westphalian town
I became a conscript in the biggest German travel agency of that time (the navy) and lived for nearly two years on and above the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Studied later in the Ruhr-district and lived there for a couple of years
Moved to the 'city of swords and trolley-busses' (Solingen in the Rhineland)
Stayed after these nearly ten years of exile in my birth-town again.
Moved after a short time there to my now hometown
where - after having lived in the towncenter - we now have our tents in a more touristic village (actually it's a spa/thermal bath), just opposite this building
Well i am from the lake district in Central south Sweden in the city of Växjö. a city more than 650 years old and once a border town between Denmark and Sweden.
Here is some photos of Växjö
Teleborg castle
Birdview over parts of Central Växjö the big building is the concert and culture house.
Map over the the citycentral
The Main Church of Växjö
The southern suburbs of Växjö in the background and the white watertower.
Another photo of Teleborg Castle in the south suburbs close to the University
I love what everyone's doing with this thread. Thanks everyone.
Great pics relay. Excellent.
Welcome Relay. Your pics are lovely.
Would you tell us more about the little church with the twin spires?
Wow, lovin' the pics.
Setanta, that's EXACTLY the kind of info I was going for. Thankee much. I'll prolly PM both you and P'ash with more questions soon.
Diane wrote:Welcome Relay. Your pics are lovely.
Would you tell us more about the little church with the twin spires?
what do you want to know about it??
As a kid:
Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama
Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - from the age of 8 thru college
Places I worked in my former career as a theatre gypsy, ranging from 2 months to 3 years:
Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana
East Haddam, Connecticut
Fort Worth, Texas
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Jackson, Mississippi
Portland, Oregon
Knoxville, Tennessee
Columbus, Ohio
Abingdon, Virginia
Horse Cave, Kentucky
West Virginia (I've blocked the name of the town!)
Mobile, Alabama
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Singapore
Houston, Texas
Currently living in Houston.
Walter--Love the electric trolley! We have them in Seattle, too, but not as colorful as yours. We also have diesel buses and hybrids (run like trolleys or by diesel) and the waterfront streetcars, which were bought from Australia (Melbourne, I believe):
Oh, yeah: Born in New York City, grew up on Long Island (hated it), went to school in Upstate NY, moved to Eugene, Oregon, now live in Seattle...
I was born in The Windy City. ChiTown. Chicago, Illinois.
Bolungarvik!
But currently at Reykjavik:
ossobuco wrote:I love all the photos, especially Fbaezer's. Was that Mexico City picture in the zona rosa? Annnnd, the little trattoria I had my dish of ossobuco was surely in that picture of Modena.... Trattoria da Omer, if that rings a bell.
Thanks, Osso.
First MC pic, not Zona Rosa, but Centro Histórico.
Last MC pic, well... Zona Rosa is behind those buildings.
Modena, perhaps you're referring to Trattoria da Ermes. That one I know.
No, not Trattoria da Ermes. Oh, well.
I enjoyed the bird's eye view of the rooftops of Modena. The two days I was there it was raining. So my pictures of the piazza at the duomo were filled with umbrellas...
I think it was that duomo that had the wonderful roseate marble lions guarding the steps...
There they are!! The day I was there they looked light pink...
Geez, look at the beautiful doorway, incredible.
That's a great picture, Diane.
I was born, raised, and work summers in Tucson, and I go to college in Grinnell, Iowa (halfway between Des Moines and Iowa City).
I thought I posted a comment about Laeknir's photos, really gorgeous, but it disappeared in the icy waters....
