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Samples of Litomerice Architecture

mom811 on Oct 14th 2008

In a previous post, I said I’ll show later the architecture of Litomerice (”in another post: The Architecture of Litomerice … in time please”), and so here are some of their quaint and charming buildings, crafted with much meticulousness, as in other European designs of old!

The first church at the intersection. The spires are very [...]

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An Art Museum in Old Rauma

mom811 on Aug 11th 2008

Rauma is a town in the west coast of Finland, and 50 kilometers south of Pori, where we stayed. While still under Sweden, it was granted town privileges in 1442. Old Rauma (Vanha Rauma) is one of the two UNESCO cultural heritage sites of the town (which has grown into an industrial city now), so [...]

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Popular International Rodeo Event in Houston, Texas

mom811 on Aug 7th 2008

While we were in Pori, it happened that the International Pori Jazz Festival was held. We were thankful that at least we had witnessed an international affair without purposely going there, while others even from other countries, especially the tourists, went just to be part of it.
I have heard of another popular international event, this [...]

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Now Here in the Land of the Midnight Sun

mom811 on Jul 6th 2008

(written July 6, 2008)
How time flies! We arrived at the Helsinki airport, on the evening of June 22, Sunday, with our daughter Cookie and her own cute Anzel to welcome us, and conduct us to Pori City where they now live.
It’s so unbelievable that we can set foot on these parts of the globe, and [...]

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More on Little Caite and Beautiful Sights

mom811 on Jul 1st 2008

(written July 1, 2008)
For baby Caite’s “10th-month day” celebration last Friday, she had her stroll at Kirjurinluoto Park. I wasn’t with them that time as it was my “holy hour” (time of my after-lunch nap - or sleep? ). They were impressed by the cleanliness of the air (no pollution), the extensive playground with [...]

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Strahov Monastery and the Loreto Pilgrimage Center

mom811 on Jun 20th 2008

(written June 20, 2008)
Tuesday, June 17, was an Interesting day of history, when we visited the Strahov Monastery (Strahovsky klaster) with its famous library, and the Loreto Pilgrimage Center. Our gratitude goes to Karel, our gracious host and Mart’s dad, who sponsored for us a very knowledgeable tour guide. He explained to us in [...]

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Jose Rizal in Litomerice Part 2

mom811 on Jun 19th 2008

(written June 19, 2008)
In Part I: “There is a part 2 to this search, we’ve found out something more done by (and in) Litomerice to honor our hero, and much much more than what we could expect. For our out-of-the-blue find, watch out for a later post: Jose Rizal in Litomerice Part 2.”
Some more walking [...]

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Jose Rizal in Litomerice Part 1

mom811 on Jun 16th 2008

(written June 16, 2008)
Last Saturday, off to the northern part of Czech Republic we went, approximately 64 km (39.7 miles) northwest of Prague, to the historic and enchanting city of Litomerice. I was thrilled to experience a touch of our own history in our present travel to this far-away continent of Europe, and was the [...]

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Fascinating Cesky Krumlov

mom811 on Jun 9th 2008

Weekend is time to go out, and last Saturday to Cesky Krumlov the family went: hubby and I, Mart, Daisy and baby Caite.
This famous town, situated on the banks of the meandering Vltava River, is around a 13th-century Castle (Zamek), beautiful with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque designs blended into it. In the UNESCO list of [...]

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The Procession of the Imperial Crown Jewels

mom811 on Jun 9th 2008

Last Thursday night, K came to inform us that there would be a special event on the next day, and we might be interested to see it.
During his reign, every year Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, would have the imperial coronation jewels transported to Prague to be viewed by pilgrims all [...]

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