Springs are for Fashion in Paris. A Couple days on these streets are totally worth the 8 hours in the air.
One of the best places in the states is "Bridge City". And right outside Portland are these views. There are so many beautiful places in the world... how will we ever have enough time or money to see them all?
Reasons to love Philli: **Rocky's Footprints, the best bakery, and a pretzel vendor. **Amazing and ridiculous art sculptures and gardens. The Reading Terminal Market's Pretzels. *More about Pretzels. Did I mention the pretzels?
This.is.a.wall. Architecture nerds, like me, rejoice! In Lucknow, India lies one of the most impressive structures- the Chota Imambara. This is essentially a congregational hall adjacent to a Shia mosque. With all these chandeliers, its earned its nickname Palace of Lights. Easy to get to, hard to find parking, so park down the road and take a rickshaw up.
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas, every where we go. And so, we're working through our Holiday Season Wanderlust Wishlist. What better place to start than a town named Bethlehem? Bethlehem, PA, nicknamed Christmastown during the Great Depression, is a quick jaunt from Philli, and the top of my Wandering List this year. Lamp posts adorned with wreaths, traditional Moravian stars hanging even in alley ways, and a light dusting on the rooftops are postcard perfects. In the 1700's, Count Zinzendorf led a bunch of Moravians and set up a mission. Read about them,. Its fascinating.
13 December är julens början. För svenskar i USA kombinerar många av oss traditionell jul och amerikansk kul. Jag har haft mitt träd sedan mitten av November, men har fyllt mitt hem med sevärdheter och dofter av säsongen från det gamla landet. Vi är de som kör tre timmar bara för en bit mandelkaka. 'Tis the season to make buns.... Fa la la la la la la la la Buttery Saffron, Cardamom, and Cloves waft from the kitchen warm our chilly morning. Dancers and bazaars and candles... Fa la la la la la la la la The House of Sweden The Order honouring St. Lucy with dance and shows. Wax Covered Hair and Child-like anticipation... Fa La La La La La La La La
The Procession, Songs, and Readings share memories with a piece of my soul. And Now for our Know-It-All Segment: "Just so you know...." Sweden, all of Scandinavia, really, is overwhelmingly Lutheran and St. Lucia is one of the only Saints celebrated. The celebrations through the North Countries meld traditional religion (pre-Christian/Viking) and Christianity, with many symbols now revolving around the Trinity. The Lucia we revere nowadays is of Sicily, but there are legends of a candle wearing, Viking do-gooder, Lussi. As the story goes, Lucy converted to Christianity once an angel visited her at a shrine, where Lucy was seeking help for her widowed mother and the medical conditions plaguing her family. As any story regarding Rome in the middle ages, Lucy was martyred for refusing to compromise her virginity. As for the candles on the head, dripping hot wax onto the hair, only to be painstakingly picked out that night? Rumor has it Lucy was hiding Christians in the catacombs to keep them safe from the Roman soldiers. She fashioned the candle crown simply to light the way and keep her hands free, bringing everyone goodness and light. |
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