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"Aquae Granni", actual: Aquisgrán o Aachen
... era Patricius Romanorum (protector de Roma) que lo llevo a ser canonizado años después. Todo esto le dio bastante poder al señor Magno y una centralidad en Europa, por eso se lo conoce como el fundador o el padre de Europa.
Fue en esa época cuando Carlomagno instaló en Aquisgrán la capital de su imperio y es por eso que la ciudad siempre tuvo mucha importancia.
Se nota que es muy vieja ...
The long boring road to Luxembourg
... a canal city I had to make the effort to see it.
In some parts of the city there are more canal barges than cars but nothing beats the massive number of bicycles. These two wheel cycles come in all shapes and sizes. Some are designed to carry children on the back, some have trailers with children in them. Then there are workmen with tools and what have you on them. I even saw one chap with an extension ladder on the side of his bicycle. How he managed I do not ...
Time to Say Goodbye...
... sorry for all who thought they had better things to do and missed out on her awesome sweet sushi! Also thanks for my new pink magic unicorn, now things just can't go wrong! I will take it and it's bigger sister for goodluck with me! However, if everything should fail, the without-words-dictionary will help stealing other people's money if I ever run out of it :-)
I'm so excited! I hope I'll see some of you again this week, I hate goodbyes, even when I know I'm coming back!
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Medieval Village of Monschau Germany
... to see and experience, including a high speed bobsled coaster down the mountain...maybe next time. The town is full of delightful little shops...bakeries, souvenirs, textiles, antiques..you name it! We went into a bakery cafe and had some old fashioned apple strudel that was almost as good as my mother used to make and that is high praise! There are just so many things to see and do around here and we are thankful that we get to at least sample a ...
Gawkin' at Aachen Two
... and charming. The next big attraction we visited was the Aachen Town Hall. Charlemagne started building this favourite palace in 789, and, after his coronation in Rome in 800, it became his permanent seat of residence. He made Aachen, for a time the most influential center of culture in Europe. Scholars from all over Europe gathered here. I doubt I would have been invited.
A town fire in 1656 ...
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