Adolphus

I officially hit the road on Tuesday, starting my new adventure as APO's field rep. My first stop was Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter, Minnesota. This time last year, they were just barely hanging on with only three members. Now they have fifteen and, ...

nice place. Partied with Esther, Kim, and Jan. Even saw arena ...

We were woken several times in the night by whales close in to the beach. The tents are pitched about a hundred yards from the beach in a clearing in the woods. So warm and dry at night but we still get whale lullabies. Soft light this morning with ...

... up. Chinese Pavillion built by Adolf Fredrick as a surprise birthday present for his Queen. She obviously didn't get to the bottom of the garden very often. Norsk Museum (Gutav Adolphus statue) and lots of interesting bits in the ...

... drink and six of the ten sails. When she was built, the Vasa was intended to support the expansionist aspirations of King Gustavus Adolphus, and no expense was spared in decorating and equipping her.  She was one of the largest and most heavily armed ...

... coloured woods. She was an extremely ornate ship as well, with the trimmings intended to glorify the king (Gustavius Adolphus) and frighten his enemies. A variety of carvings are on display around and on the resurrected boat, including the paintwork that ...

... good for her.  Erin has been to Russia on a school trip and Japan to visit a friend.  She went to Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota to study history, graduating in three years.  She returned to College Park and got a job for a ...

... great gunship Vasa, who carrying 64 cannons on two decks, was built to be the mightiest in all of Europe, during King Gustavus Adolphus's empire in the Baltic. The Vasa was designed by a Dutch ship builder, Henrik Hybertsson, using the king's own dictated ...

... sail from the Stockholm harbor on August 10, 1628.  It was designed to carry 300 soldiers and 150 crew.  King Gustavus Adolphus was viewing it as it proudly started its journey.  However, in 20 minutes it toppled over and sank.  About ...

... of leaders of Sweden have been shot and stabbed - the latest being PM Olaf Palme twenty years ago. This museum has Gustavus Adolphus' hat with a neat little hole where was shot by a sniper's bullet and a bloody masquerade costume worn by Gustav III when ...

... Gate Reichstag Bombing of Hamburg and Dresden Battle of Leipzig (the Nations) October, 1813 Gustavus Adolphus Zimmerman Telegram Franz v. Papen Gustav Stressemann Willy Brandt Helmut Kohl Weimar Republic Goethe Buchenwald Wittenburg Castle ...

... train for the ministry.                Sweden's King Augustus Adolphus chartered a general company for America.              ...

... train for the ministry.                Sweden's King Augustus Adolphus chartered a general company for America.              ...

... , Estonia's second largest city that is home to the largest and oldest university in the Baltics, established by Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus. In Estonia our work will revolve around the church. We will meet with our members and new people on the ...

... onto a catamaran in search of whales – both Orcas and Humpbacks frequent the area. After a 20 minute trip out to Point Adolphus, we were fortunate to come across our first whales – 3 humpback whales and able to track them for at least an hour ...

... out around the city. The university is one of the oldest in Northern Europe, established in 1632 by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Being able to be part of this long standing tradition of education is exciting.   So far there hasn't ...