We browsed a periodical shop today. We could barely understand anything we picked up to read, but we still managed to get the jist, for some of the magazines. The articles about science/technology and current events were the most interesting. Science stuff was hard to understand – but fun to look at the pictures. We [...]
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Mon, April 28th: Sete (Day 11)
Posted in Europe trip journal, France, tagged American resource consumption, big box stores, cars, energy efficiency in Europe, European resource consumption, France, France photos, France pictures, France videos, French desserts, French food, hand wash clothes, La Calanque, local business, Mount Saint Clair, Sete, walkable cities on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mon, May 19th: Lake Bled (Day 32)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Bled, cars, hike, Politics, Slovenia, trails on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve thought about people actually living in these places we’re visiting for just a few days each. Throngs of locals were strolling, cycling, or roller blading around Ljubljana and lingering in their pretty squares and parks. Many people were walking around Lake Bled on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Two couples had dinner together outside on [...]
Tues, May 27th: Stockholm (Day 40)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Sweden, tagged alcoholism, cars, etiquette, gender roles, Saluhall, Stockholm, Stockholm photos, Stockholm pictures, Stockholm videos, summer sunlight, Sweden, Swedish fashion, Swedish food, Swedish market on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sweden pictures
I only wrote two long entries in or about Stockholm. I’m dividing the entries somewhat arbitrarily into individual entries for each day we were in Stockholm.
We’ve been in Stockholm the last few days. If Slovenia was the land of plenty, Sweden is the land of beautiful people. Stockholm is definitely a typical European [...]
Tues, June 3rd: Trip Reflections from Raleigh
Posted in Europe trip journal, tagged American cafe, American creature comforts, American resource consumption, American vs European food, cars, European lifestyle, healthy food, Raleigh on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We noticed a few more differences when we got back home. We ate lunch at a Bear Rock Cafe. We were able to sit outside, which was a pleasant surprise, but the view of the Arby’s drive-thru and parking lot was less than inspiring. I can’t say we ever saw a drive-through in Europe! Of [...]
