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I was Blind. I Could Not See.

April 21, 2018by Browsing the Atlas Leave a comment

If you stand outside of the Dialog Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, you’ll see this image: There’s nothing to see inside. Truly — nothing. This is the Dialog Museum where guests […]

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Destinations, Museums & Tours, Germany

Bubba’s Chikin & Thangs

April 16, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 4 Comments

Seriously. How could anyone resist finding out what “thangs” Bubba served up with chikin? I’m kidding. This is the kind of place you’d probably drive by, but secretly wonder about. […]

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Destinations, Good Ole USA, Restaurant Reviews

Standing Trial in 18th Century Courts

April 12, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 8 Comments

Attending a mock trial at the Virginia Courthouse in Colonial Williamsburg was enlightening. We entered the small chamber and the bailiff asked for volunteers. Some were chosen to be Councilmen. […]

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Colonial Williamsburg

April 8, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 6 Comments

A comedian once remarked, “Colonial Williamsburg is Disneyland for old people.” Maybe so, though that wasn’t my experience. It was a fabricated world of people in period costume taking visitors […]

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Is Your Crowning Glory a Peruke?

April 3, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 12 Comments

Is your crowning glory a peruke? I hope not. Unless you’re rich. Even then, people would probably make fun of you in this day and age, because a peruke is […]

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Creature Comforts – Colonial Style

March 27, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 10 Comments

On most of our family vacations, I find us a house or apartment to rent. In Williamsburg, Virginia, I was thrilled to find an authentic 1698 colonial house to rent […]

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Wodka!

March 17, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 6 Comments

I threw back a shot of vodka. Then another. Then another, until I started to think the picture on the right was a picture of Cyndi Lauper. Not because I […]

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Destinations, poland

Auschwitz II – Birkenau

March 12, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 13 Comments

As I mentioned in my last post, whenever I envision Auschwitz in my mind, I picture a vast space of squat buildings, work fields, and guard tours. When I picture […]

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Auschwitz I

March 9, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 4 Comments

How did I not know this? I’ve read so many books, and have seen so many movies, and yet, I didn’t realize that what I visualize in my mind as […]

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Destinations, Museums & Tours, poland

Oskar Schindler

March 4, 2018by Browsing the Atlas 7 Comments

In a time when human lives meant nothing; when millions were exterminated without a second thought, Oskar Schindler risked his life to save as many Jews as he could. It […]

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