Skagen Kirke
2022年7月1日, デンマーク ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Unsurprisingly, Skagen Kirke (Skagen Church), is painted the traditional shade of yellow called “Skagen yellow” that I mentioned in my previous post.
The church dates from 1910, and like manyもっと詳しく
Unsurprisingly, Skagen Kirke (Skagen Church), is painted the traditional shade of yellow called “Skagen yellow” that I mentioned in my previous post.
The church dates from 1910, and like manyもっと詳しく
Have you ever read “Out of Africa”? Maybe you saw the movie adaptation of this book?
The book was written in Skagen, Denmark by Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke, although if you’reもっと詳しく
Much like the town itself, Skagen’s city cemetery is extremely tidy. Crisply trimmed hedges define each plot, and wide paths laid out at right angles allow bicycles and pedestrians to easily passもっと詳しく
Skagen: Land of Blondes and Bikes
At the northernmost tip of Denmark you can walk to the tip of a sandbar and see exactly where the Baltic Sea meets the North Sea. This sandbar is just outside theもっと詳しく
Amber is known as “Baltic Gold.” In its heyday, the Amber road ran from here all the way down to Venice.
Baltic Amber was even found in King Tut’s tomb!
This photo is of a display at anもっと詳しく
I need to find out the story behind this bat-shaped awning in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Intriguing!
Could be a good Larry project back home, don’t ya think?
Greetings from the oldest city in Lithuania! Klaipeda was originally an insult meaning “bread eater,” but no one seems bothered by the moniker now.
Citizens of Klaipeda sent mail via postal pigeons right up until 1930.
There’s even a unique species with a distinctive pink chest called the Klaipeda Pigeon.
I saw references to this pigeonもっと詳しく