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Rothenburg | Ambassadors of Music
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Germany’s charming Rothenburg ob der Tauber will be hosting free open-air concerts between June 26 and July 29, 2018. Performed by talented United States high school students who are participants of the Ambassadors of Music program, the choirs, bands, orchestras, and ensembles will bring their sounds to Rothenburg’s medieval marktplatz for all to enjoy.
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Mummelsee in the Black Forest | Mermaid Lake
Another adventurous gorgeous blue sky day took us to this tranquil lake with nice walking trails just minutes from the Black Forest Panoramic Road. There are many trails to choose from according to your ability level and you could easily spend hours there. Along the paths are wooden benches and various statues and carvings pointing out the legends of the lake. Be sure to check out the lovely hotel and restaurant where we first stopped for coffee upon arrival and later again for lunch.
This would be a really great destination for just about anyone. In summer, there are activities such as hiking, mountain biking, paddle boats, and canoeing, plus a little playground for kids to play on. In winter, plenty of opportunities to breathe in the benefits of the brisk, clean air while cross-country skiing your way through the Black Forest.
If you’re driving west from the Stuttgart area, driving time is around 1.5 hours. Makes for a great day or weekend trip!
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Mummelsee in the Black Forest Mummelsee in the Black Forest | Mermaid Lake Another adventurous gorgeous blue sky day took us to this tranquil lake with nice walking trails just minutes from the Black Forest Panoramic Road.
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Europe's Biggest Spring Festival
Europe’s Biggest Spring Festival
Europe’s largest spring festival invites you to celebrate
When the days slowly get longer and the temperatures get warmer, the festival season starts in the state capital of Baden-Württemberg.
We welcome you to the 80th Stuttgart Spring Festival from April 21 to May 13, 2018.
The Stuttgart Spring Festival was founded as a kick-off event for the showmen in the new travel season after the…
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Hohenzollern Castle | Crown of Swabian Castles
The Swabian Alb castle of Hohenzollern is the ancestral seat of a German family dynasty. This castle made of Jurassic limestone and yellow sandstone is located about 30 minutes south of Stuttgart in the Swabian countryside and is open year round. The first Hohenzollern fortress was built in the 11th century but today’s castle is the third built upon the hill.
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Discover Mongolia | Go Nomadic
Discover Mongolia, the ‘Land of the Blue Sky‘, is appropriately named with its endless blue skies and vast, rugged land. It is truly one of the remaining untouched wildernesses in Asia and my last minute bucket list Asian trip of 2017 before moving back to Europe. This blog post has taken longer than usual for me to write because frankly, this was one of the most unique and challenging travel destinations I’ve encountered.
Like most travelers, I arrived on my flight in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar (pop. 1,000,000).
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Upon arriving, albeit three hours late, my family and I were met at the airport by our guide and translator (the main local language is Cyrillic/Russian) who had graciously waited for us.
We then head to our hotel in the city for the night. The hotel restaurant is closed. The nice lady at the front desk tells us there is a pizza delivery service. We paid approximately $12.00 for a large pepperoni pizza. Best $12.00 spent!
The next morning, our guides arrived and drove us to our first stop of the day to meet the grandparents of our host Mongolian family. The grandmother graciously dressed for the day in one of her finest traditional silk outfits called a “del.” She knew she would have visitors and I think she’s honored to have us – although we are the ones honored to be here. The inside of their ger home is decorated with a framed photo of Chinggis Khan proudly displayed amongst their many family photos.
NOMADIC SHEEP HERDER FAMILY
After a short visit with the grandparents and a few other family members that stopped by, we drove about an hour south to our next stop along the Tuul River. The famous Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex, a historical place said to be where the golden whip was found, where the Chinggis Khan looming equestrian statue stands at an impressive 40 meters high or 131 feet tall with 250 tons of stainless steel. Here proudly stands Mongolia’s most famous person.
Once the largest empire ever known in world history, this military leader, warrior, and Mongolia ruler Chinggis Khaan ruled the empire during the 13th century. Born with the given name “Temujin” around 1165, he died at the age of 62 in 1227. Temujin was born with a blood clot in his hand and in Mongolian folklore, this was a sign that becoming a leader would be his destiny. Chinggis Khaan married at the young age of 16 and by age 20 he began to build his large Army.
CHINGGIS KHAAN COMPLEX
CHINGGIS KHAAN STATUE
Chinggis Khaan
Next, we stopped at a local roadside market where we saw a two-humped Bactrian camel , an eagle, and a vulture. For a few Tugrug (the official currency of Mongolia) we took a few photos and got to hold these spectacular creatures. They are quite heavy, so holding them with wings perched out for more than a few minutes was challenging.
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GOLDEN EAGLE
BACTRIAN TWO-HUMP CAMELS
Next, we continued driving south for a two-hour stretch of the vast landscape dominated by grassy steppes and desert. As we drive along, it was amazing to see packs of wild horses and herdsmen among hundreds of sheep. Visibly noticeable were large circles and remnants of trash and broken vodka bottles of past nomadic families where a ger had once been located but now had moved on. Due to the harsh seasons and dramatic changing weather conditions and food availability, most nomadic animal farmers usually move locations two to four times a year to the most appropriate locations. In winter, they often move in front of a mountain for shelter, while in spring, closer to a river. In the summer, they may move next to a river for water supply and in autumn up a hill to collect hay before winter.
NOMADIC HERDERS. When Fall arrives, hundreds of families will pack up and move their sheep, cattle, and goats to winter pastures.
By late afternoon, we arrive to meet our host family and get to learn of some Mongolian traditions. We are the first American family they have hosted. Prior to any road trip, it’s best to familiarize yourself with a few of the local customs. Such as, it’s customary upon entering the ger to say hello only once – to everyone. We sit around the small table in the center of the ger on small plastic seats, where it’s customary for men to sit on one side of the ger and women on the other. I’m served a cup of fermented milk tea and a plate of dairy and store-bought candies. Children and adults alike, venture in and out of the ger repeatedly, onlooking curiously at their foreign guests. The eldest, the grandfather, sits at the table and opens an expensive bottle of vodka (a gift from us to our host family), places his ring finger in the bottle and lets the liquid trickle down his finger. An old tale suggests you do this prior to drinking to make sure you are not poisoned. The vodka bottle is passed around the table until empty. As we sit around the table, the matriarch women depart to begin preparing the evening’s meal. I am invited to the smaller, cooking ger to observe and takes photos as the women prepare the evening’s hot pot meal consisting of lamb stew and potatoes.
After our lamb stew dinner, it seems customary for everyone to have time for fun games and conversation, play outside with the children. While we didn’t understand much of the conversation, it didn’t take any words to know when the littles wanted your attention. This little cutie would reach for my hand and pull me when and where he wanted to go.
It’s clearly obvious this is a home. The larger ger is the family ger and the sleeping area and the smaller ger is predominantly for cooking. With seating covered in blankets, a cupboard for storage, a table, family photos, horse racing medals, even a small television, for a nomad a ger is not temporary, even if the location is. The elders are proud animal farmers and own approximately 1,000 sheep, in addition to many horses and cattle.
FAMILY GER. Portable felt tents allow nomadic herdsmen and their families to move near natural resources like water, according to the season’s weather.
SOUP AND MILK TEA
LAMB STEW
Today, the nomadic life still lives on with around half of all Mongolians living the traditional way of life in these felt-lined tents, despite the extremely harsh winters with temperatures reaching -40C. Some nomads have adopted a few conveniences of modern day living combined with the traditional way of living all while retaining their core values and familiar customs of their ancestors. A couple of the modern day conveniences I noticed during my stay was a cell phone (flip phone, not smartphone) and a small television set. They were powered by solar panels and generators. There was no running water nor any plumbing; water was captured in rain barrels.
Nadaam Festival, locally called “eriin guryan naadam” or “the three games of men” is the largest traditional festival in Mongolia and the world’s second-oldest Olympic event. Wrestling, horse racing, and archery are held throughout the country annually during mid-summer. Women participate in archery and girls in horse-racing, but none compete in Mongolian wrestling.
Hundreds of young children, boys and girls, ages five to twelve participate in the race along the plains for 20 kilometers. The top five finishers take home coveted prizes and medals. Our host family’s young son participated in the horse race and finished in fourth place, adding another medal to the family collection.
Once a religious festival, Nadaam now formally commemorates the 1921 revolution when Mongolia declared itself a free country.
HORSE RACING
MONGOLIAN WRESTLERS
ARCHERS
NADAAM FESTIVAL MASKS
NADAAM OPENING CEREMONIES
HEADDRESS
PRAYER FLAGS. Blue prayer flags tied to piles of rocks are spiritual shrines. Local customs believe circling three times on foot brings good luck to travelers.
YOUNG CHILDREN PLAYING WITH PIGEONS IN COURTYARD
BUDDHIST MONASTERY
MAKING WISHES
TERELJ NATIONAL PARK. Horseback riding in the valley.
MONGOLIAN HORSES
WATER COLLECTION. Nomadic herdsmen often collect clean drinking water following the country’s extreme climate, including the dzud, a harsh winter following a dry summer.
Spending time in this country, a vast expansion of steppes and desert more than twice the size of Texas was like a dream come true. I am so grateful for our experiences in this unique country and for the hospitality of our host family. To learn more about Mongolia and see more images, check out my book, Discover Mongolia | Go Nomadic or to plan your own adventure, check out the links below.
“I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed” – Marco Polo
https://visitmongolia.com
http://www.bogdkhaanpalace.mn
http://www.gobi.mn
Discover Mongolia | Go Nomadic Discover Mongolia | Go Nomadic Discover Mongolia, the 'Land of the Blue Sky', is appropriately named with its endless blue skies and vast, rugged land.
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Ten Most Beautiful Castles in Germany
To visit a German castle is to step into a fairytale setting, where castles sit atop high mountain peaks, their towers and turrets reaching to the sky. Germany is famous for its castles, with their pasts filled with knights, dukes and the devastation of wars. The castles, which boast a rich history, have been restored to their former glory and, in some cases, are lived in by families of the…
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August 15, 2015 will be National Liberation Day of Korea or Gwangbokjeol, marking the 70th anniversary of South Korea’s liberation from Japanese occupation (1910-1945), and the national flag is seen everywhere in the country. Even after many decades, the tension between the two countries still linger to this day.
Despite the ongoing tension between the divided Koreas on the peninsula, this year’s 70th anniversary of Liberation Day is cause for celebration. Many art galleries, museums and performance venues in Seoul prepared a variety of cultural events and light shows for the public to mark the painful yet joyous memory of this special day with family and friends.
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Celebrating Liberation Day (Gwangbokjeol) | Seoul Korea August 15, 2015 will be National Liberation Day of Korea or Gwangbokjeol, marking the 70th anniversary of South Korea's liberation from Japanese occupation (1910-1945), and the national flag is seen everywhere in the country.
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Pirates of Penzance | Cornwall, England
Pirates of Penzance ~ Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall Yes, there is such a reality as a place named Penzance. It lies on the rocky coastline of Mount’s Bay overlooking the beautiful St. Michael’s Mount. A charming seaside town, here you can stroll along the magnificent promenade and enjoy art galleries, stylish restaurants, local merchants’ shops, cafés and pubs. Whether traveling by road or rail, Penzance is an ideal place to…
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