Upcoming Wanderings II

Posted on April 16, 2019 by vanbraman

Tonight I am thinking of the next two wanderings that I have planned.

Jena Market Place, Night Pictures, St. Michaels Church, Jena, GermanyNext month I will be wandering to Jena, Germany. It will be a good time to visit as there should be pretty good weather. Also, the days are getting longer so I should have some time to get some good pictures in the evening when I am out for dinner.

Red Stag, Red Deer, Roter Hirsch, Jena, Germany, Oldest Restaurants, 1509Since I mentioned dinner, one place that I always visit when I am in Jena is the Roter Hirsch. The Roter Hirsch is one of the oldest restaurants in the world. See: Old Restaurant

Birnen Phanne, Stilbruch, Jena, Germany, pork, potatoes, pearI will also be having some of my favorite dishes at Restauration Stilbruch.

Some of my favorite restaurants in the world are in Jena so it is always a place that I really like to visit.

Jacob's Pizza, Jerusalem, Jaffa Gate area, pizza, foodI will use food to transition to where I will wander in June. Today I purchased a ticket for another visit to Israel. One of the first places that I will probably eat is at Jacob’s Pizza as it is right across the street from the hotel I will be staying at in Jerusalem when I arrive.

Archaeological Dig, Tel Lachish, Dig, Archaeology, LachishThe reason for the trip to Israel in June is to again participate in an archaeological dig. The picture above is from several years ago at Lachish.

khirbet el rai, Israel, Archaeology, Dig Time, Summer DigThis year I will be digging at the nearby site of Khirbet el-Rai. As it comes closer to dig time I will share some of what is known about the site. I have a lot of research to do 🙂

The picture above was taken at the end of the winter dig season earlier this year. It will not be nice and green while we are there.

I am ready to wander.

Steven

 

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Postcards from Paris

Posted on April 15, 2019 by vanbraman

This afternoon I heard about the devastating fire at Notre-Dame de Paris.

My mind wandered to a trip that I made decades ago to France. I only spent a very short time in Paris, but could see the cathedral from the street my hotel was on.

Notre Dame, Paris, Fire, Memories, PostcardI tried to find the pictures that I had taken while I was there, but they must be tucked away somewhere else than in my picture archives.

However, I did find some postcards that I had bought. At that time I bought postcards almost everywhere that I traveled.

Scenes from Paris, Notre Dame, Paris, Fire, memoriesI was given a very quick tour of central Paris while I was there, but did not have time to go inside the cathedral.  My main destination had been further south in Lyon, and I was only flying in and out of Paris.

l'Arc de Triomphe, Paris, Tourist, MemoriesWe drove around l’Arc de Triomphe while in heavy traffic, so I just got a glimpse of it.

I still remember the tiny little car that we were in. It was easy to park as it did not take much space, but not the easiest to see out of.

Paris, Eiffel Tour, la Tour Eiffel, memoriesI was able to get out of the car at the Eiffel Tower and got to real quickly run under the tower and take some pictures. I was hoping to have found one of them tonight for my post.

Notre Dame, Cathredral, Fire, Book shops, RiverI have some nice memories of walking along the street across the Seine from the Notre Dame Cathedral. I do remember browsing through the many shops full of books, but don’t remember if I bought any.

Someday I need to go back to Paris again. It has been way too long since my last trip there.

I do have a friend in my prayers tonight as she and her husband are vacationing in Paris. I wonder if they saw the fire.

My mind is really wandering, so I hope my post is at least coherent 🙂

Hopefully the cathedral is not damaged so bad that it can’t be rebuilt. It is definitely a landmark in Paris.

Steven

 

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