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Published: March 15th 2008
Today there is sun, which is a nice change from the usual fog, rain and overall dreariness. It is in the 30s but the sunlight makes it feel pleasant, so we head south to a little town called Speyer. Nestled on the banks of the Rhine River, this town once functioned as a Roman military camp, but there are archeological findings from the area that date back 5,000 years. Speyer is also famous beca...
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Lynn
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Lil' miss artist
Hey Ro, You've always been a great writer, but I just realized you are quite the photographer too. Perhaps we'll collaborate on an art history textbook in our late middle age;-) I finally understand what it is to visit some place and not be able to translate everything, so I know what you meant when you visited the museum on your Speyer trip. Prior to this past December I've always traveled to Spanish speaking countries, so that was no problem for me. But, translating historic and museum jargon from Russian and Ukrainian...yeah....didn't quite get it all. Still it's fun to see new places!