At a recent gathering of the senior members of the congregation I attend, the speaker was an amateur expert on the dala horse. According to Wikipedia, the dala horse is the “traditional wooden statuette of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna,” from which the name of the horse is derived. Once a ...
Admire Barcelona’s nod to surrealism via the signature stamp of its architects, especially Antoni Gaudí. Spain’s second city, capital of Catalonia, is the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean, and the fourth most visited city in Europe. Complete with seven beaches along nearly three miles of coastline, the city offers a highly appealing blend of cosmopolitan ...
Charles Alderton the Inventor of Dr Pepper The history of Dr Pepper begins in Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in the town of Waco, Texas. One of Morrison’s pharmacists was a man by the name of Charles Alderton. Although his primary work at the drug store was mixing medicines for Morrison’s customers, his passion was ...
The history of how Cracker Jack came to be is one more annotation to the Great American Dream. In 1871, a German immigrant to the States, started making candied popcorn to sell to the workers who were cleaning up after the Great Chicago Fire of the same year. The infamous Cracker Jack mix was well ...
Is it an alien space craft carefully landing on stilts? Is it just a giant a spider? Where did the design come from? The Space Needle certainly has a unique look and all of these questions may apply. Edward E Carlson was the Commission chair for Seattle’s World’s Fair Commission. It was a big job ...
Saint Louis, Missouri is known as the “Gateway to the West”. Founded in 1764 by Pierre Laclede, it is best known for the 1904 World’s Fair, the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Gateway Arch. It is a great city, filled with lots of fun and exciting things to do, especially if you’re ...
Travel the city with ease using Via Metropolitan Transit -the public transportation system – during your next visit to San Antonio. You can step right off the plane and onto a local bus to reach your hotel. From there you can call a helpful Via customer service rep who will help you map out your ...
