The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction. Rachel Carson

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IMMERSE YOURSELF! EXPERIENCE ANCIENT EGYPT LIKE NEVER BEFORE!  UNRAVEL THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS AT IMMERSIVE KING TUT!  (never been here but check it out—it looks interesting)

God Kings of the Nile:  There was a time beginning in a land whose Kings were gods.  This was Egypt’s womb of Magic and Birthplace of the Sun. In every generation, its Pharaoh was a deity, the scion of a dynasty that began at the Creation.  He was the lineal descendant and literal incarnation of Ra, the solar patriarch falcon-yed Horus and of Osiris, lord of the underworld…source of all life, shepherd of the land, garden of the harvest.                                                                             The Enchanted World:  Gods and Goddesses

 

Top museums worldwide for Ancient Egyptian artefacts

 

 

 

Admissions at gate:

Adult (18 & Up)  Sat.  $30     Sun.   $25

Children (6-11)   $10 either day

Students (12-17) & Active Military $15 at gate with Student ID or military one.

Central Winds Park

This award-winning park is the Winter Springs community hub for exercise, games, and events.

The History of Winter Springs

 

 

 

Athletics Registration

Parking:

Free Off-Site parking and shuttle services will be available at Foundry Church and Winter Springs Elementary School.

Handicap parking is available at Central Winds Park.

Tickets are available now.

Visit

 https://flascot.com/tickets 

to purchase.

view brochure

 

 

 

Whisky Tasting is sold out

Friday Night  1/13/23 (host hotel)

Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs, FL

 

Event Location Time
Whisky Tasting Hilton Hotel 5:00 pm
Sponsors’ Reception Hilton Hotel 7:00 pm
Scottish Country Dancing Hilton Hotel 8:00 pm
Music (Open to Everyone) Hilton Hotel 8:30 pm

 

10 Best Things to Do in Chester

 

 

Famed as the most complete walled city in Britain

Chester is one of the most impressive walled cities in Britain, although much of what is visible today is medieval in origin, the foundations are authentically Roman.  Indeed the city is justly proud of its Roman heritage, between June and September look out for the Roman soldier patrols around the City Centre, as young men in full costume lead tours of the amphitheater and other remains (check out the Tourist Information Centre for full details.)    

Exploring Roman Britain

Andrew McCloy and Andrew Midgley

Later the Vickings arrived and were later driven out by Alfred the Great’s daughter Aethelflodea.

King Charles I stood on the walls of Chester in 1645 and watched the defeat of his troops at the Battle of Rowton Moor

The Street plan of modern Chester still follows that of the Roman fortress bounded by Water Gate which once led to the Roman Harbor.

 

The proclamation of King Charles III in Chester

 

Walking in CHESTER / England (UK) 🇬🇧- 4K 60fps (UHD)

 

This is a vintage Brochure

Discover everything Sarasota County offers. 

 

The Sarasota Classic Car Museum

Is recognized as the second oldest continuously operating antique car museum in the Nation! As you stroll through the museum, travel back in time and into the future of man’s greatest invention, the automobile! Antique, exotic, European and one-of-a-kind classics are featured in our rotating exhibits throughout the museum, seven days a week.

 

 

HISTORY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA

 

 

 

 

PENSACOLA:  RELAX, UNWIND & EXPLORE

The city’s historic area, which covers around eight acrs and contains 28 historical propertis which  sets within what was first a Spanish and later British fort.

Some Places to Play

Colonial Archaeological Trail

Pensacola Museum of Art

Old Christ Church

Pensacola Museum of History at the University of West Florida

Pensacola Children’s Museum

Museum of Commerce

Museum of Industry

Voices of Pensacola

Arcadia Mill

Julee Cottage (early 1800’s) one of the period homes

 

Removal of Wentworth’s name from Pensacola Museum of History is official

 

 

 

ORLANDO’S COLLEGE PARK MAIN STREET

If you love hearing the sound of a marching band strolling neighborhood streets full of families, or celebrating at closed-street block parties,  then historic College Park is for you.  Its street names make the neighborhood boundaries clear, but evn without all the Ivy League name-dropping, the streets lined with one-story bungalows show a pleasant uniformity.

Orlando Weekly Guide

City Guid 2022

 

The Top Things To Do And See In College Park, Orlando

 

 

 

Zora Neale Hurston:  American author

Having made trips to Haiti and Jamaica, Hurston was the first African-American to both collect and publish African- American Caribbean folklore.  Hurston is well known for her attitude of defiant confidence and refusal to be cast as the wounded Black American.

Painted Voices-Zora 6/15/20

Hurston Gilbert Fletcher

http://www.minorities-jb.com/african/arts/hurston.html

 

PLACES to Visit:

 

At the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts,

we have a mission. For 26 years, we’ve provided gallery space for artists of African descent..

Eatonville,,, Fl.

 

 

Zora’s final resting place:

Garden of Heavenly Rest Cemetery- Avenue S & 17th Street 

 Ft. Pierce, Fl

 

 

Zora Neale Hurston: 43 West 66th Street & 267 West 136th Street

NYC, NY

It is the second point of interest on this site:

Take a virtual walking tour of literary NYC locations

 

and includes an audio you can listen to.

 

 

cooking vacations

Order Up! These Cooking Vacations Are Good Enough to Eat!

 

I just found this when I was thinking of doing a cooking vacation—–I know nothing about it…..but it might be worth looking into and getting some additional info if it’s something you or someone you know might like a cookin’ vacation—this one in the Big Easy:

 

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Please note: Our tours are designed with flexible itineraries to accommodate seasonality and desired dates of travel.

Culinary Escape to The Big Easy

Cajun cuisine originates from the French-speaking Acadian or “Cajun” immigrants deported by the British from Acadia in Canada to the Acadiana region of Louisiana. Creole is a style of cooking that actually originated in Louisiana that blends French, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Spanish and African influences. If you love foods with a “kick”, and Southern Louisiana fare in general, you will love this culinary getaway. You will peer into the dishes made famous by the celebrity chefs of New Orleans. You will learn how to add your own Cajun twist to every day meals, and taste the flavors that have made this region synonymous with haute (and hot) cuisine.
this site has muliple vacation sites including all over the US, Europe, Asian and on and on
For instance:

Croatia:  Cooking Vacations, Food Tours, Cooking Classes, Culinary Holidays

So it’s something to check out—and if there’s one company doing it there are probably more.

 

 

 

TIPS TO HAVE THE BEST FOODIE VACATION

 

 

 

 

 

Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express (2001) / full movie  For you to see   1 hr 25 min

 

Orient Express–the “King of Trains, train of Kings”.  Operated (in different forms, routes and names) until Dec. 2009 (established in 1872).  It stoppd going as far as Istanbul by 1977.  And during this lengthy run, there really was a murder on the Orient Exprss–and only a year after Christies’ famous book was published.  Maria Farcasana, the director of a fashion school in Bucharest, was robbed of her belongings and pushd out of a moving carriage in 1935. The culprit, Karl Strasser, was caught–but not by a mostachioed private detective.

How Long Did The Orient Express Operate?

BBC History Revealed

August 2021

 

 

Paris to Istanbul Annual Journey on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

 

 

 

A picture from a shop in Key West

 

 

Can’t forget my favorite candle shop

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How have invasive pythons impacted Florida ecosystems?

The Case of the Cobras:  According to a couple of articles found in the Wilderness Magazine (just an example of magazine not contain the quote)   A truck carrying a case of deadly Cobras, wrecked just south of Clewiston in 1970.  Allegedly, the deadly vipers escaped into the Everglades and have been multiplying ever since.  SOme sources dispute the sory but others insist that it is true.

Strange Florida:  The Unexplained and Unusual    By Charlie Carlson

Slowing the Spread of Invasive Species

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