Vilnius, Lithuania; Wilno to Poles who called it home until after WW2, Vilna in Yiddish. Dubbed the Jerusalem of North by Napoleon. Nicknamed Babylon in the 16th-18th due to its multi-ethnic demographic. It was not until independence in 1990, that for the first time in modern history Lithuanians became a majority at 63%. of theContinue reading “A Serious Vilnius”
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My Bologna
Wrapping up our six weeks in Italy was kind of like cleaning out the fridge, what looks good? Venice was to follow Florence but we needed a palate cleanser in between these two major cities. Bologna it was (although traditionally Bologna is not a classic palate cleanser). Once we started reading about Bologna, it was obvious we shouldContinue reading “My Bologna”
They do make you stumble…
This was originally posted January 7, 2019. Since then we have stumbled over many stolpersteine. Each time we find one, either by chance or intent, we take a picture and add it here. Countries included- Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Italy, Croatia, France, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland. We see stoplersteine throughout Europe; big cities and tiny, repulsedContinue reading “They do make you stumble…”
Chosen Fugue 