Wichita, Kansas known as an All-American City

Google+ The closest I've been to Wichita, KS is via a 1955 movie called "Wichita", starring Joel McCrea as Wyatt Earp. During the short time Wyatt Earp was in town, Wichita had become a rough "cow town" when the Longhorn cattle drive from Texas arrived with all the tough cowboys looking for a good time.

Wichita the Movie


Now Wichita is the biggest city in Kansas and is the major center of the aircraft industry in the USA.

Discover Botanica Park. It is divided into about 30 themes
A quick look at Botanica Park in the following video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDguNl1o26k

And of course, no trip to Wichita, KS is complete without visiting Cowtown in the age of Longhorn cattle and gunfights in the streets re-enacted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kic1NjpMik8

Thank you to the person who bought two of my recipes that we could follow to Wichita, KS

Enjoy the recipes

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All Bike Trails Lead to Münsingen, Germany

One of the biggest events at Münsingen, Germany are Mountain Bike Marathons

You will enjoy the beautiful German country side as you follow the 659 bikers on their trail in the following video.
Impressions of the mountain bike marathon Münsingen // 13.04.2014 including Centurion mountain sprint Challenge45 km // 850 humph // 659 participants
http://youtu.be/DqBYwZ3S6MM

A sample of one of the bike trails

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I am grateful to the person in Münsingen, Germany who bought my recipe GramaBarb's Carrot Pineapple Cake Postcard

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Everyone wants to go to Berlin

Berlin is on just about everyone's list of cities they want to visit. Is it on your list?

One of the many events I remember about Berlin is seeing the news broadcast when the Berlin Wall dividing it into East and West was built back in 1961. Then I remember watching when the gates in the Berlin Wall were opened in 1989 and the Wall fell.
Below is a photograph from Wikipedia of a crane removing part of the wall.

Let's take a step away from the history books and enjoy Berlin now in the 21st Century. First of all we will appreciate the beautiful forests and lakes throughout the Berlin region.

Berlin is the capital of Germany
A short tour of Berlin today in this video
http://youtu.be/y1UarPueBBM

Top 10 Berlin (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)



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Sacramento is a City of Nuggets

Visiting Sacramento you will learn it is full of priceless history and how it truly lives up to the motto "Indomitable City".
RISING ABOVE: Building the indomitable city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiAWhipXDrk

Another nugget that impressed me about Sacramento are the community gardens throughout the city.
For example, Fremont Community Garden is completely organic and they even have an orchard. The benefits of working together as a community in the garden is commented about in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSmwInPWEtM

My favorite nugget in Sacramento is the World Peace Rose Garden

This garden is part of an International World Peace Rose Garden organization.
You can visit the rose gardens all promoting international peace.

There is one more nugget I hope everyone appreciates and takes advantage of and that is Sacramento Free Museum Day every February. I love this event because it lets everyone enjoy a little culture regardless of income.

Just because the gold rush is over doesn't mean you won't find nuggets of higher value in Sacramento, California.

Thank you for following my recipe for Sausage and Leek Soup to Sacramento!

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Sacramento's Gold Rush Saloons: El Dorado in a Shot Glass

How Green is Green Vancouver, BC, Canada?

Four recipes take us to Vancouver, BC

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When I learned that 4 of my recipes travelled to Vancouver, I wondered what will I feature about Vancouver?
When I examined the list of things to see and do in Vancouver everything had one thing in common. Vancouver is GREEN!

Vancouver has about 200 city parks and by visiting each one you will see they highlight different aspects of Green Vancouver from Community Vegetable Gardens to Tree Walks where you can learn the identity of the wide variety of trees in Vancouver. Nearly every park has an abundance of physical fitness activity for every age.

This in my photograph taken in 2011.

The Mayor of Vancouver has had an action plan to be the Greenest City in the World. So the Vancouver Sun asked the question "How green is Vancouver now?" on Feb. 21, 2014

A sample of the Vancouver Parks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMWB6PDhQY

Great Walks of Vancouver: Metro Vancouver Plus Squamish to Whistler
Parks and Nature Places Around Vancouver

Clifton Park, NY - Read the Book!

To appreciate the personality of Clifton Park, NY, you will want to read the book:

Clifton Park (Images of America)
It contains more than a century of images from 1875 to 1950 about life in and around Clifton Park, NY.
I feel so honored that my Zippy Meatballs Recipe travelled to this historic town.

Clifton Park is a suburban town in Saratoga County, New York, United States.

Thank you for visiting Clifton Park, NY



Update June, 2014 one of my favorite recipes went to Clifton Park, NY. We have these Crab Cakes for dinner often as they are easy to make and always tasty.

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We are going to Wales!

I have always wanted to go to Wales because one branch of my ancestor family tree was born there! One of my ancestors is Edward Dodd born June 23, 1774 in Caerwent, Wales.
When I learned that someone from Prestatyn, Wales bought my Family Lemon Loaf Recipe I was excited.
Where is Prestatyn,Denbighshire, Wales,UK?
It is located on the Irish Sea coast with a long accessible beach thereby making it a popular resort town.

Visit Prestatyn's homepage
http://www.visitprestatyn.com/
Wales has an impressive Coastal Walk that follows the entire coastline of Wales (870 miles) and the northern end of this long walk goes past Prestatyn. The Wales Coast Path homepage.
Follow a couple of hikers as they follow the beach at Prestatyn on this short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FerIIgHy-y4


A view of Prestatyn looking toward the Irish Sea:

Lonely Planet Wales (Country Guide)




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