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Meeting the Presidents at The National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery was founded by a Congressional act in 1968, and occupies the old Patent Office building
Stockholm 2010, Part I: Summer in the City
2010 was a big year for us, as that’s the year we started traveling around the world For 91 Days at a time. But before relocating to Oviedo, our first destination, I had been hired to take pictures at a conference in Stockholm, and also get some shots of the city.
Antique Daylight Firework in Valencia, The Engraellat Mascletà
Hold your ears for this antique firework called Engraellat. Valencia has never been lacking ideas on different ways to ignite gunpowder. If you’re a longtime reader of our blog, you’ll know that the city is an epic center of fireworks.
La Ofrendà of 2021: Masks and No Spectators
If a Valencian from 2018 had been able to glance three years into the future, they wouldn’t understand what’s happening. Why is Fallas being held in September?
Christmas Impression: Valencia 2020 and Largest Nativity Scene
When the pandemic started early this year, I don’t think anyone expected it to last until Christmas. But unless Santa is squeezing down our chimneys with a bag full of syringes, we’re going to have to deal with this strange new world for a while longer.
Two Months on Crete… and the Reason We Visit Greece Every Year
We’re finally on the road again! After a long break of nearly six months, we packed our suitcases and left Valencia, to spend two months on Crete, in Greece. If you follow us on social media, you might have noticed that Greece is an annual destination for us. And there’s a reason for that. As…
Making The Famous Baumkuchen At Café Rudolph – Bad König
Baumkuchen translates into Tree Cake in English, a name it’s earned for one obvious reason. If you cut open either a tree trunk or a Baumkuchen, you’ll see the same thing: rings. Compared to a tree, though, the Baumkuchen’s rings don’t equate to a single year … but more like 3 minutes. Still, you’ll be…