Vacation Thread

[george55]

Hi!!!!! .....starting a new thread open to all Lit.

VACATIONS..............


To make a long story short, Rania invited me to ATHENS. I decided to see more and added ROME and VIENNA to my itinerary. Another lady of Lit. volunteered to be my hostess for thee northern part of my trip.

I had to wait a year for everything to mesh properly...including a second cancer operation.

This spring I flew into Venice and Phoenix555 met me for the first leg of my trip.

I am not going to set the world on fire with my photography, but we all used Sony cameras, so I'm sure if they cover some of my blank spots you'll see what a wonderful trip I had.


by the way.....this thread is an offshoot of an idea El tried with flowers.


Here is a place to post your pictures of vacations, I'm not going to be a ongoing thread host except for some ohs and ahs........


S.

 

[george55]

Flew out of Atlanta on two stage journey to Venice, with stop in Paris. Air France couldn't have been better......wish the same could be said for Charles De Gaulle...

 

[george55]

Phoebs(as tommie calls her) lives Slovenia in the Soca River Valley, just over the border from Italy. We went through the border crossing at least fifteen times during my stay.......very easy and friendly.......

 

[Phoenix555]

I have no pic from the airport to add, but he came in the best american manner (with a three hours delay), with a hat and a bright smile on his face....
I'm sure we can still make him curse describing the french police on the airport in Paris.

 

[george55]

It was very dry during my trip to Europe, so quite a few of the pictures show the haze...........but what views...

This is a very mountainous country ...........beautiful vistas...

 

[george55]

I have no pic from the airport to add, but he came in the best american manner (with a three hours delay), with a hat and a bright smile on his face....
I'm sure we can still make him curse describing the french police on the airport in Paris.

ggggrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!

 

[george55]

I jumped out of the car and took this picture in a small village......the country has many old ruins such as these......plus many that have been preserved.........

 

[george55]

I found out the Lippenzaner horses are originally from Slovenia, not Austria......we stopped and walked the paddocks.....it was a breezy day and we stayed only a few minutes .............................

 

[george55]

Then we made first trip into Italy...to Triesste.......by the way....I drove most of the time while with Phoebs...she drove when she thought it was dangerous.......

We stopped at the castle built by Emperor of Mexico; Maximilian.........

 

[george55]

This is a small castle finished in the 1850's, the original furnishings are still there....even after the American forces used it for headquarters after WWII......the gardens are extensive........

 

[george55]

I'm going to be doing this in bits and pieces.........not all at one time, so feel free to bring your own by for our friends here at Lit to view...hey......not much chance for these to be pulled!!!!!!!!!!

I forgot to mention the timing of my visits.......I went to Vienna first, then Athens, and finally Rome......so the shots will follow in that order..................


S.

 

[Phoenix555]

This is a small castle finished in the 1850's, the original furnishings are still there....even after the American forces used it for headquarters after WWII......the gardens are extensive........

I'll add another one to your collection.

 

[george55]

I'll add another one to your collection.

mine of that didn't turn out as good, strange this castle is on the very edge of Triesste........at that time probably in the middle of no where.(


and the public beaches are right there...........no, no pics; they were closed(maybe Ms P. has some from there)

 

[Dumpling]

mh, very interesting so far-but I think it would be a shame to post on to your thread

 

[Phoenix555]

mine of that didn't turn out as good, strange this castle is on the very edge of Triesste........at that time probably in the middle of no where.

Ancient era and the Middle Ages

The area of what is now Trieste was settled by the Carni, an Indo-European tribe (whence the name Carso) since the 3rd millennium BC. Subsequently the area was populated by the Histri, an Illyrian people, who remained the main civilization until the 2000 BC, when the Palaeo-Veneti came.

By 177 BC, the city was under the governance of the Roman republic. Trieste was granted the status of a colony under Julius Caesar, who recorded its name as Tergeste in his Commentarii de bello Gallico (51 BC). After the end of the Western Roman Empire (in 476), Trieste remained a Byzantine military centre. In 788 it became part of the Frank kingdom, under the authority of their count-bishop. From the year 1081 the city came loosely under Aquileia's patriarchy, developing into a free commune at the end of the 12th century. After two centuries of war against the nearby major power, the Republic of Venice (who occupied it briefly from 1369 to 1372), the Triestins donated the city to Leopold III von Habsburg, duke of Austria. (The agreement of cessation was signed in October 1382, at the St. Bartholomew's church "apud Sisciam", the village of Šiška, today one of the city quarters of Ljubljana.) The citizens, however, maintained a certain degree of autonomy well until the 17th century.

Trieste had grown into an important port and trade hub. It was constituted a free port by Emperor Charles VI and remained a free port from 1719 until July 1, 1891. The reign of his successor, Maria Theresa of Austria, marked for Trieste in particular the beginning of a flourishing era.

The city was occupied by French troops three times during the Napoleonic Wars, in 1797, 1805 and 1809. In the latter occasion it was annexed to the Illyrian Provinces by Napoleon. In this period Trieste lost in a definitive way its autonomy (even when it was returned to the Austrian Empire in 1813), and status of free port was interrupted.

Following the Napoleonic Wars, Trieste continued to prosper as the Imperial Free City of Trieste (Reichsunmittelbare Stadt Triest) and it became capital of the Austrian Littoral region, the so-called Küstenland. Its role as the principal Austrian commercial port and shipbuilding center was later emphasized by the Foundation of the Austrian Lloyd in 1836 and the construction of the Vienna-Trieste Austrian Southern Railway, completed in 1857.

 

[VickyBee]

OK - found you
finally you did it

 

[george55]

mh, very interesting so far-but I think it would be a shame to post on to your thread

Oh what a holiday,holiday.......

thanks for stopping by and bring your pics................

 

[george55]

Ancient era and the Middle Ages

The area of what is now Trieste was settled by the Carni, an Indo-European tribe (whence the name Carso) since the 3rd millennium BC. Subsequently the area was populated by the Histri, an Illyrian people, who remained the main civilization until the 2000 BC, when the Palaeo-Veneti came.

By 177 BC, the city was under the governance of the Roman republic. Trieste was granted the status of a colony under Julius Caesar, who recorded its name as Tergeste in his Commentarii de bello Gallico (51 BC). After the end of the Western Roman Empire (in 476), Trieste remained a Byzantine military centre. In 788 it became part of the Frank kingdom, under the authority of their count-bishop. From the year 1081 the city came loosely under Aquileia's patriarchy, developing into a free commune at the end of the 12th century. After two centuries of war against the nearby major power, the Republic of Venice (who occupied it briefly from 1369 to 1372), the Triestins donated the city to Leopold III von Habsburg, duke of Austria. (The agreement of cessation was signed in October 1382, at the St. Bartholomew's church "apud Sisciam", the village of Šiška, today one of the city quarters of Ljubljana.) The citizens, however, maintained a certain degree of autonomy well until the 17th century.

Trieste had grown into an important port and trade hub. It was constituted a free port by Emperor Charles VI and remained a free port from 1719 until July 1, 1891. The reign of his successor, Maria Theresa of Austria, marked for Trieste in particular the beginning of a flourishing era.

The city was occupied by French troops three times during the Napoleonic Wars, in 1797, 1805 and 1809. In the latter occasion it was annexed to the Illyrian Provinces by Napoleon. In this period Trieste lost in a definitive way its autonomy (even when it was returned to the Austrian Empire in 1813), and status of free port was interrupted.

Following the Napoleonic Wars, Trieste continued to prosper as the Imperial Free City of Trieste (Reichsunmittelbare Stadt Triest) and it became capital of the Austrian Littoral region, the so-called Küstenland. Its role as the principal Austrian commercial port and shipbuilding center was later emphasized by the Foundation of the Austrian Lloyd in 1836 and the construction of the Vienna-Trieste Austrian Southern Railway, completed in 1857.

and what I didn't know........thanks Phoebs

 

[george55]

OK - found you
finally you did it

thanks V. .........have a good rest and see you later..........I know you have some vacation pictures....

 

[yumsum]

I really like the horses .. Nice pics thanks

 

[Galene]

Subscribes... totally enjoying the Slovenia sights




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[george55]

Subscribes... totally enjoying the Slovenia sights




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thanks sweety


Off we drove toward Vienna(Wien in German). First we stopped in Ms P's home town, Maribor. Because of history and large German population, Hitler stood on the balcony and said, "This will land will be German."

 

[george55]

We drove by this pole several times during our stay in Maribor. Phoebs says this pair of Storks returns to this pole every spring; much like the swallows returning to Capistrano

 

[george55]

Her friend from school days said we needed to go to Marijorsko Pohorje. This is a famous skiing area as it is used for the World Women's slolum and downhill races. There was very little snow left as we went up in the gondola.

 

[george55]

I was told I had to sit and have my picture taken at the bottom of the course..............so here I am.....