Thessaloniki, formerly the Jerusalem of the Balkans
Thessaloniki, Greece is a city with a long history, which many nationalities have helped build over the centuries. The Greeks, the Turks, the Bulgarians, the Romans have all played major roles, but one group whose major contribution is at risk of being overlooked, because relatively few traces remain of its presence, is the Jews…
Central African Republic, highly unstable resource-rich country!
Central African Republic. COUNTRY ROLL No 34 : Central African Republic, rich in resources but so unstable! Sadly, you’re not likely to visit the Central African Republic anytime soon as a tourist … unless you are a member of the French Foreign Legion! Photo PhotoBlog.nbcnews.com Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the…
Sarkozy at La Petite Maison
Sarkozy at La Petite Maison in Nice France. Read our previous posting “Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or” Le roi de Jordanie et son épouse, Rania, avaient invité, ce mardi le couple Sarkozy à un dîner entre amis à Nice. En se rendant à “La Petite Maison“, Carla et Nicolas Sarkozy,…
Winterthur Museum ~ An easy day trip!
Winterthur Museum is the premier museum of American decorative arts and is an easy and worthwhile day trip year-round for people living in the Mid-Atlantic region. Originally a 60-acre mansion and estate of the Dupont family located within a 1,000 acre preserve of rolling meadows and woodlands, Winterthur (named after the Swiss town of the…