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The Feuerwehr (German: fire defence) is a number of German fire departments.The responsible bodies for operating and equipping fire departments are the German communities ("Gemeinden") and cities ("Städte"). By law, they are required to operate fire-fighting forces. In...
In our family we have an ardent railfan or rail enthusiast. This has led to the present book. Rail enthusiasts are nothing new. An early trainspotter was 14-year-old Fanny Gordon, who in 1861 recorded the names of locomotives passing Westbourne Park station on the Great...
Police cars are usually very visible in our society, advertising the important role of police and much loved by children. The role of the police is to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health, and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil...
This little book is for all travelers and cake lovers. It was not planned - it just happened through our first year in Luxembourg, filled with so much other joy and ecitement - all the enticing cake shop windows a little sampling - and because the cakes were so...
Halloween is a celebration that has now spread to much of the World. It usually takes place on the Eve of 31 October, the next day is the Christian feast All Saint´s Day with remembering the dead. The name comes from Old English All Hallows Eve. The tradition was...
The first Nativity Scene was a live one created by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1223. He wanted to promote the reverence of the Christian family and had villagers with animals recreate the birth of Jesus. This became wildly popular all over the Christian world, but...
The big truck is a dominant feature in our modern society. Alexander Winston sold his first horseless semi-truck 1899 and in 1913 Maine was the first state to limit the wight of trucks on its roads, to 18,000 pounds and that becane a norm. There are abt 4.06 million...
Catalan Pastis is the third volume in our series World of Cakes. In Luxembourg A Piece of Cake we toured the incredible cake shop world in tiny Luxembourg. The variety far exceeds what you would expect in a country smaller than Rhode Island. The book was an unplanned...
Christmas Markets in Denmark is a recent trend that is established for purely touristic and entertainment reasons. They have nothing in common with the European markets celebrating the birth of Jesus. You dont find Nativities here nor figurines for home...
Christkindelsmärik is the Alsatian dialect name of the Christmas market in Strasbourg, held annually on the square in front of the Strasbourg Cathedral since 1570. Considered one of the most famous Christmas markets throughout Europe. The city benefits of a 16 million...
The Christmas Market in Trier in its present form has been held for 40 years and is a romantic experience in a Roman and Medieval setting. It is often visited together with the Christmas Market in the picturesque village of Bernkastel-Kues. Trier is one of the oldest...
Police cars are usually very visible in our society, advertising the important role of police and loved by children. The first police car in America was an electric wagon used by the AkronPolice Department in Akron, Ohio in 1899. The car was built by city mechanical...
Let us visit the Christmas market in one of the smallest countries of the world The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. The year in Luxembourg is divided by a number of popular festivities and one of them is of course Christmas. The Christmas market is a major Christmas...
The largest and oldest Christmas market in Munich was first documented as a Nikolaimarkt (Nikolausmarkt) in 1310, making it one of the oldest Christmas markets in the German-speaking world. It started as the Welcoming of Christ the Child Christ Kind in German at the...
Salzburg in Austria is one of the best places to go for quality and variety in Christmas markets. Here we show you no less than three different markets. One market is by the magnificent Baroque cathedral. Another by Andräkirche and the third out at Hellbrunn Palace,...
A motorcycle is a two or three wheeled vehicle with a handle bar steering and saddle style seat. The 1885 German Daimler Reitwagen made by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Germany was the first internal combustion, petroleum-fueled motorcycle. Ogden Bolton Jr. of...
Probably the reader shares the facination of much of humankind for cars or automobiles.Probably also a facination for American cars, especially the big ones with great seats. The development of automobiles started already in 1672 with the first steam engine and...
The most fantastic experience is the light as evening sets and the sky becomes a deep blue with the lights set against the sky. The Christmas market in Vienna in Austria is truly amazing. It is one of the oldest in the World. It started at a December market in 1298,...
Law enforcement is as old as human society and the giving of laws itself. In ancient China, Babylon and Egypt there were special law enforcement bodies. Law enforcement is a part of the political process. Not all laws are fair, not all politicians are honest and the job...
The history of American railroad began with the founding of the first passenger and freight line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1827 away from rivers, canals and stagecoaches. The style of transportation also changed in the cities from horse and buggy to the...
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