Sigrulfr's avatar
I know the situation I also turn into Japanese mode
When im on vaccation just because it would be sad when i come home and some pictures
has a bad fokus or angle.

Once i was in Norway i took about 400 pictures of mountans, waterfall and pine trees. ;)
Its very good because i can use them as inspiration in my art.

It sounds lke you had agood trip to Denmark an d northern Germany.
Berlin is a cool city I would like to go there again soon.

I have participated in a vikingfestival in oldeburg few years ago.

I would also like to go to america drive across the land, like in a road movie, but my financial situation
is not the best at the momment so i have to wait a few years.
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Years ago I had the opportunity to go to Israel, I went through a roll of film a day, and came home with something like 500 photos for about 7 days.

I loved my time in Berlin, and the Pergammon Museum in Berlin was absolutely AMAZING.

America is really vast, so you probably need to plan for 2-3 weeks to do that sort of road trip. It takes about a week of driving from the east coast to the west coast. What type of things interest you, as I could probably give you some suggestions for places that you might enjoy.


I'm doing a road trip next year, I'm flying out to the Gullah coast, stopping at some ancient Native American sites (related to the mound builders) and then I will follow the Cherokee Trail of Tears [link] I have great-great-great grandmothers from both my mother's and father's line who survived it.
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he he hopefully yu brouht some extra SD-cards to your camera.

Berlin is great i have been there few times one time for a concert with a band called Blutengel.
We spend most of the time in eastern Berlin which have alot of nice bar's and shops.
I would like to go there again.

Well i problery wanted to go to view some historic places like battlefields from the civil war.
when i was a teenager i was very interested in the american civil war. I also want to do something different
Like staying with some indians for few days.

The road trip you are planning sounds very interesting.
That would be a much niceer experience than just do route 66
like everyone does.
wanderingmage's avatar
When I was younger I lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The town has colonial history, many key early American leaders came from the area, and ties to the Civil War as several major battles (The Battle of Fredericksburg, The Battle of the Wilderness, The Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House) were fought in the city, or near to it.

This is also the city that started nurse Clara Barton into forming the Red Cross. There's a Confederate Cemetery in the city. General Hugh Mercer was also from the area, so you can visit his old Apothecary shop. Another U.S. president, James Monroe, also comes from the area and you can visit a museum dedicated to him.

The city is close to George Washington's boyhood home Ferry Farm (later owned by General Hugh Mercer) so on American Independence Day my family and I would go there and have picnics on the lawn where our first President grew up.

Fredericksburg, is about an hour or so travel time from Washington D.C. And If you have the chance to go to D.C. I'd really encourage you to check out the Smithsonian museums.

A good road trip to me, is a combination of scenic splendor, local flavor, and finding sites of national significance. As such, you should look at the U.S. National Parks: [link] which includes natural landscapes preserved for future generations, national monuments & memorials, historic sites, and battlefields. The link above, allows you to look for ideas by 'theme' and includes a 'civil war' option. :)
Sigrulfr's avatar
It sound like an interesting place. ill keep that in my mind.
I think fredrikburg was under siege for long time by the union but was diffivult to invade.
forgive me if im wrong.

In denmark we have people who re-entact the the civil war.

Washington could also be nice.

Thanks for the link i will check it out.
wanderingmage's avatar
I never would have thought that there were Civil War re-enactment groups in Denmark. How neat! I love seeing how things spread across geographical borders.
Sigrulfr's avatar
yes its nice. but is not as big as it is in the states.

It could be nice to join but its to expensive with uniforms and guns.

Ill stick to my viking hobby, so far it has cost me alot of money too.
I got about four viking swords and other viking stuff.
wanderingmage's avatar
I just need to get some space so I can try my hand at mead making. :) I have no desire to do enactment groups, because my allergies do not like the outdoors (especially in Texas). And mosquitoes will eat me up, and ignore everyone else.

I must be tasty.