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The Wartburg Castle - Looking for Martin Luther


The Wartburg is the first German Castle to be designated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site (Wartburg, 2020). 


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Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco



The Japanese Tea Garden is full of joy and serenity.  I cannot Stress enough on how beautiful this place is, I could walk around here for the whole day and be at peace.











Taking a vacation in San Francisco would not be complete unless without taking a ride on these iconic cable car landmarks. 







Walking to Wall Street

The Wall Street Stock market, the Charging Bull and the Fearless Girl are three icons of Wall Street.

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The Statue of Liberty, New York











The Statue of Liberty Source: Statueofliberty.org
In 1865 the creation of Statue of Liberty was the brainchild of French antislavery activist and poet Edouard de Laboulaye as he believed that France could strengthen its ties to America’s newly found democracy after the Civil War, and the abolition of Slavery (Snider, 2019).  French Sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi heard Laboulaye’s announcement and began to conceptualize and draw out a colossal statue that would be known as Liberty Enlightening the World (Statue of Liberty, 2020).







The World Trade center, commonly referred to as the Twin towers, was "Ground Zero" to September 11 attack. How does it look to us today.











Carnival dates for 2014 to 2026





See a list of all the Carnival dates from some of the famous carnivals across the world.

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The History of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival

Trinidad and Tobago Carnival in my humble opinion is the greatest show on earth and the biggest street party ever.  I know, I know there are other Carnivals throughout the Caribbean, Brazil, Miami, Notthing Hill, Venice just to name a few.  I like most people believed that Carnival Monday and Tuesday was a Roman Catholic / Christian event because they were always before Ash Wednesday.  In doing this research I realized that I wrong, so wrong.  I would like to focus on History of Carnival and, share with you what I have learned, in particularly on the evolution of  Carnival.

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What is a Carnival Baby?


A Carnival Baby (n): Is a baby boy or girl born approximately nine (9) months after Carnival, usually in the month of November or early December (Morris, 2019).  A carnival baby can also be a child being conceived during the Carnival Festival Celebrations from January 1st until Ash Wednesday.



Are you a Carnival Baby?

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Carnival dates from1826 to 1900 AD from Island Research

Carnival dates from1826 to 1900 AD from Island Research


The Temple in the Sea

Source: Temple in the Sea by Destination Trinidad and TobagoMr. Sewdas Sadhu was born in 1901 in the holy city of Benares near the Ganges River in India, and when he became a young man he came to Trinidad as an indentured sugar-worker.  Mr. Sadhu would save his wages and make the trip back to his homeland and visit the holy shrines to worship.  According to Mr. Ibrahim Khan aka “Mr. Sheik”, stated that Mr. Sadhu said, “he had made a promise to Bhajiwan (God) to return” (Maharaj, 1996).  As time passed and the years rolled, and the cost of living gradually increasing, it became difficult for Mr. Sadhu to afford to keep up his regular homeland pilgrimage on his meager labourer’s wage of $20.00. 

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It was an over cast day, there was a fair amount of rain in the morning and the sky was completely covered with clouds.  We were returning from visiting the Temple in the Sea, when we remembered that there was very famous statue nearby that we should have a look at.  With the help of Google maps, we were able to navigate our way to the Sri Dattatreya Yoga Center, in Carapichima, Trinidad.  Upon the approach you can see a statue of the God Hanuman and there is a sign with an arrow that points to the 85ft (26m) Hanuman Statue.





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