This is my first trip on the Thalys, the fast train that travels from Paris at top speeds of 300 km or 186 miles per hour. I make the mistake of running to grab snacks for my three-hour trip to Köln. I didn´t know that in first-class they serve you small meals and drinks along the way.
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I haven´t seen “T” signs since living in Boston, but that´s what Stockholm uses as it´s metro symbol also. It´s a bit of a hike to the “T” from the harbor, if you are arriving by boat, but the path is well-marked.

I´m on my way to Stockholm central station, only to take a train to a small town in Sweden called Falkoping. I´m going to research my great-grandmother´s ancestry and am meeting a woman, Lillian, who manages the town archives.
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The greatest pyrotechnic celebration I’ve ever seen. For 5 days each year, the people of Valencia, Spain celebrate the coming of spring with a cultural festival like no other.

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