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Coast-to-Coast USA

Coast-to-Coast USA

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USA coast-to-coast trip  ̶t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶a̶g̶a̶i̶n̶  Boston-San_Francisco-Boston, year 2017 stop 1.: Boston instead of tea-parties - skyscrapers & yachts and in the city are well, not exactly the Middle Ages, but kinda slightly updated England no wonder there are so many blackouts over here: looks like they never changed cables since grandpa Edison' times although they are prepared for catastrophes of any sort - just in case police - where else - in a doughnut shop aquarium is clean and most of other things are in order if it wouldn't look so much as good old Britain I'd like the place, despite the weather Anywho, it's time to go to Salem and see some whales on the way ************************************ stop 2.: Salem The best way to Salem from Boston is, of course, by sea Lighthouses, ships and boats   and whales! well, if you are lucky   Salem itself today is just a small provincial town, a bit boring in my opinion: little harbor, houses with i

Faroe: islands' splinters

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Some splinters & chips from my time in Faroe Islands: 1. Torshavn 2. Faroe' Fairytales 3. Waterfalls of birds 4. Geographical 5. Driving roads 6. & how we're supposed to live?... 1.   Tórshavn, FO Faroe Islands capital city Tor's Harbor (counting 13.000 humans) founded in 9th century by Scandinavians   painting most houses red as it was the most affordable paint of the time Settlers brought with them custom of getting together once a year to solve all their problems, later those meetings become ting, today they call it parliament. Therefore it is considered the oldest working parliament of  Europe Which is not exactly true. Parliament supposed to be counsel of delegates to whom people temporarily gave their rights to decide political and economic issues. Ting was the meeting of all people and they discuss not only laws and politics, but everything: all kinds of disputes - from domestic situations to international affairs; here business deals were made and announced