When you think of Chicago, it’s hard not to think about history. The city in the heart of the midwest is both famous and infamous for its history, from its stunning architecture to its notorious gangsters it’s hard to walk the streets without imaginging traveling back in time to visit the former residents in their …
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Munich is full of history. You can find a bit of it on almost every corner of the city, and some corners have layers upon layers of it. It’s home to world class museums, sprawling parks, beautiful baroque palaces and the legacy of WWII is still visible in museums and sites of remembrance. This guide helps …
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Herrenchiemsee History Herrenchiemsee is a 19th century palace built on an island in the middle of Chiemsee, a lake near the Alps in Bavaria, Germany. Built by the infamous Fairy Tale King Ludwig II, the palace was an elaborate imitation and interpretation of Versailles built to be one of the king’s many rural palaces. The …
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Who doesn’t love good peanut butter cookies? What about peanut butter cookies with a historic twist? I gave making historic peanut butter cookies a whirl from an old recipe book of sorts – Cookies for Rookies – that was designed to help home cooks make cookies for their WWII soldiers. In WWII, as part of …
