July 2018

• Repurposing Old Buildings

  Pamela Turner

  July 8, 2018

  

  Whenever I see an old unused building like this one it makes me sad. There are so many possibilities, assuming it would not cost more to make repairs than to build a new building. This old fortress looking building is one of many structures in the Citadelle Petersberg in Erfurt, Germany. It is one of the […]

  Posted in: Conservation, Europe, Germany, History

• Sweden – recycling, innovations,meatballs, and Midsummer

  Pamela Turner

  July 2, 2018

  

  Visiting Sweden I discovered many interesting things, including the fact that there are many Swedish innovations. I did not know that the metal bottle cap was invented here, or that the author of Pippi Longstockings was from Sweden. Of course we all know about IKEA. But did you know that the person who created it […]

  Posted in: Europe, Recycling, Travel