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Additionally, the first people from the Indigenous groups in Lappland to come to North America were as indentured people being colonized and assimilated into Swede society, and were removed to North America during the establishment of the Tobacco & Fur Trade between the Algonquian peoples and the Swedish crown. During which time they learned to speak the Algonquian tongues of the region and served as translators during later arrivals of Dutch & English who attempted to speak and negotiate with the Algonquian peoples.
My impression of Portuguese people is nicely captured by Fado. Celebrating and reveling in sadness. Their natural beauty and wonderful weather seems lost on them.
Wow! Just seen this advert on TV. Found it very moving and humble. So much so that I felt I wanted to comment on it. One of the best adverts I've ever seen! Loving the values. 🛳💖
In my country (Luxembourg) there live a lot of purtuguese and when ever I here fado I here something familiar as a Luxembourger. I wish there was someting similar in my home language, it would be great. Pelase, we need more deep songs in luxembourgish in this way.
We appreciate wonderful returning guests like you, David, and would be delighted to have you join us again for a Panama Canal & Central America adventure!
Quand j'étais petit garçon, j'ai rencontré une fois une énorme tortue luth de la taille d'un ballon de football, et la bouche de la tortue puait parce qu'elle avait des morceaux de fibres textiles et des animaux morts dans ses dents. J'ai apporté la tortue à un vieil homme de notre rue qui était soldat. Il l'a aidée, mais la tortue est morte au bout de quelques jours. Je l'avais dans ma chambre, sous le lit, mais comme il sentait si mauvais, mon père m'a ordonné de le remettre dans la rue.
Nope, won't work like that mainly because CC is only responsible for bringing the Old and New worlds together. The Vikings themselves got their asses handed to them from us having to know far superior hand-to-hand combat skills.
How long did that take to build Cologne Cathedral? 632 years, from 1248 to 1880. But the construction stalled for 300 years. Which perfectly describes the history of the city. When the construction started, Cologne was the largest city in modern day Germany. And with the bones of the Three Wise Men as a relic, it was a major pilgrimage site, which made a larger cathedral necessary. And since Cologne was a wealthy member of the Hanseatic League, the rich population could afford to finance the new monument. But with the downfall of the Hanseatic League, the construction of the cathedral came to an end as well. For centuries, the unfinished church was a symbol of splendour in the city. The chancel was finished, and the west work was under construction, with a large treadmill-driven crane on the trunk of the southern spire. The nave was completely missing. After the Congress of Vienna, Cologne and the rest of the Rhineland fell to Prussia. And the new protestant lords, with the upcoming nationalism, decided to complete the cathedral. For this endeavour, Master Gerhard's original plans had to be rediscovered. Luckily, a linen cloth with the original sketch of the west work was found in Prague. And so, with modern construction techniques, the church was finished in 1880 as the highest building in the world, until it was superseded by the Washington Monument four years later. The roof truss is made by cast iron, rather than would, which saved the building from the bombs in WWII. And today, due to permanent restoration, you hardly see the cathedral without any scaffolds.
