At the city centre of quaint Lillehammer you will find late 19th-century wooden houses that overlook the northern part of lake MjOsa and the river LAgen. The town is surrounded by high, beautiful mountains, which is why this city hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. There is a very old saying in Norway that if you are a true Norwegian, you were born with skis on your feet. This may be true, because the Norwegian people have been skiing for over 4000 years Norwegians also believe there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes; and they love to go on...

Mazatlan is a Nahuatl word meaning "place of deer."(Although when in Mazatlan, our author and photographer saw no deer.) Nahuatl is commonly known as the Aztec language, a language of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by approximately 1.5 million Nahua people, most of whom live in Central Mexico. Mazatlan was founded in 1531 by Spaniards and indigenous settlers. By mid-19th century, immigrants arrived from Germany. It then developed into a commercial seaport and imported equipment for nearby gold and silver mines. Mazatlan was the capital of Sinaloa from 1859...

Toulon, France has a large military harbor and is home to a major French naval base. In 1486 Provence became part of France. Soon after, in the year 1494, Charles VIII of France, intending to make France a major Meditrranean sea power, and to support his military campaign in Italy, began construction of a military port at Toulon. The Italian campaign failed, and in 1497, the rulers of Genoa, who controlled commerce on that part of the Mediterranean, blockaded the new port. There were many battles after that, that included Toulon. During World War II, after the Allied landings in North...

Monte Carlo is host to most of the Circuit de Monaco, where the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix takes place and this race is very important to the people who live here. James Bond, a fictional British spy we sometimes wish was real, is often associated with the Casino de Monte-Carlo. Monaco; and the Casino de Monte Carlo was the location for a number of James Bond movies, including 'Never Say Never Again' and, of course 'GoldenEye.' When you are in Monte Carlo, you feel like you are in an old time movie; and Monte Carlo and its glamor seem to sing to you. But even if Monte Carlo seems like a...

Ajaccio, the capital city of Corsica declined during the Middle Ages, and recovered after the Genoese built a citadel there in 1492. The Corsican Republic was declared in 1755; and the Genoese continued its holdings, including Ajaccio, until the French took control. The most famous Ajaccio inhabitant was Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, born here in 1769. His family home, the Maison Bonaparte, is a now grand museum After Napoleon' was defeated at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, he retreated to Paris; but with little support from his military marshals, he was forced to renounce his throne...

rondheim, Norway is a small city on the Trondheim Fjord in central Norway. It dates back to the 11th century, and you can see the Gothic Nidaros Cathedral there. Nearby is the Archbishop's Palace Museum with archaeological displays, as well as sculptures that include gargoyles removed from the cathedral. There are other museums and things to see here, but what is so very special about this place is everywhere you look you can snap a postcard perfect picture And this is why this book was named "Postcards Home."

Enjoy this fun 'learn to read book' with its extra large print that is...

Stavanger is a city in southwestern Norway. A Cathedral in the center of town, Stavanger Cathedral, dates all the way back to the city's 12th-century founding. Stavanger Museum chronicles the city history and displays preserved wildlife. The Norwegian Petroleum Museum displays the oil industry with submersibles, a large drill bit and an escape chute; and the shopping street is well known for its colorful houses It's also a very interesting place to get to, because you can arrive by car, train or bus; and there's lots to see along the way

Award winning author, attorney and former...

Visit Melbourne, Australia through the pages of this 'learn to read' book meant just for kids and see Melbourne the way a kid would like to see it Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, with photographs taken by John D. Weigand, this book with its extra-large print and kid-sized dimensions is the perfect take along book for a kid's backpack. So ask yourself what you would most like to do when and if you took a trip to Australia, and (alternatively) what you think you might like do; and you will probably decide want to see and do some of the things in...