Marienbad, Mariánské Lázně

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Mariánské Lázně (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɪjaːnskɛː ˈlaːzɲɛ]; German: Marienbad) is a spa town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 13,000. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is a mosaic of parks and noble houses. Most of its buildings come from the town's Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many celebrities and top European rulers came to enjoy the curative carbon dioxide springs.

St. Gottard Pass

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August 17, 1878 Saturday – While Sam rested, smoked and wrote letters in Lucerne, Joe Twichell went solo on a three-day trip in the Alps, to St. Gottard Pass. (Day By Day)

Hotel Frascati, Le Havre

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Until 1944, stood on the site of the Malraux Museum a magnificent palace of international renown. The first hotel was named after a pleasure establishment run by the Neapolitan Garchi glacier. The Casino-Hotel Frascati was built in wood and inaugurated in 1839.