On The Road With
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he ‘Ville found itself among the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash in AD 79. Northville’s Linda Schwelnus took us along during her trip this summer with friend and fellow Northville resident Janice Cantelon. Here Schwelnus is pictured (lower right) in an area that has been excavated. The stop was part of a cruise on the Mediterranean Sea aboard the Oceania Sirena. Schwelnus wasn’t the only one to take The ‘Ville to Europe. The ‘Ville traveled with the Atkinson family of Northville to Poland over the summer. Here (bottom left) Lauren Atkinson is pictured at Wawel Royal Castle, in Krakow. “Apart from Krakow, we also visited the Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines, which were amazing, with beautiful rock salt sculptures and definitely not what you would expect from a mine. There is even a cathedral underground,” said Susan Atkinson. They also visited the “sobering” holocaust death camps of Auschwitz and Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim. The historic center of Krakow, the Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines and Auschwitz-Birkenau are all UNESCO World Heritage sites. “We all enjoyed our time exploring this fascinating part of the world,” Susan said. In September, Northville’s Marita Smith traveled to Ireland, taking in the sights on
the Emerald Isle. Among her stops were the House of Waterford where craftspeople blow and cut beautiful crystal, the Titanic museum in Belfast, where the ill-fated ship was built, and Blarney Castle, home of the Blarney Stone. Here Smith is pictured (bottom center) at Blarney Castle, where she walked the beautiful gardens, she said. After a week in Ireland, she and her traveling companion moved on to Scotland, which they also toured. Smith recently did a DNA test and learned she was 38 percent Irish, so she decided to go see “where I come from.” Caterina Sanchez took her copy of The ‘Ville with her on her recent trip to California. Caterina, who lives in Livonia but works as a dental hygienist in downtown Northville, spent time touring Los Angeles. Here she is pictured (right) with the iconic Hollywood sign in the hills behind her. She also took a stroll down the “star-studded” Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was thrilled to take a piece of Northville with her to the Hollywood Hills. The next time you head out of town, take along a copy of The ‘Ville, snap a photo, and let us know where your travels take you. Our readers would love to know! Please email the photos to kurtkuban@gmail.com. We’ll feature the photos every month.
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