tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post2931270239834260222..comments2023-10-29T14:31:47.752+11:00Comments on nb Parisien Star: Booking holidaysElly and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05859027125314402207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849606427437002017.post-10621572864203777212011-11-05T18:41:10.561+11:002011-11-05T18:41:10.561+11:00Thanks Elly, useful information. I presume the sma...Thanks Elly, useful information. I presume the small towns you mention were originally founded by people of German origin, as was the place we visited in Texas - Fredericksburg, with the names of places in the area all of German origin. I found this most interesting at the time, and hadn't realized how much the influence of different cultures still existed in the USA. I also found it interesting that the town itself had changed little since it was founded, with its Main Street, wide enough to turn a stage coach, lined with wooden buildings that housed a bank, shops, and saloon bars with the raised wooden walkway - just as your minds eye would see it as a result of the input of all the films we might have seen before visiting.Peter Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941073132300695291noreply@blogger.com