Olavinlinna: The Great Grey Fortress of the Finnish Lakes
There is a castle in the far east of Finland that looks as though it were dreamed up for a fairy tale and then somehow built in solid grey stone.
Old Ryazan: The Rus Capital the Mongols Destroyed in a Winter
On the Oka River, Old Ryazan was a wealthy Kievan Rus capital of churches and treasures, until the Mongol invasion of 1237 destroyed it in one of Russia’s great tragedies.
Older Than the Pyramids, an Aboriginal Eel Farm Still Works Today: The Story of Budj Bim
Long before the pyramids, long before Stonehenge, and by some estimates as much as six thousand six hundred years ago, the Gunditjmara people of southeastern Australia were already engineering channels,
Ollantaytambo: The Living Inca Town Where Megaliths Crossed a River
In the Sacred Valley of the Incas, high in the Peruvian Andes, the town of Ollantaytambo rises in great stone terraces up a steep mountainside. Part fortress, part temple, part
Ollugun Koru Recipe and How to Make It – Ankara
What are the blank materials of the scale? 2 kilograms of noodles 4 tablespoons of oil 250 grams of minced meat salt How to Make a Dead Stone Blind The
Olympia: The Sanctuary of Zeus and the Birthplace of the Olympic Games
In a peaceful green valley in the western Peloponnese of Greece lies Olympia, the sanctuary where, for over a thousand years, the greatest athletic festival of the ancient world was
Omaha Natives
An old garment from the “Omaha” Indians living in northeastern Nebraska. This garment, made of leather, silk, beads and bones, is decorated with a crescent and a star. Since they
On Rice and Chess
In ancient times, when the human mind still struggled to grasp the idea of exponential growth, there was an old Persian tale. Once, a clever courtier presented his king with
One April Joke Day
April Fools’ Day In 1564, King of France IX Charles started the year on the first day of January. Earlier The start of the year, common in Europe, was March
