October 10, 2005 Fortsat fra forrige side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Ferie Vacation Kingsburg, California Kingsburg, California, is located in Central California, south of Fresno, just off Highway 99.

Kingsburg, Californien, som også kaldes "Lille Sverige", blev grundlagt af et par svenske bønder i 1870'erne. Dele af byen, som ligger i San Joaquin Valley, er forblevet udpræget svenske i udseende. Det er også her rosinerne kommer fra... Sun Maid har hovedkvarter i Kingsburg. Kingsburg, California, which is also called "Little Sweden", was established by a couple of Swedish farmers in the 1870s. Parts of town, which is in the San Joaquin Valley, have retained a largely Swedish look. And this is where raisins come from. Sun Maid has their headquarters i Kingsburg.   Draper Street, Kingsburg     Kingsburg mexikanske bageri... hvilket naturligvis altid er det første, man ser sig om efter i en svensk by! Kingsburg Mexican bakery... which is, of course, always the first thing one looks for in a Swedish town!   Kingsburg er fuld af Dalarheste ~ Kingsburg is full of Dalar Horses Vandtårnet i Kingsburg ligner en kaffekande.... ~ The Kingsburg Water Tower looks like a coffee pot....   Kingsburg Fængsel ~ Kingsburg Jail Hvor mange gamle fængsler kan The Spud nå at besøge på én ferie? How many old jails can The Spud manage to visit in one vacation?

Kingsburg brandstation - i bindingsværk ~ Kingsburg's Half-timbered Fire Station       Og April var heldig nok til at finde Kingsburgs legeplads. ~ And April was lucky enough to find the Kingsburg playground.

Karakteristiske gule marker i San Joaquin Valley. ~ Characteristic yellow fields of San Joaquin Valley.

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