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Chapter on Saint Brendan, the author sees brand new editions of Tim Severin's "the Brendan Voyage" in every bookshop in south-west Ireland; but he struggles to find modern copies of the medieval account of st.brendan's voyages and adventures
— May 29, 2022 12:29AM
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Of the two statues of Cyrano de Bergerac in his home town, one's nose has been broken off and not repaired while the other one looks suspiciously like Gerard depardieu
— Jun 01, 2022 04:36AM
Jan-Maat
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Dracula: Romania chose the castle of Bran as the centre for Dracula tourism, principally because it was accessible and in good repair having been renovated by Queen Marie between the wars. Vlad Dracul might have beseiged it in 1460, might. A tourist brochure suggests the castle might have inspired Bram Stoker on his trip through Transylvania. The author observes that stoker never was in Transylvania.
— May 30, 2022 01:01PM
Jan-Maat
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Chapter on Don Juan: author expresses surprise that there isn't a street named after Don Juan in Seville, but then who would name a street after a serial philanderer?
— May 30, 2022 04:49AM
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Chapter on William Tell: the Tell chapel (located behind the Hotel Tell) was originally dedicated to Saint Sebastian which seems a rather cruel twist of fortune - from honouring the victim of archery to honouring the archer!
— May 29, 2022 11:56AM
Jan-Maat
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Chapter on robin hood: lunch on the M1 just north of Sherwood is a highway robbery.
— May 29, 2022 09:51AM
