This picks up at 27 minutes and 43 seconds in my audio journal of Westminster Abbey, having just left the area where the Coronation Chair should have been. Read the rest of this entry »
Westminster Abbey, Part Two
15 03 2011Comments : Leave a Comment »
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Anglophilia is a cruel disorder for US residents
4 08 2010
Mount Etna
In 1978, my parents adopted me and brought me to their home on Mount Etna, north of Catania, Sicily. In 1980, my grandparents (formerly my great-aunt and my great-uncle) came to Europe and we met with them and began a long tour of Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mundane Excogitations 