The Drunken Tourist page 75
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| Gargoyle of Notre Dame Photo courtesy of apassionforhistory.blogspot.com |
Monday, May 23, 2011
Docile Demons
"From this height the gargoyles perched against the church were almost within reach. I suppose they were designed to look menacing, but they seemed quite unaffected to me - almost bored. Like a security guard at a nursing home working the graveyard shift who was memorizing Shakespeare on the job. "
The Drunken Tourist page 75
The Drunken Tourist page 75
Monday, May 16, 2011
A Fine City
"Take Manhattan around 59th Street from Park Avenue west to Lincoln Center, add a taste of Prague and a good serving of Paris and you get an idea of what a fine city Vienna is."
- The Drunken Tourist, page 103
- The Drunken Tourist, page 103
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| Stephansplatz in Winter Photo courtesy of The Travel Editor |
Friday, May 6, 2011
A Rogue Giraffe & a Bit of Luck
While in Amsterdam, The Drunken Tourist shares some intense moments with a lion from a travelling circus.
Good thing the animals were being well behaved that day. According to Digital Journal, in July of 2008:
"Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus...
Just imagine waking up in the morning and seeing a caravan of camels, followed by a by a herd of llamas and pigs, walking past your window. You might just believe you were hallucinating, or even stuck in some kind of a weird dream."
Read more HERE.
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| Copyright Michelle Young |
"Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus...
Just imagine waking up in the morning and seeing a caravan of camels, followed by a by a herd of llamas and pigs, walking past your window. You might just believe you were hallucinating, or even stuck in some kind of a weird dream."
Read more HERE.
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