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Category Archives: Europe
Great Idea, But What About The Fines ?
Having spent many hours waiting for flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, I was pleased to hear about the recent launch of the brilliant airport library on the Holland Boulevard. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands officially opened the Airport Library … Continue reading
Does the Pope Need a Library Card ?
The magnificent Vatican Apostolic Library is set to reopen next Monday following a three-year $11.5 million renovation, with 21st century technology added to safeguard priceless incunabula, manuscripts and books dating back as far as the 1st century. Each one of … Continue reading
Maps A la Carte
I was pleased to see a brief story about travel friend Andrew Owen’s A la Carte Maps project on the New York Times Intransit Blog and in Sunday’s NY Times travel section. Although they only cover ten cities, A la … Continue reading
The End of An Era
Thanks to Nicky Gardner for this story. When Tobias Smollett left England for France in 1763 he was in no particular rush to get anywhere. The famously ill-tempered Smollett made his way to Dover, complaining about the cold and comfortless … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Belgium, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain
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It’s…European Heritage Days
European Heritage Days is a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission.The 49 signatory states of the European Cultural Convention participate in the European Heritage Days in September each year. This joint action of the Council … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums, Tourism
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Books Not Bombs (II)
Poetry rained from the skies on last weekend in Berlin as 100,000 bookmarks printed with poems by 80 poets from Germany and Chile were dropped on the city from a helicopter. Lasting for half an hour, the initiative was intended as … Continue reading
Real Locations – Imaginary Crimes
Whether it be the London of Sherlock Holmes or the Ystad of the Swedish Wallander, Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco or Donna Leon’s Venice, the settings chosen by crime fiction authors have helped those writers to bring their fictional investigators … Continue reading
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I’m Not Waiting For The Paperback, This Time
The first dictionary of slang, out of print for 300 years, is being published by the Bodleian Library, Oxford from a rare copy unearthed in its collections.Originally entitled A New Dictionary of Terms, Ancient and Modern, of the Canting Crew, its … Continue reading
Mehr Hundertwasser
As requested, more Hundertwasser. “The Straight Line Leads to The Downfall of Humanity” — Friedensreich Hundertwasser
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Notes From The (Moscow) Underground
Moscow’s imposing subway stations can sometimes look like underground art museums. Many station platforms are decked-out with impressive mosaics, murals, statuary and ornate chandeliers. Most Muscovites take the artwork for granted,but this summer the newly openned Dostoevskaya Station, which commemorates … Continue reading
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Travel Between The Pages 