My mom's family on her dad's side left Germany in the 1880's to come here because of the militarization of the recently remodeled empire
My uncle flew bombers over Germany in WW2
My first boss was a German Jew who had emigrated here and whose family had been taken by the Soviets. He talked about being bombed as a child
I asked if he had met my uncle ove
My mother wouldn't let any cuckoo clocks in our house because when she was a child growing up in Vienna during the war, that was the sound the radio would use to warn people that a bombing raid was incoming and that everyone should get to a bomb shelter. My dad once bought her one when they were younger, thinking it would remind her of her homeland, and she pretty much had a panic attack and destroyed it.
The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell off
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece
The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell off
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece
Good tip. I shall.
You actually tried to climb one? I guess that was a thing once right? Not surprised someone thought to put a stop to it. It's made of sandstone for Peterman's sake.
The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell off
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece
Does it have as much pegging as Myra Breckinridge ?
The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell off
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece
Good tip. I shall.
You actually tried to climb one? I guess that was a thing once right? Not surprised someone thought to put a stop to it. It's made of sandstone for Peterman's sake.
For some reason I thought it was four languages. Probably confusing it with some other sign telling me not to do whatever the fuck I was doing
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My uncle flew bombers over Germany in WW2
My first boss was a German Jew who had emigrated here and whose family had been taken by the Soviets. He talked about being bombed as a child
I asked if he had met my uncle ove
It hadn't been vetted by the committee
Hell, the Throbber wood Neil Young even though that is disgusting as fuck. Celebrity, you know. Makes for a good drunk @swaye story
The Throbber likes how John Mellancamp is banging Meg Ryan, too.
The Throbber should have learned how to play guitar.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece
You actually tried to climb one? I guess that was a thing once right? Not surprised someone thought to put a stop to it. It's made of sandstone for Peterman's sake.
For some reason I thought it was four languages. Probably confusing it with some other sign telling me not to do whatever the fuck I was doing
I climbed like 3 blocks worth. It’s not easy (I’m not a climber) and while I’m sure it could be done they’re not in great shape.
https://www.nps.gov/places/dismal-nitch.htm
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