Saturday, 26 December 2009
Sighisoara,mures county,romania
This is where Vlad the impaler(Basis for bram stoker's dracula) was born,(There is a restaurant,restaurant terasa bar in the house where he was born.)
Saturday, 5 December 2009
St Margaret's Bay area, kent,england,uk
A house called White cliffs was where Ian fleming worked on his first james bond novels.
Scenes from moonraker and goldfinger are set in nearby locations
Scenes from moonraker and goldfinger are set in nearby locations
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Laax/Lags,graubunden canton,swirzerland
This is the site of what is believed to be the world's largest landslip 10,000 tears ago.
Boulders from this massive landslip have been used to made slate buildings
Boulders from this massive landslip have been used to made slate buildings
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Schilthorn,switzerland
The revolving Piz gloria restaurant appears as Blofeld's hideout in On her majesy's secret service,being only half built at the time.
they serve martini
they serve martini
holkham hall.norfolk,england,uk
The beach here appeared at the end of Shakespeare in love with gwyneth paltrow.
The hall interior itself appears in The Duchess.
The hall interior itself appears in The Duchess.
Monday, 14 September 2009
Glentruim castle,highlands,scoland,uk
The area of the castle is where Monarch of the glen was filmed.
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Mendatica and Pigna, Liguria,Italy
Mendatica is where Thor Heyerdahl wrote the bestseller Kon Tiki about his expedition from Tahiti to peru on a homemade raft in 1947
Pigna is the only area where i fagiolo biancho di pigna,a large white bean is grown.
Pigna is the only area where i fagiolo biancho di pigna,a large white bean is grown.
Saturday, 9 May 2009
La Palma. mallorca/majorca,balearics,spain
Diocesan Museum has shakespeare's seal as well as napoleon's autograph
Sunday, 3 May 2009
Becherel,Ille-et-vilaine,brittany,France
Du Guesclin (Constable of france?)was knighted here in 1354 after a skirmish with the english.
Chateau de Caradeuc is nicknamed the Versailles of Brittany.
Chateau de Caradeuc is nicknamed the Versailles of Brittany.
Saturday, 11 April 2009
Auray, Morhiban, Brittany, France
Benjamin Franklin landed here in 1776, during the war of independence, to negotiate a treaty with france, he stayed in a house in st-goustan.
Auray was also the site of the final battle in the War of Succession in 1364.
Auray was also the site of the final battle in the War of Succession in 1364.
Sunday, 15 March 2009
Eloundas area, Crete, Greece
The Ferryman Tavern is where a lot of the film series Who pays the Ferryman? was filmed.
Spinalonga Island northwest from Elounda is the setting for Victoria Hislop's novel The Island.
Spinalonga Island northwest from Elounda is the setting for Victoria Hislop's novel The Island.
Monday, 23 February 2009
Menhir de Kerloas mear Brest, Finistere,Brittany, France
This is France's tallest standing stone 31 feet/9 metres and is believed to be 5,000 years old.
Newlyweds would visit the stones.
It is properly the westernmost standing stone in France as well.
Newlyweds would visit the stones.
It is properly the westernmost standing stone in France as well.
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