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

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.

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.

Saturday, 9 May 2009

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.

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.