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Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels...
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
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The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit.
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Murmansk – Russian City of the Arctic Ocean
…Murmansk, Russia’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle was founded over a century ago as a supply depo to Moscow in wartime. Decades later, during World War II, Murmansk was the destination of the legendary Murmansk convoys. The merchant
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September 11th, 2019
Where’s Olav? Part 2
…In the fifteenth century, when Norway was part of the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Sweden, Kalmar monarchs chose Nidaros Cathedral for their coronation. Reformation and the expulsion of Catholic clerics in the sixteenth century did not end Nidaros tradition.
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September 04th, 2019
Where’s Olav? Part 1
…Norway is still looking for the patron saint of Trondheim, Saint Olav. He was first buried, by self-designation, in 1030, in a spot of quiet repose in a bend in the river Nidelva, in the town of Nidaros, now Trondheim.
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August 27th, 2019
Russian Spy Whale turns Double Agent in Hammerfest
…Recently, the world was surprised to learn of Russian deployment of a low-tech intelligence gathering source. A Beluga whale was discovered in the North Sea, harnessed to a transmitter. Retrieved by Norwegian sailors, the device was removed for examination. The
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August 20th, 2019
Art Nouveau Ålesund
…High above the fjords of Norway sits the ancient fishing port of Ålesund. Here the city is built on the tops of mountains, strung like little islands, along submerged ice-age carved mountains. For a great view of the island, climbers
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August 15th, 2019
Bergen Home to Ole Bull – World Renowned Violinist of Norwegian Music
…Bergen impresses visitors immediately on arrival as a city dedicated to public and performance art. Creativity in Bergen is worldly, informed by access to international influences at the docks, and introspective, impressed by Nordic tradition and folkways. Musicians of the
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