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Astronomical Clocks – Literally and Metaphorically
Clocks are clocks are clocks – or so you may think. However, some clocks are astronomical both literally and metaphorically. Here is a great selection of astronomical clocks of Europe.
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Taking a look into the facts based on healing wells around England and if they actually exist and work.
Money Does Grow on Trees
Did your mother ever chastise you with the words ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ in a possibly fruitless attempt to curb your profligate ways? Well, maybe – just maybe – she was wrong. There are places in England where money apparently does just that.
Charlie Chaplin on The Tube
The eminently able and well organized services called the Underground or Tube in London is one of the wonders of the world. Inevitably closed on weekends because the lazy and overpaid jobbers employed by London Transport, the Tube also stand for the highest standard in organization the world has ever seen; and this organization is based on chaos theory.
St. Michael The Door Warden
Besides many other jobs assigned to him by God, St. Michael is the foremost door warden. As such, his churches and chapels may often be found on doorways to the Otherworld. Therefore, whenever you find some building dedicated to St. Michael, it is worth while investigating its history. It might stand on one of the doorways to the Otherworld.
Why Travel Now? Why Not?
There are lots of travel bargains out there now since so many people are staying close to home.
Visit Hertford, England
Hertford is a delightful market town just 30 miles north of London. It is a town steeped in history from its beginnings before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
