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Monthly Archives: July 2012

BBC at the Ally Pally

July 10, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

Alexandra Palace near where I live in North London was where the first TV broadcasts were made in the 1930s. There was a short interlude when the nasty Nazis had […]

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England, London

Segovia Aqueduct

July 9, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

This is the single most important Roman artefact in Spain, and is the symbol of Segovia. Many things in this world lay dubious claim to being awesome, but this one […]

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Segovia, Spain

I’m a winner!

July 7, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

I just found out that I won the Olympus SZ-31MR camera with my winning tip about the Italian Lakes for the Saturday Guardian –  

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Espana Square, Seville

July 6, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

This astonishing construction in Seville is actually a semicircle 200 metres in diameter with two huge stylised towers at each end, like the skeleton of a Roman amphitheatre but without […]

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Seville, Spain

Turkish Gun in Horse Guards Parade

July 5, 2012by theromantictraveller 5 Comments

This magnificent gun was captured by the British after the siege of Alexandria during the Napoleonic Wars, in 1801, and has been here since it was transported to Horse Guards […]

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England, London

El Greco and US Culture on Display in Toledo

July 4, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

This museum in the Jewish Quarter of Toledo was opened in 1911. Built in the 16th century and consisting of two buildings constructed around a courtyard, it exudes the exquisite […]

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Spain, Toledo

Cabbages and Kings

July 3, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

Well emperors in Croatia’s case. Diocletian, who finally decided that enough was enough and that the Roman Empire was simply too big for one man to manage, decided to split […]

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Croatia

Tortured in Toledo

July 2, 2012by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

The main Bisagra gate into Toledo always reminds me of the Hammer horror films I was addicted to as a teenager. The huge round towers and massive gateway surmounted by […]

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Spain, Toledo

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