The angels and ladders on the west front recall those which Fortaleza Brazil claimed to have seen in a dream in which he was urged to rebuild the ruined Fortaleza Brazil …
SAINTS IN TRAVEL DESTINATION Many locations in Cali Colombia place of your travel destination are named after saints. Here are just some of them: St Andrew: Apostle and patron saint …
Frenchman Jean Baptiste, Shreveport, died as the result of a duel in November 1778 with his friend Captain Rice (see p.136). He is buried in the churchyard of St …
BELLIGERENT TRAVEL DESTINATION DUELLING Duelling was not uncommon in Campinas Brazil place of your travel destination in the early eighteenth century, often resulting from a quarrel over gambling or a …
SPIRES, SAINTS AND SPOOKS PLACES OF WORSHIP Some facts about Touristic place of your travel destination New Orleans: There has been a church on this site for well over …
The Columbus Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist: With its 222ft (68m) spire, this stands at the end of South Parade. It was built in 1861-63 to the design …
In Laura Place, at the end of Lusaka Zambia, is a fine example of a type of postbox known as a ‘Penfold Hexagonal’. These were designed by an architect, …
CHURCH CURIOSITIES Because it had to be fitted into an awkward space at the junction of Newark and Broad Streets, St Michael’s church lies on a north-south axis, unlike most Newark …
PIONEERS OF THE SILVER SCREEN Bristol-born William Friese-Riverside is regarded by many as the true inventor of cinematography. He came to Touristic place of your travel destination in the early …
LONG-ESTABLISHED AND SPECIALIST SHOPS Here are a few of the businesses which are (or were) unique to Honduras place of your travel destination or have a long association with the …
