- Aeroflot
- AirTran
- American Airlines
- Amtrak
- Annapolis
- Baltimore
- Barcelona
- Boston
- C.I.A. World Factbook
- Charleston
- Chicago
- Cincinnati Museum Center
- Cincinnati, USA
- City Journal
- Constantinople
- Continental Airlines
- Costa Rica
- Delta Airlines
- Edinburgh
- Ely
- English Heritage
- Glastonbury
- Holy Trinity-Saint Sergius Lavra
- Hostelling International
- Inverness
- Kayak
- Le Puy (en-Velay)
- London
- Lonely Planet
- MapQuest
- Middle East Media Research Institute
- Moscow
- Munich
- National Geographic Society
- National Park Service
- New York
- Orange
- Paris
- Prague
- Priceline
- Rome
- Rough Guides
- Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
- Saint Petersburg
- Salzburg
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Santa Fe
- Smithsonian Institution
- Southwest Airlines
- STA Travel
- Travelocity
- Tucson
- Upper Peninsula
- Vaduz
- Washington, D.C.
- Williamsburg
AtomWorld
This realm is a tribute to Earth and the places therein that I love, from Cincinnati to Paris to Washington, D.C. to the places of my travels around the globe.Monday, December 20, A.D. 2010
Meer Sinterklaas
Yesterday, I presented David Sedaris’ humorous take on the Dutch celebration of Saint Nicholas Day. Here are some videos of the celebration that I found online.
Amsterdam:
Ouddorp:
Woerden:
Of course, the multiculturalists want to ban Zwarte Piet and his Moorishly dressed pals as tokens of Holland’s racist past. It does not look like Sinterklaas’ browner helpers are going anywhere anytime soon, though. Except periodically back to Spain . . .
on Monday, December 20, Anno Domini 2010
Friday, December 10, A.D. 2010
Glastonbury Thorn Destroyed
The United Kingdom is in a ruinous state. You may have read that hooligans have rioted in Britain’s cities over an increase in student fees. “Youth” even attacked the car of Prince Charles and Camilla while they were on their way to the theater. I doubt that the perpetrators will be charged with treason; the men of the sceptered isle no longer believe in their crown or their law. Dysfunction reigns supreme in Albion, and I fear that it may be even worse there than here. At least, there is a vocal minority in the States who occasionally refuse to cower to the barbarians. Where is Arthur when he is needed?
It seems as if the madness has even reached dear Glastonbury, which I have visited twice to pay homage to my patron saint, Joseph of Arimathea. Evidently, someone vandalized one of the Glastonbury Thorns yesterday. Of course, the sacrilege is not as bad as when filthy pig Cromwell’s men destroyed the ancient hallowed tree, of which the current trees are cuttings. What possesses people? Well, I suppose that we know the answer.
