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  • Cordoba, Spain

    Cordoba was home to the first university in the world, the Al-Qarawiyyin University, founded in 859 AD. In the 10th century Cordoba was the capital of the Islamic Caliphate of Cordoba, rivaling Baghdad and Constantinople…

  • Malaga, Spain

    Dating back to the Phoenicians in 770 BC, Malaga has served as a port of trade for civilizations along the Mediterranean. The discovery of the Caves of Nerja, within the provice of Malaga, pushes the…

  • Granada, Spain

    The Spanish word for pomegranate is granada and they’re everywhere. You’ll find granadas on street signs, manhole covers, wrought iron fencing, embossed in cement walls and on the city coat of arms. The granada fruit…

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  • Caen, France

    The Castle was built c 1060 by William the Conqueror. On Christmas 1182, a royal court celebration brought together Henry ll and his sons, Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland, receiving more than a thousand knights. With an area of 5.5 hectares, it is one of the largest castles in…

  • Eternally Grateful to all who Served

    Here are a few family and friends we hold dearly… Dr. Harry K Bailey, United States Navy, Lieutenant, Okinawa and Whidbey Is Naval Air Station Howard Coluse, United States Air Corp, Second Lieutenant Thomas F Kemp, Royal Air Force, 1st Airborne Division, Arnhem, Norway, Palestine John B Lansdell, British Merchant…

  • D-Day – 6 June 1944

    Coordinating military strategy The most important subject discussed at the Tehran Conference in November 1943 by the Allied ‘Big Three’ was the nature and timing of the launch of a ‘second front’ in North West Europe, code named ‘Overlord’, against the Axis powers led by Germany, Italy and Japan. On…

  • England

    Southend Pier stretches for 1.33 miles out into the Thames Estuary. It is a historical icon as well as being the longest pleasure pier in the world. There really is a ‘museum’ inside with information and pictures of Clifftown Estate, War Memorial, Floral Clock, Bandstand, Cliff Lift, Queen Victoria statue,…

  • Atomium – 1958 World’s Fair Brussels

    At the opening of the Expo on 17 April 1958 the young King Baudouin made a speech callng for world peace and social and scientific progress. Atom=Hope, which was intended to popularize atomic energy. The building was seen first and foremost as an icon of faith in prosperity and progress.…

  • Musee Magritte, Brussels

    “…Beloved imagination, what I most like in you is your unforgiving nature. Freedom is the one word that still exalts me. I consider it capable of upholding indefinitely the longstanding human fanaticism. Undoubtedly it responds to my only legitimate aspiration. Among so many disgraces we inherit, it is only fair…

  • Bruges, Belgium

    In 2000 Bruges received the honorary title of UNESCO World Heritage City. This ‘Venice of the North’ may be small but it has over 80 bridges to navigate the city and get from one side of the canals to the other Presumably in the 13th century a rich family from…

  • North Sea Shed

    Knokke, West Flanders, is the most north-eastern seaside resort on the Belgian coast; it lies adjacent to the Dutch border. The successful 2023 Belgian-Flemish television series Knokke Off was filmed and set in Knokke. Knokke-Heist Beach

  • Paris

  • Le Louvre

    In 1190 the Louvre was a grand fortress that would help prevent invasions from the north. In the 16th century it became a royal palace; Francis l replaced certain parts of the medieval stronghold with classical antiquity and Italian Renaissance architecture. It was not until 1793, after the French Revolution,…