Just for the heck of it here is a collection of links of interest to various subjects for research, literature, history travel or just fun and entertainment value. Some of these are from my Europe travels from my travel site, based on my wandering the continent for meetings, film productions or for research and discovery of stories, pitch meetings and other unusual ideas. I've got to some very odd corners, some which I've based stories, some I still want to. I'll add to these from time to time.
Links:
HITCHCOCK'S
LONDON HOUSE
The Kensington house that Alfred Hitchcock lived in while shooting
his English Films and the Sherlocks Homes Pub with a replica of
the Baker Street Apartments of Holmes and Watson
SHERLOCK
HOLMES HOTEL
One of the more unique hotels in London on Baker Street two blocks from the
famous fictional address of the worlds first consuting detective
FROM
TRAITOR'S GATE TO MORTIMER'S HOLE
From the story of
Edward III who was nearly murdered along with his young
wife by his own mother and her lover Mortimer.
THE
STRATFORD MAN HOAX OR HERO
Literature’s
greatest mystery - Did He or Didn’t
He? I'm an admitted Edwardian for any
followers of the Shakespeare
authorship conspiracy and some may find some interest
in
checking out the Shakespeare
sites in Stratford.
THE
CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM
The
House in London where Dickens wrote several of his books
A
GERMAN KING'S FANTASY CASTLE
Schloss
Neuschwanstein the revivalist castle of "Mad" Ludwig
that inspired Walt Disneys
vision of a castle and inspired Hitlers
obsession with Wagner
STRONG
BEER IN BAVARIA
II've spent a lot of time in Munich so finding
a good beer is important
SPEICHERSTADT
HAMBURG'S OLD WAREHOUSE CITY
My
German thriller Der Tod in Deinen Augen was shot near
the harbor warehouses
of Hamburg. Some of the
story was basedon the idea of the villain character wanting
to tear these down.
A
SAINT, A CHANTEUSE AND AN EMPEROR
Bernard
of Clairvaux was connected with the Knights Templar
always a subject of personal fascination
CHATEAU MARSANNAY WINE BURGUNDY
Wine Tasting on the Route Gran Crus the wine road that travels through
Bourgogne
ITALIAN CASTLE ARCO
Traveling
from Germany to Italy over the Alps you see a lot of
castles from the moving windows.
Interesting to get out and find a few
CHATEAU HAUT KONIGSBURG
Alsace Fairy Tale Castle in this area of Alsace which has passed
between
France and Germany over the centuries.
COLLECTIONS IN THE LOUVRE
You
can spend days wandering in the Louvre
HOW RAIL PASSES WORK
Rail
Passes have been quite useful but takes some caluculation
to see whats most cost effective
GERMAN
MOUNTAIN CASTLE BLACK FOREST
The
Hohenzollern Castles have a family connection, look for the death masks.
Sometimes called the
castle
in the
clouds.
DACHAU HOLOCAUST
MUSEUM
This
was quite an experience walk through a gas shower. Chilling.
GENEALOGY
RESEARCH UK
Find
Your English Heritage with ancestry tools.
GOLF
IN EUROPE
European Golf Links for playing the great maddening game.
ROUTE
NAPOLEON
Scenic Drive Road from Mediterranian to French Alps starting
in Juan le Pins and Grasse to Grenoble. A nice day trip from Cannes
to take a break from the festival.
DARMSTADT
FRANKENSTEIN CASTLE
Suggested
role in the Mary Shelly inspiration and Germany's biggest Halloween
Party
ZEPPELIN
MUSEUM
Go aboard a replica of the ill-fated Hindenburg or fly
in a real airship
over Lake Constanz.
THE
RESIDENZ CROWN JEWELS - MUNICH
The city center Bavarian Royal Palace, with amazing hall of Roman Emperors and
a look at Munich's rebuilding from WWII bomb damage.
STUTTGART
- BEER FESTIVALS
Capital of Baden-Wurttemburg has a Festival for All Seasons
beer, wine, art and the Canstatter actually larger that Bavaria
Oktoberfest.
ROTHENBURG
WALLED MEDIEVAL CITY ROMANTIC ROAD
Germany's
most famous
Romantic Road City with some very curious museums including the torture instruments
and the Museum of Crime and Punishment
CHESTER
IN CHESHIRE ALICE IN WONDERLAND
England's Fanciful Tourist Gem in the Peak District
WARWICK
CASTLE WARWICKSHIRE
My first castle and one of the best preserved in England
BEATRIX
POTTER'S LAKE DISTRICT
The land of childrens author and artist Beatrix Potter
and locations from the movie "Miss Potter"
CHELTHAM’S
LIBRARY & MUSIC SCHOOL MANCHESTER
Unique building of curious history wherr Karl Marx and
Fritz Engals first discussed the ideas that led to Marx' theory
of Communision. Oh, and where the "real" Dr. Faustus" tried to
summon the devil, with a hoof print to prove it.
BEAMISH
OPEN AIR HISTORY MUSEUM
Often
used as a movie location for turn of the century England this
open air museum in Durham County is a journey back in time, with
a peek into the secrets of the Freemasons
YORK
GHOST WALKS AND DUNGEON IN NORTHERN ENGLANDS HAUNTED CITY
Entertaining walks and spook stories in England’s
Most Haunted City
BELGIUM
BATTLE OF THE BULGE WWII WAR MUSEUMS AND CEMETARIES
Touring
Battle of the Bulge sites in Belgian Ardennes from Henri Chapelle Cemetery
to Bastogne
WWI
WAR TOURING FLANDERS FIELDS BELGIUM YPRES TO PASSIONDALE
A
number of war sites museums and cemeteries in the Westhoek
area of Belgium more familiarly known as Flanders Fields
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
RACETRACK CAR MUSEUM
Racing Car Museum at the the legendendary Spa-Francorchamps
racetrack in Belgium is located in the Abbey of Stavelot
