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Pizza -Where Was Its Birthplace?

How Did Pizza Get its Start? The video below recounts a slice (pun intended) of the history of pizza.  Naples lays claim to being the place where it was first put into common use back as far as the 16th century. Watch.   More Detail Wikipedia tells you more than you need to know about […]

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Konopiště – Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s Castle, Czech Republic

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Introduction Konopiště, the lavish residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir of the Habsburg throne, lies thirty miles south of Prague. While waiting his turn to become emperor, Ferdinand turned this castle into a palace with all the latest comforts, amassed one of the world’s best collections of arms and armor, and lined the walls with […]

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Rick Steve’s European Christmas Eve

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This is the tenth repost in a series of Rick Steves’ European Christmas traditions I originally posted in 2013. I have been posting throughout December until Christmas week. These posts were well received last year and I hope they will be a blessing this year as well. Rick Steves’ European Christmas is Almost Here! This […]

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