Today the basic remains of the palace are the court of justice, the Kertha Gosa Pavilion, and the main gate that bears the date Saka 1622 (AD 1700). Within the old palace compound is also a floating pavilion, the Bale Kembang. The descendants of the rajas that once ruled Klungkung ...
Mountain range, we were in such a hurry. The Japanese soldiers built cement pillboxes and the army wanted us there. So we got in this plane, and they flew us there. Twenty-one at a time. When I got to the island of Buna, there were dead soldiers scattered all over the beach. We ...
Some thrift stores, like those run by Goodwill, Salvation Army, and AMVETS, have a charitable angle as well, using their stores to provide employment for people in need and raising funding through the sale of used items. They might also offer a free donation pickup, too! Thrift stores ...
I think it had been stolen when I checked out of my hotel, because all the charges date from when I had already returned home. Folks, the name of my hotel is the Windsor Copa, and I would steer clear of it if I were you. It was a fine hotel, but one of their employees is a...
To quote her from what she writes about herself in the French government’s publications website, this is what she writes- “My name is still Nathalie Quintane. I have not changed my date of birth. I still live in the same place. I am few in number but I am determined.” Nathalie...
Madagascar Is My Favorite Country (that I barely know) Leave a reply People ask me all the time what my favorite country is. I really don’t know how to answer that; in particular: do they mean my favorite country that I’ve already been to, or the country that I most want to go...
I don’t know about you, but jet lag is the least of my issues when doing the continental shuffle. You thinkI’d be used to it by now, but a zillion little things always trip me up when I get to one side or the other. I get in the wrong side of the car. I have to remembe...
135“What Time Is It? Where are We Going?”(Nekogda razgovarivat’) . . . Well, alright, in two or three words. As you know, the cherry orchard is being sold for debts. The auction is set for the twenty-second of August. But don’t you worry, my dear, have a tranquil sleep...
“That, at least,” he continues, “is my conjecture; and if I am right, it represents the weakest action of his whole career.” Hume’s composure in the face of his imminent death (apparently from cancer of the colon) has been written of eloquently by James Boswell and Adam Smith. ...
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