I recently returned from a trip to my mecca—the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. I’ve been to more than my share of museums lately, and this one is certainly the most fun and not just because you get a free pint at the end (though that certainly does not hurt).
It takes about an hour to take [...]
Comments (0) After visiting Canterbury Cathedral, my friend Ruth dreamt that people kept trying to crown her Archbishop. She kept refusing, though, becuase she didn’t want to end up like Thomas Beckett. The Regency romance novel connection relates to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is always owing favors to the heroes and handing out special licences so [...]
Comments (0) I’ve noticed the New York Times has been doling out love advice lately—First there was Maureen Dowd’s column An Ideal Husband and then Ben Stein’s article, Lessons in Love, by Way of Economics.This is not a new thing. In a London newspaper from 1821, called The Gossip, I found what is basically the same advice:
We [...]
Comments (0) The Geffrye Museum features recreated living rooms from 1600 to the present day. The most interesting part was seeing the evolution—everything in the rooms became more refined, more colorful, more decorated, and more comfortable (or so it seemed). And, as my friend noted, people accumulated and displayed much more junk.
They had a Regency Era style [...]
Comments (0) My friend Sara said that Brighton Pavilion was one of the best things we’ve seen on our trip so far. I have to agree. It certainly isn’t the typical Palace tour (and we’ve gone on so many by now…)
The pavilion was the Prince Regent’s pleasure palace. It was built in the early 1800’s and decorated [...]
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