City incorporated in 1880 and was named after Senator Brooks of South Carolina—who was known as a Congressman who defended the South.
This Building was built in 1970 and was originally the home of the Mid-State Federal Savings and Loan. Before this there was a hardware and later a service station on the site.
The city of Brooksville aquired it in 1997 as an administrative headquarters and rented the 3rd flor to Hernando County.
The Tenochtitlan* skyline was dominated by the 60-metre-high twin towers of the pyramid temples of Tlaloc and Huitzlipodchtli, the rain god and the great ancestral hero. Sacrifices to them could involve the killing of 20,000 people in a single ceremony. There is no reason to doubt the general accuracy of the skull Diaz records. The Aztecs’ own explanatory texts, such as the one knownas the Florentine Codex, support Bernal Diaz
account in recording that victims were typically pinned down on the killing stone and their still-beating hearts excised. Sacrifices to Tialoc, were different: here children took pride of place within the ritual.”
For a small island Key West holds so many things to do—-and while a lot are tourist orientated if you are not a tourist type—like me you can find adventure and more there as well. But alas we’re doing the tourist trip today so……
Even if you’re not a tourist I recommend you take a hop off an on tour to get a better idea of the island and what it holds and lets those of you who are usually handcuffed to Duval Street can see the beautiful old homes and some alternative places to hang get lost and enjoy
I like them both and while they go many of the same places they differ enough in places and narrative to make both a great choice.
Each is a loop and you can get off at any of the stopping points to shop, look around or visit a restored home or museum and re-board at your own leisure.
You can tour the island on your own—there are al
l kind of rentals from motor scooters to bikes and some other interesting vehicles—–I would recommend you do that on a return visit as despite the low speed limits on the island and the abundance of two wheeled vehicles wandering about and the size of the streets in old town and the limited parking areas—you still will miss so much if you don’t have some background in the island’s layouts etc.
and there is so much to see here—there are over hundreds of historical buildings in the 3 historic districts, with dozens of museums and restored historic homes that can be viewed by a guided tour.
Our entertaining Murder Mystery at the Theatre Game includes everything you need to host a thrilling whodunit right in the comfort of your own home! With name tags, murder weapon cut-outs, cue cards, scripts, and a helpful instruction booklet with tips and tricks, the game is broken down into three rounds that are optimized to run in concurrence with an (optional) three-course dinner. Each guest assumes their assigned role (with the host playing the part of the theatre’s Front-of-House Manager, Alex Cited), and together you uncover clues as the game progresses. At the end of round three, everyone makes their accusation—and the murderer is unmasked! With three different endings for repeated play, and awards for “Best Detective,” “Best Dressed,” and “Best Actor,” our Murder Mystery at the Theatre Game is killer fun! For five to twelve players; ages 16 and up.
Fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will delight in this fascinating illustrated guide to fiction’s most iconic sleuth! With over 150 dazzling images, this entertaining volume brings to life the world of Sherlock Holmes, from the streets of Victorian London to the detective’s most famous mysteries and methods of deduction.
there is little in the world that exceeds Scotland’s scenery—for sheer stark beauty, unless you ad a castle view like Edinburgh (and Sterling too). at the top of the Royal Mile
You cross a large open space before you actually enter the castle—-a defensive lay out that is now used very effectively now for the Tattoo
came along, he visited Edinburgh and was impressed with the Wallace (perhaps a relative?) statue that he decided to look into the whole William Wallace thing and went on to write the film with lots of men in kilts—Braveheart
starring an American whose parents who move to Austrailia so technically he was an Australian as William Wallace–Mel Gibson
“The history of the Bank of England goes back to the reign of William III (1689 – 1702). Founded in 1694 on the advice of a Scotsman called William Patterson, it was first housed for a year in Mercer’s Hall, Cheapside, moving again in 1734 to the present site on Threatneedle Street. The second building (1788) was intended by John Soane, the architect, to resist riotous mobs, of which there were a fair number in the 18th century; The present edifice (reconstructed 1924-39) rises within Soane’s outer wall with it’s Corinthian Columns. Look out for the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in the pediment.
If we had been able to take our trip to London we would have been exploring Tower Hill, All Hallows at the Tower–the Tower itself and finally a walk along the River in Wapping but alas I remain in my house hiding from the virus listening to a bunch of people with opposing opinions which I really believe has no idea what will happen next but due to what ever reason feel they should speculate on our future—I myself will remain inside and watch what happens—not what the EXPERTS think will….Good luck to you all.
At my last trip to the UK we sent a few days in Nottingham—a city we fell in love with and enjoyed SO MUCH. One of my favorite places was Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem which claims to be England’s oldest pub.
In England the dating of places sometimes never gets you a final opinion, but this Pub gets my vote for the right atmosphere as well as established history connection.
The Pub does incorporate several of the caves of the rock on which the castle sets.
Of course it (according to more legend) may have been frequented by Robin’s (of Hood fame) men.
It is said to have been established in 1189—the word “Trip” at that time referring to a place to rest/break your journey. And it is known to have provided refreshments to Crusaders who eventually were heading to the Holy Lands and on to the Holy Land’s city of most importance Jeresulem.
When I was there I had arranged a trip to the caves (for a small donation for charity) below the pub—there are tunnels all thru the rock above (with an estimated 500 steps) The basement was once a place where wine and liquors were made and taken up to the castle on the top of the rock. Here in 1330 Edward III entered the castle thru an entrance to this passageway which is now blocked but plainly visible) accessing the castle—-Seems his mother wasn’t happy with his reportedly gay father (check out Braveheart and the gay son and French wife ) had taken a lover Mortimer, a Marcher Laird–and together they had murdered the husband and reigned in the stead of her minor son Edward—who when he reached 18 raised a group of men came her thru the caves and captured Mortimer who returned to London for the death of a traitor though his mother seems to have escaped with only some distancing—Something we’re all good at lately.
Cellar at Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Pub, Nottingham
