Chilean film maker Alejandro Amenábar, born OTD in 1972, has won 9 Goyas and 2 European Film Awards and 1 Academy Award, writing all his screenplays and composing most of his soundtracks https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/rancagua/?s=mb #travel #Chile
Today is the feast day of Saint Apollonius, 4th century ascetic of the Thebaid in Upper #Egypt https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/aswan.html?s=mb #travel #history
Henry II of #France was born OTD in 1519 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/loire-valley/fontevraud-abbey.html?s=mb #travel #history
Today is the feast day of Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/goreme/?s=mb #travel #Turkey
Chilean film maker Alejandro Amenábar, born OTD in 1972, has won 9 Goyas and 2 European Film Awards and 1 Academy Award, writing all his screenplays and composing most of his soundtracks https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/eclipse/?s=mb #travel #Chile
Today is the feast day of Venerable Blaise of Amorium in west-central Asia Minor https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/konya/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
The Dominion of Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation OTD in 1949, becoming the 10th Province of #Canada https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/canada/ottawa/?s=mb #travel
Just got this from Untied. Get your Real ID or other accepted ID soon or your air #travel will be a real pain.
I kinda want to go to the airport on May 7 with popcorn. This is going to be a mess.
Mineichi Koga, commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, died OTD in 1944 when his plane crashed as he was overseeing the fleet's withdrawl from its Palau HQ https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/tokyo-yasukuni-shrine/?s=mb #travel #Japan history
Commodore Matthew Perry signed the Convention of Kanagawa with the Tokugawa Shōgunate OTD in 1854, forcibly opening #Japan's ports to American trade https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/tokyo-asakusa/riverfront.html?s=mb #travel
Saint Innocent of #Alaska, who died OTD in 1879, was the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/equinox/?s=mb #travel #history
The best hike in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Lower Calf Creek Falls
https://youtu.be/CiuuzkkRbKY?si=0wAUkI0d_87Z1gPq
#travel #vlog #hiking #utahadventure
Chilean film maker Alejandro Amenábar, born OTD in 1972, has won 9 Goyas and 2 European Film Awards and 1 Academy Award, writing all his screenplays and composing most of his soundtracks https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/la-serena/?s=mb #travel #Chile
Today is the feast day of Saint Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra in Asia Minor, northeast of today's Ankara https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/hatusas/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
Bernard of Clairvaux preached a sermon in a field at Vézelay OTD in 1146, urging the 2nd Crusade. King Louis VII was there, and joined the crusade https://toilet-guru.com/crusader.html?s=mb #travel #history
J. P. Morgan, who died OTD in 1913, dominated corporate finance on #WallStreet throughout the Gilded Age; an anarchist attack damaged his bank on Wall Street https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-revolutionary/anarchists.html?s=mb #travel #NewYorkCity #history
Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five", published OTD in 1969, was based on his experience as intelligence scout in the Battle of the Bulge and POW https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/belgium/bastogne-ardennes/houffalize-malmedy-st-hubert.html?s=mb #travel #history
You can buy a lot of joy for $3.16. Just sayin.
The Dutch have a reputation for sharp dealing, but when the nurseryman’s card reader failed, he insisted I just take them. I walked to the cottage, gathered loose Euro coins from pockets and family, and walked back. He was happily surprised to see me.
But I knew that we would all enjoy them more knowing we came by them honestly, and that they came so cheap.
