e’ve heard of ‘bats in the belfry’ with imagery of Gothic novels based in English parsonages or turreted castles. But, ‘farm birds in the cathedrals’, as we’ve discovered here in Spain requires a big stretch of the imagination. We are all puzzled in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada at seeing a live …
IMBUKTU – HOW LUCKY I WAS TO VISIT THIS FABLED “CARAVAN TERMINUS” AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE IN 2008. The 15th century tombs and cultural relics of Timbuktu, a key trade and social center of the ancient world, are being destroyed. What can be done to save the wanton destruction by an …