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The Boulevard Estate
4137 Boulevard Place, Mercer Island WA 98040
The Boulevard Estate on Mercer Island received plenty of attention in the past year
for its top-of-the-market $32 million price tag, which was eventually reduced to $28.8 million.
The 7 bedroom, 11.25 bath home was
listed on the NWMLS
until a few months ago, and was featured
on many television news programs and through numerous print media outlets.
The estate is truly a un… (View original article)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The house is not visible from the road. It sits on a hill, under a grove of trees, and is at the end of a long, winding driveway.
In its day, the late 1820s and beyond, the house was among the most important homes in Madison County. Its original owner, Joseph Laughinghouse, was the son-in-law of Richard Haughton, the first manager of the Bell Cotton Factory.
It is a brick house, four bedrooms and two bathrooms, built in Federal style, the architecture of the t… (View original article)
OXFORD — Drive straight to see Straight Drive’s free bluegrass concert on the lawn of Shippen Manor 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24.
Straight Drive is sponsored by the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, alcohol-free coolers, picnic baskets, and significant others for good ole’ toe tapping bluegrass music.
Straight Drive has played at bluegrass festivals, major market radio broadcasts, traditional country music shows, and i… (View original article)
Near Tarrytown, N.Y., Philipsburg Manor re-creates a slave garden that shows how slaves in the 1700s grew food for themselves and to sell.
Our recent journey along the Hudson River included a visit to Philipsburg Manor House and Garden, a living history farm located near Tarrytown, N.Y.
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The original manor, which encompassed 54,000 acres, dates from … (View original article)
When the countryside got spooky.
A trip to Romania is incomplete without going in search of the Dracula’s castle in Transylvania. While there are many castles that claim that they were the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, the most popular among them is the Bran Castle located in Brasov, about 280 km away from Cluj-Napoca, our base in Romania.
If you prefer history over literature, you could go in search of the castle where Vlad Drac… (View original article)
Sheepdog and Falconry display comes to Dunster Castle
9:00pm Friday 22nd July 2011
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DAVID Kennard and Johnathan Marshall are once again returning to Dunster Castle to perform their Sheepdog and Falconry displays.
The displays will run at 5pm, starting on July 26 and continue every evening throughout August. David Kennard, who is the creator of the channel 5 show ‘Mist- Sheepdog … (View original article)
Continuing where we left off with Hae-In’s trip to Germany, today we travel to
the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, to visit the Neuschwanstein Castle. Commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the castle was built as a retreat and homage to his favorite composer, Richard Wagner. Neuschwanstein means “New Swan Stone” in German, which is inspired by one of Wagner’s operas about the Swan King.
view from the hike up to the… (View original article)
If you’re in Florida this summer, either as a resident or a tourist, the Coral Castle is a Miami-area gem that you need to check out—especially if you have an affinity for the offbeat and curious (and don’t we all). Haven’t heard of Coral Castle? Sit back; let me tell you the unique and mysterious story, and you’ll surely understand why it’s a must-see attraction for any trip to Miami.
The Coral Castle at Night
Port… (View original article)
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Castle for Sale in Brenne
Indre department, France
Asking Price: 1 800 000 €
This castle, dating back to the 11th century,
overlooks a small valley in a region of Brenne, 340 km south-west of Paris. The fortress includes three tower, and has received extensive restoration work.
The castle includes an entrance hall, a large … (View original article)
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