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News of castles, mansions, palaces and more… |
By Debbie Glover
St. Tammany News
Published on Friday, June 17, 2011 12:16 AM CDT
On Wednesday, Archbishop Philip M. Hannan was moved from his home in Covington to Chateau de Notre Dame, a faith-based retirement community that offers assistant living and skilled nursing care.“We have seen some decline in his health,” said Sarah McDonald, spokesperson for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. She added that Hannan will likely stay at the faci…(Read more)
Earlier this month I was invited out to dinner for the first time by a world-famous Hollywood film director. It was not clever of me to be blasé about checking the time we agreed on. I had thought that by arriving at 7.20pm at The Square, central London’s smart restaurant for wine lovers and hedge fund managers, I would be comfortably early. I arrived to find Francis Ford Coppola and his bright young sales person Heather de Savoye sitting side by side in the bar area looking som…(Read more)
L. PIERCE CARSON
Napa Valley Register |
Posted: Thursday, June 16, 2011 10:03 pm
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Vintner Greg Martin’s initial whack at winemaking didn’t leave a
very good taste in his mouth.
His parents owned and operated a restaurant along Highway 101,
south of San Jose. The property also included stands of prune plums
and walnuts and one lonely row of grapes “no one ever picked,”
Martin recalls.
…(Read more)
Remnants of an ornate medieval painting dating back to the 14th century have been discovered at Oystermouth Castle, near the Welsh town of Swansea.
The surviving painting is thought to be over 700 years old and was spotted during conservation work in the historic attraction’s chapel area.
Exposure to the elements has taken its toll on the painting over time but experts from Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government,
suggests it&rsq…(Read more)
AN American tourist hoping to visit the Queen was stunned when her sat-nav led
her to a pub 100 miles away – called The Windsor Castle.
The dozy sightseer set off from a hotel in Bath, Somerset, in the hope of
finding the Royal family’s country pile in Berkshire.
But her hire car’s sat-nav sent her in the opposite direction to
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset – and into the car park of The Windsor Castle
boozer.
Bemused staff informed the hapless Yank…(Read more)
Fancy lording it about?
A rare chance for Joe Bloggs to get their hands on a title is being offered.
The Lordship of the Manor of Bisham is being sold off for £8,250.
It does not come with any land but the buyer will be able to use the title on their passport, credit cards and chequebooks.
The new Lord or Lady will also be eligible to join the Manorial Society of Great Britain and have the chance to rub shoulders with other dignitaries at …(Read more)
The name Rothschild is arguably the most powerful in the world of high finance. The family operates in a rarefied, aristocratic and largely private realm of mega-investments and major shareholdings in international banks. As you read this, Nathaniel Rothschild is concluding a deal to turn a £100m investment into a new £1bn gas and oil company, in 11 days.
But now, at a centre for the Rothschild Foundation and Archive at the family’s historic home, the Waddesdon Manor…(Read more)
Nature |
Archaeology & Paleontology
Hadrian-henge: Roman Emperor’s Villa Oriented to Catch Solstice Rays
The Emperor’s country estate is aligned to meet the solstices.
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June 16, 2011
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By Eric Hand of Nature magazine
Hadrian’s villa 30 kilometers east of Rome was a place where the Roman Emperor could relax in marble baths and forget about the burdens of power. But he could…(Read more)
This magnificent Neoclassical Georgian style estate is located at 236 Park Lane in Atherton, CA. It is situated on 1.5+ acres at the end of a cul-de-sac near the prestigious Menlo Circus Club. Dubbed Villa Eirini, this masterpiece of a home was designed by renowned Andrew Skurman Architects and completed in 2009. It boasts 12,000 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 6 full and 4 half bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, great room, gourmet kitchen, exquisite wood paneled li…(Read more)
By Mike Eckel
Villa Souane Chbar (“garden villa” in Khmer) sits along the Mekong River, 30 minutes by car outside of Phnom Penh, off a dirt road marked with shacks, an open-air pool hall, stray chickens and a Buddhist temple. In the morning, the warm breezes and the soft put-put-put of fishing boat motors drift up from the river.
The four-bedroom house offers Beatrix Latham, a 68-year-old French-born woman, a haven from the crowds of Bangkok, where she li…(Read more)