Arbroath, Scotland. The site for the Declaration of Arbroath, which in 1320 asserted Scottish Independence under their King, Robert the Bruce. (Latin: Declaratio Arbroathis; Scots: Declaration o Aiberbrothock; Scottish Gaelic: Tiomnadh Bhruis) is the name usually given to a letter, dated 6 April 1320 at Arbroath, written by Scottish barons and addressed to Pope John XXII.
Helsinki, the capital city of Finland.
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Inverloch, a really nice seaside town in central southern Victoria, Australia, with an absolutely gorgeous beach. (of course I'm not just saying this because it's where I grew up and I'm there at the moment
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"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Hastings, a town on the south coast of England. Also a town in the east of NZ with a number of Art Deco buildings, but not as many as nearby Napier, whose town centre was rebuilt after a huge earthquake in 1929.
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Hastings, a town on the south coast of England. Also a town in the east of NZ with a number of Art Deco buildings, but not as many as nearby Napier, whose town centre was rebuilt after a huge earthquake in 1929.
There's a Hastings here in Australia too (south-east of Melbourne), the colonial Brits not being terribly original with their place names...
Saskatoon, capital of Saskatchewan province in Canada.
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Napier, Art Deco city of NZ (see my previous post !)
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Rotorua, New Zealand, a volcanic wonderland, which in January of 1967, I felt myself very lucky to have visited.
Australia, a rather small continent (or a rather large island) next to New Zealand
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Atherton Tablelands, in North Queensland, an area in Australia that for a tropical region is said to have very pleasant weather to live in.
Sparta (New Jersey, USA)
Christ is King.
Amsterdam, a city where one might find tulips, if the song is to be believed. ('Tulips from Amsterdam')
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Maastricht, Limburg in Southeast Netherlands, where the foundation treaty for 12 members of the EU was signed in 1992.
Timbuktu, Mali
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Utrecht, Netherlands, where the Union of Utrecht was signed in 1579 which was the foundation for the Republic of the 7 United Provinces, a predecessor of modern Netherlands.
Thayer [IL, USA]
Some days you battle yourself and other monsters. Some days you just make soup.