#Fort Lorenzo Castle

[panamagreg]

Is there violent crime in Panama?

Jen and I went to dinner with our good friends, Mike and Diane, to celebrate one last meal with them at one of our favorite places in the community. They were returning to the States after concluding the sale of their condo. They decided to downsize to only one home and simplify their life. After settling into our seats, we enjoyed our meals and relaxed in great conversation about some of the…

[obsessedwithceleste]

Lessons in Love

(Or why Enzo should be banned from advanced potion making)

Theodore Nott x Ravenclaw Reader

Summary: Ft. Enzo being bad at potions, the Ravenclaw common room door, and more than one accidental love confession.

word count: 3.3k

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A deep sigh escapes your lips as you walk purposefully through the empty halls of the castle. You loved Enzo. Really, you did. But how that bastard had managed to squeeze enough O.W.Ls out of his arse to get into advanced potion making was absolutely beyond you.

It’s not that you thought your childhood best friend was dumb per se. You simply thought his talents lay elsewhere. Like in herbology. Or anywhere really where adding a pinch too much powdered moonstone didn’t result in a glittery pink potion exploding all over the front of your robes. This never would have happened of course, if your usual, equally talented, potions partner, Theodore Nott, had actually bothered to show up, but god only knew where that boy had wandered off to.

Walking into classes earlier that day you had been giddy with excitement. While potions may not have been Enzo’s forte, it was most definitely yours and advanced potions was finally giving you the challenge you had been craving. Amortentia, your professor had said, is the strongest love potion in the world, thereby making it exceptionally difficult to brew. You already knew this of course as it had all been detailed in the days readings. Not only would it make someone obsessively in love, but it also had an addictive scent, changing to fit what one was most attracted to. Now that was all well and good until one was covered in it.

Originally, you figured that all would be fine. Enzo profusely apologized, quickly following up with a joke about how “at least you’ll smell nice for once.” But oh how right he’d been. It started with students accidentally bumping into you in the corridor as you went from class to class as they subconsciously leaned in to follow the alluring scent. A minor inconvenience you thought. (Although you did have to choose to ignore that third year almost getting impaled on a statue’s sword because he wasn’t paying attention after you passed.)

But then Cho and Marietta couldn’t stop leaning in to get a whiff of the scent all throughout the start of charms, causing Flitwick to continuously shoot concerned glances at the three of you. You eventually caved, moving quickly and silently to the back of the class room where Enzo was sat with the rest of the Slytherins. As soon as he saw you making your way over, he leaned over, whispering something in Daphne’s ear beside him. She gives you a quick look of knowing pity before moving into the empty seats usually claimed by Theodore and Matteo who were, unsurprisingly, still no where to be found.

“For what it’s worth, I really am sorry,” Enzo mumbles, at least having the decency to look embarrassed as you plop into the seat beside him.

“This is horrible! I did not need to know that Marietta’s amortentia smells like bloody Cormac McLaggen or whatever his name is,” you hiss in response.

Enzo lets out a quiet chuckle, sneaking a quick glance at your house mate.

“Hey,” he whispers after a moment, “What do you smell anyway? You must be going mad having that stuff all over you.”

You shoot a glare at your friend. You had a sinking feeling he already knew, considering he had been poking fun at you for weeks. You shudder remembering all those disgusting kissy faces Enzo had been making at you from across the library just last week. Bloody bastard was fishing for confirmation. Maybe if you ignore him, he’ll simply go away you think to yourself. Enzo however, takes your silence as an admission of guilt, a grin spreading across his face.

“I knew it. So tell me y/n, what does dear Theodore Nott smell like? Cigarette smoke? Hippogriff dung?” He snickers.

“He is my best friend, Lorenzo,” you whisper, giving the boy beside you another withering glare.

Enzo’s face falls at this.

“I’m your best friend.” He grumbles.

“I don’t know why. You’re mean to me,” you reply with exasperation.

He immediately perks up again at this, giving you a slight nudge.

“So I’m right? You do like Theo?” He asks excitedly.

“Enzo, I will avada you, and make it look like an accident,” you hiss in response.

“Come on, y/n, I’m your best friend, you have to tell me these things,” he pouts.

“Oh really? Like how you have to tell me about how you’re probably smelling Daphne’s shampoo right now? Or is it her lavender perfume?” You ask innocently, batting your lashes.

Enzo goes beet red at this, gesturing wildly at you to lower your voice.

“Hush woman! She’s right there!” He hisses.

You say nothing, only giving him a triumphant grin before turning back to Flitwick to try to salvage what few notes you’d been able to take down that lesson.

The final straw occurred during ancient runes when poor, unsuspecting Hermione sat down behind you and asked with a look of bewilderment if you had been showered with Draco’s cologne that morning. Her look of absolute horror only grew as you told her of your distressing situation. You thought she might faint when she realized that Draco had been within earshot and now had a shit eating grin on his face. With a sigh of defeat, you give Hermione an apologetic smile before deciding it was time to turn in the white flag of defeat.

You breathe a heavy sigh of relief as you finally come to a stop outside your common room door. You then frown, realizing you had in fact, made it to your common room door.

“What makes a raven like a writing desk?” The metallic voice of the Ravenclaw common room door asks, springing to life.

This putrid, skanky little-

“You wouldn’t want me to shove either of them up your ars-“

A low whistle catches your attention before you’re able to finish cursing out your common room’s door thoroughly.

“Whoa there feisty, let the eagle be,” Theo’s voice laughs as he steps into view.

The strong scent of roasted coffee beans and smoke that had been burning your nostrils all day hits you once again like a ton of bricks. Giving the eagle another withering glare, you turn your full attention to the looming threat approaching. You would sooner throw yourself off of the astronomy tower than let Theo know that your amortentia smelled like him. Someone had to keep the boy’s bloody ego in check.

“Full offense Theodore, I’ve had a horrendously awful day today, and I really don’t have time for whatever nonsense you’re about to start.” You say with a roll of your eyes as you cross your arms at the boy in front of you.

Theo laughs again, mirroring your movements as he leans against one of the pillars lining the halls.

“Poor principessa. Have a hard day in classes without me?” He asks with a smirk.

You scowl in response. It didn’t help that you had, in fact, missed the brunette’s comforting, albeit annoying, presence all day, but you weren’t about to admit that.

“Now that you mention it, I didn’t even realize you were missing. What snake hole did you slither off to today?” You ask, the lie sliding easily off your lips.

Theo cocks as eyebrow at that but leaves it be.

“Matteo wanted to ditch, had to baby sit. Make sure he didn’t get into too much trouble. You know how it goes,” Theo replied shrugging his shoulders. “And what’s a pretty little witch like yourself doing skiving off class?”

Theo takes another step forward.

“Don’t come closer!” You yelp before you can stop yourself. You had no interest knowing what Theo would smell if he got close enough. He frowns at you however.

“And why not?” He challenges, taking another step towards you. This boy really did not take well to being told what to do.

“I- I smell. Really bad. Had to leave class, I just- ya know, smelled, so bad” You splutter, mentally kicking yourself. Who says that in front of the guy they like? Why were you like this?

Theo’s thick brows shoot up at your declaration before he takes a final large step towards you and leans in, pressing his hand against your forehead before moving it down to feel your cheek.

“Y/n are you ill? Do you need to go see Madam Pomfrey? I can walk you there if you’d like.” He says, any bit of snark his voice previously held long gone.

“I’m fine Theodore, really.” you say, batting his hand away.

“Are you sure?” He asks, looking at you disbelievingly.

He leans in again and takes in a whiff of your scent and you immediately tense, freezing where you are. God damn it. His brows furrow.

“Y/n, you smell perfectly normal, maybe a bit stronger than usual, but definitely not bad.” He says, looking even more confused.

Before you’re able to fully process the words that just came out of Theo’s mouth, Enzo and Pansy come barreling down the hall towards the two of you in a fit of giggles.

“Y/n! y/n, you know I’m sorry, really I am, but if dousing you in amortentia is all it takes to get Draco and Granger to make complete fools of themselves in front of each other, I’d do it again!” Enzo exclaims between breathy laughs. “You haven’t seen ferret boy run past, by chance, by the way have you?

“Sorry, amor-what now?” Theo asks, blinking as he purses his lips.

You look between the three of your friends in alarm, praying no one mentioned anything after Theo had just announced that you smelled perfectly normal to him.

“Oh, you’re going to wish you were there! After you left, Draco was so pleased with himself. Looked like a kid on Christmas. Kept trying to flirt with Hermione until she finally sent a flock of doves to run him out of the classroom! Professor wasn’t too happy bout that one. Let us go early to find the blonde loon,” Enzo says, completely ignoring Theo’s question.

“I’m sorry, amor-WHAT?” Theo asks again, louder this time.

You feel yourself cringe.

“Amortentia.” Pansy snorts. “Do try and keep up Teddy.”

“This is what you get for always skiving off class with Matteo,” Enzo adds, nodding at the boy as if he were his disappointed mother.

“Mhmm. Enzo totally floozied over y/n’s potion this morning. Blew it up all over her and she’s been having people wander up to her to take a sniff all day.” Pansy tells him with a sniff.

Theo blinks again before slowly meeting your eyes as what he said only moments earlier begins to sink in. Pansy, ever the cunning witch, was lightening quick to catch on.

“Speaking of which, I am suddenly so interested in what exactly it is that you smell, dearest Teddy,” Pansy says as her eyes flicker between the two of you, a mischievous grin growing on her face.

Theo scowls at the nickname.

“Campfire.”

“Old parchment.” You say in unison.

Pansy smirks.

“Do you smell that Enzo?” She asks, making a show of sniffing the air around her. “I think I smell- a liar. Or two.”

Enzo only snickers as he eyes the both of you up. He knew exactly what you had been smelling all day and you begin to feel panic rise up in your chest. You send a menacing glare his way, daring him to open his mouth.

“Come on Pans, I don’t think Draco and Granger are the only ones who’ll be chatting up tonight,” he says finally.

Glaring at the pair’s disappearing backs, you once again turn slowly back to the problem at hand.

“Soo,” Theo starts at the same time you blurt out,

“This is entirely your fault.”

Theo’s mouth drops open, and he has the audacity to look offended.

“How do you figure mi amore?” He asks.

“You’re supposed to be my partner in potions, but you weren’t there today, so I had to work with,” you shudder, “Enzo.”

Rolling his eyes at your dramatics and giving you a small smile, Theo lets himself relax, leaning on the wall as he towers over you.

“Enzo isn’t so bad,” he says, slowly bringing a hand up to rest on your waist, gently moving you towards him. You pretend not to notice, taking a small, nervous step forward.

“He singed off Matteo’s eyebrows last year. The year before that, he didn’t realize there was a difference between fire flower and fired flour, and his potion melted through the floor. I heard a Puff call him Slytherin’s Seamus,” you retort. “Do you realize how bad you have to be at something to get made fun of by a Hufflepuff?” He snorts at that, cocking his head in agreement.

“Well I’m sorry alright? I’ll make it up to you.”

“You’ll have to. I have to go in again to remake the potion. Don’t want that bad mark on my grade.”

Theo only hums at this, as you’re finally standing nose to chest with him, forcing you to tilt your head up to still see his face.

“You really do smell nice,” he murmurs, pressing his nose lightly into your hair.

You make a face before nuzzling into his chest to hide the redness growing on your cheeks.

“I’m not talking about this in public. I simply refuse,” you say, trying to melt into him from pure embarrassment.

Theo looks down at you with a devilishly handsome grin before turning back to your long forgotten common room door.

“Hey, open up. She technically answered your little riddle earlier,” he tells the door.

The eagle grumbles something unintelligible as it starts to life again.

“I can always melt you down. I’m sure you’d make a great piss pot,” Theo threatens, going to pull out his wand.

The door swings open rather violently and you’re pretty sure you can hear a rather colorful string of curses come out of the eagle’s beak as you make your way inside. Having been there a thousand times before, Theo easily leads you to your shared, but thankfully empty, dorm room, closing the door behind you.

“You really don’t get along with that eagle, do you principessa?” He asks, throwing his shoes off and making himself comfortable on your bed like he usually did.

“Like you’re any better. You just threatened to turn it into a chamber pot,” you retort, falling easily back into your usual banter. This was fine. This was safe.

Theo only raises a brow at you.

“The blasted door is still mad at me for making a ur mum joke when it asked me if a chicken came before the egg in front of a bunch of second years.” You admit, letting your arms fall to your side.

Theo lets out a loud laugh at that shaking his head and extending his arm for you. You walk carefully towards the bed before hesitantly accepting his invitation. It’s not that cuddling with Theo was something unfamiliar to you, as much as you were hyper aware of the slightly awkward tension between the two of you that wasn’t usually there. You slide your shoes off as well before curling up next to him and laying your head on his chest. The two of you lay in silence and you slowly let your eyelids flutter shut, lost in the feeling of Theo’s chest rising and falling.

“You know. You still haven’t told me what your amortentia smells like,” Theo says, finally breaking the silence as he gently brings his hand up to run his fingers through your hair.

“Take a wild fucking guess,” you murmur, refusing to open your eyes and determined to get further lost in his warm touch.

He only hums in response, continuing to comb his fingers through the soft locks of hair.

“You know when Enzo asked me if I smelled you today, he thought you’d smell like hippogriff dung,” you say eventually.

“Fucking tosser. What did that git smell? Wild lavender?”

“And Daphne’s shampoo.”

You feel Theo snort as if he expected no less of your ever romantic best friend. Silence once again rolls over the both of you as you absentmindedly play with the edge of his shirt, rolling the soft fabric between your fingers nervously. The quiet begins to feel suffocating, so you open your mouth to speak, but Theo beats you to it.

“Champagne. And that perfume you always use. With the little white flowers. Lilies of the valley, right?” Theo says.

You open your eyes to look at him in confusion.

“That’s what you smell like.” He says, carefully running his hand down your spine, sending a shiver through you.

“I smell roasted coffee. And smoke. Not the fire-y kind though. The kind that sticks to your clothes cause you refuse to quit smoking.” You respond, looking into his eyes warily for his reaction.

Theo only smirks in response, a cocky grin spreading across his face.

“Aw mi amore, I’m what you’re most attracted to?” He asks, the teasing bait evident in his voice.

You feel heat rise to your cheeks as Theo gazed intently down at you in his arms.

“Shut up Theodore. You sure know how to ruin a moment,” you say, once again burying your face in a chest.

You feel his chest rumble with laughter before his hand snakes it way up to your chin, tilting your head up and capturing your lips with his. His lips are softer than you imagined as he moves them gently against yours. You let a soft gasp escape and Theo pulls you closer, gripping your waste tightly, and shifting you on top of him, deepening the kiss until you’re both left gasping for air.

“Was that more of what you had in mind amore?” He asks with an innocent smile, looking up at you with what you could only describe as his best baby seal eyes.

“I mean, you were definitely significantly more shirtless when I imagined it, but I can settle.” You joke.

Theo’s eyes darken however, and he lifts you as if you weigh nothing, flipping you over so that he now hovered above you, your back pinned against the bed beneath you. With one swift movement, Theo pulls his shirt up and over his head before lowering himself back down, his chest now pressed against yours.

“Better?”

You can’t help but laugh at the boy’s determination as your eyes shamelessly take in the lean muscle and tanned skin that was current above you.

“Theodore, as much as I enjoy this, you have to put your clothes on. Cho or Marietta could walk in at any time,” you tell him as you begin to make soft circles across his waist line with your thumbs, admiring the boy in front of you.

“Mm. You mouth is saying one thing, but these,” he says, placing his hands over yours, “are saying something else entirely.”

You roll your eyes, pulling your hands out from under his and handing him his discarded shirt.

“One kiss?” He asks, looking at the shirt as if it had mortally offended him.

“One kiss.”

He leans down, once again capturing your lips with his, but with more intensity this time. You feel one of his hands brush your waist as his thumb pushes up under your shirt, the rest of his hand following soon after, gripping tightly at the warm skin beneath. You let out a breathy moan when he flicks his tongue across your bottom lip, and he takes it as an invitation to let his tongue explore the rest of your mouth.

An awkward cough shakes you from the haze and you look up, over Theo’s shoulder to see Cho standing guiltily in the doorway.

“Sorry,” she says, looking literally anywhere but you and the shirtless boy above you. “Bad time?”

You cover your eyes in embarrassment, feeling heat once again rush to your cheeks.

“What did I tell you!” You groan, letting your head fall back onto your mound of pillows. Meanwhile Theo has a much too self satisfied grin across his face.

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[tctaa]

AMIGOS RATOS? CINDERELLA TEVE ALGUNS! Nosso novo habitante costumava se chamar TATA, do conto CINDERELLA, e antes da névoa da maldição arrastá-lo até Storybrooke, ele estava no REINO DE CASTLE OF DREAMS, lá na FLORESTA ENCANTADA. Aqui na cidade você talvez o encontre se procurar por um tal de LORENZO RODRIGUEZ que é ATOR.

resumo ;

você talvez conheça lorenzo rodriguez de um filme que assistiu na infância. pois é, ele bombou como vião de um filme infantil quando tinha nove anos e foi linchado (mas famoso!). aos catorze anos já era um child actor flopado, que ninguém mais conhecia. aos vinte e um engravidou sua namorada star waller, e atualmente tem uma filha de sete (quase oito) anos, great. ele pode ser visto em comerciais na televisão, apenas dos melhores produtos (como laxantes e viagra) e está tentando fazer fetch acontecer. é carismático, animado e o amigo que você pode contar a toda hora (porém avise-o umas trinta vezes, porque é muito esquecido e atrapalhado)

antes da maldição ;

Tadeo Garcia não era das pessoas mais espertas do mundo. Trabalhava na panfletagem da loja de bugigangas de seu pai, mas queria tanto ter uma vida melhor! Dentre todas suas qualidades, ser um grande intrometido, que ia se aproximando das pessoas e forçando a entrada na vida delas. Até por que, quem é que não queria ser seu amigo, não é? Não fazia sentido. E foi no meio de amizades improváveis que se aproximou de uma feiticeira poderosa - mas que ele nem imaginava ser um tanto quanto vingativa. Com sua energia carismática e tranquila, era fácil pegar intimidade com as pessoas. Por isso, não foi surpresa para ele quando a feiticeira começou a contar muito de sua vida. Em sigilo? Sim. Mas isso não era o que passava em sua mente quando ele foi para um bar - que estava estranhamente cheio de desconhecidos de caráter duvidoso - e saiu contando os segredos da feiticeira por ai. Ops!! Havia sido sem querer, ela não percebia? Bom, aparentemente não, pois como forma de vingança, ela transformou um rato por tempo indeterminado, até considerar que já havia cumprido sua pena. 

Foi assim que Tadeo se tornou conhecido como Tata, um rato falante. Parecia ter se tornado ainda mais atrapalhado agora e assustava as pessoas quando começava a falar com elas - era terrível, já foi pisado e chutado algumas vezes!! Mas foi quando conheceu Cinderella que as coisas melhoraram um pouco, já que ela não era uma ameça para si - até gostava de conversar com o ratinho. Não que fosse bom sinal, ela devia ser meio birutinha e sem amigos humanos, mas, para Tata estava bom! Quando a maldição chegou, ele voltou a ser humano. 

depois da maldição ; 

Se não bastasse a maldição que se instaurava em Storybrooke, Lorenzo ainda tinha que viver com a maldição de ser o filho do meio. Enquanto o filho mais velho era perfeito e inalcançável, o mais novo era o mais querido e mais cuidado. Enquanto ele? Bom, tinha que se esforçar o triplo para ganhar o mesmo de atenção.

Quando era novo, seus pais o consideravam uma criança muito bonita. Por isso, não perderam tempo antes de inscrevê-lo em uma seleção para jovens atores e modelos. Precisavam investir em algo que consideravam fútil, afinal, mesmo aos oito anos Lorenzo já demonstrava que inteligência não seria seu forte. E para a surpresa de todos, inclusive dele, havia selecionado para a próxima etapa de uma seleção para um filme infantil! Oras, talvez tivesse algum talento, afinal!! Depois de fazer mais algumas etapas da seleção, os diretores diziam que ele tinha o carisma perfeito para ser ator, que era esforçado, que tinha talento! Mas que infelizmente haviam achado alguém para o papel principal. Se ele fosse capaz de fazer o vilão, poderia se sair bem no filme. E bom, ele queria fazer algo direito! Então deu seu melhor para ser escolhido - e foi. Aos nove anos estava estrelando um filme, onde ele era o vilão que fazia bullying com o personagem principal. E para ele tudo bem! Pegava de inspiração os bullys que haviam em sua escola e logo estava fazendo um bom trabalho como grande malvadão dos anos 2000. O problema era que os telespectadores apresentavam alguma dificuldade de entender que ele não era o mesmo que seu personagem. Quando passava na rua, gritavam: POR QUE É QUE VOCÊ DISSE QUE ELE ERA UM POBRE FEDIDO? Ou ainda, em outros momentos, jogavam coisas nele, enquanto diziam: ESSA FOI POR VOCÊ TER SABOTADO A APRESENTAÇÃO DO PHILLIP, como se ele tivesse realmente feito aquilo. Em um misto de sentimentos, apesar de estar sendo odiado, o filme havia sido um grande sucesso! Um enorme hit, que chegou a tela de todas as pessoas do país, até fora dele! Seus pais não podiam estar mais orgulhosos, uau, tinham um filho famoso! Ao menos até os catorze anos. 

Quando a puberdade chegou, ele cresceu! Agora tinha uma barba falhada, um corpo espichado e esquisito, e o rosto não era mais fofo. Ok, talvez ele não fosse tão bonito como era quando criança, mas ainda tinha seu charme, certo? Ainda tinha sua fama! Bem, ele tinha, mas as pessoas já não o reconheciam mais. E antes mesmo de poder ser um adolescente famoso, o flop veio. Quem era Lorenzo Rodriguez? Um dos assuntos mais comentados por uns três anos no mundo do cinema, mas hoje em dia? Um zé ninguém que quando era reconhecido levava tomate por ter sido malvado com Phillip, o protagonista do filme. Mas tudo bem, ele não desisitiria de um dia ser um ator bombástico que se mudaria para Hollywood e faria muita fama. Pena que seus pais não acreditavam nisso. Insitiam em dizer que ele já havia tido o tempo de sucesso dele e deixara passar. Não havia sido inteligente, ou carismático, ou bom o sufciente para manter a atenção em si. Burro, burro, burro, era assim que se sentia. 

Quando completou dezoito anos, decidiu que precisava dar um jeito em sua vida. Começou tentar vender seu peixe para a galera, mas não estava conseguindo.Ele falava demais, certo. Ele era carismático, certo. Fazia amigos facilmente, já que normalmente arrancava risada dos outros com jeito exagerado e atrapalhado, mas não conseguia bombar. Conforme foi ficando mais velho, tentou bombar no orkut, no youtube, mas nada. E foi nesse meio tempo que conheceu Samantha - uma caloura de cinema que parecia ter tantas paixões parecidas com a sua. E foi por falta de cuidado (ou falta de noção) que acabou engravidando a recente namorada - fazendo com que por duas semanas ele entrasse um surto. Como cuidaria de uma criança se mal sabia limpar a própria bunda direito? Mas depois de dois dias de terapia (tudo que ele fez durante toda a vida) ele decidiu que o certo era ficar ao lado dela e apoia-la. E assim nasceu Great! O novo amor da vida dele. 

Atualmente, Lorenzo, Star e Great vivem em uma casinha anexa a mansão dos Wallers. Apesar de ter alguns trabalhos como incrível ator que é - como comercial de laxante, por exemplo -, eles vivem principalmente às custas do sogrão, Titus Waller, com quem se dá muito bem. Além dos comerciais que bombam nas televisões de Stoybrooke, ele ainda tem tentado hitar no Tiktok ao lado da filha, em um perfil de pai e filha. 

personalidade e curiosidades ;

lorenzo não é das pessoas mais inteligentes do mundo! mas ele compensa no carisma. é aquela pessoa animada, amigo para qualquer hora, que move montanhas para ajudar aqueles que ama. apesar disso, é atrapalhado e um tanto quanto perdido, dificilmente é levado a sério, justamente por ser um pouco avoado demais e com ideias sem noção. quando precisa de responsabilidade, dá seu melhor, mas não é o melhor nessa coisa de ser adulto mesmo já tendo quase trinta anos na cara.

está tentando fazer fetch acontecer. e não apenas fetch. lorenzo simplesmente acha que vai conseguir fazer as girias que ele cria pegarem. um exemplo claro é chapilsk,que significa amigos, galera, camaradas. exemplo de uso: e ai meus chapilsks, como que estão? ele jura que ainda vai acontecer. além disso, tem as siglas que cria que acha que obviamente todos deveriam entender, como por exemplo ETAMMPSMA, que significa “Eu Te Amo Muito Mesmo Para Sempre Meu Amor”, sigla frequentemente utilizada com sua namorada Star, e se um dia for utilizado com outra pessoa não contem para ela, pelo amor de deus.

tem um tiktok de pai e filha com great, com eventuais aparições de star. no tiktok eles fazem dancinhas (nas quais a filha é muito melhor do que ele). a filha de sete (quase oito anos) é o grande amor de sua vida e ele faria literalmente qualquer coisa por ela. menos deixar ela pintar o cabelo inteiro de uma cor nova, porque ele é um pai responsável! ele e star deixaram que ela fizesse uma mechinha apenas, a qual ela troca de cor quase toda semana. 

e falando de relacionamento, além de viver em um anexo dos wallers, e praticamente fazer compras na mansão de titus, ele foi muito bem acolhido pela família da namorada - que ele considera mais sua do que a própria! faz tudo por star e vive literalmente grudado com ela. invade algumas das noites das garotas, leva ela para a noite dos caras, pois tem medo que se acabarem se distanciando só um pouquinho seja mal sinal para o relacionamento. além disso, são experts em serem cupidos para outro casais e arrastar todos os que já estão juntos para double dates. 

atualmente pode ser visto em vários dos piores comerciais na televisão de stoybrooke. se você tem um negócio e quer que bombe? contrate o melhor casal para esse tipo de coisa! star tem uma visão visionária das coisas e sabe como dirigir um comercial melhor do que alguém formado! enquanto isso, lorenzo é capaz de atuar nos comerciais de forma tão carismática que vai fazer todo mundo querer seu produto ou visitar seu estabelecimento.

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The ghost town of Pentedattilo, the Devil's hand

Driving along the Ionian Coast, in the Italian southernmost region of Calabria, you can see the unusal peak of Monte Calvario sticking out like a sore thumb. In English its name is Mount Calvary, this is in reference to the place where Jesus was crucified. The suggestive aspect of this place doesn’t end here.

Going up the hill, the road narrows to a single winding ribbon of asphalt and a spectacular vista reveals itself: an enigmatic village built into the fingers of a giant stone hand at the edge of the breathtaking panorama of the sea and the Etna Volcano in the nearby Sicily.

The magical appearance of Pentedattilo is such that the Dutch artist Escher depicts it in a number of lithography when he journeyed in Calabria.

FIVE STONE FINGERS, THE DEVIL'S HAND

Its charm is already in the name: Pentedattilo, from the Greek penta daktilos, which means five fingers. According to the legend, the five stone fingers are often named the Devil’s Hand because the rocks flow with blood. You will enjoy the scenery, but once you set foot on one of the cobblestone alleyways and find yourself surrounded by empty houses nestled between sandstone rock and lush vegetation, you might overwhelmed by the sense of mystery that permeates this place. Pentedattilo is a tiny ghost town. Abandoned since the nineteenth century, yet it still retains its magic.

A TINY GHOST TOWN WITH A LONG HISTORY

But what is most striking is the quantity of prickly pears and unusual rocks that stick out everywhere and include some houses. While it is uninhabited today, Pentedattilo has a long history, in fact ithas Greek origins not only in its name. Founded in 640 BC, it had been a Calcidese colony, then a Fort controlling access to the upper part of Aspromonte. From 1660, it became part of a noble family estate. During the years, its property was transferred from a family to another as part of trades or legacies.

THE MASSACRE OF PENTEDATTILO

It was Easter in the year 1686. The Baron Bernardino Abenavoli had his heart set on marrying Antonietta Alberti, who had been born into the family of his archenemy. Not only was he in love with her, but a union between them might have helped heal the feud. Her father, the family’s patriarch, the Marquis Domenico Alberti, had recently died and her brother Lorenzo had just married Caterina Cortez, daughter of the Viceroy of Naples. This marriage brought Antonietta in contact with the son of the Viceroy, Don Petrillo Cortez, who also fell in love with her, asking her hand in marriage. Lorenzo, the new marquis, granted permission, much to the fury and indignation of the Baron Abenavoli.

The story reaches back many centuries in time. It has become a legend and is recounted with variations, but the thrust is roughly the same. The tale tells of two noble families. The Alberti family were marquises of Pentedattilo and residents of the local castle, while the Abenavoli family were barons of the nearby town of Montebello Ionico. As often seems to be the case with neighboring landowners, they didn’t get along and harbored a longstanding dispute with regard to property borders. Romantic interest pushed the conflict way over the edge.

Basta! (Enough is enough.) The baron snapped, and on Easter night, the 16th of April in 1686, he and his group of armed men, entered the castle with the help of Giuseppe Scrufari, servant and traitor to the Alberti family. The slaughter began with the Marquis Lorenzo Alberti, who is said to have been shot with a harquebus (predecessor to the musket), which either didn’t do the job or the multiple stabbings that followed were posthumously inflicted out of sheer rage.

Baron Abenavoli and company didn’t stop there, however. They weren’t satisfied until almost the entire enemy household was killed, including a 9-year-old younger brother. The heinous incident is known as the Strage degli Alberti or the Slaughter of the Albertis.

FLIGHT FROM PENTEDATTILO

The baron spared the object of his desire, Antonietta Alberti, and married her a few days later. Her recently intended, Don Petrillo Cortez was taken in hostage, most likely in fear of his father, the Viceroy. Abenavoli holed up with his captives in his castle at Montebello Ionico until forced to flee when the Viceroy sent down a military convoy from Naples. Many of his cohorts were captured and executed, but the slippery baron managed to escape, running off first to Malta and then Vienna.

He left Antonietta behind in a convent. She eventually had her marriage annulled and lived out the rest of her time, what must have been quite haunted, in a nunnery in Reggio Calabria. The baron carried on a new life for a while as an officer in the Austrian army, and finally died in battle.

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Events 9.13

585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September. 379 – Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal 533 – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. 1229 – Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia. 1437 – Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier. 1501 – Italian Renaissance: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1504 – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built. 1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism. 1584 – San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. 1609 – Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River. 1645 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh. 1743 – Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms. 1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. 1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital. 1791 – King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution. 1808 – Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. 1812 – War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. 1814 – In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. 1843 – The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution. 1847 – Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War. 1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions. 1862 – American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam. 1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought. 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. 1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. 1899 – Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya. 1900 – Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. 1906 – The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe. 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. 1922 – The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences. 1923 – Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship. 1933 – Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. 1944 – World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions. 1948 – Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union. 1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. 1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. 1956 – The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. 1962 – An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university. 1964 – South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. 1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne. 1968 – Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. 1971 – State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. 1971 – Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. 1977 – General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others. 1979 – South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). 1982 – Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board. 1985 – Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. 1988 – Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). 1989 – Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. 1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. 1997 – A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33. 2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. 2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. 2007 – The McLaren F1 team were found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, and were fined $100 million and were excluded from the constructors' championship standings. 2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries. 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas. 2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured. 2018 – The Merrimack Valley gas explosions: One person is killed, 25 are injured, and 40 homes are destroyed when excessive natural gas pressure caused fires and explosions.

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What to see in Colombia: 10 Essential Places for your trip

The country is the second richest in biodiversity in the entire globe. It has a geographical area seven times smaller than Brazil, yet there is much to see in Colombia. It is the third-largest producer of coffee in the world and is also the only country in the south of the continent that shares coasts with the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea. Great! If you plan to travel to Colombia you should know that it has been chosen as the best leading destination in South America by the World Travel Awards. These are some of the most important prizes in the tourism sector, they are known as “Oscar del Turismo”, so it is a great pride. In addition, the work and trajectories of cities, the hotel sector, natural attractions or airports, considered the best in South America, are recognized. Santiago de Cali was named as the best in all the cities of Colombia in the cultural sector. Discover some tourist places in Colombia that you should visit if you travel to the coffee country.

1. Rosario and Barú Islands

The Rosario Islands form a small archipelago over Cartagena de Indias and is one of the unmissable places in Colombia. You can get there from just 45 minutes by boat, a recommended option to access more easily. Another of the wonders to visit in Colombia is the paradisiacal island Barú, also located about 40 minutes by boat from the city of Cartagena. If you are interested in relaxing in a romantic beach environment, this is your ideal place. What to do in Barú and Rosario Islands Bargain Natural park Corales del Rosario Big Island Rosario Islands Oceanarium Fort of San Fernando de Bocachica

2. Cartagena de Indias

This is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Colombia to enjoy in the country. Its multiple colors attract attention. In addition, it stands out for its cultural and religious impact thanks to its variety of churches and monuments. In fact, in 1984 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. You must visit its historic center, known as "The Walled City." Appreciate its cultural legacy, with the colonial architecture of Spanish origin. You can tour the Castle of San Felipe, located on the hill of San Lorenzo. Cartagena can not miss if you plan to travel to Colombia. What to do in Cartagena de Indias The walled city San Felipe Castle Santo Domingo Square The Vaults Square Clock tower

3. Tayrona National Park

In Tayrona you can admire jungle beaches with impressive architecture in the Lost City, which was inhabited hundreds of years ago by native groups, for which it was considered a place of sacred worship. Here you can enjoy the beautiful beaches of Colombia in Arrecifes, La Piscina or La arenilla, among others. If you are going to enter this Colombian corner, do not hesitate to spend a night here. There is a wide range of hammocks, cabins, and campsites. Without a doubt, an unforgettable experience on a trip to Colombia. What to do in Tayrona Park The Rodadero Aquarium and museum of the Rodadero Sea Grande Taganga Beach Concha Bay Beach Reef Beach

4. Bogota

The capital of Colombia may not appear in a ranking of places to visit in Colombia. Here you can find a greater historical, cultural and, above all, commercial development. Visit its historic center and see places like the Gold Museum, the Mint or the flower markets. Admire your urban art and stroll through the neighborhood of La Candelaria, a charming colonial and modern town to see in Bogotá. What to do in Bogotá gold Museum Monserrate Mountain Botanical Garden of Bogotá José Celestino National Museum of Colombia Simon Bolivar Metropolitan Park

5. Salento and Cocora Valley

Both villages belong to the route known as "Coffee Axis". They are located in a mountainous valley above the central mountain range of the Colombian Andes, that is, it is part of the Nevados National Park and is a great reason to travel to Colombia. You will not get bored here. You can enjoy the cuisine, the unique Colombian coffee and a host of other activities. Do not forget to know the native palm of the area, which can measure even 60 meters and have a duration of up to 200 years. Undoubtedly we are facing one of the unmissable places in Colombia. What to do in Salento Salento viewpoint Don Elias Estate La Patasola Nature Reserve Church Our Lady of Carmen The Royal Street

6. Medellin

“The city of eternal spring”, this is how the capital of the province of Antioquia is known for its pleasant climate. In addition, every year it hosts the Flower Fair and it is a great attraction to see Medellin. Dazzle yourself with its bright colors, you can't help but relax in this incredible place in the heart of the Caribbean. Visit without a doubt its modern cable cars transformed the city into one of the most visited tourist places in Colombia. These connect the city, in addition to offering a dream view of the Aburrá Valley. What to do in Medellín Salento viewpoint Don Elias Estate La Patasola Nature Reserve Church Our Lady of Carmen The Royal Street

7. Guatape

To the northwest of Colombia and east of Medellín, we find Guatapé. This is a tourist municipality of the Andes recognized for its houses decorated with colorful bas-reliefs. If you go there, stop by Peño, where you can visit Piedra del Peñol, to ascend to the top and enjoy one of the best views on your trip to Colombia. You can walk the city perfectly on foot admiring both cultures: the indigenous and Antioquia. What to do in Guatapé The little square of Los Zocalos Stone of the Penol Comfama Guatapé Park Main Park of Guatapé Historical Museum of Guatapé

8. Amazon Natural Region

To the south of Colombia, in the Amazon region is Amazonas, formed by 32 departments that make up the coffee country. In the Colombian Amazon, you can live the contact with nature, in addition to enjoying one of the best cultures in Colombia and more representative of the region. Visit the City of Leticia, one of the entrances to the Amazon of Colombia. Here you can see the Tanimboca National Reserve, navigate Lake Tarapoto or admire the culture in the Ethnographic Museum of the Amazonian Man. What to do in Amazonas Colombia Cahuinari Natural Park Amacayacu River Tarapoto Lake Victoria Regia Garden Omagua Nature Reserve

9. Chocó

A paradise that is located on the Pacific coast of Colombia. You will find great wealth both environmental and cultural. In addition, you can enjoy a show for the confluence of the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is said that Chocó is the best-kept secret in the country and is one of the unmissable places in Colombia on your trip. What to do in Chocó Colombia Ensenada de Utría Natural Park Flirtatious El Amejal Beach San Francisco de Asis Cathedral Utria Cove

10. San Andres and Providencia

San Andres Island is considered by many as the star of the Caribbean in Colombia. It has also been recognized as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Here you can find the third most important coral barrier on the entire planet. In addition, all bathed with beautiful beaches of turquoise and crystalline waters where you can find a variety of flora and fauna. In San Andres Island we find the islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina, where you can take a tour during the day to get to know in-depth the places aboard a rental golf cart. You can not miss if you are going to travel to Colombia, it is a perfect destination for lovers of the beach, tranquility, and nature in its pure state. What to do in San Andrés Spratt Bight Beach Aquarium Key Big Pond Lagoon San Luis Beaches Rocky cay Images credit to Shutterstock Read the full article

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Milan Travel Guide – Tips for Visiting Milan

Milan Travel Guide

Milan is an absolute behemoth of a metropolis also has got the densely populated metropolitan area in Italy with 1.3 million people, and 3.2 million from the wider area surrounding fundamental Milan. Some sort of individual settlement was contained in the area of Milan for centuries and archaeological customs back up to 222 BC. Truly at one stage, Milan functioned as the capital of the Western Roman Empire. During antiquity, the old, also after that Milan prospered greatly owing to the controlling location in southern Italy. Even though the town has been destroyed throughout WW2 it’s regained and watched that a massive financial boom that makes up about its high growth and expansion.

  12 Best Things to Do in Milan

Milan Cathedral

Milan Cathedral is really a monumental construction and is famous for the sublime structure and required over 600 years to finish. Located within the middle of Milan at the self-named Piazza del Duomo, the palace was assembled in 1386 however, maybe perhaps not officially completed until 1965! By having an Italian Gothic model, front façade of this palace is really magnificent and can be crowned with innumerable figurines, figurines, plus decoration. The inside is simply like decorative and contains several amazing stained glass windows exploding with color; moreover, inbetween the fundamental columns, there’s really just a wonderful display of art and some sculptures that are finely detailed. This astounding structure is truly the core of Milan no visit for the particular city is complete without even stepping foot in its doors that are enormous.

  Pinacoteca di Brera

Located from the Palazzo Brera, the Pinacoteca can be actually just really a nice art-gallery which comprises a massive assortment of Italian art. In previous years that the palace served as a convent so that a federal library and wasn’t changed in to a convention prior to the 19thcentury. In the gallery, you now also can Discover such functions as the Union of the Virgin by Raphael, Pieta from Bellini, the Last Supper by Rubens and the Adoration of the Magi from Correggio. Located close to the Sforzesco Castle and the Piazza del Duomo, the Pinacoteca di Brera is readily accessible.

  Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Even though the outside this church isn’t among the very renowned, it has a definite charm and elegance — Produced in 1497the church comes with a gothic-style utilizing red bricks and a sizable rear basilica. This church can be found about the Corso Magenta and sits at the other side of Milan into the Duomo. In the construction is located just one of the best artistic masterpieces on the planet — The Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci. Hailed as being a sublime slice of art, this mural depicts the spectacle of the Last Supper as explained in the Bible. All through the years that this piece of art was scrutinized and examined due to the hidden meanings and articles. Come and watch that this wonderful job of art and marvel at the detail and value with the iconic depiction.

  Castello Sforzesco

This 15thcentury castle comes with a central location in Milan and can be set in extensive gardens and grounds. Created in 1370, the first design was modified and included overly greatly but still keeps its elegance and status of ability. In front end part of the castle stands a massive solid brick wall lined with battlements and framework by a fundamental shield tower. Since you walk into the central courtyard, you’ll discover the massive shield towers and also the absolute size of this castle will probably amaze you. Besides the castle , there’s also a plethora of small museums and collections which comprise an assortment of interesting artifacts and historical info concerning the castle and Milan.

  Grand Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Since you head in the Grand Gallery, it might seem that you were stumbled in the entry hall into an opera palace or house — Maybe not a mall. However, this is basically exactly what the Galleria is An extremely opulent and lavish indoor dining room. Created in 1877, it stands among the earliest departmental stores on the entire whole world and has been designed by Giuseppe Mengoni. Even the cross-shaped mall has been coated through four glass arms which let in sunlight perfectly, as the walls and shop fronts are decorated with intricate paneling along with stucco art. High-street designer stores line the mall and you also may get to locate such titles like Prada, Versace and Luis Vuitton — In case you’re searching for a deal, then this is certainly not the area!

  Piazza dei Mercanti

Once the middle of Milan throughout the old, the Piazza dei Mercanti has been a legitimate heart of activity and also held lots of retailer pursuits and exchange niches. Situated Between the Piazza dei Duomo and the Piazza Corduiso, this square is at walking distance of the key arenas in Milan. A couple of essential buildings stand at the square including the Pallaza della Ragione, the Pallaza delle Scuole Palatine, and also the Loggia degli Osii. Additional several crucial sculptures and sculptures are available here, a few which may have Roman roots. Stop by this square to respect its fine structure and also to observe this early portion of Milan.

  Sant Ambrogio

This early building is just one of the earliest in Milan and has been constructed at 379 AD from St. Ambrose. With a straightforward design layout, the type with church have not changed much since its invention and also the town of Milan was accumulated round itas it functioned as a focus for its neighborhood populace. Two large towers framework front façade and also a central courtyard can be really actually just a framework using a collection of arches that are elaborate. Owing to its era, the inside of the church comprises a few gorgeous mosaics and art for example the ceiling of the Oratory and the beautiful depiction of Christ using a few of those domes. An excursion to the particular church will offer a nice insight in to the foundation of Milan and its own spiritual significance.

  Piazza del Duomo

As the fundamental Piazza from Milan, the Piazza del Duomo is a immense general community space which includes some striking sculptures and architecture. If you’re seeing Milan, then this would be the starting place — From here it is possible to view the lovely Duomo and encircling buildings. At the exact middle of this square stands a glorious statue of this very first King of combined Italy — Vittorio Emmanuel, whilst using the side sits the striking Royal Palace. Additional there’s a multitude of high-end restaurants, and pubs to ordinary — Shop for your hearts content or appreciate a coffee whilst watching the flocks of tourists and locals go about their everyday business.

  Torre Branca

Located within the Parco Sempione, the Torre Branca can be really just actually a massive monitoring tower which stands in a gigantic 108.6m top. Constructed in 1933, the tower had been designed by Gio Ponti and was originally referred to as the Torre Littoria. Throughout the 1970’s, the tower has been shut for refurbishment however it’s yet more available to the general public. Ascend the elevator to the peak with the remarkable arrangement and measure in the cap of the tower From here you’ve unmatched views of the metropolis of Milan and may see for miles. On clear days it’s likely to find that the Alps and the Apennines, along with the grand city laid outside under your own eyes.

  Basilica di San Lorenzo

Certainly one of the main religious properties in Milan, the Basilica of San Lorenzo is really actually just a Catholic church that’s in the southwestern portion of fundamental Milan. Among the earliest forts in Milan, the Basilica is made at 402 and contains burst in some capacity ever since. The principal entrance is adorned by a succession of colonnades and also a statue of the Emperor Maximian stands at the courtyard. Indoors, the inside speaks of an extreme era and also the coloration is quite stern; yet, there’s really just a wonderful high altar as well as the chapel of Saint Aquilino that includes some gorgeous ceiling art and mosaics.

  La Scala Opera

There are just not many buildings from the world which have functioned as many wonderful artists whilst the Scala Opera. Located on the north of the Duomo and the west of Castello Sforzesco this opera house is just one of the best on the planet and is well now famous because of the acoustic qualities and opulence. In the primary auditorium, the decor and decoration of this chairs and point are brilliant — 6 tiers of seats and respective boxes framework that the point at a semicircle and the entire place is saturated in crimson velvet curtains and golden furnishings. Guided tours can be found at this Opera House, however also look at purchasing tickets to visit a series — A thrilling and exciting evening is guaranteed!

  Walk down the Naviglio Grande

Maybe not lots of folks recognize that Milan actually has two canals, one which could be actually the Naviglio Grande — This cycle extends from the Porta Ticinese into the Ticino river several 50km to the west. Constructed originally in 1177, the canal has been worked for a number of years continued to expand to what it has become now. The part of this canal situated inside town centre is a wonderful spot to walk and can be lined with older buildings and various restaurants and shops. Stroll down part of this waterway and respect this part of Milan which is infrequently seen or recorded in tourist guides.

    Best Time of Year to Visit Milan

Milan is obviously cooler than the remainder of Italy, thanks simply to its northern location, also relatively temperate. Summers are hot and somewhat humid while winters are frequently cold but perhaps maybe not too moist. Based on everything you would like to complete at Milan, the town can be seen anytime annually, though some seasons are unquestionably a lot better than many some the others. Milan is at the mercy of the normal 4 seasons.

Rainfall is dispersed evenly during the season and temperatures infrequently become extreme out summer’s summit. Italian freshwater might be oppressively hot, also at the northern cities. Because of this, many Italians go a way to the mountains or shore for entire weeks — usually August — hence leaving the cities left-handed. Which usually means that there’ll soon be fewer shops and fewer sailors in cities throughout summer time.

At precisely exactly the exact same period, summer is normally the very common time for tourists, meaning prices are in their highest and therefore are not as available. After all, summer time could arguably be the hardest time for you to go to Milan. Spring and fall are the very ideal time to pay a go to Milan. Temperatures are fine, the roads are packed with residents and students, and also tourist hordes continue being reasonable. Fall can stay warm before October, even though November is always cold. Spring is our favorite time to pay a go to to Italy as the countryside is lush and the blossoms are flourishing. Thankfully, you will find plenty of items to accomplish in Milan at winter, besides hearing Italians grumble about the”cold” The Alps are directly in Milan’s garden and also therefore so are rife with chilly activities.

    Eating and Drinking in Milan

Like many places, the very best food at Milan is hidden, either at the outskirts of this city or at the holeinthewall establishments. In such regions, the food is frequently more accurate, better-priced, and also the product of fire instead of profit. Certainly one of my favourite restaurants in Milan could be that the totally unassuming Fiore, tucked from the Naviglio Grande. It’s really a easy establishment with a fairly stereotypical Italian owner however, the food is heavenly. Besides some exceptions, I truly do not advise eating anywhere in close the Centro Storico. In the event that you need to eat round a tourist appeal, then visit the food racks, which can be far and far better and more economical. This place serves the very best pizza frita in Northern Italy and to get a excellent price.

This mightn’t be considered a suitable Milan travel-guide without even covering the town’s food! Milan is quite pleased with its own Lombardian cuisine and culinary heritage. A number of the very most famous Italian dishes including risotto, milanese, along with polenta result in the particular region. Dishes are frequently filling, occasionally therefore, and certainly will leave you into a euphoric coma. When exercising, you may probably desire a digestif or maybe a negroni that will help to calm your tummy.

Milanese cooking differs from the delicate culinary fashions of both Central and Southern Italy. That is partially as a result of rise in usage of milk in the neighborhood food plan program, which might or maybe not be a consequence of French and German sway. The colder weather plays a role as simply beats a hearty meal onto a freezing day.

    Milan Budget Travel Tips

It’s simple to pay without believing, and much less difficult to go bankrupt in Milan. Back-packing Milan around the economical will be potential as long since you’ve got the appropriate customs and suitable guidance. For the own benefit, we’ve established a set of hints for seeing Milan on a funding. Adhere to the following words of information and you’re going to realize your dollar goes far further.

  Always pre-fade before going out – Buying full-priced drinks at the pub is a excellent solution to waste your funds. As an alternative, buy booze or wine at the shop and beverage with friends and family at the hostel/their house/the park/anywhere aside from the true pub.

  Buy local food and drinks – On the topic of drinks, the neighborhood substance is obviously more economical and also a fantastic means to dip in the civilization. Imported beers, wine, and spirits, in addition to food, will likely be expensive.

  Cook for yourself – Buy your personal grocery store and cook in your accommodation to conserve a bunch of funds. Keep out your eating expenses for special food that is Italian.

  Plan ahead for food – Pack bites and eat a huge dinner before going outside into the tourist web sites in order you don’t wind up in an over priced tourist trap, hungry.

  Buy a special pass – If you are intending to find a whole good deal of the metropolis and proceed indoors Milan’s mustsee websites and museums, and then you might choose to commit a town Pass. This card may allow free entrance to lots of Milan’s appeals and will also supply you with special prices for people transport.

  Walk everywhere – Milan isn’t just a significant city and walking can be just a excellent means to simply go on all of it in. Experienced Trainers may walk into the most useful places in Milan in their two feet.

  Milan Travel Guide – Tips for Visiting Milan

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Royal Caribbean Announces Winter Caribbean Itineraries, Rounding Out Its 2020-2021 North America Deployment

Royal Caribbean International is creating more ways to ditch the cold for tropical escapes in the 2020-21 winter season. The global cruise line is introducing a combination of diverse offerings throughout North America and the Caribbean, from new ship pairings in major homeports across Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico to a more diverse range of itinerary lengths and popular destinations.

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New Adventures from Galveston and San Juan

Big news for the Lone Star state— Adventure of the Seas will call Texas home for the first time in 2020, becoming the largest ship sailing short getaways from Galveston. Touting “only-on-Royal” favorites, including Splashaway Bay and the Perfect Storm waterslides, guests sailing on Adventure can make the most of their 4- and 5-night vacations while visiting Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. Adventure of the Seas will join Liberty of the Seas, which will be sailing 7-night Caribbean cruises year-round from Galveston (announced in Dec. 2018).

Enchantment of the Seas will sail south for the winter to homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the first time, following her summer season in Galveston. Sailing 7-night itineraries from the clear waters of San Juan, Enchantment will open the doors to the awe-inspiring islands of the Southern Caribbean, from the pink sandy beaches of Barbados to the lush tropical mountains of Dominica. Known for its passionate and welcoming spirit, San Juan will continue to be the year-round homeport for Freedom of the Seas, which will be newly reimagined in March 2020 as part of the Royal Amplified fleet modernization program.

More Ways to Escape Winter from Florida

Following her multimillion-dollar transformation and summer season in Europe, the amplified Explorer of the Seas will return to Miami with elevated nightlife, exhilarating activities and updated entertainment for all. Explorer will bring the far-flung islands of Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba, as well as Royal Caribbean’s private destination in Labadee, Haiti, within reach on 5- and 9-night cruises from Miami. Select 5-night sailings will visit Royal Caribbean’s highly anticipated private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Bahamas, the unparalleled family vacation destination for thrill and chill.

The first in the cruise line’s Perfect Day Island Collection of destinations around the world, Perfect Day at CocoCay ups the ante on private destination experiences by delivering unmatched adventures and amenities, including Thrill Waterpark with 13 jaw-dropping slides, like Daredevil’s Peak – the tallest waterslide in North America; Oasis Lagoon, the Caribbean’s largest freshwater pool; the Caribbean’s largest wave pool; Up, Up and Away, the helium balloon that floats up to 450 feet in the air; and Chill Island for some beach R&R.

Independence of the Seas will return to Fort Lauderdale in November 2020, sailing 4- and 5-night short getaways to the Western Caribbean and Nassau, The Bahamas. The amped up ship will also offer select sailings to Perfect Day at CocoCay. Whether relaxing on the picturesque Bahamian beach at Royal Caribbean’s highly anticipated private destination or climbing the Mayan ruins in Cozumel, guests on Independence will relish in adventure-packed, memory-making vacations. Modernized from bow to stern in 2018, Independence will be one of six Royal Amplified ships homeporting on Florida’s east coast in 2020.

Vision of the Seas will be offering 10- and 11-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale to the Southern Caribbean. The glass-encased ship will call on dream destinations across the Caribbean, reaching picturesque islands like St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Thomas, San Juan, Antigua and St. Maarten on the 10-night itineraries, while the 11-night sailings will include an overnight stay in Oranjestad, Aruba, a destination hot spot known for world-famous underwater diving locations and wind-sculpted desert landscapes.

Rhapsody of the Seas returns to her longtime homeport of Tampa in 2020 to embark on new adventures. Globetrotters can experience the Panama Canal’s intricate waterway system and arrive to the treasured UNESCO World Heritage city of Colon and the ruins of the San Lorenzo castle, all in one 11-night expedition. Rhapsody’s regular 7-night itineraries will call on coveted Caribbean destinations, including Grand Cayman, Belize and Mexico. Also returning to her homeport in Tampa, Brilliance of the Seas will join Rhapsody for the season, continuing a mix of 4- and 5-night sailings to the Western Caribbean, perfect for short getaways and first-time cruise vacationers.

Seasonal winter Caribbean itineraries will be open to book the week of March 11, 2019. Crown & Anchor Society loyalty members will have access to book one day prior to the general opening date.

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Our friends Lyn and Ty Gilbert are always in favor of going on an adventure and we rarely refuse an opportunity to explore with them. The four of us have the greatest time heading into the unknown. You may recall our adventures previously that took us to the end of the road. A little over a week ago they asked if we would like to go to Shelter Bay to explore the area.

Shelter Bay is at the north end of the Panama Canal. Previously the only access to the bay and its magnificent marina was by boat or a ferry ride across the north end of the Panama Canal. Recently the Atlantic Bridge across the canal was completed which made access to this area a little easier. When we reached the bridge it was a great surprise to find almost no one using it. At first glace I thought that this must be the bridge to nowhere. It basically starts and ends in dense jungle. When we reached the west side of the bridge the roads leading away were all narrow and rough. Ty says eventually a nice road will take people from the bridge to the new copper mine where he works. Otherwise there is a long stretch of undeveloped ocean front from there to Bocas del Toro. The Caribbean coast is very pretty but not as accessible as the Pacific The dense jungle has a little bit to do with how populated this area is.

The new bridge across the Panama Canal

Our first stop after crossing the bridge was the gate at Fort Sherman. Fort Sherman was a U.S. army base tasked with protecting the north end of the canal. The gate is protected by a Panamanian Aero-Naval company. We told them that we were going to Shelter Bay and they let us pass. Once inside the base we were amazed to see how the Panamanians had allowed the unused base to fall apart and deteriorate after the American military was pulled out. Panama uses some of the former U.S. Military buildings in the canal zone, but has little use for a lot of it. By the way, since President Carter returned the Panama Canal to the people of Panama it has done very well and even expanded under the management of The Panama Canal Authority. The Panamanian Government does not technically run the canal. It is owned by all the people and decisions for its operations are made by directors who are elected to their positions.

The barracks at Fort Sherman Army base are deserted.

Shelter Bay lies on the west side of the north end of the canal. It is on the Caribbean and like all of Panama is virtually exempt from hurricane activity. Many people from North America sail south to safety here during hurricane season. We found the marina which is on the former Fort Sherman Army base to be very busy and almost at capacity.  The marina has a restaurant, pool, stores and just about anything people will need who typically live aboard their boat. They even have scheduled bus trips to Colon and Panama City for shopping and entertainment. We were there to pick up some paint for Ty and Lyn’s boat.

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Marina at Shelter Bay

Marina at Shelter Bay

Marina at Shelter Bay

After we picked up Ty’s paint, we headed south through the jungle. After driving a couple of Kilometers we reached a ranger station for Parque National. The park is part of the extensive National Park system of Panama, however I could not find a name for it. Several of these guys came to meet us as we entered the park. They are called Coate’, and they are a little bit like a racoon. We found them very friendly and nearly as welcoming as a dog. They probably thought we would feed them.

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Coate’

Coate’

Several kilometers of driving through the jungle in the park we found ourselves once again at the end of the road. The road ended where the Chagres River meets the Caribbean on a point where the early Panamanians protected the trade route. This place was called Fort San Lorenzo Castle. It is a protected historical site and it is a great place to explore. In the late 1400’s early settlers would take their wares by land from the Pacific to a place in the mountains near what is now Gamboa. From there they would travel down the Chagres River to the Caribbean. This trade route had to be protected from the pirates. The Chagres river is now the source of much of the water used for the operation of the Panama Canal.

We found Fort San Lorenzo very fascinating. As we traveled through the jungle we were doubtful that we would find other people at the end of the road. We did, however, find many people there exploring. The price of admission was $3.00. The fort lies on a point where the Chagres river meets the Caribbean Sea. We learned that the original fort was built in 1595. After the fort was built it was first attacked in 1596 by English pirate Sir Francis Drake. The fort was continuously attacked until the original wood fort was destroyed by Sir Henry Morgan in 1671. Morgan then went over land to attack Panama City. These pirates were very interested in this area because early settlers brought gold from South and Central America across land into the jungle high in the mountains near what is now Gamboa. There they took it in boats down the Chagres River to the Caribbean where it went by ship to America. This trade route had to be protected from these pirates. Fort San Lorenzo Palace was part of the triangle of protection which ran from Gamboa to here to the ruins near Portobelo called Fuerte San Jeronimo. We explored the ruins near Portobelo a few months back. Clicking on the Fuerte San Jeronimo link will take you back to that post. Fort San Lorenzo was rebuilt of stone in 1680, which lasted until an attack in 1740. In 1768 it was once again rebuilt and in 1779 it was fortified. It is the remains of this fort that we explored on our visit. In 1980 UNESCO declared this and Fuerte San Jeronimo both World Heritage Sites. As I stood on the point looking over to the Chagres River and out into the Caribbean it was easy to imagine how the soldiers protected this area from the pirates. We were able to explore the moat, barracks, ammunition’s storage, and even get up close and personal with the cannons.  Enjoy a few pictures from our adventure. A picture paints a thousand words, but there is no way to visually or verbally describe this place, and do justice. This is a must see if you are ever fortunate enough to visit this area.

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Walking in the moat

Cannon stronghold

The Fort

Fort San Lonenzo

Chagres River over the Cliff

Don’t shoot

Guard Position

The East Side of the Point

Fort San Lorenzo

The Moat

Storage space

Rooms carved from the rock

Fort San Lorenzo

Fort San Lorenzo

Main Entry Point. The drawbridge would have been on the other side.

In other news, Jen and I bought a dune buggy. It is great for getting around the complex and beach riding. We have been having a blast with it. 

The first day with our buggy

We just had a great visit from our friends Ray and Diane. They came to escape the already cold Michigan Winter. We took them to some of our favorite and best adventure spots. Their visit is material for our next blog post. Please continue to follow our retirement adventure. Many people have told me that they no longer see our blog. We try to post it to Facebook, but they want us to pay them. Facebook considers our blog to be a business. LOL; I think advertising on our site has brought in less than $5.00 in our almost 3 years of posting. WordPress publishes our blog to our 2RetireInPanama Facebook page free, but most of you do not follow us there. Please click on the link to like and follow us there. The best way to continue to see our blog is to subscribe below and it will come to your email mailbox. We will never spam you, and you can unsubscribe any time. 

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 Shelter Bay, Fort San Lorenzo Castle, and Fort Sherman Our friends Lyn and Ty Gilbert are always in favor of going on an adventure and we rarely refuse an opportunity to explore with them.

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Events 9.13

585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September. 379 – Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal 533 – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. 1229 – Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia. 1437 – Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier. 1501 – Italian Renaissance: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1504 – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built. 1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism. 1584 – San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. 1609 – Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River. 1645 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh. 1743 – Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms. 1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. 1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital. 1791 – King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution. 1808 – Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. 1812 – War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. 1814 – In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. 1843 – The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution. 1847 – Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War. 1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions. 1862 – American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam. 1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought. 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. 1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. 1899 – Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya. 1900 – Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. 1906 – The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe. 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. 1922 – The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences. 1923 – Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship. 1933 – Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. 1944 – World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions. 1948 – Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union. 1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. 1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. 1956 – The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. 1962 – An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university. 1964 – South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. 1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne. 1968 – Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. 1971 – State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. 1971 – Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. 1977 – General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others. 1979 – South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). 1985 – Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. 1988 – Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). 1989 – Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. 1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. 2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. 2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. 2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries. 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas. 2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured. 2018 – The Merrimack Valley gas explosions: One person is killed, 25 are injured, and 40 homes are destroyed when excessive natural gas pressure caused fires and explosions.

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Events 9.13

585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September. 379 – Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal 533 – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. 1229 – Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia. 1437 – Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier. 1501 – Italian Renaissance: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1504 – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built. 1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism. 1584 – San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. 1609 – Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River. 1645 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh. 1743 – Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms. 1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. 1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital. 1791 – King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution. 1808 – Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. 1812 – War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. 1814 – In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. 1843 – The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution. 1847 – Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War. 1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions. 1862 – American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam. 1880 – The Basuto Gun War breaks out after the Basuto launch a rebellion against the Cape Colony. 1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought. 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. 1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. 1899 – Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya. 1900 – Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. 1906 – The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe. 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. 1922 – The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences. 1923 – Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship. 1933 – Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. 1944 – World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions. 1948 – Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union. 1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. 1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. 1956 – The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. 1962 – An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university. 1964 – South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. 1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne. 1968 – Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. 1971 – State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. 1971 – Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. 1977 – General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others. 1979 – South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). 1982 – Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board. 1985 – Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. 1986 – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city. 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. 1988 – Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). 1989 – Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. 1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. 1997 – A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33. 2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. 2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. 2007 – The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings. 2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries. 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas. 2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured. 2018 – The Merrimack Valley gas explosions: One person is killed, 25 are injured, and 40 homes are destroyed when excessive natural gas pressure caused fires and explosions.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.13

585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September. 379 – Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal 533 – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. 1229 – Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia. 1437 – Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier. 1501 – Italian Renaissance: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1504 – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built. 1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism. 1584 – San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. 1609 – Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River. 1645 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh. 1743 – Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms. 1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. 1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital. 1791 – King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution. 1808 – Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. 1812 – War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. 1814 – In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. 1843 – The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution. 1847 – Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War. 1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions. 1862 – American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam. 1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought. 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. 1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. 1899 – Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya. 1900 – Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. 1906 – The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe. 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. 1922 – The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences. 1923 – Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship. 1933 – Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. 1944 – World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions. 1948 – Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union. 1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. 1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. 1956 – The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. 1962 – An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university. 1964 – South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. 1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne. 1968 – Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. 1971 – State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. 1971 – Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. 1977 – General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others. 1979 – South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). 1985 – Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. 1988 – Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). 1989 – Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. 1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. 2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. 2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. 2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries. 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas. 2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured. 2018 – The Merrimack Valley gas explosions: One person is killed, 25 are injured, and 40 homes are destroyed when excessive natural gas pressure caused fires and explosions.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.13

585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September. 379 – Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal 533 – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. 1229 – Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia. 1437 – Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier. 1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1504 – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built. 1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism. 1584 – San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. 1609 – Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River. 1645 – Battle of Philiphaugh Covenanters win the day over the royalists. 1743 – Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms. 1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. 1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital. 1791 – King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution. 1808 – Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. 1812 – War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. 1814 – In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. 1843 – The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution. 1847 – Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War. 1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions. 1850 – First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps. 1862 – American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam. 1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought. 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. 1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. 1899 – Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya. 1900 – Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. 1906 – First flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe. 1914 – World War I: South African troops open hostilities in German south-west Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station. 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. 1922 – The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences. 1923 – Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship. 1933 – Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. 1935 – Rockslide near Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ends the International Railway (New York–Ontario). 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Imperial Japanese Army with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. 1948 – Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union. 1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. 1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1956 – The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. 1964 – South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. 1968 – Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. 1971 – State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt. 1971 – Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. 1979 – South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). 1985 – Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. 1988 – Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). 1989 – Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. 1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. 2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. 2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. 2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries. 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas. 2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.