An Englishman Abroad

An ex pat Brit living abroad. Travel, food, art, design, fashion, and more.

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The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a striking building constructed in 161 AD for musical performances, located on the Acropolis of Athens.

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Shuvalov Painter (440–410 BC) Attic wine pot with depiction of a couple, ca. 430 BC Location: Locri (Italy) Berlin State Museums

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Vintage Madras - Classy with a twist of f@#k-off

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Yikes!

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13th August - International Left-Handers Day, first recognised in 1976.

In years gone by, Left Handers were considered unlucky, or even evil... and were associated with devil worship, or witchcraft. The word "sinister" is derived from the Latin for left.

Isaac Newton and Sir Winston Churchill were both lefthanded, as his HRH William, The Prince of Wales.

It has also been reported that King Charles is lefthanded. I do not know the origin of these reports, but I do know from personal observation that he writes with his right hand. If you look at photographs of His Majesty over the years, you will notice that he often has his left hand in his jacket pocket.

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I'm a lefty!

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The owls are not what they seem.

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C'est l'heure de la pause bisous

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Waterloo Bridge, London (1903) by Claude Monet

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Sword with silver decorated hilt, Northern Europe, 10th century

from Czerny's International Auction House

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“Swiss Knife Beetle” ✚ Victorinox Coleoptera

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Errrrrr, nope!

And Victorinox's marketing department can call that a beetle all they want, but - and any Southerner will tell you this too - that's a Palmetto bug knife!

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Chasseresse.

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by Ralph Crane

1963

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