Tag: history

• At the Vasamuseet

  I spent a fascinating morning at the Vasa museum. Like our own Mary Rose this Swedish warship was salvaged from the Baltic having also sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628. Supposedly state of the art the ship is in a great state of preservation as a result of the brackish Baltic waters and is…

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  August 27, 2023

  The consequences of travel

  discovery, gay, history, solo, Stockholm, Sweden, travel, Vasa Museum, Vasamuseet

• The Archiginnasio di Bologna

  This is a is a splendid place. The seat of the old university and still in use as it houses the rare book collection of the university and also the Stabat Mater room which is used for some lectures. Redolent with learning and the researches of great minds of the past. It also contains the…

  thegaywidower

  April 17, 2023

  The consequences of travel

  archiginassio, architecture, Bologna, culture, discovery, gay, history, Italy, medicine, solo, Teatro Anatomico, travel, University