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Posted: Sat Apr 26th, 2008 11:12 pm |
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Sgt. Ramsey Member
Has there been a topic or thread concerning the relation between historical reality and the fictionalizing of history? I've been researching (Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Danville and Libby Prisons ) a small corner of time and place, for over five years and still do not have the particulars firmly understood enough to say that my invented story would be believed by any man of the 1860's. Using historical figures, like Roy Stone, John Mosby, Elizabeth Van Lew, in anything more than passing, can present problems, even when the personality is fairly well understood. A fictionalized character, expressing intimate kinds of feelings, more like a contemporary than a Victorian, also gives a writer pause, even though it seems reasonable to believe that, though unexpressed at the time, he might still have thoughts about sex, guilt, and the conventions of manliness in ways we would recognize today. I am hoping that when I have completed my novel, Five Days, I will be able to find a sympathetic history buff to give it a read. Though well into it, (300+ pages) I anticipate months more to completion. It's a pleasure to have found an on-line community whose members share this interest for whatever reason. Sgt. Ramsey Response to Huma Johnny Huma, Thanks for your reply. Shelby Foote's two volume paperback, two thousand page "narrative" was the first in depth material I went to when beginning my project and he's definately the best on Gettysburg. I try to stay with the Eastern Theater. Next I went to McPherson, Bruce Catton, Henry Steele Commager and dozens more. Each author has a style and his own way of sorting out the details of battle. From the historian's point of view the commanders and the officers take center stage and if a fiction writer is constructing a story, say like, The Killer Angels, he has a wealth of material to go by. Taking it down to the enlisted man, who seems, by some accounts, to not know where he is, or even what he is supposed to be doing, makes writing a believable story demanding in a different way. I do want to be accurate and have little patience for stories that jumble up history or use it carelessly as costume and window dressing. I have the advantage of a great grandfather's journal, a Pennsylvania Bucktail, 150th, and my story spinning comes as much from what he doesn't, as what he does say. I was drawn into in a pre-enlistment experience, when three 17 year old school friends help a Philadelphia lithographer, named Sam Upton, print a batch of counterfeit Confederate bills. At first the bills were meant to be sold as souvenirs with advertising or the word "facsimile" plainly in view, but later the printer left that information out, with the rational that flooding the South with counterfeit money would help bring down their economy. From the point of view of my great grandfather and his two best friends, it was only an after school lark and is never mentioned again. He and his friends join up, proud to wear the bucktail, and ultimately participate in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. My fictional characters are plagued by the after effects of that counterfeit money, and their early unofficial economic attack on the South has dire consequences, which play out, along with the minnie balls and the hard tack. Aware that so many CW fans have ancestors they feel pride in, I have changed the names of real people to avoid insult, for instance, on the long march from Chancellorsville to Gettysburg a Lieutenant Colonel Huidekoper consistently prevents his men from obtaining water, (the only officer to do so), deaths resulting, however, once on the battlefield he comes across as heroic. I've changed his name, but wonder about doing so. It's easy to add fictional Privates, Corporals and Sergeants, but Lieutenant Colonels? (I've also changed the lithographer's name, because the real person is such a colorful character he deserves more attention than my story warrents.) The internet is a great help and I stumbled into an official history of the Bucktails http://ftp.rootsweb.com, just as I stumbled into this interesting discussion board while looking for information about laudanum, and now I want to know what it is that catches the attention of so many CW fans? History teachers, ancestors, game players, writers? Thanks for being there. Sgt. Ramsey |
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Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 05:32 am |
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cklarson Member
Go to the CWi newspaper archive and find the article on Confederate counterfeit bills that they tried to flood the US with. The guy has a website and is looking for any informatoin on counterfeiting. The article was posted maybe 3 months ago. I think you can search the archive by keyword. CKL |
Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 05:30 pm |
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Widow Member
Sgt. Ramsey, welcome to the board. The best Civil War novel I've ever read is "Marching through Culpeper," by Virginia Beard Morton, 2001. She lives in Culpeper, VA, and knows her history thoroughly. It's told from the point of view of a civilian family, their servants, relatives, neighbors. Their suffering through the Federal occupation of Culpeper County, their encounters with Union soldiers, their worries about their own boys off in the ANV. The only fictional characters are that civilian family household. Everyone else in the novel is real. The locations are real, the events are real. Of course the dialog is fictional, nobody knows what Powell and Dolly Hill talked about in their bedroom. It's the only novel I've seen with FOOTNOTES! Such as "This building still stands, at the corner of X St. and Z Rd., and is now a bank." My guess is that Mrs. Morton started to write a history of the Civil War in Culpeper County, then decided to make it more lively and readable by inserting her fictional family. It sure worked for me, and I really learned a lot from her. In fact, I remember her book better than many of the straightforward histories. You're well into your project, and you'll surely find somebody to give it a good read. There are a few right here in this board. Good luck. Patty |
Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 05:49 pm |
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Sgt. Ramsey Member
JDC Duncan & cklarson The facsimile could easily have been printed early 1860s. Great to have one. The most complete information is in a book, COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA BY GEORGE B. TREMMEL obtainable from Amazon. There were many printers doing this and the book has images of the bills. You would be able to find yours with the name of the printer, the method of printing and other interesting information. Most were etchings from stone, some old fashioned wood block prints, the most modern for the time were made with a lithography method utilizing the photographic process, electrotype, allowing the printer to make thousands without creating a new plate. The book is a great read with many human interest stories. One of my favorites concerns a forger in the west who did the whole thing by hand and got away with it, until he walked into a saloon and paid for his drink with one of his creations. When he lay the bill down on the wet bar the ink ran and he was apprehended. Although I'm on the computer, writing, many hrs a day, I'm new to the chat room form of communication and hope I'm sending as I should. Perhaps I should duplicate this in each of your spaces. Thanks cklarson I'm going to check out the website you mentioned right now. Sgt Ramsey |
Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 06:04 pm |
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Widow Member
Sgt. Ramsey, you're doing fine, posting in here. No need to post one answer twice in reply to separate threads. You may have noticed occasionally a double-post, some technical glitch which is the opposite of the disappearing post. Patty |
Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 06:24 pm |
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Sgt. Ramsey Member
Widow, Patty. Thank you, The novel sounds very good and I'll locate a copy. Have you ever read Reveille in Washington 1860-1865 by Margaret Leech? Written in 1941, very dense, it sets the scene with politicians and military people in the raw new city, so that one is transported to the seat of power and allowed to see the influences that shaped the period. Keep thinking I need to stop collecting Civil War books when another good read comes along. Thanks again. Sgt. Ramsey |
Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 12:09 pm |
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Widow Member
Sgt. Ramsey, no, I haven't read "Reveille in Washington." Thanks for pointing it out, I'll add it to the list of books to buy. It sounds like it covers the same period as William Safire's novel, "Freedom." Thickest paperback I ever read, my hand got a cramp. You have to love political science and 19th-century history to enjoy it, which I do and did. For heaven's sake, don't stop buying Civil War books! Old, new, hardback, paperback, borrowed, bought - gotta have those books. :=)) Patty |
Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 02:44 pm |
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Sgt Ramsey, two things you might do as a way of comparison as to how history is fictionalized currently. One is to read Widow of the South which takes a factual character, a woman, who actually existed, and transports her through the battle of Franklin and afterward. This book was a best seller. See how the author handled her conversations, family relationships and inner-most thoughts. I mention this because as a woman, when I read it, I felt some things did not ring true. They made me uncomfortable. But that is just me...a woman of the 1900s and 2000s, not the mid-1900s. Keep in mind as you read, the book is written by a man whose main character is a well-known Tennessee woman. Then another idea would be to take Newt Gingrich's alternative history of the Gettysburg Battle--the title is, yeah--Gettysburg. Reading that, you will learn how he handled fictionlized events and people, conversations, etc. If you can make yourself do it, read Gone with the Wind also. Two other books to examine how writers blend fiction and fact. Manhunt that some claim is almost a novel or a hybrid novel/history and The March about fictional and some actual characters who accompany Sherman on his march through Georgia, South and North Carolina. I just loved "Manhunt" but many here have called it garbage or similar terms. All the books I have mentioned were best sellers although not blockbusters except for "Gone with the Wind." I think you will discover there is a broad spectrum of the ways in which authors handle historical fiction. I wish you luck in your work. Maybe you'll be the next great Civil War writer. |
Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 07:24 pm |
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Sgt. Ramsey Member
Widow Patty, Bookcases full, tables loaded, floor covered, the list grows. William Safire, Freedom , had it in hardback at the bottom of a pile, unread as yet, maybe because it is so thick. Lots about McClellan which I need. Want to better understand why he was so hesitant to act when he could have. Thank you. CleburneFan, Have seen Widow of the South in the bookstores and will look into it. Gender is tricky isn't it? Alternative histories are tricky too, although one could say all fiction is alternative. Think from the reviews I'll leave Newt in the book stores. Had to laugh, I did make myself do it, reread Gone with the Wind. Good Grief! Who would you rather have as neighbors,Scarlet and Rhett or Melanie and Ashley? Read The March with interest, ditto for Manhunt which I especially liked for its pace. Reads like a good thriller. Swanson puts the reader in the theater, in the woods and finally in the barn. Have not yet read another alternative history about the same subject, Dark Union. Conspiracy theories can be interesting even if off base. So many books, so little time. Thank you. Sgt. Ramsey |
Posted: Tue Apr 29th, 2008 07:46 am |
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cklarson Member
Dear All, A couple of comments on your comments: 1) don't bother with "Freedom"--the publisher paid Safire $800k to write it and spent $800k to publicize it. Although 4500 libraries bought it, it quickly flopped because it was just not credible as a novel. As C. Vann Woodward commented in his NYTimes review (I'm paraphrasing): "When you've got Lincoln flopping around the White House at night in his slippers quoting Shakespeare's Richard III, how are you going to come up with better fictional characters? Moreover unless you knew every character very well, you didn't know what was fact and what was fiction even with the "Underbook." With that said, however, Safire is the only one who has given a prominent positive role to Anna Ella Carroll, Lincoln's adviser and my biography subject. However, he had her having an affair with John C. Breckinridge who has been accused of being in on the coup plot against Washington and who had been a good friend of Carroll's. But given JCB's political leanings at the time, she would not have had anything to do with him romantically, so the affair just came across as preposterous. The best quote I've ever read about McClellan which may be the whole key to his character was from someone who had worked with him on the IL Central RR. The colleague said he was just like that at IL RR: when the time came to hit the switch and get the trains moving, he just couldn't do it. Even though I have 2 major problems with Gone With the Wind, that is, the slanted view of Reconstructin and the KKK and that I tire of Scarlett's childishness throughout--she just never changes which gets grating by the end, still this really has to be one of the best movies ever made and I think the keys are both strong and eccentric characters, as well as very strong visual images throughout. I know you all have tons of books on your list, but I really do recommend my own work of fiction South Under a Prairie Sky: The Journal of Nell Churchill, US Army Nurse & Scout. I think it's very realistic because almost everything in it is fact-based in some way, either a true CW story (sourced in my underbook) or taken from another war (I've done a book on women in WWII) or autobiographical, as from my own college years during the Vietnam War when women were very involved politically. This past week I received an e-mail from a newly found "shirt tail" cousin from IL who had just received his copy. He said he started looking at the contect and couldn't put it down. Over a period of 7 hours, he read it in one day. Told me the narrative was great, but, of course, he particularly liked that some of the characters were his relatives, including John Wayne's gfather. I'm now rereading it--it is also chock full of good information for I reasoned that if "Nell" were like me, she'd be aware she was writing for posterity and thus would load it up with facts, which I did. Being raised as a country girl myself, I also think I did a pretty good job with the lingo, mixed it up with that of a New England heritage education at Knox College. C. Kay Larson, author |
Posted: Tue Apr 29th, 2008 11:19 am |
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ashbel Member
In my opinion the best historical fiction sticks close to the facts then uses dialogue (and imagination) to develop the characters. I have particularly enjoyed the work of Michael and Jeff Shaara. Killer Angels is a model of Civil War fiction. What I don't like is the historical fiction with an agenda. I love books. But I don't have time to read some "what if" nonsense. At the end of the day good fiction has to be based on good writing. Stick to a reasonably accurate story line and give me some good characters (both good and bad) and it is a "page turner" for me. |
Posted: Tue Apr 29th, 2008 02:00 pm |
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CleburneFan Member
Ashbel, that is precisely why I threw Newt Gingrich's "Gettysburg" in the trash about half way through. I just couldn't take it anymore. Ms Larson, I think I'll read your book. Can I get it on Amazon? I answered my own question. A copy of your book is now on its way to me. I should have it in a week. I can't wait. Last edited on Tue Apr 29th, 2008 02:09 pm by CleburneFan |
Posted: Tue Apr 29th, 2008 11:04 pm |
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Widow Member
CleburneFan, I received Newt's trilogy for Christmas. I HAVE to read it. It's almost May and I keep setting it aside for something more appealing. Like the yellow pages, maybe? :=)) Patty |
Posted: Tue Apr 29th, 2008 11:55 pm |
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cklarson Member
Dear CleburneFan, Many, many thanks for ordering "Nell"! Understand I wrote it from what I believe to be the perspective of a moderate IL antislavery family who became more radicalized as the politics of the 1850s went on. I hope you'll see, however, that my beef and, even those of my 2 relatives* who died as a result of the war, is with the "Slave Power", the Southern aristocrats who kept both whites and blacks "down" (see particularly Cpl. Mitchel Thompson's (83rd IL) true quote) and that of my ggguncle, John Shook (parents originally from KY) on his gravestone, railing about Northern "traitors" who opposed the war (that is, the common Union soldier had more respect for the Confed. soldiers). Kay * It appears my gggfather, John Eaton, served 4 years with the 20th IN in the Peninsula campaign, at Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Grant's Overland campaign. Died ca. 1870, probably due to service. Also my ggguncle, John Shook, 36th IL, died of wounds received at Stone's River. |
Posted: Wed Apr 30th, 2008 12:58 am |
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CleburneFan Member
Widow wrote: CleburneFan, I received Newt's trilogy for Christmas. I HAVE to read it. It's almost May and I keep setting it aside for something more appealing. Like the yellow pages, maybe? :=)) Patty I have an idea. FIRST read the Sears catolog-size directions that came with out GPS nav system in our car. I CAN"T understand the book. I touched ONE button and hundreds of little gas station symbols popped up all over the map. Now we can't get rid of them. We also have the map UPSIDE down...another button I touched wrong. Reading that darned instruction book would have to be better than reading Newt Gingrich. |
Posted: Wed Apr 30th, 2008 02:02 am |
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Sgt. Ramsey Member
All, I too just ordered Nell's journal. Looking forward to reading it. Enjoyed the image of McClellan not being able to pull the switch. Turned to "Freedom" before I got the warning. The section on McClellan, which I've not finished, suggests a man willing to compromise rather than risk casualties, and a Lincoln intent on keeping Washington well defended. Neither man is a speaking character in my story, but my protagonist's fate depends on the dispositions of his leaders. Can't resist adding another book recommendation, title: NOVEL HISTORY, Mark C. Carnes, Historians and Novelists confront America's Past It's about the writing of historical fiction, poetic license, versus historical literalism. Many arguments from some of the most compelling novelists like Wallace Stegner, Jane Smiley and T.C. Boyle, even Harriet Beecher Stowe. In my own (Army of the Potomac) Great grandfather's journal there is much praise for the gallant enemy. Strange to exchange coffee for tobacco, then line up and shoot each other. Ramsey |
Posted: Wed Apr 30th, 2008 03:00 am |
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Johnny Huma Johnny Huma
Sarge, Intersting about the 150th Bucktails and you mention Heidicoper (check spelling). I believe he was from Lewisburg Pa. I may be wrong there though but one of the Bucktails Col was..I live about 30 min from there..There is a PCN video about the Bucktail Brigades that I bought and enjoyed the history of it all..My opinion on leaving out Col real names is dont do it..If in your writing your character falls under his chain of command then by all means use the Col name. If in fact he did what you say he did above and it is fact and you can back it then by God put it in there because that is historical fact and not fiction. If and by all means you actually take some real names from the individual Company that are real and not fictional names that your character interacts with then by all means I say use them..I am sure you are not going to offend anyones family..Well then again maybe because some people may be a bit touchy about there ancesters but I say take the chance there and write on the edge as I would love to read about a soldier (fictional) who interacts with the real people and the real history...Let us all know when your done with it...Good Luck Huma |
Posted: Thu May 1st, 2008 06:35 pm |
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Sgt. Ramsey Member
Huma, Thank you, I see the wisdom in your advice. I too have the PCN video. Imagine my surprise when I heard Park RangerJohn Heiser quote Sgt. Ramsey. I believe my great grandfather was one of the men who aided Roy Stone in compiling a Bucktail history after the war. It is very complete and available over the internet. I have "Pennsylvania Bucktails, by Patrick A. Schroeder, which does not mention William Ramsey, but does give me Huidekoper as the spelling. Here's a journal quote. Many more about the business of leaving ranks to get water. Huidekoper dominated the regiment and Wister generally let him have his own way, putting his foot down occasionally when H. became too domineering and rescuing victims of his hostility more than once. In spite of orders and watchfulness on the part of officers, the men, goaded almost to madness by thirst, stole from the ranks whenever they could and the adjutant was kept busy pursuing these stragglers, driving them back with great flourishing of his cheese knife, as the boys called his sword. Our Bucktail was a badge so noticeable that even after a fellow had managed to elude the vigilance of the watchers and was crossing the fields in search of water, it was sure to catch the eye of either Huidekoper or the Adjutant and off would go "Dicky" in pursuit of the offender. Baut Keen of ours, managed to escape all notice and after a hard struggle succeeded in getting his cup nearly full of water. When he drew back out of the crowd so that he could drink his hard earned nectar, without having it spilled, he saw the Lt. Colonel. on horseback. Huidekoper extended his hand and Baut, thinking he wanted to drink, though he had not yet tasted a mouthful himself, handed him the cup. The Lt. Colonel turned it upside down and handing it back empty, ordered him to his place in the ranks. On the first day of July at Gettysburg when Huidekoper received the wound which caused the loss of his right arm Baut helped to tie it up and he told me afterward that as he did so he thought to himself, "Aha, old arm, you'll never empty any more water out of my cup!" When we did halt to get water it was almost impossible to get any fit to drink, as the men rushed at and into it like maddened cattle and so stirred up the dust that it often looked like water from a brick yard pond. Shortly before sundown we were between Warrenton Junction and Catlett Station where the road ran along a branch of Cedar Run and the bank was so low that the water was almost on a level with the road. As we passed along many a wistful glance was cast at the rippling stream, which seemed to mock our thirst as it gurgled by. Sergeant Gabe Thompson, one of the best soldiers in the regiment of Co A, who was in his place on the flank between the column and the Run, which was on our right, quietly unfastened his cup, side stepped a couple of paces and stooping, without stopping, dipped his cup and filled it. Just as he did so Huidekoper looked around, saw him and immediately ordered him to empty the water and in addition reduced him to the ranks. This was not allowed to stand. When Wister resumed command a few days later he was reinstated. He writes of much back and forth between Wister and Huidekoper. I can't forget that this army is in a terrible hurry to get to Pennsylvania. Thanks for your input. Huidekoper it is. Sgt Ramsey |
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Darpas leading advocate for crowdsourcing and other ways of tapping new talent is leaving to join Microsoft after only a year at the Defense Departments top R&D division.
Peter Lee, the former head of Carnegie Mellon Universitys computer science department, joined Darpa to head up its new Transformational Convergence Technology Office. The group quickly became known within the agency for avoiding the traditional cadre of military researchers and reaching out to the rest of us, instead.
Lee helped organize Darpas Network Challenge, which sent people scouring the country for a set of 10 big red balloons in an attempt to explore the roles the internet and social networking play [in] timely communication, wide-area team-building, and urgent mobilization, according to an agency website.
Lees office also launched Transformative Apps, a project to create a marketplace for soldier software. Its like an iPhone store. Everybody figures out rapidly which apps are really the coolest. And instead of paying for the development of software, we pay for the usage, says Dan Kaufman, director of the Information Processing Techniques Office.
Kaufman is assuming Lees accounts and intends to keep up Lees unconventional approach.Well also set up a big community of war fighters chatting about what they really freakin need and developers get to jump in and say, Hey, I can do that.
Lee will officially depart from the agency in the fall to join Microsoft Research Redmond as managing director. Hes the third director of Darpas seven major offices to leave since Regina Dugan took over the agency in June 2009.
Thats heavy turnover, even in an agency which prides itself on keeping managers only briefly. Its bittersweet, says Kaufman. We owe him a lot, even though he wasnt here very long.
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Highlights: Spain (Barcelona, Madrid) , Andalusia (Granada, Cordoba, Seville)
Start your tour in Barcelona. Strategically located on the Mediterranean, Barcelona enjoys a temperate climate, a magnificent historical center, is the epicenter of all things gastronomic, and an architect's dream with the many art deco buildings scattered throughout the city. Famous for its shopping and infamous for its nightlife! Fly to Granada and the spectacular Alhambra Palace perched on a cliff top overlooking this historic ancient city. Combining centuries of architecture and three major religions, it is a fascinating city to explore. Continue by train to Cordoba to see the "Mezquita de Cordoba" a grand cathedral built inside one of the world's largest mosques. Onward by train to Seville and a downtown packed with superlatives and built with the money of the New World. The world's largest cathedral, twin mosque towers as in Marrakech, and tapas laden bars ready for exploration. Take the high speed train to Madrid, home of the Royals, the enormous city center public garden known as El Retiro, the Prado museum and the Plaza Major. Que bueno!
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A welcome package with a city map, train tickets (if relevant), and any other touristic information that we deem you may find useful will be waiting for you upon your arrival at your first hotel on your trip.
Balmes (3*) is an economy class hotel, situated next to Paseo de Gracia, is located in the Eixample area. A location 25-kilometers from the airport makes this hotel perfect for international travelers. Guests will enjoy easy access via the metro to a myriad of historical, cultural, and tourist attractions, including the Ramblas, Born Quarter, the Olympic Village, and La Sagrada Familia Church. The Liceo Theatre, Guell Park Gothic Park, and the Picasso Museum, are only a stroll away. The hotel features 100 cozy rooms that are adorned with standard amenities, and a distinctive color scheme that uses neutral hues to promote peacefulness. The Balmes Hotel is perfect for travelers that want central city accommodation for a reasonable price.
Embark on a 5 hour shared sightseeing coach tour of the city with a guide. This tour provides an insider's view into Barcelona's culture and history, from its roman origins through the medieval ages to the modern Barcelona of the 20th and 21st centuries. Discover Barcelona's main attractions such as Montjuic Hill and the Olympic Ring, Columbus Monument, the Port, the Cathedral and Gothic Quarter. Admire Gaudi's "Modernista" buildings in the Paseo de Gracia, the Park Guell and the piece de resistence - the church of the Sacred family - La Sagrada Familia.
Enjoy your flight from Barcelona to Granada. Flight duration is approximately one hour.
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Choose to add any number of cultural tours and activities such as a Culinary Tasting, a Tapas Tour, Spanish Cooking Class, Flamenco Show or Class, a Guided tour of Sacromonte, Spanish class, Ceramic Painting Class, or a Painting class in the Albaicín historical quater of the city. Please speak to your Sales Advisor if any of these are of interest.
The hotel is situated at the very heart of Granada's historical district: Calle Navas a point of reference for all people in Granada. Their central location will allow you to visit within a short walk, the most important monuments of the city, such as the Cathedral, Royal Chapel and the Alhambra citadel, to go shopping to the traditional souk, contemplate the famous Holy Week processions or taste the magnificent "tapas" or appetizers.
Enjoy a shared tour as you visit the UNESCO world heritage site of the Alhambra palace and gardens. On a rocky hill, on the banks of the River Darro, protected by mountains and amongst the eldest quarter in the city, the Alhambra rises up like an imposing castle with its distinctive reddish stone in its ramparts that prevent the outside world from seeing the delicate beauty enclosed within. Originally designed as a military area, the Alhambra became the residence of royalty and the court of Granada in the middle of XIII century. Throughout the XIII, XIV and XV centuries the fortress became a citadel which housed two main areas: the military area (or Alcazaba) and the medina (or court city) where Charles V Palace was built after the city was taken by the Catholics. The complex of monuments has also an independent palace opposite the Alhambra; The Generalife, which is surrounded by orchards and beautiful gardens which you will also visit. (Tour includes entrance into the palace).
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Enjoy your train ride to Cordoba. The train ride takes approximately two and a half hours. Multiple departures, check your ticket for exact time.
Meet your driver for a private vehicle transfer to the train station.
Just five minutes from the major sights of Cordoba, in the heart of the Jewish quarter, the Hotel Conquistador welcomes you on the eastern side of the Mosque. The elegant guestrooms offer guests the height of comfort, and come with cable television, Internet access, and air conditioning. Conquistador boasts a bar, large gardens and wonderful interior patio; the restaurant is open to guests seven days a week serving delicious Spanish and international dishes.
Medina Azahara, Cordoba's 10th century version of the Versailles, was a palace of indescribable luxury that took 25 years to complete. It is a palace-city built by the caliph Abd al-Rahman III. Constructed eight kilometers outside of the city in the foothills of the Sierra Morena, the Medina Azahara served as the seat of power for the entire al-Andalus. It was also the personal residence of the Caliph and his court. Includes bus ticket only, entrance to be paid locally (approx. EUR2 per person).
Meet your driver for a private transfer from Cordoba to Seville.
The Eurostars Regina (3*) is a smart and modern hotel, built around 3 traditional Andalusian-style courtyards. Here you can relax in the lovingly restored rooms of the hotel. The Eurostars Regina Hotel is located within walking distance from the historic centre of Seville, close to the Fine Arts Museum and the Cartuja Park. From here you can stroll around the charming streets of the city and discover the historical neighbourhoods of the city. This hotel is the perfect base for exploring the monumental and historical city of Seville.
Seville is the artistic, cultural and financial capital of Southern Spain. A historical masterpiece full of monuments, gardens and flamenco. Enjoy exploring the city at your own pace with your hop on hop off tour.
Enjoy your train ride from Seville to Madrid on the fast speed train. The train ride takes approximately three hours.
The Hotel Regente (3*) is a hotel in Madrid located on Gran Vía street and only a few minutes walk from the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Madrid de los Austrias old. Featuring 154 rooms, this hotel displays traditional hispanic charm. The hotel is surrounded by theaters, cinemas, restaurants and boutiques and public transport, either by metro or city bus is close and convenient.
Enjoy half day shared tour of the city with a guide and admire the principal sights of the city. Discover the Madrid of different historical periods: drive through the Madrid of the Habsburg epoch, going past the squares Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Continue to drive through Madrid of the Bourbon period, the Teatro Real (Madrid's opera house), the Museo del Prado, Atocha railway station, the Puerta de Alcalá (triumphal arch) and the city's beautiful fountains of Neptuno and Cibeles. Drive past squares such as Plaza de Colón, Plaza de Castilla and Plaza de España, with its unmistakable monument of Cervantes. Visit the aristocratic quarter of Salamanca, where distinguished designers have their boutiques in Madrid and drive along the elegant avenue of La Castellana, which leads to the city's financial quarter. You will see the Torre Picasso, the Estadio del Bernabéu (Real Madrid's stadium) as well as the Plaza de Las Ventas (Madrid's most important bullring) and the beautiful Parque del Retiro. Includes a tour of the Royal Palace with entrance fee.
A porter who will be waiting for you at the entrance gate of the airport will look after your luggage.
Depart Madrid (Barajas) Airport. End of itinerary.
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3-0 Within USA's Grasp - Caravelli |
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USA 7s team Head Coach Al Caravelli's team went 1-2 on Day One at the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, that much is indisputable. For Caravelli, though, 3-0 wasn't all that out of reach. In the final match of pool play against Samoa, a soft try that culminated with two poor attempts at tackles resulted in an opening score for the Samoans – in a game that ended 14-12. "We keep giving up those soft tries early," lamented Caravelli. Even so, they were in a position to win the game at the end. The USA had an attacking scrum just outside the Samoan 22 with 90 seconds to go. They had plenty of time to just work their way forward and, if no try was on offer, win the game with a drop goal. Instead, they pressed, Mike Palefau was isolated, the support was a little late, and they turned the ball over. Samoa's coach Stephen Betham admitted later he thought the game was lost when the scrum was called. "We cannot lost a ball like that," said Caravelli. "We have to be patient and take our time in that situation." Still, that was just one loss of two. The other loss ended 26-7 in favor of England, but turned on one play. With the score 7-7, Mark Bokhoven attacked around the corner. He was pulled down but managed to offload to Zack Test in support. Test was tackled before he touched the ball – a clear penalty and potentially a penalty try and a yellow card. Instead, the USA was penalized and England went on to score. Instead of being up 14-7 with an opponent in the sin bin, the USA found themselves down 14-7. England pushed their advantage and scored two tries late, but the damage had been done. Now – thanks to a missed tackle and a missed call - they play in the Bowl Quarterfinals against Zimbabwe, instead of the Cup Quarterfinals. Caravelli said that's already past. "We felt we could have been 3-0," he said. "But the guys have already moved past that. I was very pleased, overall, with the defensive organization. We tackled well – we made 90% of our tackles against England, 100% against Argentina, and 82% against Samoa. We have to correct some things on technique in our tackles, but we are communicating better. On attack, we are rapidly getting to where we need to be, but we still have a ways to go." Notes: Colin Hawley picked up an injury and will not play any further in this tournament. Andrew Durutalo is filling in for him and could well see more time on Day Two. After seemingly missing some defensive assignments against Argentina, Folau Niua did not play against Samoa. He is likely to start against Zimbabwe, however. |


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Ott Tanak's first season in the FIA World Rally Championship's big league is over after he crashed out of RallyRACC-Rally de Espana.
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DARIEN – Morton boys track and field edged Willowbrook and Hinsdale South to take second in the West Suburban Gold meet Friday at Hinsdale South.
Downers Grove South won the meet with 195 points to run away from the rest of the field. Morton scored 96 points to finish just ahead of the Warriors and Hornets.
The Casallo brothers, Brian and Alan, scored valuable points in the pole vault by claiming the top two spots in the event. Brian Casallo won pole vault by clearing 13 feet, 9 inches. Alan Casallo was second at 11-6.
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