Secret Passage

This is the way to Panama. For anyone who hasn't seen the film, the Panama canal was in the cellar and the crazy brother Teddy who thought he was Teddy Roosevelt, would go and dig the Panama canal and then the dotty old sisters would bury their victims' bodies in the holes he dug. I decided to ma...

stone hallway

All the manteresting things you could ever dream of for your mantuary.

Secret passage, Library, Nádasdy mansion, Nádasladány, Hungary The traditional "eagle's nest" of the Nádasdy family in Sarvar was confiscated for treason in the 17th century. The wealthy Nadasdy family built a new Baroque palace in Nadasladany. This palace was transformed into a romantic mansion in 1873. The mansion was on the front line during WWII and it was stormed by the Germans and the Soviets. After the war the park was completely abandoned, the lake dried out and some of the trees…

My first encounter with jib doors ( known only as secret doors at the time) was as I perused the pages of Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew books. I read them voraciously and it seem like there was always a hidden room behind a secret door. Remember The Hidden Staircase? These mysterious doors have since fascinated me as they have others throughout the history of mankind. These wonderful portals of my childhood did actually serve a much needed purpose. European castles and palaces often had jib…

A tiny keyhole in the wood paneling turned out to be a portal to Britain's history — a passage created 360 years ago for the coronation of Charles II.

Here's my guide to visiting the Palazzo Vecchio, a must visit attraction in Florence Italy. The Palazzo Vecchio is a doughty medieval fortress on the outside and a resplendent Renaissance palace on the inside. It's one of Florence's most historic and important landmarks, designed and decorated by the Medici dynasty.

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