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FAITHFUL UNTIL LAST – Dog waits for drowned buddy

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LIVERPOOL THE ENIGMATIC MARITIME CITY

Predominantly Christian their last poignant sight of Europe was the enigmatic Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas. Known as ‘The Sailor’s Church’ this sacred place of worship since 1250 had been a sentinel and lighthouse for those embarking and disembarking from thousands of vessels plying the high seas.

A Taxi Ride and Heaven is the First Stop

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

YOU COULDN’T HAKE THIS UP

Norwegian fishermen caught an American nuclear submarine in its net. A fishing vessel from Tromso snared 200kg of halibut and 7,800 tons of American submarine A nuclear-powered US submarine got tangled up in a fishing net when cruising off the northern coast of Norway, giving one local fisherman […]

Ballad of the Old Sailor

Ballad of the Old Sailor . Oh, the salt and the sting of the wide open sea,Where the waves are wild, and the heart is free.With a creak of the mast, and a slap of the sail,I’d ride with the storm, or drift with the gale..I was young […]