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RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 08-11-2014
Shocking! Thanks Bill - how sad!!!
RE: Extra Credit Questions - LincolnToddFan - 08-11-2014
(08-11-2014, 07:09 PM)Rogerm Wrote: Thanks for your mention of some things about Belgium, Eva. The song which you have included by Jacques Brel was adapted by Glen Campbell in 1968; and he translated the French title "ne quittes pas" into "Don't Go Away." The Belgians are the best in two things that are usually thought to be very American; namely French fries and waffles. Their weather is often cloudy and rainy, which might help to explain any melancholy aspect to their character.
Aren't they famous for chocolate too? I had a French tutor who was from Belgium, and she used to go into a kind of trance when she discussed chocolate from her homeland.
Jacques Brel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" is one of my favorite songs. So many artists...Neil Diamond, Barbra Striesand, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone...all have interpreted it beautifully.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 08-11-2014
(08-11-2014, 08:36 PM)LincolnToddFan Wrote: Aren't they famous for chocolate too? I had a French tutor who was from Belgium, and she used to go into a kind of trance when she discussed chocolate from her homeland.Yes, my favorites were Leonidas (although these are only "middle class"), especially
the white ones with hazelnut and mocca cream:
RE: Extra Credit Questions - LincolnToddFan - 08-11-2014
OMG...Eva E. the ones on the left look sooo delicious!!
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Rogerm - 08-11-2014
There is a well-known brand of Belgian chocolate bars called "Côte d'Or" which are very good. The name means "Golden Coast."
RE: Extra Credit Questions - LincolnToddFan - 08-12-2014
(08-11-2014, 07:33 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:(08-10-2014, 10:08 PM)LincolnMan Wrote: Anita: no- not him. I'll give a clue: Robin Williams was also a guest on that same night.
Robin Williams died today!
So sad and shocked about Robin Williams..I simply can't wrap my mind around the idea that this brilliant funny man would end his own life in such a way.
(08-11-2014, 11:52 PM)Rogerm Wrote: There is a well-known brand of Belgian chocolate bars called "Côte d'Or" which are very good. The name means "Golden Coast."
Thanks Rogerm...do you know if those bars can be purchased here in the States?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - L Verge - 08-12-2014
The Belgians are also well-known for their gorgeous lace. I had to resist the urge to buy bolts of it when I was there forty years ago.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Rogerm - 08-12-2014
Unfortunately, I think we can only purchase Côte d'or products through the internet.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 08-15-2014
What building is this?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 08-15-2014
Could that be the medical school at the University of Maryland in Baltimore which Dr. Mudd (as a student) attended?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 08-15-2014
Good guess, Roger, but it isn't any school building!
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 08-15-2014
Hint #1: The name of its location let me first think of a lighthouse and a library.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 08-15-2014
Is this a hotel or inn that Lincoln once stayed in?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 08-15-2014
1/2 of your guess is correct, Roger, it is a hotel/boardinghouse. In case A. L. ever spent a night there, I don't know thereof.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 08-15-2014
Hint #2: This is a sketch of the WONDER-ful lighthouse the name of the location of the building makes me think of: