Alex A
Traveller, writer and history buff. You can usually find me in coffee shop somewhere in Europe.
Articles by Alex A:
Wall Street earned its name after an actual wall was built by Dutch settlers in the 17th century
To prepare for his role in “The Pianist,” Adrien Brody lost 30 pounds and broke away from other people
Measuring 8 ft 11 inches, Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest man in recorded history, surpassed his father by age 8
Vikings who may have served as elite guard of Byzantine emperor left runic inscriptions in the Hagia Sophia
In fifth-century Europe, socks were usually worn by “holy” people to symbolize purity
The most picturesque and best preserved streets in England, from Roman age to Tudor time
Onions were so important in the Middle Ages that people paid their rent with them and gave them as gifts
Young Picasso had to burn his own paintings for warmth in his freezing Paris apartment
Nan Madol: a mysterious city called Atlantis where underwater “platinum coffins” were supposedly discovered by the Japanese
Jim Morrison’s father, upon hearing the first “Doors” album, wrote a letter to his son : “Give up any idea of singing”
