Comments for Updates & Comment http://blueguides.com/tripjournal Updates and comments on Blue Guides. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:39:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Blue Guide Crete by Dirk Draaisma http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/02/11/blue-guide-crete/#comment-4302 Dirk Draaisma Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:41:23 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/02/11/blue-guide-crete/#comment-4302 Re the Editor's note on transliteration of the chi and the gamma. I am very pleased you now write Chania instead of Hania. About the gammas in Georgios etc.: isn't it so that as a rule they are pronounced like 'y' because the are followed by an 'e' or 'i', regardless of the fact that the gamma is pronounced softer or harder on Crete than on the mainland. Isn't the latter only the case if followed by an 'a' or 'o'? Re the Editor’s note on transliteration of the chi and the gamma. I am very pleased you now write Chania instead of Hania. About the gammas in Georgios etc.: isn’t it so that as a rule they are pronounced like ‘y’ because the are followed by an ‘e’ or ‘i’, regardless of the fact that the gamma is pronounced softer or harder on Crete than on the mainland. Isn’t the latter only the case if followed by an ‘a’ or ‘o’?

]]> Comment on Reading list for Rome by Publisher http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/01/13/reading-list-for-rome/#comment-4281 Publisher Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:22:03 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/01/13/reading-list-for-rome/#comment-4281 In any case you won’t find a much better list of recommended reading for Rome than <a href="http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/rome/rb_books.htm" rel="nofollow">Robert Barrett’s list on slowtrav.com</a>. In any case you won’t find a much better list of recommended reading for Rome than Robert Barrett’s list on slowtrav.com.

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Hay-on-Wye by Anthony Thomas, Hay-on-Wire http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/06/07/blue-guide-hay-on-wye/#comment-4247 Anthony Thomas, Hay-on-Wire Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:40:38 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/06/07/blue-guide-hay-on-wye/#comment-4247 Peter at Boz Books has passed me your e-mail re the Blue Guide Hay-on-Wye so that I could mention a copule of points for amendment in any future issue. He was aware that as we produce a local magazine we will have to reassure the locals that Lucy Powell, ex of The Three Public House is very much alive and apparently thriving. She still lives in Hay, and is seen out and about, most days. <em>(p. 123 "It remains a magnet for celebrities, but these days, since Lucy died and the pub was sold on...)</em> Of slightly less aniquated importance, but high-profile in recent times, the revolution against the King of Hay which led to the King to being "decapitated in effigy by a breakaway group...led by Peter Harries", (p. 9) was in fact led by Paul Harris - although that was a slip which can be easily explained given the information Mr. Saikia had to monitor. Here, for your reference: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/sep/30/booksellers-behead-king-hay Our magazine will be grateful in print to the Blue Guide, and know you will make amendments for the next issue, should there be one. Peter at Boz Books has passed me your e-mail re the Blue Guide Hay-on-Wye so that I could mention a copule of points for amendment in any future issue. He was aware that as we produce a local magazine we will have to reassure the locals that Lucy Powell, ex of The Three Public House is very much alive and apparently thriving. She still lives in Hay, and is seen out and about, most days.

(p. 123 “It remains a magnet for celebrities, but these days, since Lucy died and the pub was sold on…)

Of slightly less aniquated importance, but high-profile in recent times, the revolution against the King of Hay which led to the King to being “decapitated in effigy by a breakaway group…led by Peter Harries”, (p. 9) was in fact led by Paul Harris - although that was a slip which can be easily explained given the information Mr. Saikia had to monitor.

Here, for your reference: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/sep/30/booksellers-behead-king-hay

Our magazine will be grateful in print to the Blue Guide, and know you will make amendments for the next issue, should there be one.

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Southern Italy by Anne S. Pettigrew http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/10/12/blue-guide-southern-italy/#comment-4233 Anne S. Pettigrew Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:49:27 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/10/12/blue-guide-southern-italy/#comment-4233 Page 231: From Ischia town along the causeway to the Castello of Alfonso, the Magnanimous: All you say is that it is private, but this is a very worthwhile site. For 10 Euros, you can explore the island castle with four historic churches, two of which are in ruins. There are beautiful views of the town, the sea, and the waterfront from a number of vantage points and from two terrace cafes, where you can rest your feet, take refreshment, and enjoy the spectacular scenery and the peaceful atmosphere on the islet. There is also a hotel in the historic fortress. It was a highlight of my visit to Ischia. Page 248: The footpath/staircase linking Ravello to Amalfi by way of Castiglione, which starts down the mountain at Via Santa Barbara to the right of the entrance to Villa Cimbrone, is steep and still. I saw only lizards and a couple of cats as I made my way down it. Near the bottom, the way is blocked by two barriers limiting passage for a short distance of the trail which has been damaged by erosion. Page 351: The Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia is closed for remodeling and retrofitting until further notice. A few items (pinakes, two bronze heads, and Riace Bronzes) from the museum are on display in a public building on Via Cardenale Portanova about four blocks up from the intersection with Via Giovanni Amendola, on the left. Unfortunately, the Riace Bronzes are in the prone position, as if for restoration, and are therefore, hard to see and appreciate, although there is an interesting video about their recovery and restoration. Page 364: The Miramare Hotel has been closed for three years. Page 366: The Gala' Restaurant not only has a great view of the shoreline and of Sicily, but it also excellent local and Sicilian cuisine and gracious service. Page 231: From Ischia town along the causeway to the Castello of Alfonso, the Magnanimous: All you say is that it is private, but this is a very worthwhile site. For 10 Euros, you can explore the island castle with four historic churches, two of which are in ruins. There are beautiful views of the town, the sea, and the waterfront from a number of vantage points and from two terrace cafes, where you can rest your feet, take refreshment, and enjoy the spectacular scenery and the peaceful atmosphere on the islet. There is also a hotel in the historic fortress. It was a highlight of my visit to Ischia.

Page 248: The footpath/staircase linking Ravello to Amalfi by way of Castiglione, which starts down the mountain at Via Santa Barbara to the right of the entrance to Villa Cimbrone, is steep and still. I saw only lizards and a couple of cats as I made my way down it. Near the bottom, the way is blocked by two barriers limiting passage for a short distance of the trail which has been damaged by erosion.

Page 351: The Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia is closed for remodeling and retrofitting until further notice. A few items (pinakes, two bronze heads, and Riace Bronzes) from the museum are on display in a public building on Via Cardenale Portanova about four blocks up from the intersection with Via Giovanni Amendola, on the left. Unfortunately, the Riace Bronzes are in the prone position, as if for restoration, and are therefore, hard to see and appreciate, although there is an interesting video about their recovery and restoration.

Page 364: The Miramare Hotel has been closed for three years.

Page 366: The Gala’ Restaurant not only has a great view of the shoreline and of Sicily, but it also excellent local and Sicilian cuisine and gracious service.

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Hay-on-Wye by Jill Essery http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/06/07/blue-guide-hay-on-wye/#comment-4222 Jill Essery Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:58:07 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/06/07/blue-guide-hay-on-wye/#comment-4222 What other regional guides for England are in the process of being prepared? It seems that the last Blue Guide to England was published in 1995, a long time ago. What other regional guides for England are in the process of being prepared? It seems that the last Blue Guide to England was published in 1995, a long time ago.

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Rome by Publisher http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/11/04/blue-guide-rome/#comment-4220 Publisher Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:48:58 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/11/04/blue-guide-rome/#comment-4220 The new <em>Blue Guide Rome </em>10th edition is NOW AVAILABLE: details <a href="http://blueguides.com/all" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The new Blue Guide Rome 10th edition is NOW AVAILABLE: details here.

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Rome by Minerva Magazine http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/11/04/blue-guide-rome/#comment-4219 Minerva Magazine Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:51:45 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2009/11/04/blue-guide-rome/#comment-4219 Is the Colosseum falling down? "On the morning of 9 May, a section of the roof, measuring about a metre square, above one of the stone entrance ways leading into the Colosseum, collapsed. Three large pieces of ancient mortar were sent crashing through a wire mesh protective net and smashed into the ground below. " Read the story in <a href="http://minervamagazine.com/news.asp?min_issue=JUL_AUG2010#2" rel="nofollow">Minerva Magazine</a>. Is the Colosseum falling down? “On the morning of 9 May, a section of the roof, measuring about a metre square, above one of the stone entrance ways leading into the Colosseum, collapsed. Three large pieces of ancient mortar were sent crashing through a wire mesh protective net and smashed into the ground below. ” Read the story in Minerva Magazine.

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Crete by Ersie Burke http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/02/11/blue-guide-crete/#comment-4198 Ersie Burke Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:39:50 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/02/11/blue-guide-crete/#comment-4198 I've just returned from a 10 day trip to Crete where I visited friends and did a little research. The guide was wonderful and never left my side. I want to thank Paola Pugsley especially for information that led me to the convent of Chrysopigi (p. 340) and to the coat of arms of the convent's early patrons, a family I'm doing some work on. Could I offer one small correction? On p. 327 (Cretan Icons) you state there was a "...Greek confraternity of painters operating in Venice..." There was never a Greek confraternity of painters; all painters (of houses, icons, and anything else) had to, by law, be members of the painters' guild (arte dei depentori). There was a Greek confraternity (scuola in Venetian), the Scuola di San Nicolò dei Greci founded in November 1498; membership was open to all Greek men and women (regardless of occupation). For reasons too complex to go into here, very few Greek icon painters (called madonneri and all were Cretans) joined San Nicolò. E. Burke I’ve just returned from a 10 day trip to Crete where I visited friends and did a little research. The guide was wonderful and never left my side. I want to thank Paola Pugsley especially for information that led me to the convent of Chrysopigi (p. 340) and to the coat of arms of the convent’s early patrons, a family I’m doing some work on.
Could I offer one small correction? On p. 327 (Cretan Icons) you state there was a “…Greek confraternity of painters operating in Venice…” There was never a Greek confraternity of painters; all painters (of houses, icons, and anything else) had to, by law, be members of the painters’ guild (arte dei depentori). There was a Greek confraternity (scuola in Venetian), the Scuola di San Nicolò dei Greci founded in November 1498; membership was open to all Greek men and women (regardless of occupation). For reasons too complex to go into here, very few Greek icon painters (called madonneri and all were Cretans) joined San Nicolò.

E. Burke

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Crete by Review in Minerva Magazine http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/02/11/blue-guide-crete/#comment-4181 Review in Minerva Magazine Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:25:25 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/02/11/blue-guide-crete/#comment-4181 "The Blue Guide Crete is a must for any traveller wishing to visit this fascinating Greek island. It provides a comprehensive range of information that would be useful to archaeological and historical enthusiasts, the armchair researcher, and will even provide an excellent complement for the more seasoned academic." The full Minerva Magazine review can be read <a href="http://minervamagazine.com/books.asp?min_issue=JUL_AUG2010" rel="nofollow">here</a>. “The Blue Guide Crete is a must for any traveller wishing to visit this fascinating Greek island. It provides a comprehensive range of information that would be useful to archaeological and historical enthusiasts, the armchair researcher, and will even provide an excellent complement for the more seasoned academic.”

The full Minerva Magazine review can be read here.

]]> Comment on Blue Guide Hay-on-Wye by Hay Cinema Bookshop http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/06/07/blue-guide-hay-on-wye/#comment-3741 Hay Cinema Bookshop Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:43:06 +0000 http://blueguides.com/tripjournal/blog/2010/06/07/blue-guide-hay-on-wye/#comment-3741 But I am most disappointed that you managed to put the fax number for the 'Hay Cinema Bookshop' listing as the telephone number, and the telephone number for 'Francis Edwards' the antiquarian department of 'Hay Cinema Bookshop' is also incorrect i.e. 820070. The correct telephone number for both the 'Hay Cinema Bookshop' and 'Francis Edwards' is 820071. But I am most disappointed that you managed to put the fax number for the ‘Hay Cinema Bookshop’ listing as the telephone number, and the telephone number for ‘Francis Edwards’ the antiquarian department of ‘Hay Cinema Bookshop’ is also incorrect i.e. 820070. The correct telephone number for both the ‘Hay Cinema Bookshop’ and ‘Francis Edwards’ is 820071.

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