>>>On the subject of different views on the same chapter of history it was very interesting for me visit the War Museum in Vienna last year. As a student of military history I try to visit every history type of museum I can. Anyway, I got to see the car where Archduke Ferdinand was killed (see picture I took here). That event, as you most probably know, was the spark that started WWWI. The amazing thing to me was the explanation card for the event given at the Museum. My books on history had always referred to Gavrilo Princip as an Anarchist, yet the Museum (my first reading from the "other" side of the story) referred to "a terrorist", not even giving his name or trying to explain the whys from the perpetrator point of view.
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>- I should've typed WWI (I wonder where my fingers got the idea for 2 W's :)
>- I did not mention that the museum room where this car was, was basically a shrine to the Archduke Ferdinand, showing some of his belongings, portraits of him and family, etc.
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>Maybe I should start another History thread on another of the Military Museums I visited a while ago, this one in Madrid where there was a whole room dedicated as a shrine to Franco. It was interesting - and kind of disgusting IMHO - but being a museum of the military by the military it kinda made sense.

That would be very interesting! I would enjoy your comments on Franco.

Franco and his Gardia Civil – such memories. As an American in Spain in 1963 I thought there was some paradox when seeing the Gardia Civil and their white gloves. The story was that “they could do not wrong” as was evident of the white gloves. Spaniards who lived through that experience tell me otherwise.

My friends in Spain tell me, "It is still wise to bring your own toilet paper"! Oh well, that may be the case in Morón de la Frontera. Madrid may be more civilized now! :)

Speaking of Spain, tonight is flamenco dance class so I had better get my guitar ready. Saturday we will meet our friend Juan Serrano, who is giving a concert and is a well known flamenco guitarst. I am glad there is more to life than programming! :)

Tom