My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs.
The Ghosts of the City of Light The Spooky Passageways of the Paris Catacombs Beneath the capital, Paris you'll find a frightening world. The Paris Catacombs is one of the most haunted places in France. The catacombs opened in the 18th century and became one of the largest graveyards on record, With its dark passageways and skull and skeletons leering it can give you a terrible fright. Through the years some additional skeletons have been added like the one of Philibert Aspairt, whose body was found in 1804, nine years after he disappeared in this underground world so don't lose sight of your guide.
Lasagna is a delicious Italian meal however often people don't have the time to put it together and look toward take-out or frozen. No matter what when you do have the time the best thing is to put a lasagna together yourself and freeze the leftover pieces.
The Ghosts of the Tower of London One of the most popular tourist attractions in London is the Tower of London. It has a long and varied history and through the year it has become one of the most haunted places in England with over ten ghostly spirits roaming about. Among the best known ghostly apparitions is the one of Queen Anne Boleyn.
Dangling Corpses In the small Welsh village of Llanvihangel Crucorney, you'll find the Skirrid Mountain Inn. It is said to be one of the oldest pubs in Wales. Legend has it that at one time it was used as a courtroom and many men and women were sentenced to death here for petty crimes. These criminals were then hung from the well of the staircase in the pub. Today visitors to the pub have reported seeing apparitions of dangling corpses.
Haunted Castles The Ghostly Apparition of Lady Margaret People who have visited Belvelly Castle in County Cork have seen the apparition of Lady Margaret haunting the tower house. In the 17th century, Lady Margaret Hodnett was a flirtatious woman with many suitors and a vast collection of mirrors. When one of her suitors Clon de Courcy decided he had had enough of being kept waiting around he decided to starve Lady Margaret and her entire family into submission.
Ghostly Monks The Dryburgh Abbey Hotel is a four-star hotel in Scotland. Originally it was the Dryburgh Abbey and home to a Roman Catholic order of monks. It was founded in 1150 by the Lord of Lauderdale, As time went by the abbey fell into ruins that are now within the territory of the hotel.
In Lithuania, the people to live side by side with spirits from the world beyond. You can find eerie manors and spooky castles in this country. There are many ghostly tales to hear and places to visit. These tales give the shivers to many people and make you truly believe that you might just be standing next to an apparition and not even realize it.
Spirit of a Cat Right in the middle of the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen you'll find Rosenborg Castle. Today it is home to the Royal Life Guard and the spirit of a cat. Supposedly the cat was the pet of a guard who was killed in a shooting accident. Probably still seeking his owner the cat has been seen walking about in the dark.