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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
I'm looking a GoogleEarth, thinking about visiting places I keep reading about in my books. The Japanese tourists actually have formal "Heidi" tours, where they go to the town's in Switzerland mentioned in the books, visit the house supposedly where she lived, etc.. They also have "Ann of Green Gables" tours, and tours to visit "Twin Peaks, to eat cherry pie in the restaurant, stay in the hotel, etc., all seen in the TV series.
I'm looking around Minnesota, at the lakes where 'Virgil Flowers' fishes, the restaurants where 'Lucas Davenport' eats... Maybe going to New Iberia in Louisiana and eat crawfish etuffe on Bayou Teche with 'Dave Robicheaux." Perhaps eat some beignets in the cafe where Dave and 'Clete Percell' go near the French Quarter. Drive up Mulholland Drive and see where 'Harry Bosch' has his house hanging over the canyon wall... Travel to Scotland and have a drink in the pubs near Inspector Rebus' beat... maybe have a curry or some kababs while waiting for 'Nick Stone' to pass by in London... Sit and watch the climbers doing the 'Eiger' on the other side of the valley, or listen to the drums at a Navajo powwow with 'Jim Chee.'
I've been to many of these places before, but that was before I read about them in my books. Somehow, reading about them gives them an almost mystical aura, something special above and beyond the distant travels. I'd like to go back now, sit in the spots and re-read the stories. I used to do this with Robert Frost's poems... read them while sitting on the porch of the house he lived in in Ripton, VT., or along the walking paths where he'd stroll, stopping at a fork in the trail and look at the 'road not taken.' It really does make all the difference.
Stitchawl
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I've eaten at the "Twin Peaks Cafe" quite a few times on the way to skiing, followed in the steps of Jack London and Jim Chee
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