Nope. That is you simply not understanding what I wrote. Or more likely just looking for an argument which seems to be your raison d'etre on here much of the time. (View Post)

So courtesy of my great Dutch friend Frits, this evening we have mostly been drinking 1957 Armagnac. It genuinely is as good as one might have hoped. In fact it might be the finest brandy I have ever… (View Post)

There is a massive attraction for me for the Mittle-Europe of the first decades of the twentieth century. I know it is perhaps illogical but I am truly saddened by the loss of that culture, knowledge… (View Post)

Erm both. They are not mutually exclusive. (View Post)

And the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549. (View Post)