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Location: Versailles
Country: FR
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Location: Versailles
Country: FR
Greece - Winter 1763
After exhausting all sources and compiling as much information on Egyptian religious rites, I decided that my next destination would be Greece, which was not only conveniently close, but which also had been at some point the center of the ancient world, I was anxious to study the ancient scrolls which remained from the Library of Alexandria. True, there were not many left, but I hoped that the few I found would shine some light on my crusade of my search for immortality and eternal youth.
I must say that I found Greece breathtaking, and that at some point even considered making it my permanent residence, but alas! Nothing has really been permanent in my life and I felt that I was approaching the discovery of my own personal Holy Grail...
May I, with due respect to such a well-traveled voyager, remind him that Alexandria ( and its library) is in Egypt, and there's no need to sail from Egypt to Greece to visit it ?...This casts a strange shadow on the reality of your travels, Mr Balsamo...
My esteemed Lord Myron,I must foremost apologise for my narrative style, as it may seem confusing to some... but if you read carefully I do not place Alexandria (and its library) in Greece, I simply mention my wish to read some of the surviving scrolls which were left and had been hidden in Greece (this revealed to me by a reliable source who wishes to remain anonymous), hence my impulse to spend some time in Greece reading them. As for my means of transportation, indeed the only way to travel to Greece from Egypt is by sea, and if you check again, it is not mentioned. I simply say it was "conveniently close" (that is closer than my other destinations of choice, which were Persia, Rhodes, India and Ethiopia) and during the time of my travels, sailing was the fastest way to travel, which would make the distance closer (at least to me that is)I hope this shines some light in the shadows you see, I felt the need of omitting some of the less amusing details, in my wish to entertain my readers...