tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488411602619646107.post6135791769655147550..comments2023-09-09T14:00:42.299+02:00Comments on the first day of the rest of your life: Dublin langT*http://www.blogger.com/profile/10282752392534442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488411602619646107.post-28933554811582421382008-10-10T22:22:00.000+02:002008-10-10T22:22:00.000+02:00damn, jij zou er echt wel moeten gaan wonen :)"In ...damn, jij zou er echt wel moeten gaan wonen :)<BR/>"In London, however, the journey was marked by the opening of a publick house (pub) appropriately named Enfanta de Castile. Through a typical dysphemistic transformation of the late 17th century, Enfanta de Castile soon became known as Elephant and Castle (many, if not most, of today's Cockney expressions are such dysphemisms). It catered to Londoners and others at the same location for over 300 years, until it was leveled one night by a German V2 rocket during the 1942 Blitz. (Blitz, or lightning in German, was coined by Germany to describe the speed and prowess of German armies.)<BR/><BR/>After the war ended, the site was cleared, and Elephant and Castle became a large traffic circle and a communication hub for the London Underground and British Rail."T*https://www.blogger.com/profile/10282752392534442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488411602619646107.post-42913555264986415232008-10-10T22:10:00.000+02:002008-10-10T22:10:00.000+02:00elephant & castle is dat niet een tube station...elephant & castle is dat niet een tube station in London ;)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com