George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones

[Eric]

[Eric]

Today's $10 Teefury shirt:

[Spooky]

Bought the shirt.

And here is Tyrion and Drogo.


http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwvu7wFvb1qdbwhuo1_400.jpg

[AdmiralDigby]

I imagine Mr Dinkledge gets neck cramps .

A lot .

[Spooky]

Jason: Hey man, what are you drinking?

Peter: A Golden Globe and you?

[Spooky]

Game Of Thrones Season 2: In Production - Croatia

Great location!


http://laskas.com/ufiles/2010-09/hyrvatska-hr-dubrovnik-hb-noshtuvka-zakuska-vecherq-avtobus-ekskurzii-v-chujbina-gr-stara-zagora.jpg

[AdmiralDigby]

Everyone's lucky the war didn't wreck too much of the Old City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik#Break-up_of_Yugoslavia

In 1991 Croatia and Slovenia, which at that time were republics within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, declared their independence. At that event, Socialist Republic of Croatia was renamed Republic of Croatia.

Despite demilitarization of the old town in early 1970s in an attempt to prevent it from ever becoming a casualty of war, following Croatia's independence in 1991, Serbian-Montenegrin remains of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) attacked the city. The regime in Montenegro led by Momir Bulatović, which was installed by and loyal to the Serbian government led by Slobodan Milošević, declared that Dubrovnik would not be permitted to remain in Croatia because they claimed it was historically part of Montenegro.[13] This was in spite of the large Croat majority in the city and that very few Montenegrins resided there, though Serbs accounted for six percent of the population.[13] Many consider the claims by the Bulatović government, as being part of Serbian President Milošević's plan to deliver his nationalist supporters the Greater Serbia they desired as Yugoslavia collapsed.[13]

On October 1, 1991 Dubrovnik was attacked by JNA with a siege of Dubrovnik that lasted for seven months. Heaviest artillery attack happened on December 6 with 19 people killed and 60 wounded. Total casualties in the conflict according to Croatian Red Cross were 114 killed civilians, among them celebrated poet Milan Milisić. Foreign newspapers have been criticised for exaggerating the damage sustained by the old town, instead of responding to human casualties.[14] Nonetheless, the artillery attacks on Dubrovnik damaged 56% of its buildings to some degree, as the historic walled city, a UNESCO world heritage site, sustained 650 hits by artillery rounds.[15] In May 1992 the Croatian Army lifted the siege and liberated Dubrovnik's surroundings, but the danger of sudden attacks by the JNA lasted for another three years.[16]

Following the end of the war, damage caused by the shelling of the Old Town was repaired. Adhering to UNESCO guidelines, repairs were performed in the original style. As of 2005, most damage had been repaired. The inflicted damage can be seen on a chart near the city gate, showing all artillery hits during the siege, and is clearly visible from high points around the city in the form of the more brightly coloured new roofs. ICTY indictments were issued for JNA generals and officers involved in the bombing.

General Pavle Strugar, who coordinated the attack on the city, was sentenced to an eight year prison term by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for his role in the attack.

The 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash, near Dubrovnik Airport, killed everyone on a United States Air Force jet with United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, The New York Times Frankfurt Bureau chief Nathaniel C. Nash and 33 other people.

[Spooky]

Nice map: http://kevinhatch.com/media/kh-asoiaf.pdf

[AdmiralDigby]

That's a great map

[Tygie]

I imagine Mr Dinkledge gets neck cramps .

A lot .

I'm not as vertically challanged as Mr Dinkage, but being under 5 feet, I can relate to the neck cramps.