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Prince Charles on private visit to Transylvania
Associated Press ^ | June 7, 2012

Posted on 06/07/2012 10:26:23 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Britain's Prince Charles is relaxing in one of his favorite places, Transylvania, immediately after celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.

Charles arrived for a private visit Wednesday in Targu Mures, a town in the heart of Transylvania, about 100 miles (160kilometers) south of where Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula" is set.

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1 posted on 06/07/2012 10:26:26 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

"Was wondering when you'd return, Charlie."

2 posted on 06/07/2012 10:49:29 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Free ThinkerNY

If only idiot Charles could taker a lesson from this ol’ chap: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler


3 posted on 06/07/2012 11:00:11 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The English team bus arrived at their hotel in Krakow this afternoon. Some Irish fans were waiting.
4 posted on 06/07/2012 11:08:07 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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All I want is for Poland to get a shot at Die Mannschaft.

Can’t wait for their game against Russia.


5 posted on 06/07/2012 11:10:38 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Prince Chuck is just heading back to his ancestral homeland.

Chuckie

Nothing to see here, move on.

6 posted on 06/07/2012 11:37:56 AM PDT by JOAT
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To: dfwgator
Yes, but the English sideshows are always entertaining.

UEFA Euro 2012 - How To Be A Happy England Fan

7 posted on 06/07/2012 12:34:37 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Saw that, it’s pretty funny.

You want to get an old England fan’s dander up while in Poland, just say “Jan Tomaszewski.”

Speaking of Tomaszewski, he got himself in some hot water by saying that the German team had more Poles on it than the Polish team.


8 posted on 06/07/2012 12:44:46 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Borussia Dortmund winger Blaszczykowski insists that the pressure to perform will only serve as a motivation for the team
9 posted on 06/07/2012 1:02:18 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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I still say, England could take a team from the Second Division, which has mostly English players, over their EPL superstars and their egos, and probably win the Euro, because they are familiar with each other.


10 posted on 06/07/2012 1:08:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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