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Zoot Trek
Will be an overview of Burgundian History and Culture, from a Marin, California perspective.
2000 years ago, 'pirates' from Bornholm, or Burgunderholm, in Denmark begin a thousand year trek that
would take them via Poland and Germany to southeastern France. There, the Burgunder migration intersected the main north-south colonial trade route of the Roman Empire.
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Where Pirate Sir Francis Drake Boulevard... |
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...meets 'The Royal Road'- 'El Camino Real' |
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| The mix of the Burgunder and Latin cultures produced the vibrant Burgundian culture. During the middle ages the Burgundian Realm stretched from Switzerland to Flanders. (Legacies of the Flemish Burgundians include "flamenco" music, and "flamboyant" colors)
The overview will conclude with efforts to promote Flemish dialect of
Dutch in Northern California.
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Mount Tam (Zootapolis) transcends the 'Camelot of California' -Tamalpais Rest Home |
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Round Table Dining Hall of the Rest Home |
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Burgund Delights |
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Knight of the Realm |
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'Dukes of Zoot'(Crisosto)-Performing Arts Center |
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Make Love, not War- Sea Lion Gigi |
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| The Burgundians were known for expanding their realms through marriage, not war. This photo of Gigi is from 1984, when she had been trained to help the army in underwater searches.
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There are two likely bays that Sir Francis Drake could
have landed in. These are Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Park, and
Bodega Bay. Although Drakes Bay was long the favorite, modern research
is making Bodega Bay ever more likely. Special note is due to Bob
Graham for his determination of the 11 minute navigational error Drake
would have made.
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Nova Albion- Bodega Bay? |
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End of the Road- Landing Site of Sir Francis Drake? |
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| A likely reason this map, which was made years after
Drake returned to England, doesn't nicely match either bay, is that by
order of Queen Elizabeth I, details of Drakes discoveries along the
northwest coast still had to be 'hidden', or 'obscured'.
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'Where Calidocious® Meets Zoot®'
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Marin West- Albert Bierstadt- Point Reyes National Park |
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Marin East- William Marples-San Francisco Bay |
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Marin South- William Keith-Golden Gate Headlands |
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Marin North- William Keith-Napa and Sonoma |
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