Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Travels of Benjamin Franklin

Some interesting observations.
When Franklin finally left France, he traveled in a private litter and a caravan large enough to carry all 128 pieces of his checked luggage. Somewhere in his carry on bags he also carried his farewell gift from King Louis XVI--a "modest" set of jewelry containing 408 diamonds.

In his journal, Franklin cheerfully reports that on this final voyage back to America, he was the only person not to get seasick.
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3 comments:

Julygirl said...

A flawed genius no doubt, they all were, but they helped us prevail.

Enbrethiliel said...

+JMJ+

"Modest," aye? =P These anecdotes are kind of cute, really--the fruits of a personality quirk rather than of a public servant's hypocrisy.

elena maria vidal said...

Yes, Ben was certainly a genius and a quirky fellow.....