There is no point in imagining that if one had been there, one could have prevented a thing that had happened only because it had not been prevented

The walking tour guides one through the city's various landmarks, reciting bits of information the listener might find enlightening. I learned, for example, that in the late 1500s my little neighborhood square was a popular spot for burning people alive. Now lined with a row of small shops, the tradition continues, though in a figurative rather than literal sense.

I was an outsider who seemed more interested in attacking what was being taught than learning from it.

Most people managed to evade home truths with astonishing ease.

Written By Karen Hawkins

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