tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374414.post115818859507057336..comments2023-06-09T18:15:18.830+00:00Comments on Passing clouds: Back!Graemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093215187375434614noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374414.post-1160359269289164512006-10-09T02:01:00.000+00:002006-10-09T02:01:00.000+00:00Back in 1993, while visiting Eastern Europe with a...Back in 1993, while visiting Eastern Europe with a group of colleagues, I saw the Amber Museum in Konigsberg. Some quite amazing stuff, Konigsberg of course being on the Baltic coast, where amber (fossilised pine tree resin) was found.<BR/><BR/>The disappearance of the Amber Room in 1945, a priceless treasure presented to Peter the Great in 1716, is one of the great historical mysteries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com