Nothing Doing

Recess, County Galway, Ireland: Image: Wikimedia Commons Aspelt, Luxembourg: Image: Wikimedia Commons Bechyne, Czech Republic: Image: Wikimedia Commons (“In this house, no important person was born, lived, and most importantly did not die, and that is why we live well here.”) Záblatí-Hlásná Lhota, Czech Republic: Image: Wikimedia Commons (“Hlásná Lhota – a stone in whose surroundings nothing significant has demonstrably happened for several hundred years”) Míšov, Czech Republic: Image: Wikimedia Commons (“On 8 May 1915 in Míšov, the great Czech genius Jára Cimrman just barely missed being involved in something historically important.”) O’Hungry’s Café, Old Town San Diego State Historic Park: Image: Wikimedia Commons York, Western Australia: Image: Wikimedia Commons Villa de Leyva, Boyacá Department, Colombia: (“On October 13, 1825, nothing happened in this house, nor was anyone important born.”)