Where Would Real Time Travelers Visit

KerrTexas

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Pondering time travel I started to wonder where I would go if I could travel through time. I have always been intrigued with the descriptions of some of the ancient libraries lost because of warfare. The library at Alexandria is one example. I would make a point of going there to read texts that were destroyed.
This idea has resulted with pondering as to where any time travellers would go. The locations would have to be somewhat a collection of historically significent materials. I am certain places such as the Norton Simon Museum would be included.
Also any large scale natural disasters probably have attracted time travellers.
I have thought about going to these possible locations and watching the people to see if anyone stands out from the crowd.

It is interesting to note, one day at just such a place I did run across somebody that just didnt seem to belong. I dont know how to explain it, but the "aura" around him was totally different then everybody else. In striking up a conversation with him, his language was somewhat unusual too. He did speak english, but in a way that still caused me to think he was different. It did not contain any accents, but still was off from normal. He seemed to be going out of his way to blend in. there was more to it then just that...like a shoplifter that goes into a store, and you can tell he isnt a normal customer.
 
Traveling to gain knowledge is an admirable ambition. Unfortunately for you you must gain knowledged before that would be possible. I would feel badly for you when you got to the Library of Alexandria only to find that you couldn't read any of the texts.
 
It is also interesting to note that more knowledge can be gained by exploring the cause of significant histories as opposed to the actual event/place. I believe that many of the researchers of history go to times long before or long after notable histories to recognize more of the events leading to or resulting from the history. There is more truth in that kind of study than going straight to the event/place.
 
Where would Real time travellers go?
they go through time, remember that however insignificant something can be to you today it could be of great historical value in the future.
 
Assuming that I coulnt read the languages contained within the texts?
at this point that would be somewhat true, however it would not be a problem that could not be overcome.
I also would bring a portable scanner to scan in texts translating them later.

Also I would take chronohistorian with me.
 
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