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Haha, when I visited a couple years ago I got the exact same impression. It's not actually THAT similar, but unfortunately it's a bit too late to scrap it and just make Witches Abroad. :) They're kind of drawing on the same traditions and whatnot ... I mean, Genua is really obviously based on New Orleans and I think Mr Pratchett wrote the book after visiting there (and then going to Disney World, and the contrast between the real and the manufactured).