Mosaics in Ravenna
Or: how to try and describe something visually overwhelming in 500 words or fewer.
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Author: Doris
Italian Autoroute Engineers
Today’s nomination for the #kindnessandingenuity award goes to the engineers who built the autoroute down the coast past Portofino and on towards Florence.
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Lady Mumm and the Miracle of Portofino
Making the effort to climb out of Portofino bay in your unsuitable footwear brings you to a castle and a schloss (or whatever the Italian word is for schloss).
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A More Refined Sundial
Today’s entrant for the #kindnessandingenuity award goes to this sundial, spotted on the side of a house in Chambéry. You will notice that it is corrected for the elliptical nature of Earth’s orbit.
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The Nuns in the Hotel Dieu at Beaune
The Hotel Dieu was set up in the 1300s or so, to provide care for the sick, and it has been in operation ever since.
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Little Boats in the Jardin des Tuilleries
By the fountain at the far end of the Jardin des Tuilleries is a nice chap with a collection of boats.
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Mini Rooms
Doris muses on the possibility to turn a hobby into a job.
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Kindness and Ingenuity
Or: Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3.
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Grand Tour 2020 Route (and Replans)
This page contains the original maps and the various replans, as well as a link to the detailed map of the final route.
Read moreThings made from tyres
It has become a bit of a running joke with Joe to find tasteful, useful and creative things you can make with tyres. We are still trying to find anything that qualifies on all three categories at once… Meanwhile I’ll put any interesting photos in this thread. Latest photos first, so come back here for Exciting Updates later… (I’ll also…
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