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So my diary memories today has some highs and lows.
The lows - I stayed at the Cameron Trading Post in Arizona - I got there and found out it was on a reservation so no alcohol (luckily I had a bottle in the car)
The food was dire - the gravy volcano - the potato was as hard as a rock and the gravy disgusting as was the bread. The next morning my toilet flooded all over the bathroom floor.
The good - I found this lovely cafe in Kanab that served a freshly made sandwich with their own home made bread (and after some very ordinary American food this was just what I needed) and then a beautiful icecream.
The bad - only being 20 minutes from Springdale in Zion (where I was spending the night) after a long days driving to find there was a rock fall so had to do another 2.5 hours drive detour.
The excellent - arriving at Springdale and having this view from my hotel window and spending the next few days in Zion and Bryce
The lows - I stayed at the Cameron Trading Post in Arizona - I got there and found out it was on a reservation so no alcohol (luckily I had a bottle in the car)
The food was dire - the gravy volcano - the potato was as hard as a rock and the gravy disgusting as was the bread. The next morning my toilet flooded all over the bathroom floor.
The good - I found this lovely cafe in Kanab that served a freshly made sandwich with their own home made bread (and after some very ordinary American food this was just what I needed) and then a beautiful icecream.
The bad - only being 20 minutes from Springdale in Zion (where I was spending the night) after a long days driving to find there was a rock fall so had to do another 2.5 hours drive detour.
The excellent - arriving at Springdale and having this view from my hotel window and spending the next few days in Zion and Bryce
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Museo Storico Navale di Venezia (Venice Naval Museum).
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Venice Naval Historical Museum | The Ship Pavilion
Venice Ship Pavilion hosts vassels of great historical importance. Come to visit it together with Naval Historical Museum. [...]
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Hamilton Island Qld last week 
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Who did it best?
Me (at Monet's home in Giverny)
or Monet (at the Art Institute of Chicago)
Me (at Monet's home in Giverny)
or Monet (at the Art Institute of Chicago)
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Monticchiello.
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Monticchiello, ancient village in the Val d'Orcia | Visit Tuscany
Monticchiello in Val d'Orcia is a hamlet near Siena. The place is famously known for its mesmerizing sunsets that sets the quintessential image of Tuscany.
Monticchiello is an ancient village in Tuscany, Italy
The small village of Monticchiello in Tuscany is a lovely unspoiled medieval hill village
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Florence, from multiple visits:
Frescoes in the Church of Santa Trinita
Basilica of Santa Croce - many famous tombs here, Michaelangelo, Galileo and Nicolo Machiavelli to name a few.
From my hotel room.:The Church of Santi Apostoli on Piazza del Limbo (named as the burial place of children who died before they could be baptised)
Activity below is for the Scoppio del Carro ceremony at Easter (Scoppio del carro - Wikipedia)
Frescoes in the Church of Santa Trinita
Basilica of Santa Croce - many famous tombs here, Michaelangelo, Galileo and Nicolo Machiavelli to name a few.
From my hotel room.:The Church of Santi Apostoli on Piazza del Limbo (named as the burial place of children who died before they could be baptised)
Activity below is for the Scoppio del Carro ceremony at Easter (Scoppio del carro - Wikipedia)
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Parade for Befana - Florence. 7 January 2011
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Befana - Wikipedia
Epiphany in Florence: Cavalcade of the Three Wise Men in Florence
Celebrate the Epiphany in Florence by watching the arrival of the Magi or Wise Men as they arrive in Florence with their cavalcade to celebrate the Christ Child in Piazza del Duomo.
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Monteriggioni is a medieval walled town, located on a natural hillock, built by the Sienese in 1214–19 as a front line in their wars against Florence by assuming command of the Via Cassia running through the Val d'Elsa and Val Staggia to the west. The ancient pilgrim route Via Francigena passes though. Popular with walkers today.
Dogs eat well here
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Dogs eat well here
Monteriggioni - Wikipedia
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Via Cassia - Wikipedia
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Mittenwald, also easily reached from Munich.
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Ah, three shots from three days in South Australia.
Maree, abandoned loco still with it's Sulzer engine inside.
The hotel at Parachilna, to hot for outside dining (and the flies).
The Rocket Park at Woomera
And one extra, the end of the road for some.
Maree, abandoned loco still with it's Sulzer engine inside.
The hotel at Parachilna, to hot for outside dining (and the flies).
The Rocket Park at Woomera
And one extra, the end of the road for some.
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I keep getting little reminders of what I was doing in Cornwall three years ago (if only I could go back now) I first visited Cornwall in 1982 and went to a production of David Copperfield at the Minack - absolutely wonderful memories. I also remember catching the train in St Ives and looking at the beach out the window and thinking wow - that's a proper beach just like home (I'd be away for nearly a year by then)
Minack Theatre
Minack Theatre
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Ah yes. Interesting place! We visited a couple of years ago. Would have liked to see a performance but not possible on the days or nights we had available.I keep getting little reminders of what I was doing in Cornwall three years ago (if only I could go back now) I first visited Cornwall in 1982 and went to a production of David Copperfield at the Minack - absolutely wonderful memories. I also remember catching the train in St Ives and looking at the beach out the window and thinking wow - that's a proper beach just like home (I'd be away for nearly a year by then)
Minack Theatre
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During my involuntary absence from this forum, you've all been quiet? I thought the idea was to keep promoting travel during CV lockdowns to combat travel depression!
So here's some more of the Cassini's sundial meridionale in the Cathedral in Bologna. It has a long history, was used by Pope Gregorio's agents to confirm the length of the year for the Gregorian Calendar. Cassini baptized the sundial " heliometer " and used it to measure the diameter of the Sun, probably obtaining the first experimental verification of Kepler's second law, which argues that the Earth has a faster speed when it is closer to the Sun and moves slower when it is farther away or, more precisely, that the line joining the planet to the Sun describes equal areas in equal time intervals. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the geodesist Federigo Guarducci verified the direction of the meridian line, noting that it declined towards the east by one minute of arc and thirty six and a half seconds, that is, that the true local noon was indicated with a delay of six and a half seconds. winter solstice and two and a half seconds to summer solstice . The horizontality of the Line had instead remained almost perfect since 1776.
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So here's some more of the Cassini's sundial meridionale in the Cathedral in Bologna. It has a long history, was used by Pope Gregorio's agents to confirm the length of the year for the Gregorian Calendar. Cassini baptized the sundial " heliometer " and used it to measure the diameter of the Sun, probably obtaining the first experimental verification of Kepler's second law, which argues that the Earth has a faster speed when it is closer to the Sun and moves slower when it is farther away or, more precisely, that the line joining the planet to the Sun describes equal areas in equal time intervals. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the geodesist Federigo Guarducci verified the direction of the meridian line, noting that it declined towards the east by one minute of arc and thirty six and a half seconds, that is, that the true local noon was indicated with a delay of six and a half seconds. winter solstice and two and a half seconds to summer solstice . The horizontality of the Line had instead remained almost perfect since 1776.
The Sundial of S.t Petronio's Basilica
The Basilica of San Petronio hosts the longest sundial in the world, built by Domenico Cassini, it measures 67 meters and crosses the church from 1657.
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The Meridian Line of San Petronio
Come and watch the sun’s image cross the meridian line in Saint Petronio and discover an astronomical instrument from the past.
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During my involuntary absence from this forum, you've all been quiet? I thought the idea was to keep promoting travel during CV lockdowns to combat travel depression!
So here's some more of the Cassini's sundial meridionale in the Cathedral in Bologna. It has a long history, was used by Pope Gregorio's agents to confirm the length of the year for the Gregorian Calendar. Cassini baptized the sundial " heliometer " and used it to measure the diameter of the Sun, probably obtaining the first experimental verification of Kepler's second law, which argues that the Earth has a faster speed when it is closer to the Sun and moves slower when it is farther away or, more precisely, that the line joining the planet to the Sun describes equal areas in equal time intervals. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the geodesist Federigo Guarducci verified the direction of the meridian line, noting that it declined towards the east by one minute of arc and thirty six and a half seconds, that is, that the true local noon was indicated with a delay of six and a half seconds. winter solstice and two and a half seconds to summer solstice . The horizontality of the Line had instead remained almost perfect since 1776.
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The Sundial of S.t Petronio's Basilica
The Basilica of San Petronio hosts the longest sundial in the world, built by Domenico Cassini, it measures 67 meters and crosses the church from 1657.
The Meridian Line of San Petronio
Come and watch the sun’s image cross the meridian line in Saint Petronio and discover an astronomical instrument from the past.
Welcome back - I'm too busy trying to renovate my apartment before I move in
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