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Good photos from our Mediterranean cruise
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Geneva
Anti-land mine activists have installed this huge chair in Geneva. Its left-front leg has been decimated by a normal-size land mine. Here is Susan near an exhibit of a break in CERN&s LHC ring. The two brass discs that form the "eyes" in the end of the tube are the cross section of the two actual accelerator tubes, one in each direction. Particles travel in a penny-sized hole through these tubes. Our waitress at the Edelweiss fondue restaurant in Geneva. The fondue and music were both great. Touristy, but great. Cacti in the well-heated botanical garden, Geneva Cacti in the well-heated botanical garden, Geneva Looking down into a huge fern at the tropical conservatory of Geneva&s botanical garden
Venice
Fred and Susan outside Basilica San Marco, Venice. Though varied in color, the column choices are left-right symmetric. Checking out the Stations of the Cross by Giandomenico Tiepolo in S. Polo Church, Venice Ponte Di Rialto, the bridge of shops. One of the two bridges over the Grand Canal, Venice. At the entrance to Piazza San Marco in Venice the lancer stands atop a pillar returned as spoils of the Crusades from Constantinople. The Doge&s Palace is at the right. Shops line the paths to Ponte di Rialto, Venice
Athens
Vibrant balcony flowers, Plaka, Athens Zeus or Poseidon or somebody; scuplted ca 480 BCE and now on display in the National Archealogical Museum of Athens The Parthenon from its gateway atop the acropolis of Athens Presenting a baby to its mother, bas relief in the National Museum, Athens Shopping in Plaka, Athens
Ephesus
The Memmius Monument, Ephesus. The inner arch depicts Medusa. The odeon, used for political meetings, is ignored by a lazing cat in Ephesus Early flush toilets enhanced communal life. Slaves were sent to warm them for the upper classes. Nike, goddess of victory, is holding laurel leaves to bestow upon a winner in Ephesus The performance theater in Ephesus seats twenty-four thousand
Istanbul
Church of Hagia Eirene, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Entering Hagia Sophia; first a cathedral, then a mosque, now a museum Inside view of the third dome of Hagia Sophia. The first two domes collapsed and were buried where they fell, raising the floor level by 40 centimeters. Lunchtime in Istanbul Urns in Hagia Sofia, Istanbul
Mykonos
All buildings in Mykonos are white because they used to whitewash with gypsum to kill microbes Mykonos port Calamari in Mykonos Monk at Monastery of Panagia Tourliani, Mykonos Sunset as we leave the port of Mykonos
Naples
Lighthouse on the jetty, port of Naples. From ground to beacon tip is about 22 meters. Not-so-modest family home in Naples Perhaps this was this a conversation pit in Pompei Top and bottom column tiers at the temple of Apollo in Pompei remind us that many of the buildings were two-story Dolls for sale in Sorrento
This next row is courtesy of Bruce Dewald, from Colorado
At the cameo factory (i.e., salesroom) Naples from Vesuvius Vesuvius from the bus Climbing Vesuvius; the opposite wall and the basin floor are left from the Pompei explosion The crater from the more recent explosion
Rome
Italian Artichoke await diners on Via del Pastini in Rome Trevi fountain in central Rome; it is the facade of a building now housing a graphics institute Keeping a watchful eye on the crowds at the Colosseum Modern street sign near Trevi Fountain, Rome The pantheon, now a Christian church; walls six meters thick to hold the weight of the dome
FlorencePisa
Two photographers, one trick; holding up the tower of Pisa Pisa: Baptistry, Cathedral, Tower; the separate baptistry is essential since none unbaptised can enter the Cathedral Birds perching on toes, Pisa Reflection of Ponte Vecchio, Florence Detail of Wall Sculpti\ure, Florence&s Duomo Cathedral
Barcelona
Corre de Calatrava, communications tower for 1992 Olympics, Barcelona Magic Fountain of Montjuic from the front of Museu Nacional d&Art de Catalunya (MNAC), Barcelona Gateway arch to Barcelona Port Tibidabo Cathedral del Sagrat Cor and an amusement park on Tibidabo Mountain overlooking Barcelona Posing in Mies van der Rohe pavillion, Barcelona
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Aug 20, 2012 00:52 GMT
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