Category Archives: General

Street Art in Lima, Peru

Originally posted on My quest blog:
One of my favorite aspects of living in Latin America is the abundance of street art that adorns buildings, alleys and bridges, especially in the major cities. On my recent visit to Lima, Peru,…

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Railroad (street) art. Gare du Nord

Originally posted on Equinoxio:
In 2015, the Northern station (Gare du Nord) of Paris commissioned 16 artists to decorate platform 36. We usually take platform 35 to visit old friends outside Paris. Generally arriving at the very last minute to…

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It always rains in Manchester

Originally posted on Gerry's Family History:
I was much amused when I discovered that some of my ancestors who lived in Manchester were umbrella makers. What better place to make umbrellas than the rainiest city in England?! My 3…

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Meryl Streep, on Beauty

Originally posted on NotionsCapital:
Meryl Streep, interviewed by Christine Spines for EW in 2008. Animated by Patrick Smith for Blank on Blank (PBS Digital). ______________ Short Link: https://wp.me/p6sb6-q6D Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for…

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victor konestilo

Originally posted on sanpiano:
spain 2018

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MANCHESTER TRAM LINE

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Originally posted on Photographs:
Before and after mirror effect. The Manchester rain helped to emphasise the track. It is a myth that Manchester is the wettest city in the United Kingdom.

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It’s November; it’s Carnival time!

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Originally posted on nomaggsrush :
There is a long tradition of carnival in this area dating back, allegedly, to Guy Fawkes’ gunpowder plot of 1605 to blow up Westminster Palace and the entire government in an attempt to overthrow the Protestant…

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1855. Brighton Street (1)

Originally posted on Natural adventures:
I have known about this wonderful piece by Decay for quite some time, but just haven’t had the time to get to this part of St Pauls until very recently. The abstract work was painted…

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4,000-year-old termite mounds in Brazil

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
https://youtu.be/uXlS48mptbM This 19 November 2018 video says about itself: A vast array of 200 million termite mounds have existed in NE Brazil for up to 4,000 years. These mounds cover 230,000 km2, an…

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Mangueira 2019 – Bateria e o ensaio das seminfinalistas com Marquinho Art’Samba

Originally posted on @no_rumo do Sem Fim…:
Mangueira 2019 – Bateria e o ensaio das seminfinalistas com Marquinho Art’Samba. A semifinal da escolha do samba enredo  será sábado, 29 de setembro, no Palácio do Samba. Na terça anterior, dia…

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