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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Apr 25

I hope I haven’t written about this before. I can’t find a reference to it. I always admire my husband for his ability to think quickly and get himself out of many tricky situations. Some years ago, he was asked to take...

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Today's shopping trip down town. (26/7/2024)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 26 Jul 24

Well, it's actually yesterday's again because it's way passed midnight here. And we didn't actually need to get much actual shopping. We were mainly going to get Mum's repeat prescription and look at some more elephant...

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Tallinn

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 21 Jul 21

The capital of Estonia is quite a small city on the Baltic. There are lots of souvenir shops around the cruise port. At the top of the hill pretty much in the center of the city is located a lovely cathedral.

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Milan, 2

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 18 Feb 21

Milan:a cathedral is beautiful, mostly white, almost sparkling in bright sunlight; it was begun in 1386 and finished in 1965. Sitting in the center of old town Milano, it is glorious.

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A memento from the past

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Aug 20

Vince is one of seven children, of which he is the second youngest. His father was a railway guard in Western Australia and the railways played a large part in the lives of the family. His oldest brother is ten years older than...

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Church Lights

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 20 Feb 20

This week marks the start of the year long 800th Anniversary celebrations of Salisbury Cathedral. The most amazing light show is running every night and so I had to pop down and take a look. I actually appear in one of the...

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City adventure with my friends

Grace @Gracezy (1632) • Germany 15 Dec 19

Yesterday I was in the city of Cologne. I had a wonderful day with my friends even we had bad weather yesterday. The first thing we do is we visit the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) before we started our Christmas Market visit....

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Very 'ordinary' stain-glass windows in Nevers Cathedral, France

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Jul 19

While in France recently in a house-boat on the Canal Lateral a la Loire, we spent two nights in Nevers. The cathedral there, of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Juliette, was built between the 11th and 16th centuries. During World War II, it...

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Ciudad de Mexico: El Zócalo and Diego de Rivera.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 21 Feb 19

The same day we arrived to Ciudad de Mexico, we took a cab to El Zócalo. There you have the big square, the Giant Cathedral and the National Palace with one of the biggest murals Painted by Diego de Rivera. For those of you who...

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Church is not center if Faith God is

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 28 Jan 19

This is not the first time terrorist has strike the house of worship, their only purpose is to strike fear. But if most people were God fearing, this explosion from the church is not going to shake their faith. The church is a...

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Today in History

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 14 Aug 18

A murder in the Scottish highlands in 1040 A.D. inspires Shakespeare to write a tragedy. Macbeth led an expedition into his rivals lands in the highlands to slay Duncan I, who happens to be his cousin. Something I didn't know...

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Relics on Display in Coutances, Normandy, France

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Jul 17

Some days back we visited Coutances Cathedral. A Norman cathedral was commenced on the site in 1058 and the present cathedral in 1210 and completed in 1274. Its walls and towers cover some of the remains of the first Norman...

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A pulpit in Fontenay le Comte, France

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jun 17

Yesterday we visited the town of Fontenay le Comte. As with most towns here in France some of the buildings were built in the 16th century. There is a cathedral, a castle and another tower built by a staunch freemason who wanted a...

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Periwinkle Blue and White Washed houses

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 28 Jul 16

Kalimera, Kalimera! Good morning and a wonderful Greek Friday is wished for you. Kalimera Katerina! Blue and white have many interpretations, symbolizing the colours of the famed Greek sky and sea, combined with the white clouds...

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Pub Sign Photo Study The Mitre Manchester City Centre

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 11 Jul 16

Its proximity to Manchester Cathedral gives The Mitre an obvious name origin. It started life as The Old Church Tavern, before becoming a hotel offering accommodation. It stands on a spot that was notoriously Jacobite, and it is...

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Sieze the Day

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 13 Apr 16

Another sunny morning and I felt the I should do something different today. So, with a bit of rushing around and a fast walk, I caught the 09:53 train out of West Drayton and headed into Town. I fancied dining al fresco and had...

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Dodgy Statues at Freiburg Cathedral

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Nov 15

The Freiburg Cathedral was undergoing restoration work when we were there. In trying to research the church, I kept coming across different facts so I'll let the photos speak for themselves. Several different churches are featured...

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Our Second Last Day in France - for the moment

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Nov 15

From Moulins, we travelled on to Dijon and beyond. The first few photos on the slideshow show our surroundings at the Lac de Arrouettes where we camped after leaving Moulins. It was a lovely spot. We drove into Dijon and we had a...

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Narrow Streets and Cobblestones

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Nov 15

By early July the weather was really hot. In Moulins, France, we visited the Église du Sacré-Cœur and the Cathedral. It is difficult to pinpoint where specific photos were taken so they're all in together. The Église du...

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Photo Taking For My Mylot Pages

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 15 Oct 15

So many people seem to want to fall back on stock-photos or even try to use copyrighted images when digital cameras are everywhere. It seems impossible to even buy a phone without a camera on it nowadays. With many recurring...

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