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When the weather gives you lemons, try an icecycle!

Paul Heymont ·
No, that's not a misspelling, but it isn't the word the inventor of Ice Bikes used to describe her new-fangled winter contraption.   Photo: Water Bikes of Buffalo   Buffalo, NY is known for cold, and the Buffalo River and sometimes parts of...
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'Mona Lisa smile' eludes tomb searchers

Paul Heymont ·
Silvano Vinceti announcing his previous theory, 2011   Mona Lisa's smile in the famous portrait by Leonardo da Vinci has captured the hearts and imagination and hearts of thousands, and the speculations of even more: Why is she smiling? Who is...
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March 15, 2019: The Mona Lisa, Paris

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger attempts to visit the Mona Lisa only to discover that the room in which it's housed is so crowded it's hard to get close to it.
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Re: When the weather gives you lemons, try an icecycle!

DrFumblefinger ·
When I first glimpsed your headline, I thought it would go something like this, "When the weather gives you lemons, eat yellow ice!" (which my mother always told me not to do as a boy!). Bikes are surprisingly popular in the winter, at least in Calgary. You can even get wider than usual studded snow- tires for them. Interesting story! thanks.
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Re: When the weather gives you lemons, try an icecycle!

Paul Heymont ·
Looks like that might be the kind on the rear wheel of the Ice Bike!
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Re: March 15, 2019: The Mona Lisa, Paris

Jonathan L ·
Thank you, there are so many more interesting and less crowded things to see at the Louvre.
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Memories of Mona Lisa, Paris

George G (Guest) ·
George G shares interesting perspectives from visits to the Mona Lisa, 40 years apart.
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Re: Memories of Mona Lisa, Paris

Jonathan L ·
I saw her on Monday and the l8nrs are at least as bad.
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Walking Paris: Montmartre to the Louvre

Jonathan L ·
Jonathan L walks halfway across Paris and takes a tour of The Louvre
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Re: Walking Paris: Montmartre to the Louvre

DrFumblefinger ·
Terrific! Great photos and great advice on how to tackle one of the world's most extensive art collections.
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