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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo #47

Paul Heymont ·
Is the sphere actually ON the head, or above and behind it, as on another level?
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo #47

Jonathan L ·
The sphere is sitting on the head. This is in a "park"
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French MP: 'Let me pee in peace'

Paul Heymont ·
A French legislator calls for a ban on illuminated ads over urinals, claiming they are intrusive and bad for the environment.
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Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY

Jonathan L ·
Jonathan L takes us to Gumbo's destination of Flushing Meadows Park in Queens NY
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The Battery, New York City

Jonathan L ·
The Battery is the gateway to the Statue of Liberty and Staten Island, but Jonathan L shows us how much more it is
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 12, 2015: Berlin TV Tower, Berlin, Germany

Ottoman ·
  The Berlin TV Tower  (German:  Fernsehturm ) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany (close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte).       The tower was designed by East German architects Fritz Dieter, Günter...
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Sydney Opera House (Where Gumbo was #277)

Lestertheinvestor ·
Gumbo was visiting the fabulous Sydney Opera House, an iconic landmark of Australia's gateway city.
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Historic Battery Park, Lower Manhattan, NY

Samantha ·
A visit with Samantha to a park with a history as long as New York's, and a large variety of things to see.
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South America, part 1 - Galápagos Sea Turtle Cove

Kirsten Hines ·
We continue our Celebration of Nature on 7 Continents with stops in South America. The first post features a Sea Turtle cove in the Galapagos
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Star Wars souvenirs bomb with TSA

Paul Heymont ·
A Disney souvenir that looks like a futuristic Star Wars explosive is banned from flights by TSA.
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The Stockholm Cathedral (Where Gumbo was #344)

DrFumblefinger ·
Gumbo was visiting the historic Cathedral of Stockholm's old city, Gamla Stan. The church is built immediately adjacent to the Royal Palace complex.
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Behind the Scenes: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Lestertheinvestor ·
Lester takes us on a preview tour of the museum that's been ninety years in the planning and will open for movie fans next year.
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Cragside, near Rothbury, Northumberland

Ian Cook ·
Ian Cook shares a series of beautiful series of photos and the interesting story of a Victorian estate in Northumberland.
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How to Pass Microsoft 70-740 Exam on Your First Try with Prepaway Online Platform

Prepaway (Guest) ·
Sponsored content about Microsoft software examination preparation.-
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March 14, 2016: The Pomodoro Sphere, Trinity College, Dublin

DrFumblefinger ·
Today's Pic of the Day features the Pomodoro Sphere at Dublin's Trinity College
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Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC

George G. ·
George G reveals Gumbo's not-so-mysterious hide-out for the past week: One of the nation's top art museums at the Smithsonian.
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Re: June 8, 2019: Not where, but what!

Paul Heymont ·
Professor Abe has found the explanation for it all. it's a 1977 work by Helmut Lederer, whose name translates to Shell Cascade Fountain. Here's more from http://www.nuernberg-aha.de/ A broad-based work with a crowning hollow sphere and the effect of a not to be overlooked advertising space without message. You want to clean up the balls, place them in the bowls. It does not work! Amazement and deterrence balance each other. And that seems to be the unintentional positive effect: to make the...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Back Home

Paul Heymont ·
Closed for months by the pandemic, the garden returns its beauty to visitors like PHeymont, who felt welcomed home.
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Contemporary Glass at The Corning Museum

Paul Heymont ·
At the Corning Museum of Glass, PHeymont enjoyed a wide variety of work by contemporary glass artists.
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Texas town's park will glow in the dark

Paul Heymont ·
A Texas town plans relief from summer heat by building a 24/7 playground that glows in the dark
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