Tagged With "Swiss postal service"
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Dec. 22, 2013: Fantastic Skylight in Barcelona
Well, turns out to be a moment of mis-identification. The building I was in, 1 Broadway, had been the offices of United States Lines; Cunard was up the street at 25 Broadway. I haven't a picture yet for the booking hall-turned-bank, but here are two shots of Cunard's Great Hall, which is now a postal facility.
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Re: Swiss wine-growers look for good news in climate change
"The NASA Earth Observatory notes three particularly cold intervals: one beginning about 1650, another about 1770, and the last in 1850, each separated by intervals of slight warming" Swiss Farms and Villages were destroyed by the advancing glaciers during the mini-ice ages. 1.6C is not a great recovery in 100 years.
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Re: Hole-y cow! Swiss cheese 3000 years old?
3,000 years old? ? Would that make it extra mature or vintage ?
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Ottawa – NOT the coldest Capital in the world!
Ottawa is a vibrant and charming small city — so pleasant that it’s hard to believe it’s home to soooo many politicians. Of the national capitals I've visited, Ottawa seems the most livable to me (ie. if...
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Skyscraper hotel planned for Swiss valley
A 100-suite luxury hotel, the same height as the Empire State Building, is planned for a tiny Swiss town of only 1000 residents. Room rates would run from just under $1000 a night to nearly $25,000 a night. It's aimed at (VERY) wealthy guests from the...
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Zermatt's Saint Bernards retire from pictures
Modern times have decimated traditional ways and images all over the world; this evening I was devastated to learn that the famous Saint Bernards whose image, with brandy keg, says "Alpine" whenever and wherever you see it, are no longer used in...
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London Postal Museum opens with 'secret train'
London's new Postal Museum opens, to be followed soon by rides on the long-abandoned underground postal train.
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Cooking from the Market in Valparaiso
We love to travel, to visit markets, to cook, and to eat. So what could be better than a cooking class in Chile with a market trip accompanied by our chef-teacher?
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May 5, 2020: At Home, Looking Back
Veteran travel writer Marilyn Jones is at home, like so many of us, but anxiously waiting to be on the road again!
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Poking around Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares a visit to the small and historic West Virginia town of Berkeley Springs.
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Amsterdam tightens lock on Airbnb
Amsterdam's war on what it considers excess tourism impact takes a new twist with licensed short-term rentals with a ban in the city center.
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UK report: Virus crisis could kill cash
The ongoing lockdowns are accelerating the trend toward a cashless society, and that's raising serious concerns.
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How jetliners become freighters
With passenger flying pretty much down to the bone, here's how the airlines are converting planes to temporarily haul cargo.
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Italian Swiss town 'rejoins' Italy
An Italian town whose heart and geography may have been in Switzerland loses its unique status.
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Swiss bread-by-mail scheme quadruples
A postal service born to promote local bakeries has taken on new importance as cities are locked down.
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April 17, 2020: Old Customs House, Key West
DrFumblefinger enjoyed this beautiful 19th century Customs House, now an art gallery, on Key West's historic waterfront.
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Spring cleaning in Switzerland: when the snow melts...
Spring cleaning in the Swiss Alps is a little different from airing out the bedding and mopping the floors. When the snow melts in the spring, everything left behind over the winter comes to the surface in a sometimes disgusting display. Since...
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Talk about green! Endangered sheep keep Swiss tracks mowed
The Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) has hired a crew of 80 sheep to keep the railsides mowed in areas where machines can't reach. The sheep are of the Skudde variety, a domestic variety that almost disappeared in the 1970s. The sheep are moved from town...
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Swiss wine-growers look for good news in climate change
Swiss vineyards near Sion Photo: Valery Heritier / Wikimedia A Swiss federal agriculture expert says that climate change is “positive overall for Swiss wine growers because it guarantees better...
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Busy beaver blocks Swiss highway
Switzerland's A1 motorway, the main route connecting the country's east and west, was closed for several hours yesterday near Courgevaux in Fribourg Canton by a major landslide caused by a beaver. The rodent wasn't actually on the scene...
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"Swiss Siberia" hits 0° while Europe bakes
Most of Europe has been experiencing a heatwave so far this summer, with sustained temperatures in the high 90s(F, high 30s C), causing discomfort and health issues across the continent. And yet, one village in Switzerland closed out August by falling...
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Swiss court orders cows to be quiet at night
Well, actually, the owner has been ordered to keep the cows quiet by removing their bells at night. Neighbors in his small town in the Zurich-Oberland area complained that the 27 cows were keeping them from sleeping at night. The conflict has...
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Heat wave leads Swiss to cut bus/train fares
With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares. In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at...
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Postcard delayed in the mail...138 years!
French stamps of the 1870s Always frustrating to get home from a vacation and find that the postcards mailed to friends and grandchildren haven't arrived yet. But this story from northern France tops that one. A postcard mailed on January 27th,...
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Want a stamp? Italy is looking to sell the post office!
In a move mirroring actions by other countries, including Germany and the UK, Italy is planning to sell off its national post office system, Poste Italiane. The goal is to turn an asset into €3.4 billion (about $3.75 billion) in cash to pay down...
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World Class Shoe Museum In Small Swiss Town
Generations of Bally's collected shoes and they are on display in Schönenwerd, Switzerland. Bally is a 164-year-old fashion and leather goods brand best known for its shoes. The museum is in a 18th century manor...
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Even giant pumpkins feel the heat
Euope's hotter than usual summer took its toll on visitors, residents, tempers, zoo animals and even on gigantic pumpkins. This year;s winner of the annual Swiss pumpkin-growing competition weighed in at a mere 3/4 of a ton (750kg or 1653 lbs). ...
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Drones set to help deliver Swiss Mail
We knew it had to happen sometime. Drones are starting crowd the skies, serving their human masters and probably making our lives a little more convenient. Amazon.com plans on using them for quick deliveries close to their...
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Robots on the Road to deliver Swiss packages
The Swiss postal service is trying out rolling robots that can deliver parcels within about a 5km radius of home.
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Going to Heathrow? Well, it's NOT in London!
London City keeps the right to call itself the only airport in London, but the others can still use the city's name.
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A View from the Bridge
PHeymont shares a favorite walk, across the Brooklyn Bridge, with its views of both Manhattan and Brooklyn
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Canadian Museum of History (Civilization): Ottawa (Gatineau), Canada
Many people don't know that Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. Situated a few hours drive north of Toronto and Montreal, straddling the provinces of Ontario and Quebec-- Ottawa being on the Ontario side; Gatineau on the Quebec side --...
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Hole-y cow! Swiss cheese 3000 years old?
British archaeologists have found evidence that cheese-making in the high Alpine regions may date back to the Iron Age, 3000 years ago.
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Lake Havasu Lighthouse Replicas - Part 1 of 3
Lake Havasu, Arizona has become “the city with most lighthouses in America,” thanks to its collection of 1/3 scale lighthouses from everywhere.
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Switzerland tries new buses with no drivers
If Google's self-driving cars seem a bit futuristic (even if one got pulled over by a cop for going too slow), consider this: starting next spring, Switzerland will actually put passengers on driverless buses for a two-year test. The buses will...
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Fountain of wine in Swiss capital
Bern, Switzerland's "boring" capital will add a little spice today with a fountain flowing with wine to celebrate its 1848 choice as the capital.
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London Postal Museum features secret underground railway
New museum will let London visitors ride on the secret "Mail Rail"
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Geneva's 'local currency' spreads its reach
Geneva's local currency, the léman, aims to keep spending local. It's now extended its range to nearby Lausanne.
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Re: Robots on the Road to deliver Swiss packages
I wonder if the robots have been trained to yodel?
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Re: World Class Shoe Museum In Small Swiss Town
What's neat to me is he brought jobs to that small Swiss town and created a production facility there, instead of a bigger city.
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Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge , Florida
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge spans Tampa bay, connects St. Petersburg to Sarasota. Samantha and her husband enjoyed driving over it while in the area.
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Norway shutting down its post offices
With fewer counter customers, less mail moving and its bank service moving out, Norway's postal system is closing all but a handful of offices.
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The Dekum Building, Portland, Oregon
PHeymont fell in love with this classic Portland building that almost gave way to a parking garage in the 1970s.
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Poughkeepsie NY: Finding the Architecture of Industry
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of historic downtown Poughkeepsie, New York
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North Pole, Alaska
DrFumblefinger visits North Pole and finds Christmas is alive and well throughout the year.
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Newtown Creek: New York Hidden History
Long filled with oil spills, sewage and toxic waste while few New Yorkers were paying attention, Newtown Creek may be facing a brighter future and greater visibility.
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Foshay Tower: A Tall Tale
Marilyn Jones visits an unusual hotel in a civic landmark that was once the tallest building between Chicago and Los Angeles.
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Lyme Regis and the Jurassic Coast
Where dinosaurs and myriads of much smaller creatures once roamed, there are quaint villages and fossil-collecting enthusiasts.