Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Dec. 19 2013: City of Chester, England
December 19, 2013
The City Gate to Chester. Built by the Roman Empire from the year 70 AD.In the foreground you can see the remains of a Roman Theatre, unearthed by road works.
The City Gate to Chester. Built by the Roman Empire from the year 70 AD.In the foreground you can see the remains of a Roman Theatre, unearthed by road works.
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The City Gate to Chester. Built by the Roman Empire from the year 70 AD.In the foreground you can see the remains of a Roman Theatre, unearthed by road works.
Soldiers in statues wave swords, lawyers hold statute books, and rulers brandish proclamations: Why not immortalize a journalist working at a typewriter? We were startled when we first saw this on our one-day stopover in Milan. It’s probably the…
Our growing gang of Gumbo guessers had a good time with this this week’s extra puzzle, WITW #5.5: And it was nailed, by WorkerBee, who correctly placed it on the island of Rhodes. It’s a view looking north on Pythagora Street, toward the main street,…
Everyone knows the Eiffel Tower, or Tour Eiffel. You could probably draw a pretty accurate sketch without even looking. And quite a few folks know that that Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built it, also provided the iron skeleton that keeps the Statue of Liberty standing in New York Harbor.
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No visit to the UK or Europe is complete without at least one visit to a Castle.
Wales had 400 Castles at its Historical peak. Now its just over 100.
One of my favorite places in Europe is France’s Loire Valley. That’s partially because of its pastoral beauty — rolling hills, farmland, vineyards, forest, dairy herds — but largely because the people are much more relaxed and easier going than in the big European capitals.
When it comes to crafting great food, Belgians do a number of things exceptionally well. They make excellent french fries (frites), with an interesting assortment of dipping sauces. They brew some great beer and they excel at chocolate!
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s first Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen flight is off today, to be followed by flights tomorrow and Sunday to Oslo and Stockholm.
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