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Florence
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Thank goodness we visited
Europe a few years ago.
The Colosseum
Constructed between 70-80 AD.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Built between 1173-1372
Built during the 1300s the Florence Bell Tower .
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Over-100-Years-Old
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Bridges from all over…
Probably Australia’s best known bridge.
Auckland Harbour Bridge, New Zealand.
A small rural bridge in
New Zealand’s North Island.
Arriving by ferry in Melbourne…
…and cruising under
Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge.
A footbridge in Geelong’s
Balyang Sanctuary.
A one lane bridge in Botswana’s
Okavango Delta.
Finally a bridge from my primary years of schooling.
Whoever said some of the old methods
of teaching are wrong is incorrect.
Or maybe I am getting older and cannot remember
what I had for breakfast, but can remember incidents
and conversations which occurred nearly 60 years ago,
as if it were yesterday. 🙂
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Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge: Bridge
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Perseus with the Head of Medusa~~~~~
My unusual is the statue of
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
By the time we reached Florence the thinking part
of my brain must have been on permanent hibernation.
I remember asking myself what Perseus standing on
and what was he holding.
My initial thought was that he had
a bunch of grapes in his hand.
I did say I was tired!!! 🙂
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Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge: Unusual
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abnormal
deviating from what is normal or usual,
On a warm Florentine day we opted for
a cool drink and a few minutes rest.
When I ordered an iced-coffee
I was thinking of a tall large glass,
filled with icy-cold milk, some ice and ice-cream
with a hint of coffee taste.
My dreams were different to that which I received.
Refreshing but not what I would
call a normal iced coffee.
Then again visitors to Australia will also
receive an abnormal drink when
ordering an iced coffee.
When in Rome (or Florence, in this case)
do as the locals do because that is
half the fun of travelling.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Abnormal
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glimpse
“she caught a glimpse of the ocean”
see or perceive briefly or partially.
Each morning of our European holiday,
our tour director would begin with the phrase…
‘...well you’ve done (insert city name),
tonight we will be in (insert city name)…’
While I thoroughly enjoyed our trip…
I did feel that we were only getting
a glimpse of each city…the highlights.
The following year I returned
to Arras in France for a
Western Front Battlefields tour.
Arras, Bell Tower
Because I was in Arras for 5 nights
I think I enjoyed that brief trip
as much as any of the cities
we visited the previous year.
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Word of the Day Challenge: Glimpse
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-More-Than-5
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More than five objects or people in a photo.
Sunrise on Corio Bay
Watching a sunrise.
Just had to have a chuckle. 
Restaurant lights
Sadly these trees no longer are.
Not sure if they have been replaced by eucalyptus trees
Model and photographer at work on St Kilda Pier.
Tourists helping each other…or resting.
While other line up for entry to,
or photograph, the next attraction.
One of my favourites this time of year.
Erlicheer daffodils…an early sign of spring.
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