tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46367086838198598842011-07-31T08:27:58.779+10:00Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-32018526478886694882011-07-31T08:25:00.000+10:002011-07-31T08:25:01.936+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LcbV1gP0i_s/TjSEb151XaI/AAAAAAAABIY/flFVGIPsnMw/s1600/DSC05656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LcbV1gP0i_s/TjSEb151XaI/AAAAAAAABIY/flFVGIPsnMw/s400/DSC05656.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-3201852647888669488?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-16396383806896558312010-10-27T22:10:00.000+10:002010-10-27T22:10:12.108+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/TMgWV0tEUqI/AAAAAAAABHU/0rFhte4pb9U/s1600/Victoria+Fairmont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/TMgWV0tEUqI/AAAAAAAABHU/0rFhte4pb9U/s1600/Victoria+Fairmont.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-1639638380689655831?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-85408472936263989542010-07-31T12:45:00.000+10:002010-07-31T12:45:48.048+10:00<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The famous Guggenheim Gallery (Museum) in Bilbao Spain</span></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/TFOOCeWIXeI/AAAAAAAAA5U/LnNPeXxFMyk/s1600/Guggenheim+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/TFOOCeWIXeI/AAAAAAAAA5U/LnNPeXxFMyk/s640/Guggenheim+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-8540847293626398954?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-15704504058646134332010-06-06T11:24:00.001+10:002010-06-06T11:24:34.686+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/TAr4v1S7DQI/AAAAAAAAAxE/v4E4UkpWf7g/s1600/Amsterdam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/TAr4v1S7DQI/AAAAAAAAAxE/v4E4UkpWf7g/s640/Amsterdam.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-1570450405864613433?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-14664688340585005072010-04-29T11:19:00.000+10:002010-04-29T11:19:07.926+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Porto</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">&nbsp;(</span><small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Portuguese pronunciation:&nbsp;</span></span></small><span class="IPA" title="Pronunciation in IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Portuguese" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Portuguese"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[ˈpoɾtu]</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">), also known as&nbsp;</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oporto</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">&nbsp;in English, is&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Portugal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Portugal</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'s&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_second_cities" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="List of second cities"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">second city</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">&nbsp;and the capital of&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norte_Region,_Portugal" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Norte Region, Portugal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Norte</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">region. It is, along with&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Lisbon"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lisbon</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, one of Portugal's two&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Global city"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">global cities</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. The city is located in the estuary of the&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douro" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Douro"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Douro river</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, in northern Portugal. Being the largest city in the region, it is considered its economic and cultural heart. With an estimated population of about 220,000&nbsp;</span><small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(est.2008)</span></span></small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, it lies at the centre of the political&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Metropolitan_Area_of_Porto" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" title="Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, with a population of slightly more than 1.7 million&nbsp;</span><small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(est. 2008)</span></span></small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">,</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto#cite_note-0" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">[</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">]</span></span></span></a></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">&nbsp;and is the main agglomeration of northern Portugal.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tgv_1-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto#cite_note-tgv-1" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">[</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">]</span></span></span></a></sup></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9jeGiW04EI/AAAAAAAAApA/eWEuTX9mGH4/s1600/Porto+Portugal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9jeGiW04EI/AAAAAAAAApA/eWEuTX9mGH4/s640/Porto+Portugal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-1466468834058500507?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-16898858010992783192010-04-29T06:58:00.003+10:002010-04-29T07:00:47.012+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9ihwd1wwwI/AAAAAAAAAow/Gkz6p5vvU3E/s1600/Nice+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9ihwd1wwwI/AAAAAAAAAow/Gkz6p5vvU3E/s640/Nice+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-1689885801099278319?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-2400808442431369872010-04-28T09:13:00.000+10:002010-04-28T09:13:50.314+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Swiss Confederation's Parliament Building, the Bundeshaus is in Switzerlan's capitol Bern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9dvLk0sA4I/AAAAAAAAAok/8hhaqYWN9_I/s1600/Bundeshaus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9dvLk0sA4I/AAAAAAAAAok/8hhaqYWN9_I/s640/Bundeshaus.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-240080844243136987?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-46548781578124054172010-04-27T12:03:00.000+10:002010-04-27T12:03:32.137+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9ZFlGNuTlI/AAAAAAAAAoU/B725C5fI4og/s1600/Bamberg+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9ZFlGNuTlI/AAAAAAAAAoU/B725C5fI4og/s640/Bamberg+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bamberg has one of the best Symphony orchestras in the world</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-4654878157812405417?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-92104677182568764692010-04-25T07:17:00.000+10:002010-04-25T07:17:14.732+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9Nfoe-Y07I/AAAAAAAAAn8/TfoZPJMyDLE/s1600/Dijon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9Nfoe-Y07I/AAAAAAAAAn8/TfoZPJMyDLE/s640/Dijon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-9210467718256876469?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-45245548494575393202010-04-24T07:07:00.001+10:002010-04-24T07:08:58.225+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9ILrQixUTI/AAAAAAAAAnU/OOpRNdPjeYQ/s1600/Melk+Abbey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9ILrQixUTI/AAAAAAAAAnU/OOpRNdPjeYQ/s640/Melk+Abbey.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Read more about Melk Abbey - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melk_Abbey">HERE</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-4524554849457539320?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-64120682228845844192010-04-23T10:08:00.000+10:002010-04-23T10:08:34.713+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9Dktl7QruI/AAAAAAAAAnE/ZOawv5i3qfo/s1600/Budapest+night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S9Dktl7QruI/AAAAAAAAAnE/ZOawv5i3qfo/s640/Budapest+night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-6412068222884584419?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-20205461783239094472010-04-22T14:17:00.000+10:002010-04-22T15:06:14.729+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Syd's Cafe in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire in England is regularly used in the longest running sitcom "Last Of The Summer Wine". &nbsp;Being an avid fan of this show, we had to visit it on our last trip to Europe. They were not filming there, so we had lunch at Syd's Cafe. I am standing next to Compo, played by Bill Owen for many years. Unfortnately Bill died in 1999.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8_ON7bv2CI/AAAAAAAAAm0/wi-CCGC2nuA/s1600/Syd%27s+Cafe+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8_ON7bv2CI/AAAAAAAAAm0/wi-CCGC2nuA/s640/Syd%27s+Cafe+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />To find out more about this marvelous TV show &nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_of_the_Summer_Wine">CLICK HERE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-2020546178323909447?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-53295599180337447322010-04-22T11:07:00.000+10:002010-04-22T11:07:52.300+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This beautiful castle stands on the lake of Thun in Oberhofen between Thun and Interlaken. It is a museum and is open to the public from May to October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8-gbSCFc8I/AAAAAAAAAms/-aP7lZQxcp0/s1600/Oberhofen+Castle+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8-gbSCFc8I/AAAAAAAAAms/-aP7lZQxcp0/s640/Oberhofen+Castle+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>For more information and more pictures, visit their web site - <a href="http://www.schlossoberhofen.ch/en/home/visitors-information">CLICK HERE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-5329559918033744732?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-30689270024803531982010-04-21T18:25:00.000+10:002010-04-21T18:25:08.631+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Haven't they got beautiful trams in Bilbao?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S862GxhNmEI/AAAAAAAAAmk/wUjfL1qPteE/s1600/Bilbao+tram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S862GxhNmEI/AAAAAAAAAmk/wUjfL1qPteE/s640/Bilbao+tram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-3068927002480353198?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-49053159058870238422010-04-19T21:50:00.000+10:002010-04-19T21:50:24.600+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8xC4hcTD-I/AAAAAAAAAmE/3Ekm1g__iyY/s1600/Gaudi+bldg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8xC4hcTD-I/AAAAAAAAAmE/3Ekm1g__iyY/s640/Gaudi+bldg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-4905315905887023842?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-63211388395440468072010-04-18T16:14:00.000+10:002010-04-18T22:37:03.687+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a few quirky statues in Bratislava, like this one here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cumil (The Watcher) - although this bronze statue does not personify any of the famous people of the rich Bratislava history, it is definitely the most popular piece of art in the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8qhp_QkhyI/AAAAAAAAAlE/lzSTezuX6gI/s1600/Bratislava.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8qhp_QkhyI/AAAAAAAAAlE/lzSTezuX6gI/s640/Bratislava.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-6321138839544046807?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-43259621507517309882010-04-18T11:19:00.000+10:002010-04-18T11:19:37.682+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Semper Opera House on the Theaterplatz is the home of the Saxon State Opera, one of the city's most important cultural institutions. The opera house is also one of Dresden's most impressive monuments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8pcuGT7KcI/AAAAAAAAAk8/QXRJ3PcM__g/s1600/Dresden+Opera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8pcuGT7KcI/AAAAAAAAAk8/QXRJ3PcM__g/s640/Dresden+Opera.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-4325962150751730988?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636708683819859884.post-39516704480344571982010-04-17T15:46:00.001+10:002010-04-18T16:31:58.236+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8lPIHOaOKI/AAAAAAAAAks/Js2RM1AQFMw/s1600/Keswick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WP8Jwp0mfjs/S8lPIHOaOKI/AAAAAAAAAks/Js2RM1AQFMw/s640/Keswick.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4636708683819859884-3951670448034457198?l=bill-manycities.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.com0