Old Crank
Old Crank's JournalTarrus, Sardinia
This is from the central west coast of Sardinia, just outside of Oristano.
Ruins from the Nugaic era, then Phonecians, Romas to Spanish. The tower is a Spanish look out tower from around 1500/1600.
Most of the visible ruins are Roman, pretty large complex with 2-3 baths. Ever wonder if they apreciated the view they got from some of these places. Or was it all just utilitarian.
It was windy.
Roman ruins
Roman road
REcommendations for things to see in Milan Italy. Cross posted in Photography
Hoping for not weblist stuff.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036123496
Recommendations for things to see in Milan, Italy?
It looks like we will be going there for 2-4 days in a week or 2. I can look up places to see on the web and get the touristic points. Not that all of those aren't worth seeing. It might be nice if some of you had places you thought might be of more interest from a photographic view point. Any ideas would be welcomed.
Pisa
We did a drive by shooting to say we saw it. I wasn't too crowded when we got there but it quickly picked up. I was thinking of taking a series of people from the back while they were pictured trying to hold the tower up. Yes you can still go up it. I found the outside of the other buildings more interesting.
Permanent vendors outside the walls.
Rook to B5.
Everybody lean
BAckwards lean
Tower detail
Another look at the Nugahric
This site has a special well. The stairs and pool at the bottom are lit by the sun during the equinox months. From about 1000 BC.
The low walls were fences. It is interesting that the description waxes poetically about the workmanship of the pool and entrance but the low walls, which are 3,000 years old, took no particular skill to build....
Low skill walls....
Symbiosys
View from the top of a structure
Sheep in the sunlight.
Nurgaric ruins, Sardinia
As we drove around Sardinia we familiarized ourselves with the type of ruin that was endemic to the civilization here. Roughly from 1900-720 BC. There are about 7,000 of these structures identified from an estimate of 10,000. From 1 -4 rooms, some with stairs/ramps to get to an overlook. Massive stone and arches are early corbled. These are from 3 different Nurgare.
A break in the clouds
Street art and grafitti.
From Bologna, still haven't pulled the 'film' out of my camera to get to the better, hopefuly, pictures.
Near the center of Bolgna is a market street and two of the door are painted in theme. There arre others arouind town, like the mechanic door. Fun just to wander around these places.
Today I made the switch
Like daylight savings I switched from the summer breakfast of granola, yogurt, and fressh fruit to porrige, oat and or wheat, and fruit cooked into the mix.
Of course Sunday is still Blueberry pancakes day.
Cassini Meridian line 1655. cross posted in DU Lounge
Not the greatest pics but might be of interest to science buffs.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181920495
Science from 1655
the Meridian line in the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna. Constructed by Gian Cassini in 1655. The longest functioning internal line in the world. Cassini did some other neat things with Saturn back in the day also.
Fun to have a sunny day to view the circle at solar noon. Somewhat surprised to see a small crowd anxiously waiting for the circle to appear.
Some information at this site:
https://pauls-bologna.blog/2017/11/02/the-meridian-line-of-san-petronio/
Waiting for the sun...
Almost there.
Tahdah.
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