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What a Great Wall!

So many steps....

I had the good fortune to be able to visit The Great Wall of China earlier this year. It was amazing. But, no matter how much you walk, there is always more.

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Notre Dame de Paris Detail

You might notice this face at the top of one corner of Notre Dame. I wonder if this is actually a rain spout. At least it seems that way in the complete picture. If it is not, then it is just plain weird, in a cool, creative way.

Bizzarro Trasporti

I don't want to know what they're carrying.

Driving around Italy last summer we spotted more than one of these trucks. Sure, it's probably a family name, but, hey, I'm not familiar with it. In fact, it seems a little...

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Danger of Death

Ouch, that's gotta hurt!

I saw this rather severe sign in Bristol, England, a few years ago. The bottom part says Keep Out -- I sure did. I wonder what he would say about it.

May the guy on the sign is about to meet the dude on this sign

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Idee Luminose, Piacenza, Italy

The neon sign at the neon fabricator is broken.

This neon store is next to the Hotel Ovest, where we stayed while passing through Piancenza, Italy, last summer. By the way, the hotel was so nice, I would have stayed for a few days -- great breakfast, big, clean room, secure parking, great staff -- such a gem.

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André-Marie Ampère, Currently in Lyon

A measure of current.

You know you are a nerd when the high point of a visit to Lyon is finding the statue of Ampère and being excited about it. Read about him on wikipedia.

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Neon in Piacenza, Italy

Our hotel in Piancenza, Italy, was next store to a neon fabricator. This was one little sign hanging in the front.

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Cannes Tomatoes

Never to be confused with canned tomatoes

Tomatoes at the market in Cannes last summer.

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Crunchy Cricket Snacks

With snacks like these, who needs enemies.

Just a small sample of the many mysterious snacks to be had in Beijing.

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We Come In Peace, SARAH CONNOR!

And Warning, Will Robinson!

Saw these at the Panjiayuan Flea Market in Beijing last month.

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