Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Inverted Pyramid of Dhoser It’s believed a drunken bet may have been the cause of this amazing structure near Tanis. Ten metres high and balancing on a keystone only three metres wide, this structure highlights the technical excellence of the Egyptian engineers of 2300Continue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Egypt 2”
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Places not on Google Maps – Egypt 1
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Cubes In the deserts just over the border from Northern Sudan stand nine perfect cubes in three rows of three, aligned with where the sun would have risen on the eastern horizon in 7,721BC. Each of the cubes is 9 royal cubits in height,Continue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Egypt 1”
Places not on Google Maps – Paris
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps Jardin de Belgique This is a small garden near the Bastille Opera. Everything in the garden is either a chocolate brown colour, the colour of white chocolate, or has chocolate in its name such as the following items: Tropical Hibiscus “Crème de Cacao”, Flowering TobaccoContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Paris”
Places not on Google Maps – Caiman Cayman
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps This is the fourth and least known of The Cayman Islands, largely because it’s not a tax haven. It is a dangerous island, because the inland waterways are inhabited by a very fierce breed of caiman, who have been known to try and overturn boatsContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Caiman Cayman”
Places not on Google Maps – Austria 2
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps Thothvilla Emperor Franz Joseph decided to build the Villa Thoth in the summer of 1887 after his wife, Elizabeth, became fed up with the Villa Hermés after living there for just over a year. The Emperor hoped it would encourage his wife, who traveled widely,Continue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Austria 2”
Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 4
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps Medium Haghia Sofia This charming mosque is midway between the Haghia Sofia mosque and the Little Haghia Sofia mosque and is often overlooked by tourists rushing to the Hippodrome. The interior is square and measures 30 metres on each side. The central area is definedContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 4”
Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 3
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Turkey Shop This shop in Sultanahmet sells only Mexican foods made with turkey e.g turkey burritos and turkey fajitas. This is all in honour of the fact turkeys are from Mexico. Gullane Park This is a huge park with a golf course, basedContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 3”
Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 2
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Basilica Ballcock This device in the Basilica Cistern, made from pumice polished for four months by eunuchs, regulates the flow of water into the city’s underground reservoir. It is connected to a stone lever which closes when the ballcock touches the ceiling ofContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 2”
Places not on Google Maps – Turkey
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Ark Park on Mount Ararat. This is a Holy Site for Christian Fundamentalists, Creationists, and followers of the NASA space program. This National Park is open only to Christians who must come in two-by-two, along a wooden plank made from gopher wood. AllContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey”
Places not on Google Maps – Rome – Part 3
The Quarantine Hill The so-called “Ninth Hill of Rome” is outside the city walls and was where soldiers, returning from campaigns overseas with unidentifiable diseases, were sent for a period of 40 days before they were allowed back into the city of Rome. All wild animals brought back from other countries were brought hereContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Rome – Part 3”
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