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Stazione Neapolis in Naples, Italy

November 13, 2020

The Museo station of the Line 1 of the Naples Metro is one of the line’s many “Art Stations,” but, contrary to the other stops, this one also hosts a special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. In this area, called “Stazione Neapolis,” from the ancient name of the city of Naples, there’s a display of the many relics found during the excavation of the tracks for Line 1 in various parts of the city. The environment...

Bromma Blocks in Bromma, Sweden

November 13, 2020

Bromma Blocks is actually a massive shopping center consisting of several large concrete buildings stacked side by side. The placement of the buildings seems a bit odd and the gigantic metal gates are unusual for a shopping center. The buildings were once part of the Bromma Airport and housed airplanes from the 1930s to the late 1960s. At the time of its construction, the hangars at the airport were the largest in Northern Europe, an architectural wonder according to...

Guidarello Guidarelli Funeral Monument in Ravenna, Italy

November 13, 2020

More than 20 years after the murder of Guidarello Guidarelli at the Palazzo Monsignani in Imola, a Cesare Borgia official sculptor known as Tullio Lombardo dedicated this incredible masterpiece to the unlucky knight in 1525. During the centuries following the monument’s creation, it became legendary across the globe. According to legends, any woman who kissed the statue would be married the same year, while any spouse would eventually have a child as beautiful as the Guidarelli. The story became so...

Japanese ‘Love Hotels’ Are Kind of Perfect...

November 12, 2020

On the seventh story of a Japanese tower block, an uncomfortable negotiation is underway. Behind a check-in desk, a hand extends through a heavy felt curtain and feels around for a credit card on the counter. Finding nothing, it quickly withdraws, and after a hidden, whispered kerfuffle, a receptionist emerges awkwardly into the windowless lobby. This is a love hotel, a kind of Japanese institution that rents out rooms by the hour to couples who want to be intimate...

Tomb of the First Bishop of New...

November 12, 2020

Richard Luke Concanen was a Catholic prelate born in Ireland in 1747. He completed his studies in Italy and served various roles in several churches. Thanks to his friendship with the Archbishop of Baltimore, he was able to secure permission to establish a Dominican province in the newly established United States. In 1808, Pope Pius VII appointed Concanen as the first bishop of the Diocese of New York. He was consecrated in Rome but due to embargoes related to...

The Shropshire Mammoth in Shropshire, England

November 12, 2020

The skeleton of a woolly mammoth was discovered by a woman walking her dog by a nearby gravel quarry in 1986. It was one of the most complete mammoth skeletons ever discovered in the United Kingdom. The skeleton of the adult male was unearthed accompanied by partial skeletons of several juvenile mammoths. A replica of that famous creature is now the central display within the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre at Craven Arms in Shropshire. From time to time, the original...

Sedia del Diavolo in Rome, Italy

November 12, 2020

Elio Callistio, a freedman of Emperor Hadrian, would have never imagined that his then fashionable, temple-shaped sepulcher would become popular in Roman folklore. Indeed, as the sepulcher fell to ruins, it strangely started assuming the shape of a great chair or throne. Wayfarers and others who maintained seedy reputations were said to lurk in its shadows and light mysterious fires. This often gave the ruins a glowing appearance amid the night sky. According to legends from the Middle Ages,...

Great Mosque of Xi’an in Xian Shi,...

November 12, 2020

An ancient imperial capital and the eastern starting point of the Silk Road, Xi’an was the first city in China to be introduced to Islam. Today, it has an estimated population of 50,000 Hui Muslims and a total of seven mosques, the most notable of which is the Great Mosque of Xi’an, perhaps the oldest and largest mosque in China. Originally constructed in 742 CE, the Great Mosque has undergone several renovations throughout its history. The majority of the...

Nisco Museum in Ein Hod, Israel

November 12, 2020

Before iPhones, there were DVDs. Before DVDs, there were Walkmans. Before Walkmans, there were cassette players. Before cassettes, vinyl, and before vinyl, Edison wax cylinders. But according to Nissan Cohen, owner and curator at the Nisco Museum, what came before all of these was by far more magnificent: intricate machines that played live music. These charming, beautifully crafted instruments could be called “music boxes.” But if you’re thinking of little cranked ballerinas spinning to “Happy Birthday,” think again. With its extensive collection...

RoomPriceGenie Launches GenieIntelligence: Pricing Recommendations by Email

November 12, 2020

We, at RoomPriceGenie, are very proud to announce our new product GenieIntelligence. An innovative way for small hotels to organise their revenue management – with just a daily email. It only takes two minutes to sign up. What are the benefits? Not all hotels need automated price updates, and those using older property management systems The post RoomPriceGenie Launches GenieIntelligence: Pricing Recommendations by Email appeared first on Revfine.com.

In Nairobi, Young Diners Clamor for Traditional...

November 11, 2020

John Onyango has never been to culinary school, nor did he start his career as a chef in a recognized restaurant or hotel. Instead, he first cooked in a suburban food kiosk, where he served the wage earners who worked in the neighboring schools, market and local Nairobi City Council offices. But that was 25 years ago. Today, Onyango is a sought-after chef, cooking for K’Osewe Ranalo Foods. In the business district of Kenya’s capital city, the restaurant specializes...

California Is Named for a Griffin-Riding Black...

November 11, 2020

California has long been associated with fantasy, but few people know that centuries before Hollywood, it drew its very name from an imaginary kingdom—one ruled by a Black queen. Around 1530, when Hernán Cortés’s conquistadors, amid shipwrecks, mutinies, and the destruction of the Aztec Empire, arrived at the peninsula on Mexico’s western side, they christened it “California,” after a fictional island in a Spanish book published decades earlier. The name, later extended from the peninsula (now Baja California) to...

Freddie Mercury Statue in Montreux, Switzerland

November 11, 2020

This imposing bronze statue on the Montreux promenade features Freddie Mercury striking his iconic pose. The statue is the work of a British-based Czech sculptor Irena Sedlecka, famous for British public figures, but also for oversized Communist statues dedicated to the working man. Sedlecka first saw Mercury perform at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London in 1985. He was truly one of her favorite musicians and performers. The statue was initially intended for London, but negotiations...

Morris Frank and Buddy in Morristown,...

November 11, 2020

A life-size and lifelike painted bronze statue of a man and his dog stand near the Morristown Green in Morristown, New Jersey. The man is Morris Frank, co-founder and first Vice President of The Seeing Eye. The dog’s harness is immediately recognizable as that of an assistance animal. The dog is Buddy, a German Shepherd and the first guide dog for the blind in the United States. The statue is entitled “The Way to Independence.” Frank was born in Nashville,...

Birthplace of the Pizza Margherita Plaque in...

November 11, 2020

The pizza Margherita is considered to be the classic Neapolitan pizza. While it has come to be a famous dish all over the world, some say its story began in a narrow alley in Naples. According to the popular legend, the pizza Margherita was invented in 1889 by Raffaele Esposito, chef at Pizzeria Brandi. The pizza was allegedly created in honor of Italy’s unification, with the three toppings—basil, mozzarella, and tomato—respectively representing the green, white, and red of the Italian...

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