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Carnfunnock Ice House in Ballygalley, Northern Ireland

October 26, 2020

Inside Carnfunnock Country Park is an old ice house that was constructed during the mid-1800s. It was designed to provide ice for the former estate grounds known locally as Cairncastle Lodge. The ice house was constructed into the side of a hill and would then be covered in dirt to keep the facility cool and away from direct sunlight. The chamber reaches depths of 65-feet (20-meters) where the ice blocks were stored. There was also a drain at the...

Jewish Medieval Museum in Fondi, Italy

October 26, 2020

The Jewish Medieval Museum is located in a historical quarter of the small town of Fondi, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) south of Rome, in a district that was originally known as “La Giudea,” or the “Jewish District”. Fondi was located on the northern fringes of the Kingdom of Naples. At different times in its history, Fondi provided a safe haven for Jewish communities, otherwise threatened and persecuted across the neighboring Papal States. Fondi prospered as a commercial border-town....

4 Tips For Stress-Free Upselling & Streamlining...

October 24, 2020

There’s no doubt about it: automated upselling and cross-selling are excellent ways to increase a hotel’s ancillary revenue and guest satisfaction. However, operationally it can be a bit challenging. Going through incoming requests, delegating tasks, and communicating with staff can be time-consuming and inefficient without the right approach. Streamlining Your Hotel Operations With everything else The post 4 Tips For Stress-Free Upselling & Streamlining Your Hotel Operations appeared first on Revfine.com.

4 Stage COVID Communication Plan for Hotels

October 24, 2020

It is vital to ensure your hotel is safe for your guests and staff during COVID. However, even if your hotel’s COVID measures are set up correctly, the communication regarding these measures is just as important. Below you find a COVID communication plan for your hotel. Processes in the Four Stages of Your Guest’s Journey The post 4 Stage COVID Communication Plan for Hotels appeared first on Revfine.com.

Washington, D.C., and the Quest for a...

October 23, 2020

If you ask a regular person to draw a city, not based on an existing city, but rather the concept of “city,” they might start by drawing the borders. To draw those borders, they might begin by doing something that almost no actual cities have done—make it some kind of simple shape. A square, or a circle, or a rectangle, something like that. Then they’d fill in the city stuff—streets and buildings and parks—within that shape. This isn’t the...

The Cute Critter Rewriting Our Understanding of...

October 23, 2020

At first glance, the cuscus looks like a cross between a cat, a monkey, and a Furby. An herbivorous marsupial found in New Guinea, Australia, and the surrounding islands, it has sharp claws, a tail that wraps around branches, and forelimbs that look eerily like human hands. The babies are also unreasonably cute. “They like to wrap their tail around you and curl around,” says Shimona Kealy, a researcher at Australia National University who, as a Ph.D. student, once...

Hucknall Miners Memorial in Hucknall, England

October 23, 2020

When mining finally ceased in this Nottinghamshire town, the people wanted to install a reminder of a time foregone. This led to the creation of a magnificent sculpture depicting a giant Davy miner’s oil lamp with two figures of coal miners, one of which is inside the lamp as if working in a thin coal seam. The body of the lamp is inscribed with images and words relating to the local mining industry. The striking bronze sculpture crafted by...

Kings Square Gravestones in York, England

October 23, 2020

Kings Square (also spelled King’s) is one of the main public squares in the city of York. Unlike others however, this was not always by design. Until 1937, a church was located here known as both Holy Trinity, King’s Court (to distinguish it from other Holy Trinity churches in the city such as Goodramgate) and Christ Church. Originally larger, Christ Church’s extension was gradually reduced during the 18th-century, with documented reductions in 1768. More came in 1829, and finally...

Grotte di Pilato in Isola di Ponza,...

October 23, 2020

These caves located south-east of Ponza’s harbor are believed to be an elaborate example of a Roman fish farm. The caves were dug into the island’s volcanic rock around the 1st-century CE, and formed five basins connected to each other via underwater passages. These were used to change the water and move fish and eels from one basin to another. Moray eels were greatly appreciated by Roman elites and the caves in Ponza seem to have served as farms...

Sutri Amphitheatre in Sutri, Italy

October 23, 2020

Sutri is a fascinating small town north of Rome. The entire town is constructed inside and on top of the local volcanic tuff rock. Upon entering the town, visitors will notice an excavated Roman necropolis, but the most interesting feature is the impressive Sutri Amphitheatre that was constructed between the 2nd and the 1st-centuries CE. The local inhabitants excavated the site between 1835 and 1838, as it had been previously used by the Savorelli family, who own the spectacular...

Monumental Cemetery of Milan in Milan, Italy

October 23, 2020

The Monumental Cemetery of Milan (Cimitero Monumentale di Milano) was designed by Carlo Maciachini and opened in 1866. The site allows visitors to time-travel into the history of Milan, as they can spot the tombs of figures whose names now adorn major metro stations, roads, and squares. The cemetery features several mausoleums of prominent local industrial families as well as a large Famedio (Hall of Fame) with the tombs of honored citizens, including Alessandro Manzoni, writer of the acclaimed...

Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum in Dublin, Ireland

October 23, 2020

The largest cemetery in Ireland, Glasnevin Cemetery is home to an estimated 1.5 million burials and holds the graves of some of the most significant figures in Irish history. These range from the legendary Irish novelist Brendan Behan, to Éamon de Valera, former president of Ireland. The cemetery is also home to O’Connell Tower, the largest round tower in Ireland, which contains the remains of the 19th-century Irish political leader Daniel O’Connell. He was known as ‘The Liberator,” and founded...

How to Give Stolen Artifacts Back to...

October 23, 2020

In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius spewed scalding ash and lava across Pompeii and Herculaneum. As a pyroclastic flow surged, Pompeii was famously laid to ruin—its inhabitants killed, its homes and public spaces obscured under a terrible blanket. The city was snuffed out so speedily that many aspects of daily life were eerily preserved—a carbonized loaf of bread, delicate amulets and beads in a wooden box, even, scientists suspect, brain cells. Over decades of careful excavation, archaeologists have revealed...

Nana-chan Mannequin in Nagoya, Japan

October 22, 2020

In front of Nagoya Station is the Meitetsu Department Store, and in front of its entrance stands an unusual mannequin known as Nana-chan. The gigantic mannequin stands 20-feet tall with a thin, long neck. The various costumes Nana-chan dawns are changed almost every month. The mannequin was installed in 1973 when a new wing of the store, Seven-kan, opened. The statue was named after the Japanese word for seven, nana, which is homophonous with the common given name Nana. The...

Semaforo di Monte Guardia in Ponza, Italy

October 22, 2020

Monte Guardia is the highest peak on the island of Ponza, measuring more than 900 feet (280 meters) in altitude. Travelers to the island will spot a lonely ruin at the top of the peak that hearkens back to a forgotten form of technology used for communication. Il Semaforo was constructed during the 1800s around an older watchtower from the 1600-1700s. Nautical maps from the period label the site as the “telegraph.” At the time, an engineer by the...

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