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Athens, part 9: The National Archaeological Museum
(This is part 9 in a series about my trip to Athens. See parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight.) History is inescapable when visiting Athens. (For me, that’s the major attraction.)...
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Athens, part 10: return to the Acropolis
(This is the tenth and final part in a series about my trip to Athens. See parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine.) As I walked around the foot of the Acropolis, there was...
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Stonehenge
I have not sat down to formally add up how long I have spent in various countries, but I know that if I did so, the United Kingdom would come out on top. My first visit to the UK was over fifteen years...
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The 2008 Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
Nearly two months ago, I happened to be in the UK for the summer solstice. English Heritage allows access into the inner stone circle four times a year. (Most of the rest of the time, including my...
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Last week, I read about Thomas Hawk’s run-in (or is that “run-out”?) with SFMOMA, and I thought about several similar experiences I’ve had. My gut feeling is that he was being targeted for using an...
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Vieux Nice
In June, after being in England and visiting Stonehenge on the summer solstice, I went to Nice, France for a Trusted Computing Group meeting. After arriving, one of the first things I did was head for...
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Colline du Château, Nice
The early settlement of Nice occurred on a rocky outcrop next to what is now the old town. Colline du Château (“Castle Hill” in English) offers sweeping panoramic views of the city, its shoreline, and...
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The port of Nice
Colline du Château is between Vieux Nice to the west and the port of Nice to the east. One night, I ate dinner near the port, and couldn’t resist taking a photo of the scrambled departure board: The...
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Capoeira on Cours Saleya (and other street performances in Nice)
One of the joys of eating at restaurants on Cours Saleya in Nice is that it was a focal point for much of the open-air street theater and entertainment. A Brazilian capoeira troupe performed one...
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Tête au Carré (the “blockhead building”) in Nice
I’ve saved the best photos of Nice for last. Next to the conference center stands Sacha Sosno’s Tête au Carré, though most of the English-speaking engineers at the TCG meeting referred to it as the...
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