Madrid
Templo Debold- Nubian temple reconstructed int he centre of Madrid, Espana. Transported stone by stone from Egypt.
Pisa
In Tuscany, Italy. Sleepy university town with three magnificent buildings in one single open square
Boston
Olde New England charme. Young people and universities as if academia was the only pursuit!
dealing with the weather in non-imperial units
Fahrenheit to Celsius: (5/9)*(deg F-32).
Celsius to Fahrenheit: (1.8*deg C)+32.
A nice site with links to record-, bike- and book-shops and (ofcourse) bars... http://www.angelfire.com/mi/misfortunecookie/boringfrontier.html
New and old: mainly books and record shops
http://www.surfacecity.net/boston.php?subject=thrift&orderby=type
Lyon
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The capital of French gastronomy. With more Michelin rated restaurants in one streets that in many a city. The new part of the city is not necessarily as interesting.
Heidelberg
Some useful tips on the city with the castle-best-viewed-from-the-walk-of-the-philosophers (die stadt mit dem ambestenvomphilosophenwegangeschauten schloss).
Kolkata
Elegant city, crumbling, now resurgent. Great food! Proud people. This is the Victoria Memorial, built to commemorate the 'Malika', Empress Victoria.
Pune
Janmabhoomi. Punya-nagari. Former imperial capital. Seen here, the Peshwas fortress. The upper stories were burnt, after victory by the British.