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Category: imaginary castles

Posted on March 7, 2026 by mark

No longer able to protect the castle, Osaka put up blue cones and aluminum fencing. . .

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged japan, osaka
Posted on December 28, 2023 by mark

No longer able to protect the castle, Lisbon surrounded it with red plastic barricades…

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged lisbon, portugal
Posted on July 26, 2017 by mark

what’s the penalty if you jump?

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged colorado river, navajo bridge
Posted on August 8, 2016 by mark

It’s blindingly hot, 107 degrees outside… but inside, with the air conditioning blasting, it’s nice and cozy by the fire.

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged palomar hotel, phoenix
Posted on April 26, 2015 by mark

nimby’s…

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged washington dc, white house
Posted on January 22, 2015 by mark

Preserving Ruins at Pompeii (including the famous franken-vessel).

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged italy, pompeii
Posted on January 21, 2015 by mark

A street in Pompeii.  Most of the walls are basalt.  And creeping around in the background, Vesuvius.

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged pompeii, vesuvius
Posted on January 20, 2015 by mark

Recycling container in Pompeii

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged italy, pompeii
Posted on January 19, 2015 by mark

Plaque outside the Pompeii sports complex.  It says the stadium was built for “perpetual use.” This seems a bit presumptuous.

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged italy, pompeii
Posted on January 18, 2015 by mark

No longer able to protect the castle, the city of Naples surrounded it with cement barricades and fencing…

Posted in imaginary castlesTagged castel nuovo, italy, naples

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