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Alan Newman

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Retired university professor.

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The wooden benches on the lower left are special benches for loading and firing crossbows.

San Marino, San Marino

Cava dei Balestrieri

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

Montale

San Marino, San Marino

Montale

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Marmore Falls.

Marmore, Italy

Cascata delle Marmore (Marmore Falls)

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

Crossing the Rubicon

Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy

Crossing the Rubicon

For many years, the river that Julius Caesar led his army across into Italy was lost until re-identified.

A stone clock tower is the entrance of an octagonal church

Stoney Middleton, England

St. Martin's Church

This 15th-century church was once described as the ugliest in England.

Lovers Leap

Middleton Dale, England

Lovers Leap

An attempted suicide made this cliff famous.

Giddy Edge Path

Matlock Bath, England

Giddy Edge Path

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

Launch Site of the Titanic

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Launch Site of the Titanic

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

National Museum of Computing

Bletchley, England

National Museum of Computing

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

Bletchley Park

Milton Keynes, England

Bletchley Park

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

Calke Abbey

Ticknall, England

Calke Abbey

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The Nine Ladies.

Stanton Lees, England

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

Tan Hill Inn

Richmond, England

Tan Hill Inn

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

Albert Bridge

London, England

The Albert Bridge

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

Clifton Rocks Railway

Bristol, England

Clifton Rocks Railway

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Lindisfarne, the Holy Island

Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Lindisfarne, the Holy Island

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

The Laurel and Hardy Museum

Ulverston, England

The Laurel and Hardy Museum

This museum dedicated to the famous comedy duo is located in the town where Stan Laurel was born.

Beverley Messenger Rabbit

Beverley, England

Beverley Messenger Rabbit

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

The Guardian, the Original Birmingham Bull Sculpture

Birmingham, England

The Guardian, the Original Birmingham Bull Sculpture

Since 2022 the giant mechanical bull sculpture, which became the icon of the Commonwealth Games, is the sculpture that people think about when one mentions the Birmingham Bull but this one is the original.

Grand Central, Birmingham

Birmingham, England

Grand Central, Birmingham

This fantastic building now hosts an iconic sculpture named for Black Sabbath front man, Ozzy Osborne.

Birmingham Library

Birmingham, England

Library of Birmingham

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

Ruins of Fabrica de Chave

Boa Vista, Cabo Verde

Ruins of Fabrica de Chave

The old ceramics factory on Boa Vista shows the power drifting sand has to destroy buildings.

Ruins on Boa Vista

Boa Vista, Cabo Verde

Curral Velho

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

Viana Desert

Boa Vista, Cabo Verde

Viana Desert

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

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