Possibly Bucharest

 

It probably says something about my psyche, but even with Tedious Tuesday slides, I often something of interest in many of them.

Today, f'rexample, I note that the building on the left has a LOT of TV aerials in the roof.

And ... that building on the right. Is that actually Romanian Athenaeum roof in the centre of Bucharest Romania??

Looks like it. Yes, rather nice inside too

Bonus  

Where In The World?

 

If you said "Las Vegas, Nevada, USA" ..... Wrong!

If you said "North Yorks County sign, on A1079 nr Kexby, Yorks  Apr 1976", well ... that's what was written on the slide.

Bonus : Meet Achile Chatouilleu, also known as “The French Tickler”, the 107 year old embalmed clown.

Where In The Wor ... Ah. Got It.

 

Quite a nice slide, composition wise, and looks like and interesting fort.

No info on the slide, but ... I found it. I'd say it's Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Tomb which means we're in New Delhi.

Bonus - Scientists research man missing 90% of his brain who leads a normal life

Ungawa !

 

Yes, all it takes is the cry of the magic word "Ungawa" and all the mighty beasts of the Jungle (and the savannah-dwelling African Elephant" will seek you our to,assist you.

Bonus - Neil Innes - Ungawa

Bonus 2 - What the internet was made for - Strange obsessions.  Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek

 

A712 X A713

 

Yes, the return of RoadSigns Of Britain.

Written on this one - "Kirk... sign nr New Galloway (on A782)  March 1976".

I was in the region a few weeks ago, and I should have tried to track down that sign...but Google Streetview suggest that it's been replaced by boring modern signage. 

Bonus - Yes, I'm still recovering, and improving.

Bonus 2 - 

      

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso>>>

 

I THINK it's him.

A.k.a.  Dalai Lama

Heavy Machinery

 

No info on the slide, but might be in Hawaii, so could be sugar cane farming.

But, some nice vintage heavy tracked machinery.

Bonus - 

if you lined up all of the other planets in the solar system, they would fit almost perfectly between Earth and the Moon.

Manatees regulate buoyancy by farting They eat a ton of plants and accumulate a lot of methane. They then release gas when they want to sink and hold it in when they want to go to the surface or are being polite.

If every person on earth fought 1v1 until there was only 1 winner, that person would only have to win 33 times

The Japanese Wedding Meal?

 

"Oh.... could I have a burger instead?"

Two days after the Japanese Wedding Slide, we have ...this ... from the same box of slides.

The customers seem very American, and not very Wedding-y, and the venue looks quite non-oriental...except for the emergency exit sign in ... Chinese?

So, I'm confused.

Bonus - 

         

The Japanese Wedding

 

I was going to say that this is a wedding in Japan, but to my non-expert eye, the gardens don't look very Japan-ish to me. And the venue could be almost anywhere - possibly the Japanese Garden in Stoke-on-Trent. (Venue of the 1937 Tea Ceremony Riots.)

Bonus - 

Milton Abbot

 

Milton Abbot. You may know it as a small village in Devon, but the name will be recycled in my forthcoming novel. "A Sprinkling of Pepper".

It's the story of a series of bafflingly grotesque murders, where the victims are turned inside-out, being investigated by Professional Potato Carver and Amateur Detective Dr Milton Abbot. Aided by his sidekicks Marston Montgomery and Findo Gask, he tracks down the bizarre truth behind the murders. (Spoiler Alert - Baptists and Nectar Cards).

I'm hoping it will be optioned by Netflix before I've even written it.

Bonus - Why 'Spirited Away' is the greatest animated film of all time