The town is called Coober Peddy, and is located in the Outback in Australia. The area’s claim to fame is the series of old Opal mines, which make up tunnels that not only can be toured, but can also be lived in! From Wikipedia: The harsh summer desert temperatures mean that many residents prefer to live in caves [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Underground Town
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lego Sculptures
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Made by the artist Nathan Sawaya http://www.brickartist.com/ Not by Nathan Sawaya (I don’t think): As seen at Boardwalk Disney… And…drumroll please…the world’s largest lego tower…
Funny Tombstones
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yes I know – you have probably seen most of these before, as they are all over the internet. But, I figured that I would give them another whirl. After all, we forget about these things on occasion, so it’s nice to rehash them. And I’ve also taken the liberty of consolidating them from several [...]
Funiculars and Other Unique Transport Systems
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged funiculars, inclines on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On July 4 I will be moving out of my hotel and into an apartment on Mt. Adams, a small mountain that sits within the city limits of Cincinnati. After choosing this location, I soon discovered that this mountain once had a funicular system, which was established at some point in the 1800′s, and dismantled [...]
