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Re: Review of Lego Creator Show at David Jones, Sydney.
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lugnet.loc.au
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Sat, 24 Jul 2004 05:44:56 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
> Here's what I can make out, doing some Googling and using this site to help me
> with flags:
> http://www.photius.com/flags/alphabetic_list.html
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> Upper left - Hmm. This looks like a few of the flags, but only Pitcairn and
> Cook Islands fall into "Asia Pacific". The text looks like "Convention Center"
> to me.
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> Upper middle - This is the Merlion statue in Singapore Harbor:
> http://asiaforvisitors.com/singapore/sights/merlion.html
> http://www.nhi.clara.net/nzp004.htm
Looks a bit like a giant ceramic version of Jeff Koon's 'Puppy', that lived
outside the Museum of Temporary Art in Sydney a few years ago.
http://www.abc.net.au/newinventors/txt/s1056967.htm
(includes gratuitous shot of Sophie Lee)
> Upper right - Taiwan Grand Hotel:
> http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/taipei/grandindex.htm
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> Middle left - Sky Tower in Auckland, Australia:
> http://www.mantrack.co.nz/webcam/webcam.cgi
> http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/NZ/AucklandSkyTower.html
Some of the eastern suburbs of Sydney do have a large population of kiwis,
but Auckland remains in New Zealand ;^)
> Middle middle - I can't make out these pictures or flags at all.
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> Middle right - Japanese flag, the text is ___ Temple. Could it be Daitoku-ji
> Temple:
> http://www.williams.edu:803/Asian/Japanese/PhotoPage2.html
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> Bottom left - Sydney Opera House
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> Bottom center, bottom right - Great Wall of China
pete.w (lone white clown, not from the land of the...)
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| In case anyone of you has more interest in LEGO models of real life locations, and haven't read (URL) this post> about the "Piece of Peace" Unesco World Heritage List LEGO exhibit yet, you certainly should. Bruce and Pete thanks for your help and (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Review of Lego Creator Show at David Jones, Sydney.
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| Hey, Here's what I can make out, doing some Googling and using this site to help me with flags: (URL) left - Hmm. This looks like a few of the flags, but only Pitcairn and Cook Islands fall into "Asia Pacific". The text looks like "Convention (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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