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The climb to the top was a little unnerving for several reasons. First, "It's illegal to climb the pyramids", so our group of about 10 caught a coupla taxis from our hotel at about 4:30 am. Second, We arrived in darkness with no idea how to proceed. (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yeah, I wondered about that too - I thought maybe you were, like, old and climbed it when it was still legal - 70's or so I believe. (...) So.. who do you know at teh Vatican that got you there? You must've been doing a nice "grande tour", (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36c7be8d.92357965@l...et.com>... (...) I went to Europe once. Went to an audience with the Pope too. Big audience, not private. Also saw: (...) (well, I saw where it used to be, anyway) (...) (Probably want all-caps (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's nice to stump your interviewees on occasion :) Okay, updated list :) [ ] - Tower of London [ ] - Tower Bridge [ ] - Big Ben [ ] - Leaning tower of Pisa [ ] - Tour Eiffel [ ] - Colosseum [ ] - Taj Mahal [ ] - Kilimanjaro [ ] - Macchu (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Tue, 9 Feb 1999 02:57:00 GMT, John Neal uttered the following profundities... <snipped the story for brevity> I envy you the view from any part of the Pyramid complex at sunrise, let alone the top of the pyramid! Not that I would have even (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36ce8770.49922965@l...et.com>... (...) It's the one in the center of the old square. It has the little figurines that run around every hour. It may go by the name Astronomical Clock, but I can't remember for sure. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Jasper Janssen writes: Here's What I've seen (Mainly from Europe '92) (...) This was one of my Favs! (...) Thank GOD they're not gonna carve Reagan there! (...) I've been to one in the US. I think there is one in Europe, too. (...) [X] - Arc (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) *shudder* Tastelesws joke alert: I hear he does that too nowadays. (...) exactly :) (...) Never heard of it, sorry :) (...) Add the White House too? (...) I believe Old Faithful is _in_ yellowstone, but correct me if I'm wrong. (...) Bit too (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh yes! Of course. I remember now... It's been a while since I was in Prague, of course. I think I was around 12 at the time :), but that clock was really fascinating (...) I don't get it. It's prolly just late. (...) Done. I'll repost after a (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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It was a semester abroad in college back in '81. Studied in Israel, Greece, and Italy. (...) Our group was granted a "private" audience (3000 nun & us), prolly the same thing Jesse did. (...) ALL of Israel Athens (Acropolis) Delphi Corinth Venice (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sounds nice. Especially for a non-European :) (...) The man must be _so_ busy shaking hands, it's a wonder he has time to forbid birth-control. (...) Ah, I'll have to add the wonders of greece to my list, not to mention Pompeii. (...) Well, (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Actually, only a few folk in the front row got to "shake" his hand. Touch his hand is rather more like it. It's one of the more curious things I've done in my life- I guess I came down with sudden "pope fever" (I am not Catholic), because I (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Pope Fever.... I like the phrase :) (...) LOL! (...) That's what they do it for... How much was it, $50? :) (...) Ah... Of course. haven't caught up with RTL yet, and I have a tendency to a) pass flames quickly by, and b) pretty trigger-happy (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Ha! @#$#% paparazzi (1) ...in the picture I (only I) have a severe case of flashbulb "red-eye", and so it appears as if some red eyed demon man is reaching out to do bodily harm to JP! (...) How does one catch up with 20 posts an hour?:p You don't (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) HeeHee! I only lurk RTL, but I picked up the reference right away. Thanks for the early morning blindside! :) James htp://www.shades-of-....com/lego/ (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Easy. There are 1000 unread posts? You skim through them, not-quite-reading most. Having a mental block to only watch posts from regulars helps, too, and the killfile for the morons does too. Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Without a doubt. Steve (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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John Neal wrote in message <36C2DE28.EB2AF576@u...st.net>... (...) his hand is rather (...) guess I came down (...) through the throng to (...) That's interesting, because one of the guys I was with was the same way. Totally not Catholic, but when (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Tue, 9 Feb 1999 23:12:13 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... Dollar means seen, - means wish to see [$] - Tower of London [$] - Tower Bridge [$] - Big Ben [-] - Leaning tower of Pisa [$] - Tour Eiffel [-] - Colosseum [-] - (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:42:04 GMT, John Neal uttered the following profundities... The best part was yet to (...) Scan it! Let's see it! (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:41:33 GMT, John Neal uttered the following profundities... (...) Speaking of whom, I shook hands with her, and it was on the television, a very brief local news item. Of course I recorded it, but finding it......... (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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