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Post by kickstandman on Dec 27, 2015 4:56:19 GMT
One of my favourite movies is "Joyeux Noel-Happy Christmas" about World War I, the opening is spectacular where they go over the country-side and I recognize Hadrian's Wall. If I ever biked around over there, that's one thing I'd definitely would want to see. This is an intelligent crowd, so I may well not have to say this but to the uninitiated, that is a wall the Romans built there and if recollection serves me correctly, there are actually 2 walls. Fascinating.
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Dec 28, 2015 6:08:24 GMT
That would be a sight to see! We have few ancient stone works in North America. What we do have were made by native Americans. The attached photo is from a recent vacation; it is one of my favorite examples and is from from Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Mesa Verde is also a great ride (once you are accustomed to the steep climbs and high altitude). Jim
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Post by Jem on Dec 28, 2015 6:52:54 GMT
Over here in the UK we are almost too familiar with the amazing Roman builds and then further back to stone circles etc that we become 'blind' to them. We are often stumbling over them and forget they are there.
Looking at that ...(what would you call it?) in Mesa Verde is very impressive to my eyes though. Quite amazing. I guess the history we get of native Americans here in the Europe is pretty limited and I had no idea that they were doing anything like that.
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Post by kickstandman on Dec 28, 2015 9:46:48 GMT
I would not deny there are other great man-made structures on the earth, Great Wall of China, Mesa Verde, Taos Pueblo which would be great and so on. It's just fascinating that way back then, the Romans built those walls for their empire, they are long walls. Yes, Native Americans and so on with what they built, Machu Picchu, Peru, the Pyramids in Mexico are great sights to see as well. But in this Christmastime, I believe as I referenced the movie "Joyeux Noel-Happy Christmas", it seemed a bit timely. The movie itself opens up at the sea and then aerially, going over the land of the United Kingdom to the opening scene in Scotland at the beginning of World War I, where two brothers discuss joining the army. I guess that got me as well. In fact, one of the brothers is on a bike riding to the church where he meets up with his brother. Wait, someone did put the movie up, someone from Italy, check out the opening scene, it is extremely memorable. They will likely take the video down soon, I don't think it is suppose to be up but in the panoramic opening, there is a shot of Hadrian's Wall. One of the best movies I have seen, it's in the first few minutes and there is the Wall alright. Around 3 minutes in. A bit of an anti-war movie so I'm not endorsing everything in the movie but it's positives and that fantastic scenery score high with me. Also, as we remember the Great War of 100 years ago and those who valiantly served, next time, I will post on Teotihuacan perhaps.
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