Uploads from Bob Jenkin, tagged tourism, with geodata

Tuk Tuks at Hau Hin

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:44:51 -0700

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PranBuri, Thailand

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:54:44 -0700

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Chinese New Year in Hau Hin

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:29:48 -0800

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Demons at the Grand Palace, Bangkok

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:55:33 -0800

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These colourful figures are simply astonishingly vibrant and reflect some amazing skill.

River Boats on the Chao Phraya river, Bangkok

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:23:46 -0800

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To the outsider these guys seem suicidal but I guess that years of navigating these waters mean that they know what they're doing.

Tourists on the Chao Phraya river, Bangkok

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:27:52 -0800

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A boat moored on the Grand Canal Venice

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:02:48 -0700

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Beggar in Venice

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:05:08 -0700

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A humble female beggar amongst the affluent tourists on a sunny day in Venice

Gondolier negotiating a low bridge

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:04:06 -0700

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A typical and beautiful Venetian street and bridge

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:03:23 -0700

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St Mark's Square, Venice

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:59:55 -0700

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The view from the Doge palace onto the main square

Map reading in venice

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:58:37 -0700

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My wife did a grand job but now we understand why the guide books say you WILL get lost in Venice!

Masks for sale in Venice

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:56:55 -0700

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In 1162 Doge Vitale Michieli triumphed over Ulrich II of Treven and an annual celebration to commemorate the occasion was commenced. The first documented usage of Venetian masks in conjunction with the annual celebration was in 1268.

As Venice grew in popularity as a tourist destination through the middle ages the city became known as a pleasure palace. During this period the popularity of masks grew as prominent social figures dawned disguises to conceal their identities as they performed unscrupulous and immoral acts in pursuit of carnal pleasures.

During the 16th through 18th century Venetian Masks became the signature of the Commedia Dell'arte. The Commedia Dell'arte were popular plays in the form of improvisational theater that were performed by theater companies that traveled the Italian peninsula producing comedies involving the topics of adultery, jealousy, and love.

Several of Venice's popular mask forms such as the Capitano, the Paglianccio(clown), the Pulcinella (the mascot of Naples), and Zanni (the threadbare old servant of Venice) were shaped in character in the traveling road show known as the Commedia dell'arte.

On October 17, 1797 Venice became part of the Kingdom of the Lombardy-Venetia (Austria). When the Austrians took control of the city masked celebrations were outlawed. :-( Venetian masks faded into obscurity.

The tradition of mask making was not rekindled until 1979 when some undergraduate art students revived the tradition in an effort to profit from the tourism trade in the city. And a successful endeavor it turned out to be. In less than 30 years the artisan profession has flourished and now masks and Venice are synonymous.

The history of the Venetian Mask is nearly as colorful as the masks themselves.

A lady of Venice

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:56:35 -0700

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Gondolier

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:59:14 -0700

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Gondoliers

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:18:59 -0700

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Gondoliers seem to get into fairly regular traffic jams

Gondolier

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:19:08 -0700

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Saint Mark's Square, Venice

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:19:04 -0700

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It is a bit of a treat to eat right in the square - it's fair to say that there is a bit of a surcharge!

Whitehall and Downing Street, London

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:38:00 -0800

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The corner of these two famous streets

London Eye

nobody@flickr.com (Bob Jenkin) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:27:34 -0800

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Shot against a very overcast sky