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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 19, 2021 0:16:52 GMT
Harlingen -- city in Cameron County, Texas near the Texas/Mexico border. It's location on two interstates and its port make it a distribution, shipping, and industrial center. Bill Haley was from Harlingen.
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Post by whatagain on Oct 19, 2021 6:38:34 GMT
Berlin. I once took a flight leaving from gate b17. Changed into b24.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 19, 2021 8:09:16 GMT
Bergrivier - The first known European record of the Berg River was made by bailiff Abraham Gabbema in 1657 when Dutch Governor Jan van Riebeeck sent him to trade with the Khoikhoi for meat for the settlement at the Cape. Gabbema named the river the ‘Groot Berg Rivier’.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 19, 2021 15:35:09 GMT
Bergen -- on its west coast, Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway
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Post by casimira on Oct 19, 2021 15:40:54 GMT
Geneva- city in Switzerland
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 19, 2021 17:53:57 GMT
Neva -- navigable river in northwestern Russia which flows into the Gulf of Finland. It is the site of many major historical events and had a vital role in trade between Byzantium and Scandinavia.
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Post by mossie on Oct 19, 2021 18:15:21 GMT
Nevada - state in America which contains Las Vegas, gambling capital of the world
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 19, 2021 18:26:34 GMT
Levant -- historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, it is equivalent to the historical region of Syria, which included present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and most of Turkey southwest of the middle Euphrates. In its widest historical sense, the Levant included all of the Eastern Mediterranean with its islands.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 20, 2021 4:51:18 GMT
Vanuatu - Pacific nation independent since 1980
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Post by tod2 on Oct 20, 2021 7:13:26 GMT
VAN REENEN - A small town at the top of the pass road in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Here you will find the Llandaff Oratory. The oratory was built by Maynard Mathews in memory of his son Llandaff Mathews who died while saving the lives of eight colleagues at the Burnside Colliery mine on 19 March 1925 The oratory seats just eight people, apparently the same number of people Llandaff saved in the mine accident, and is architecturally based on a wing of Cardiff Cathedral in Wales.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 20, 2021 15:35:44 GMT
Abilene (Texas) - city in the centre of the state and the first to institute a redevelopment project for its downtown area
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Post by whatagain on Oct 20, 2021 17:40:40 GMT
Belle ile en mer. Small island and great song.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 20, 2021 18:00:05 GMT
Marseille -- oldest city in France
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Post by bjd on Oct 20, 2021 18:20:40 GMT
Mars one of the planets in our solar system
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Post by whatagain on Oct 21, 2021 4:15:18 GMT
Arsimont. Small municipality close to Fosses la Ville. I let you with a dirty mind imagine what it could mean in english.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 21, 2021 5:50:20 GMT
Abu Simbel - city in the Nile valley whose incredible temples were saved by UNESCO when the Aswan Dam was built
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Post by tod2 on Oct 21, 2021 7:48:18 GMT
Bela-Bela (Tswana for "the pot that boils") is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Deriving its name from the geothermic hot springs around which the town was built. Its hot springs produce 22,000 litres per hour at 52 °C (126 °F).
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Post by whatagain on Oct 21, 2021 9:46:22 GMT
Belgium. Place with the highest rate of interesting people.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 21, 2021 10:18:16 GMT
Elgin - town in northern Scotland which used to have a cathedral, now just impressive ruins
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Post by whatagain on Oct 21, 2021 18:13:57 GMT
Belgrade. Capital of, err, somewhere south east. (Merci d'éviter les critiques acerbes 😜😜).
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 21, 2021 19:25:53 GMT
Gravelotte - French town that was the site of a huge battle in the war of 1870 and which has a perfect name for such an event
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Post by bjd on Oct 22, 2021 6:46:26 GMT
Gravesend City in England where Pocahontas died
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Post by whatagain on Oct 22, 2021 7:56:25 GMT
Senne. River that goes through Bruxelles, then into the Dyle, Rupel and finally l'Escaut. Not to be confused with la Seine, insignificant river somewhere in France.
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Post by bjd on Oct 22, 2021 8:13:21 GMT
I saw just the other day that they are planning to uncover parts of the Senne in Brussels. It was covered over many years ago and built on (a train station I think) but now they think that cities are better with rivers and open space.
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Post by whatagain on Oct 22, 2021 8:16:16 GMT
Yes. Ideas of the Greens, they seem to be full of ideas and awash with money. But it can be a nice project.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 22, 2021 10:53:11 GMT
Senekal Is a town situated on the banks of the Sand River in the eastern part of the Free State province of South Africa. As a farming area it is known for it's farm murders and attacks on innocent farmers.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 22, 2021 15:10:06 GMT
I saw just the other day that they are planning to uncover parts of the Senne in Brussels. They are supposed to uncover part of the Bièvre in Paris too, since it runs through the city into the Seine. But I'm sure it will only be a ridiculously symbolic section. Benelux - acronym for 3 small European countries which were among the first to learn that togetherness in certain matters is a quality
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Post by whatagain on Oct 22, 2021 18:35:42 GMT
Menen, Menin in french, flemish city close to the french border.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 22, 2021 19:06:13 GMT
Menorca - one of the Balearic islands of Mediterranean Spain
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Post by whatagain on Oct 23, 2021 6:57:03 GMT
Les Orcades. Orkney in english. Scottish archipelago that housed the british fleet at Scapa Flow, major base base of the Royal Navy. Disused now.
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