Beautiful, Interesting, Fun & Historical Things I like

Skinny’s is midway in between Nenana and Fairbanks, Alaska, and pretty much the only thing in between. This is why it’s a “halfway inn”.

Hurtigruten ship approaching Tromsø

HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the second ship of the newly created Naval Service of Canada as HMCS Niobe. The Naval Service of Canada became the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1911.

Champagne Massé, Reims, par Marcellin Auzolle, 1920

The tomb of Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-1878) is in the Pantheon in Rome. His epithet "Padre della Patria" refers to his role as the first king of a unified 19th century Italy.

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Bretagne | France

This part of the wall, built mainly from Kentish ragstone, formed part of the defensive circuit that enclosed Roman Londinium and later defined the boundaries of the City of London for centuries.