norielle's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

norielle

Lawyer by profession, wandered at heart. I love to travel, eat good food then try to recreate those tastes at home, read a good detective novel, or just lie in a bed, doing nothing. I live in Moscow and I am very proud to say I've travelled Russia and former USSR countries extensively.

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Places visited in Carthage, Tunisia

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Utrecht, Netherlands

Rietveld-Schröder House

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

miramarco

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Schokland, Netherlands

Schokland

The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.

Added by curiositynl

Werregarenstraat

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

The Flashing Streetlights of Ai Nati Oggi

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

Added by leenvermeire

Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Brussels, Belgium

Comic Strip Route

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Vanessa

Added by Vanessa

London, England

Battersea Power Station

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Sham Castle

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

Added by leccestar

Beazer Garden Maze

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Wiltshire, England

Avebury

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Blaenavon, Wales

Blaenavon Ironworks

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

Added by Karitxa

Tintern Abbey

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Thomas Poston

Added by Thomas Poston

Oxford, England

The Sheldonian Theatre

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

danielrthorne

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Oxford, England

Oxford Museum of the History of Science

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Oxford, England

Duke Humfrey's Library at the Old Bodleian Library

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Oxford, England

The Saxon Tower at St. Michael at the North Gate

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Added by aeb341

Oxford, England

Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Oxford, England

The Eagle and Child

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Added by oswestryalex

Oxford, England

Pitt Rivers Museum

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Oxford, England

Oxford Museum of Natural History

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Liverpool, England

Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

Added by bibsa888

Liverpool, England

Church of St. Luke, Liverpool

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

tomak

Blackpool, England

High Tide Organ

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

Allison

Added by Allison