Category: By Country
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Akropolis
In March Karo was in Athens and as a professional bencher she was of course hunting for benches. And where else would you do that than on the world famous Akropolis. However, there was a bit of a challenge. Since time has done its part on the scenery, and focus of restoration is obviously on the…
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A Museum’s bench
By now you may know. You must have guessed even, that I must have been quite impressed by Munich’s benches. Yes I was. There is hardly any bench in Munich, which could not seat a German ass and weight like mine. It’s a pitty, that I could not hang around more on some of the…
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Facing black and white
This two benches are facing each other but are not able to talk. I would not want to mention, that one of them looks a bit female, the other rather male. Yes I know you might call it a bit strange, but you even might guess, which of the 2 is the man. What a…
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Bench Monaco
I am not sure why I called this bench “Bench Monaco”. It has nothing to do with Monaco itself, as the bench is located in Munich. To be precise, in Munich Schwabing, where most of Munich’s students live. May be it was just a spur of a moment which reminded me on “Monaco Franze”, a…
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Huts’n benches
“Seven Huts” hut – “Siebenhütten” Hütte Google Map: Siebenhütten Tavern, Near Kreuth Did you ever had this feeling, when you needed a place to let your soul slowing down and get pampered by simply sitting at a place, which seem to be made by someone who knows what humans need to feel great with themselves?…
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“Schwabinger Bänke” – Benches in Schwabing
Get on a bike and explore Schwabing. You will be surprised. You will not find the Schwabing of the 70s anymore. In case you do not know Schwabing. Schwabing is a famous if not the most famous suburb of Munich. Some Schwabinger might be angry now, as I call Schwabing a suburb and not the…
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Vienna MumoK
If Karo continues with her contributions like this she will make it to the bencher of the year (pretty sure she already made it for Q1). These benches are again in Vienna, in front of the Museum of Modern Art or in Austrian language “Museum für Moderns Kunscht” 😉 (MumoK). The benches are art in…
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Grand View from a Bench
It was a hot day in Singapore. I mean unreasonably hot. Otherwise I could not imagine, why this solid and ergonomically correct bench was not occupied. Really hard to understand, that nobody sat on this bench, as the views in all directions are urbanicular. Urbanicular is a new word and means “a spectacular urban view”.…
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Vienna’s oldest Bankerl
Karo is definitely hooked to benching. And her contributions are always good for nominations for the top ten benches. Like this one. We claim it to be the oldest bench in Vienna (at least as long as we are not proven differently). The bench is located in the south tower of the “Stephansdom” in Vienna.…
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Shopping in Vienna
Even when shopping in Vienna Karo is benching. She seems to be hooked to benching 😉 The shop where this picture is taken is close to the “Hofburg” in Vienna. This is not just shopping. This is luxury shopping (did not expect anything different from Karo 😉 And so is the bench. Luxury bench to…
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Opposite Alpe di Siusi – Latzfoner Cross
Here is a contribution from my colleague Karoline. Obviously she is a fan of South Tirol. And specifically of the Plattkofel. She even went to the other side of the Alpe di Siusi to have a better view onto the Plattkofel. And indeed the view is just great.
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Hermitage upper VGR
Another inevitable bench hub in the Valle Gran Rey are the benches around the Hermitage in the upper VGR. On several tours you have to pass by at this church either when ascending to the mountains or when returning back from a tour. In any case it is a distance which is good for a…
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La Vizcaina
A resting place after a long hike on La Gomera is traditionally the Bar La Vizcaina. It is in the upper part of Valle Gran Rey (Retamal). A Garbanza or Carne di Cabra or just a beer for refreshment outside on the bench in front of the bar.
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Why I like this Cafe!
OI have been for holidays in the far north-east of Thailand. I have been countless times in this region called Isaan. Isaan is a large plain area of Thailand, about 100 km to the east and you will be in Cambodia, about 100 km to the north and you will end up in Laos. The village…
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Alpe de Siusi X – Yoshiatsu Nagatani
Finally, the last bench of the Alpe di Siusi bench series. It is another bench dedicated to a person. Also this one is pretty close to the cable car station in Compatsch on Alpe di Siusi. A nice wooden bench with a traditional wooden crox behind. The thing which made me really curious was the name…
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Alpe de Siusi IX – Kathy Reno
It is not unusual that names are officially graved in benches. Very often it is that someone donates or “buys” a bench and his name is then mentioned on the bench. Or someone else dedicates a bench for you. At the end of one of our hikes on Alpe di Siusi, not far away from the…
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The Bench in front of Paddy Hills
I liked the look and charm of this bench in front of a new restaurant in Pasir Panjang. Restaurants are not the strength of Pasir Panjang, good once are rather rare. Pasir Panjang is a suburb of Singapore and usually spoilt for choices when you are looking for life in a park. But this little…
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What a pitty – Those 2 benches are looking in the wrong direction
Almost every Sunday morning I am having a ride with my bike to the almost quaint West Coast Park in Singapore. Almost quaint, because for a certain stretch the park is sandwiched between the Pasir Panjang Harbour and the West Coast Highway. So expect a little noise from both, as big lorries are moving around…
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Singapore Park – Bench House
Singapore is famous for cleanliness. This is something one can experience everywhere and of course in the parks of Singapore as well. Singapore’s parks are neat, clean and convenient. I imagine such kind of parks in Munich or any other European metropolis and they had to put a fence around it and charge an entrance…