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Candy Bomber (on smartphone)

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 17 May 2026 08:18:01 +0000

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The airplane mounted on the roof of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin is a Douglas C‑47, the military transport version of the Douglas DC‑3. It is dramatically fixed above the entrance on a steel structure, so it appears to be flying over the city. This placement turns the aircraft into a striking landmark and an immediate visual link to Berlin’s aviation past.

The C‑47 recalls the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949, when such planes — nicknamed “Raisin Bombers” or “Candy Bombers” — flew supplies into blockaded West Berlin and sometimes dropped sweets for children. As an exhibit, it represents both technological progress and the political history of the Cold War, symbolizing international solidarity during the blockade and the vital role of air transport in sustaining the city.

Candy Bomber (on film)

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sat, 16 May 2026 16:47:26 +0000

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Spicy ministry

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:25:07 +0000

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If you've purchased a city card, it buys you a free hour on the canals – and not just for the postcard stuff. As the boat slides past Christianshavn, the guide might not even mention this long, quiet wall of brick, but it is one of the most global pieces of waterfront in Copenhagen. In the 1750s Eigtveds Pakhus was the high‑security warehouse of the Danish Asiatic Company, stacked with tea, pepper, silk and porcelain unloaded from Asia right where your boat now passes. Today the same quay is home to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in those former store rooms and new glass offices above them, Denmark’s ministers and diplomats negotiate climate deals, development aid and EU policy with partners from around the world. One short stretch of harbour, two and a half centuries apart: first spices and silk, now summits and strategy.

Face to Face with the Silent Engine

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:06:44 +0000

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The Deutsches Technikmuseum’s railway halls feel like stepping into a living locomotive depot: restored 19th‑century roundhouses, wooden beams and turntables set the scene for over 40 full‑size locomotives and carriages you can view closely — a dream for photographers and history lovers. The displays mix engineering marvels (steam, diesel, electric and urban stock) with everyday objects — tickets, dining‑car crockery and uniforms — so you understand how railways changed cities, work and daily life.

Importantly, the museum does something few institutions do so plainly: it faces the darkest chapter of railway history by presenting a freight wagon and contextual exhibits about the Deutsche Reichsbahn’s role in Nazi deportations, placing victims’ stories, timetables and maps alongside the machines. That choice is a bold, responsible stance — it refuses to glamorize technology and instead shows how ordinary systems were used for extraordinary crimes, which educates visitors and strengthens public memory.

Skateboarding

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:43:46 +0000

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St Enoch Square, Glasgow

Skateboarding

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:39:12 +0000

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St Enoch Square, Glasgow

My Other Car

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:47:40 +0000

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Dad, can I take the car?
Which one?
23.
Take it where?
Well, I'm going out with Roxanne.
Oh? It's a one-seater. Where will she sit?
On me, of course.
Ask your mother.

body snatchers

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:47:40 +0000

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they're all loaded.
good. hit the road. we've got a lot of deliveries tonight.
yeah. fresh pods. for fresh humans.
they'll never know what happened.
right. they're asleep. asleep and unaware.
ok, get going. we still have work to do.
by next week, this planet will be ours.
go on. we're not done yet.

Skateboarding

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:34:42 +0000

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St Enoch Square, Glasgow

Skateboarding

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:34:35 +0000

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St Enoch Square, Glasgow

St Enoch Square

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:25:11 +0000

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Glasgow

Skateboarding

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:43:53 +0000

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St Enoch Square, Glasgow

Chariot

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 29 May 2011 20:25:43 +0000

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This is the getaway car?This?
Yes indeed. It's perfect.
You gonna drive it, and the loot too?
Absolutely.
What about me?
You get your own ride.
How come?
Because there's only room for me and the loot in here. That's how come.
Something about that doesn't seem right.
You'll get used to it.
But how am I gonna get away?
You could always call a cab.
Yeah, I suppose.
Sure. Don't worry about it.The loot will be safe with me.
Easy for you to say.
Yeah, and I just did.