Sewers everywhere... (page 1 of 8)

Good evening!!! 🙂

When you travel, do you watch where you step?

A little post for those who aren’t clueless... 😛

1) Florence, Italy 2) Rome, Italy 3) Madrid, Spain 4) Prague, Czech Republic 5) Ljubljana, Slovenia

Stef

😉Hi there (given the time)! No, I wasn’t watching where I was stepping, but now I’ll be more careful... Your manhole covers are pretty interesting. Good idea. Capucine18

Portugal: Belém Tower and the 25 de Abril Bridge (Lisbon)

Spain: Camp Nou Stadium and the crest (Barcelona)

Hi there

Nice topic that’ll inspire more than a few people!

Best, Enzo

Love the photos—great topic idea!

Little riddle related to the topic: Why are manhole covers round?

Why are manhole covers round?

??? 😮

Easy peasy! That way they don’t fall into the hole!

Well done, congrats... And a lady wins a full hamper!!!

Tame or conquer your heart?

Domar or dominar o seu coração?

You made me doubt, but it seems like it’s actually "domar" in the original version of the quote...

Is there a Portuguese speaker in the house who could confirm or deny this??? 😮

Stef

Domar exists too. It specifically means to domesticate, to control... so to dominate (dominar). Actually, it's a synonym, but we hear *dominar* more often—I had my doubts too. For the record, I checked in the *Grande Aurélio XXI*.

The translation is:

"Whoever can tame their heart can conquer the world." — Paulo Coelho

Cod11

I know... www.aquiceara.com

I provided the translation of the sentence, but the actual translation from the book *By the River I Sat Down and Wept* (1995) is:

"He who is able to master his heart is able to conquer the world."

Have a great day!

cod11

I really like your quote about the after and the before. It reminded me of a little slideshow someone sent me a few days ago—with penguins, I think. It was about some quirks of the French language, like the fact that to have money in front of you, you’ve got to put it on the left. Best,

“I really like your quote about the after and the before.”

Just a note: these quotes aren’t mine. As for the penguin image, it reminds me of the ostrich—because to hide, it just sticks its head in the hole.

Cheers

Good evening,

I scanned this postcard my boyfriend sent me from Paris.

Good evening! 🙂

Thanks for your contribution... Well, so far there’s not exactly a rush on the forum for photos of manhole covers... 😕 Did I pick the wrong topic?

Stef

Hi Stéphane,

Here’s the manhole cover in Reykjavík (Iceland) with the city’s coat of arms.

Timouss

Great idea 😉

I’m late to the party, but hey...

When I passed the first one (Florence), it seemed to be for the aqueduct service?

My photo was taken in Tokyo—no explanation needed 😏

Cool! Thanks for your contribution... once I’ve sorted through my thousands of Andalusia pics 🏴‍☠️, I’ll get back to it...

Stef