Sewers everywhere...

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

Love the colorful Japanese license plate 😉 Thanks

Stef

Okay, I'm reviving the post I created with some new contributions... 🙂

In order: Granada, Córdoba, Seville, and Berlin.

Stef

Hey stadium, One’s missing—the most famous one, if I’m not mistaken—the Bocca della Verità, even if we don’t set foot on it anymore 😉

Hi there! 🙂

One’s missing—the most famous one, if I’m not mistaken—the Bocca della Verità, even if we don’t walk all over it anymore

Wait, was that a manhole cover????? 😮😮😮

Stef

Yeah, it kinda shatters the myth, but it’s mentioned in all the good Rome guides 😉 I’ll let you check it out on this SITE, among others, though Wiki downplays it by saying its function is uncertain and it might’ve been a fountain too 😄

Actually, when I visit a major capital, I usually buy a souvenir book full of city photos from the gift shops... a book I hardly ever open after the trip and whose sole purpose is to sit on the bookshelf alongside other similar volumes... 😛

Well, I just flipped through the one I got in Rome, and sure enough, it claims the Bocca della Verità was originally a fountain or a manhole cover... 🙂

Stef

hey there!

it's amazing!!!😮 it's really the number one.😛

Good evening! :)

Post update... Contributions from Vienna (photo 1), Bratislava (photo 2), and Budapest (photos 3, 4, and 5).

Stef

Amazing stadium—what they say about the sewer and the colors, it's art at this level 😉 I promise I’ll think of you and this post, and as soon as I spot a cool one, I’ll capture it for this original collection 😏

You're too kind!!! 😛 I can't wait 🙂

Stef

After that, all you’ll have left to do is create a website about manhole covers around the world, like Delseve’s one on global signs. More niche as a topic, sure, but way more original too ;)

I just checked... someone already had the idea 😛

http://www.traque-aux-plaques.com/fr/

Stef

True 😕 but there isn’t even the Italian Bocca 😉 But there’s hope:

Stop participating! We unfortunately ceased all activity on this site several years ago. A big thank you to everyone who sent us photos of signs, and our apologies for not having had the time to publish them.

thanks for the link

I’ve got a series of photos that’ll make you happy (I’ll post them soon)

see ya

That's awesome! Thanks in advance! 🙂

For Mister Boumbastic, my personal snapshots of the "Bocca della Verità" during my trip to Rome in the summer of 2008. Unfortunately, when I got there, the gates were closed, so I didn’t get the chance to "test" the legend 😛

Stef

Santa Cruz (La Palma Island)

Thanks! 🙂

Stef

you're welcome more to come, but I'm swamped with work right now

No worries, no rush at all! 😉

Stef

Here's my little contribution. Well, to be exact, the photos are from my colleague who just got back from Japan with a few photos of signs for me, but she also has some shots of manhole covers (which she gave me permission to post here, just so you know).

The first one is from Kyoto or Tokyo—needs double-checking. As for the other two, it's written on them: they're from Yokohama. More should be coming soon.

As for me, I have a few, but they're the ones you've already seen :/

They're really nice, thanks!!! :)

Stef

😉Hi there,

Nowadays when I travel, I check out... the manhole covers.

Capucine18

1 Berlin (I think you’ve already got this one)

2 Istanbul

3 & 4 Zagreb

Hi there 🙂

A little late, but thanks for these lovely new plates 😉

Stef

Hi Stadium,

A few days ago I saw your post—super interesting! I had no idea there were beautiful manhole covers. Now I’m checking them out too. Next time I’ll take some photos and post them here. 😉

Hey! 🙂

The funny thing is, since I started this post, people have been telling me they’re paying more attention than before to the manhole covers they walk on when traveling. 😛

Thanks in advance for your future contributions! 😉

Stef

What’s funny is that since I started this post, people have told me they pay more attention than before to the manhole covers they walk on when they travel. 😛

Yeah, it’s kind of a must—when you see the photos, that’s when you realize that in some cities or countries, manhole covers are different, and some are even really beautifully engraved. 😉 Plus, I don’t know if you saw the news a few months ago, but somewhere in France, a gang was stealing manhole covers to sell them to scrap dealers. 🤪

Also, I don’t know if you saw on the news a few months ago, but somewhere in France, a gang was stealing manhole covers to sell to scrap dealers. 🤪

Things are tough... 😛 By the way, that animated gif of the squirrel playing the harmonica is hilarious 😄

Stef

Good evening, forum! 🙂

I’m dusting off this post with my latest contribution from my recent trip to Milan. Okay, it’s not great, but it’s not easy to find nice plaques in this city... 😕

Stef

Hey Stef,

That’s a great idea to photograph the signs. I’ll do that more on my next trips!

In the meantime, I can send you one—I took it in Bratislava.

See you, Damien.

Good evening! :)

Thanks for this original contribution. I remember seeing that statue in Bratislava last year. I think I even posted my photo in delseve’s post.

Stef