Cairo Overpopulated?
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Cairo Overpopulated?

Cairo overpopulated? No problem!  Megacity, Egypt, Overpopulation
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Cairo overpopulated? No problem! You don’t have to move house if you’ve too many kids and not enough space. You just extend your home upwards! Personally, I can’t help wondering whether these wonky structures are actually a convenient place for stashing eccentric aunties and dodgy uncles. (more…)

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Our Lady of Sorrows?
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Our Lady of Sorrows?

Our Lady of Sorrows, mannequin doll, pulp fiction, agent provocateur
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Our Lady of Sorrows?, Mannequin doll? Pulp fiction cover?

This tearful lady is actually displaying the luscious lingerie of Agent Provocateur in an Amsterdam store.

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The Spiegelkwartier Buddha
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The Spiegelkwartier Buddha

Spiegelkwartier Buddha
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The Spiegelkwartier Buddha was a long-time resident of Amsterdam’s stylish antiques district.

PS The great thing about window shopping with a camera is that you get to keep what you like. Even if it’s a vast wooden Buddha!

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Meknes Royal Stables

Meknes Royal Stables in Morocco were built by despot Moulay Ismail to provide palatial accommodation for his beloved horses.
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Meknes Royal Stables in Morocco were built by despot Moulay Ismail to provide palatial accommodation for his beloved horses. They numbered 12,000, and each of them had its very own groom and slave to tend to all its needs. It is even said that, after a horse had completed a journey to Mecca, slaves were forced to catch its urine in a bowl, as even the earth was too undeserving for the horse to urinate on.

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