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"pure kona" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:05:42 GMT, notbob > wrote:
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>>On 2009-09-24, sf > wrote:
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>>> Our first fountain (at the train station)
>>> http://i37.tinypic.com/r7ud5h.jpg
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>>Somehow, I envisioned something just a tad more ornate. 
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>>nb
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> I am no expert, but when we were in Firenze, I figured those were
> places, where in ancient times, towns people could get water. Really
> stretching here, but aqueducts comes to mind. IIRC Romans figured how
> to move water and make it accessible far away from the source which
> was remarkable. I believe this type of "fountain" is one.
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You bet!
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