tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post7099979238123564530..comments2024-03-26T15:25:15.111+01:00Comments on Livorno Daily Photo: Livorno in the FutureVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-60207771722581117102012-03-09T12:43:15.031+01:002012-03-09T12:43:15.031+01:00Looks like something in a sci-fi movie.Looks like something in a sci-fi movie.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-59349588669158839502012-03-05T15:05:29.845+01:002012-03-05T15:05:29.845+01:00Funny what people thought the future would be like...Funny what people thought the future would be like! :)Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-18069769766097807442012-03-05T00:16:59.771+01:002012-03-05T00:16:59.771+01:00Well, VP, you are going to have to wait a little l...Well, VP, you are going to have to wait a little longer.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-6767444151270624322012-03-04T17:55:47.375+01:002012-03-04T17:55:47.375+01:00Cezar - These guys weren't slaves but captured...Cezar - These guys weren't slaves but captured pirates and not really of the Hollywood type. They infested our seas and coasts at the time, raiding our villages and capturing our people for ransom.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-88413796354921042152012-03-04T17:50:55.058+01:002012-03-04T17:50:55.058+01:00According to some humanitarian organizations there...According to some humanitarian organizations there are more slaves today than at other time in history so I would not be surprised if the chained people were a premonition instead of a sculpture, as you stated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-18191381609839125992012-03-04T16:39:34.073+01:002012-03-04T16:39:34.073+01:00With slaves on the foreground, strange expectation...With slaves on the foreground, strange expectation for the future...<br />God bless you!<br />CezarCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-27915656482489470562012-03-04T16:12:24.437+01:002012-03-04T16:12:24.437+01:00Love it VP. What a great postcard.Love it VP. What a great postcard.Luis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727861757424018617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-77877201967267972862012-03-04T16:09:52.026+01:002012-03-04T16:09:52.026+01:00I don't want to see this future. I like their ...I don't want to see this future. I like their future as it is now our present. As for the future, why bother?! We are living in a world where others take decisions for us, so nobody would ask us what we prefer.Traveling Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537916238477256361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-76647176351128234152012-03-04T15:44:16.608+01:002012-03-04T15:44:16.608+01:00I really like those Jules-Verne-type of conception...I really like those Jules-Verne-type of conceptions of the future. Is our present better than this future? Who knows.Rob Siemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106961534201033583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-36695632021728274382012-03-04T14:12:02.673+01:002012-03-04T14:12:02.673+01:00Fascinating! I love old postcards.Fascinating! I love old postcards.joohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157508274122128501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-26813306102958586962012-03-04T13:04:39.676+01:002012-03-04T13:04:39.676+01:00How fascinating! My parents were born in 1904 and...How fascinating! My parents were born in 1904 and 1910 so were children of those times. It's amazing how many changes they saw in their lives including some in the image.Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-86700389585166190232012-03-04T11:32:01.455+01:002012-03-04T11:32:01.455+01:00This reminds me of a book my father had as a child...This reminds me of a book my father had as a child and which I now have. In 2000, we were supposed to have individual propellers to fly and yes, we also had trains in the air everywhere!!!<br /><br />This is wonderful!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-89120521568059376472012-03-04T11:05:36.787+01:002012-03-04T11:05:36.787+01:00i think i prefer the present ;)i think i prefer the present ;)Babzy.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726884546505964576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-86011197310961653092012-03-04T10:25:22.339+01:002012-03-04T10:25:22.339+01:00The guys in chains are not from the future but fro...The guys in chains are not from the future but from the past. They are part of a monument, called the <a href="http://livornodailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/01/four-moors.html" rel="nofollow">Four Moors</a>, to the Gran Duke Ferdinand I de' Medici. This monument is normally used as a symbol of our city.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-62712152768190493242012-03-04T10:24:32.129+01:002012-03-04T10:24:32.129+01:00Back to the future, frighteningly looking like sl...Back to the future, frighteningly looking like slavery!Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-20148657306783072692012-03-04T06:53:21.811+01:002012-03-04T06:53:21.811+01:00But I'm glad your monorail in the sky did not ...But I'm glad your monorail in the sky did not materialize.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-59945022400955392752012-03-04T06:27:32.802+01:002012-03-04T06:27:32.802+01:00How fabulous VP! Someone in 1906 had a very lively...How fabulous VP! Someone in 1906 had a very lively imagination!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-26825287256527083932012-03-04T05:59:53.392+01:002012-03-04T05:59:53.392+01:00Wow what a great find.Wow what a great find.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-77294739606921279932012-03-04T02:35:57.331+01:002012-03-04T02:35:57.331+01:00Very interesting. Are those people in chains?Very interesting. Are those people in chains?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-81960169733165792172012-03-04T01:25:00.083+01:002012-03-04T01:25:00.083+01:00This reminds me of some scenes from when I played ...This reminds me of some scenes from when I played "Myst"...I like the man on the bicycle like device who appears to be propelling one of the balloons! Haven't quite figured out if the beings in chains are human or sculptures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-56553774255109628092012-03-04T00:07:27.554+01:002012-03-04T00:07:27.554+01:00oh ! what thoughtful commentary, even back then.
...oh ! what thoughtful commentary, even back then. <br /><br /><br />please have a good Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com