Beautiful Alpine Benches

(subtitled - how much I *heart* the Dolomites. Is it possible to be homesick for a place you've only visited briefly?)

Book bench

Thanks to roving correspondent, Sylvia Petter for this photograph of the bench in the lobby of the British Library

Sitting electronically?

Scientists in China have worked out a way to turn old circuit boards into park benches.

"In the study, the researchers developed a process to recycle those nonmetallic materials, which they say could be used to produce diverse items like sewer grates, park benches and fences. The recycled material could also be a substitute for wood and other materials since it is almost as strong as reinforced concrete. "There is no doubt that the technique has potential in the industry for recycling nonmetallic materials of PCBs," Xu says."

Benches at Bolzano

Here are some of the benches (or stones) behind the new arts centre at Bolzano, the capital city near where we were staying. Apparently it gets to be both the hottest and the coldest city in Italy ... The two bridges in the first photo were put in just a month ago, and wobbled nicely - just as London's Millennium bridge should have done if only people had kept their nerve.





I like the shape of the museum's benches, very simple and organic:

How to see a city

So here I am, trying to decide whether to go to Vancouver or not next year so I google it and get the above pic. It's trying to tell me something....

The Ta-Te-Ti bench

From here

A heartfelt memorial inscription

The any way you want it bench...

More information here

Transplanted benches

Here's an old railway station bench...



now happily basking in the sun in a corner of a bucolic Kent garden.

Bench Photo Swap

here.