The Road to Champ's Clock Shop - Out in the Country the World's Largest & Finest Selection of Clocks
Folks often ask why Champ's decided to build their business in such a rural area? Because that's where our customers like us. Take a casual drive to our unsuspecting location and find a treasure of clocks in a museum quality setting.
PART 1/3 UFOs....Flying Low in Douglasville, GA
What happens when the dogs stop barking?
The World's First Public Clock (Paris, France)
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This is on Boulevard de Palais in central Paris, and was up until recently under scaffolding for restoration. The Conciergerie is a police HQ and an important castle in French history. The first fireplace was built here at the request of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who did not like the climate in Paris and was cold.
The Conciergerie has guided tours, and La Sainte-Chapelle is adjacent and also has paid visits allowed. I'll skip the descriptions and just say these are astonishing places to visit and worth seeing if you come to Paris.
The many sirens are due to some anti-gay marriage protests which were going on in Paris this evening. There was some violence, apparently.
Though it is cold and rainy here right now, Paris has a much milder climate than what I was used to in Ohio or New York in the United States. Generally, Spring and Autumn are terrific times to visit, weather-wise. Winter and Summer might best be avoided. If you can stand the cold and don't mind very short, dark days, Paris in January can be a huge bargain. January 6 is Epiphany, a lovely Christian holiday. Try to attend an Epiphany Mass if here. Nobody does church as do the French, I always say! There are sales in January and as long as you dress warmly, you will find tourist rates lowest in this month. It's great for doing inside stuff, such as shopping, dining, visiting museums, the theatre, and things on that order. I am available as a private guide.
A clock for the public was quite a marvel in its day. In the past, timepieces were only for the select few, and people relied on the position of the sun and the ringing of church bells to know the time. The history of Eleanor of Aquitaine is fascinating, and there is a very good book on her by Antonia Weir. It's fun reading -- a pleasant way to learn history!
West Coast Clock & Watch Museum
The West Coast Clock & Watch Museum was founded on the 16 of September 2000. It is an institution dedicated to the historical research, restoration/conservation, and display of antique timepieces.
The current collection contains unique one of a kind examples of hand crafted European clocks and watches from the late 1600s when clocks were only affordable to the most wealthy and influential individuals of their day all the way through the latter years of the Industrial Revolution of the early 1800s through the early 20th century where mass produced timepieces were made affordable to the population at large
The museum features changing displays that include diminutive gold and gem encrusted ladies wrist watches from the 1920s to large ponderous cast iron tower clock mechanisms weighing many hundreds of pounds. Included in our core exhibit are exotic French, elegant English, and endless diverse examples of wall, mantle, shelf, and floor standing timepieces executed by some of the most famous names of the clockmakers art including John Ellicott, Aaron Williard, Edward Howard, Seth Thomas, Chauncy Jerome, Florence Kroeber, William Gilbert, Anson Phelps and others.
Our interactive collection is sure to please both the lovers of the best in decorative arts and those take a great interest the development of timekeeping technology over the past five centuries.
West Coast Clock and Watch Museum
Whatcom Museum of History and Art
OLD CITY HALL BUILDING
121 Prospect Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
National Watch and Clock Museum
Train derail in Douglasville Ga. Jan. 4 -2011
Four city blocks of train derailment in the heart of Douglasville
Fantasy in Telling Time
The methods used for displaying time on watches and clocks, e.g. hands and numerals, were established a long time ago. But what happens when these familiar icons are challenged or reinterpreted? That is the purpose of the Telling Time exhibition at the Mudac museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The curators of the exhibition have selected pieces from artists and designers that express the telling of time in the most unexpected and crazy ways. For example, one clock displays the length of a person's life on the dial, another has its whole dial turning while its second hand stays still, or a cuckoo clock with the bird brought down by the digital era. The Telling Time exhibition also takes us on a voyage through the history of displaying time, through antique watches and clocks lent by museums and brands. The actual state of the art of contemporary watchmaking is also on display thanks to watches from MB&F, Parmigiani Fleurier and Romain Jerome. The Telling Time exhibition runs until the 27th of September in Lausanne, and in 2016 will be help at the Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris.
2006 WC: Das Glockenspiel in München
06/21/2006 München, Germany - The famous Cuckoo clock in the city
strange skys over Douglasville....
shot by my wife after a recent Thunderstorm over Douglasville GA (USA)
2015 Time at Last - Clock Repair Shop, Wilmington, NC
Clock specialist Alex Clifton spends time with us in his repair shop Time At Last! talking about the trade. Time at Last! shares space in an antique store in the Castle Street Arts & Antique District of Wilmington, North Carolina. Clifton repairs and refurbishes antique clocks, family heirlooms and vintage timepieces - everything from mantel clocks to grandfather clocks.
Silvi's Travels - Part 4, Prague (Final).
So my wonderful holiday ended in Prague, the golden city of the Czech republic. Getting off the tourist track, we quickly made a decision to go out everyday with the deliberate intention of getting lost. Once we had seen the astronomical clock and Charles bridge, we accidentally found absinthe museums, communist-themed bars with cheap goulash, and a gallery here and there. We also ran into the Haare Krishna! This was definitely my favourite location of the trip. :)
Big georgia red
Cell phone video. Caught two inshore middle of the river. On a freshwater bass baitcaster 10 pd tes line
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Let's Go! Georgia Outdoors
Explore Georgia!
Tourism segment featured on WXIA-NBC's Atlanta & Co.
Beautiful Brussels! (24 November 2011 - Day 122)
Day 122: First real day of walking around Brussels. Walked everywhere that I possibly could, and got an idea of the city. Here until Sunday.
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Germany Munich
Munich, the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, is a great city to visit. It takes pride in offering many attractive things from parks, museums, sights, churches, sightseeing tours, outdoor activities, zoos, boutique shops, bars and restaurants to palaces and many more.
Visitors can spend their free time sitting in the English Garden underneath the Chinese Pagoda being entertained by live music and enjoying very good food with a German beer. Marienplatz is famous for its beautiful architecture, souvenir stalls, restaurants and cafes. Twice daily, you can watch a giant cuckoo clock built into a church.
The city is blessed with an abundance of fabulous museums and art galleries such as the German Museum, which is one of the oldest and largest science and technology museums in the world, the Bavarian National Museum, Beer and Oktoberfest Museum, and so on.
There is a great Oktoberfest held in Munich every year. It is the world's largest fair and one of the best festivals in Germany. Visitors from all over the world come to Munich to drink beer, eat sausages and sing together every year. You can enjoy walking the streets or you can explore the whole city by bike. You can also make day trips outside Munich.
For example, Nymphenburg Palace is worth visiting. In good weather, you can spend hours walking around the extensive grounds. Neuschwanstein Castle is also a great place to see. It is especially beautiful in fall since it is located between the mountains of the Alps and the trees are fabulous.
If you love the idea of cycling or exploring one of the German great cities, you can contact Lesli from Lloyds Travel at: Lesli@lloydstravel.com. She can help you make the right choice for you and your family.
Retro Sunbeam clock
This is a retro sunbeam digital clock, with mechanical flipping numbers from the 70s.
Are vending machines improving?
A meal from a vending machine might not be fine dining. The lack of healthy choices inside has also led to a decline in the industry. But, as CCTV America's Mark Niu reports, new technology and creativity could reverse that trend.
Call For Healthier Foods In Vending Machines On State Property
Devin Bartolotta reports.
kayla beth kickline.......2010
Awesome job!