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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Ping pong in a public park in Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland has small city parks between the major streets. This one is near a university. The ping pong tables are weather proof and permanent. The solid ‘net’ has a place to store balls and paddles. It’s free to play and no one steals the balls or paddles. There were 4 tables around this plaza.

Similar ping pong parks are elsewhere in New Zealand. LINK

Excerpts from an article in Stuff

Gap Filler and the Chinese Cultural Association have set up three table tennis tables for public use in Christchurch.

Gap Filler installed three concrete table tennis tables in collaboration with the Chinese Cultural Association (CCA) of Christchurch.

JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/FAIRFAX NZ

Ethan Lin battles Simon Fenwick, and a strong wind, at the opening of three table tennis tables near the Bridge of Remembrance.

The tables are due to remain throughout summer and are free to use. People can bring their own paddles and balls, or borrow some from Coffee Therapy on Hereford St and Cosmic in Re:START mall.

Any other cultural community groups that wanted to be involved in putting together a public project to showcase their community were welcomed to get in touch with Gap Filler via fillthegap@gapfiller.org.nz

- Stuff

An Open Letter to

the City Commission of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Is there a possibility that

ping pong tables could be installed for public use?

Quicklink TinYURL.com/FortLauderdalePingPong

Also TinyURL.com/FTLpingpong

Cost of a typical public ping pong table

Metal from POPP.world (there is an office in California)

See below

Concrete perhaps $6000

Sources

The People's Table: Outdoor Public Ping Pong : 5 Steps (with Pictures)

www.instructables.com › play › sports

Jul 25, 2015 - There are plenty of ways to build an outdoor ping pong table, from concrete to wood to metal, but we chose this method for its costliness, durability and artistic beauty. Concrete tables are what most municipalities would use for their parks and they cost anywhere from 4 to 8 grand.

POPP | #1 In Outdoor Ping Pong Tables | Permanent and Weatherproof

https://popp.world/

POPP | Pioneers in placemaking through ping pong and art - POPP manufactures permanent, weatherproof outdoor ping pong tables for public open spaces.

popp.world

https://popp.world/

A "non profit" effort in San Francisco put this article together

We estimate the cost of all the materials to be about $900. Most of the photos you see here are from the table's placement on Market street, near 6th street, as part of the Market Street Prototyping Festival held in early April of 2015.

SOURCE

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Your Best One-Day Lisbon Experience

Getting ready to enjoy Pata Negra, a very
special ham made from
black Iberian pigs

It's hard to make a decision when visiting Lisbon for only a day. I think there's nothing like a personal walking and dining tour of some of the best of Lisbon culture; port wine, Pata Negra, hidden sights and all you can eat and drink in a delightful atmosphere.

We went online and found high ratings for Your Friend In Lisbon, a website that offered a walking tour in the historical center ending with a wine tasting and samplings of cheeses, famous chorizo, jams, olive oils and the proper way to enjoy their renown Pata Negra and salted codfish (the codfish was actually delicious). They lived up to their promise in a big way.

Personal tour guide Adriana met us at the appointed time a short walk from the shuttle bus stop at the Praca de Comércio. Adriana was cheerful, energetic and knew her stuff. From there we enjoyed a picturesque walking tour through Lisbon's historical center. It included the important things like just enough history not to get bored, the top pastry shop (with sampling), side stories we never would have known about (see the captions), hidden sights behind closed doors topped off by a glorious two hours with all the wine, tapas and conversation we could handle.

Here are some highlights of the perfect Lisbon day:

Lisbon preserves its past
within the modern construction

The old train station
has horseshoe doorways

There are plenty of
affordable
menus to be had

First stop, check the pastries

The second telephone in
Lisbon went into the bakery
so that the king could order
pastries

Lisbon's national custard
pie....delicious!

Adriana demonstrates the
proper way to purchase codfish

Delicious cod properly made...
and eaten

The Igréja de Sao Domingos
Famous place where a Jew started a revolution
marking the end of the Inqisition

Lisbon welcomes all beliefs
and it's clearly written on
walls and plaques

One of the hidden places:
Casa de Alentejo, a former casino
turned restaurant and rental hall

We would have passed by the doorway... but our tour guide opened the door and led us to a beautiful exotic space, reminiscent of more romantic times.

Guards outside the royal palace

Careful! Brave visitors can climb
for the view in the Santa Justa Elevator

The traditional Lisbon
tile sidewalks

The grand finale, wine and food await!

A lively cheerful atmosphere
where the someliers are friends

So many delicious wines,
so little time

The wine neck is sliced off,
not uncorked

We learned all about chorizo
and sausages

These are just a sampling of the wonderful sights and history we experienced. I suggest that you contact yourfriendinlisbon.com to experience your own special day. The entire four-hour experience including all food and drinks came to about 120 Euros for two people. Definitely reasonable and worthwhile.