Giotto the bell

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Owner:: brad.32 Message this owner
Released:: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Origin:: California, United States
Recently Spotted:: Unknown Location

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Giotto continues to travel to bell towers around the world, so please take pictures and tell a story of your adventures with it. No TB hotels please, Giotto would rather keep moving than wait around for a ride.

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Giotto

Giotto's original goal was to have its picture taken at the campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo in Florence, which was designed by its namesake. This goal was completed by FourRushkateers in the fall of 2007. The real Giotto worked on the campanile from 1334 until his death in 1337. More information about the bell tower can be found on http://www.mega.it/eng/egui/monu/bn.htm

Sounds of the Florence Duomo.

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Tracking History (6346.3mi) View Map

5/16/2024	Operation Monkeys discovered it		Visit Log
Discovered it. Thank you for sharing. If you do not concur,pls do not hesitate to remove my log.
3/4/2024	schwartz-hansen discovered it		Visit Log
Coincidentally seen on the home page of the TB while searching for another TB I hope that´s ok? else just delete my log please - thank you anyway 🙂 Sadly the TB seems to be lost, since it haven´t been moved for more than 3 years 😮
5/12/2020	TheWeeThree discovered it		Visit Log
Hello from Torbay, Newfoundand, Canada.
3/13/2016	NRSLDY posted a note for it		Visit Log
Found in Craig park wooded area
10/21/2009	brad.32 posted a note for it		Visit Log
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3/24/2008	Cache Commando placed it in A Bridge (NOT) too Far	Indiana - 116 miles	Visit Log

2/18/2008	Cache Commando retrieved it from Slimy Piece of Worm-Ridden Filth	Indiana	Visit Log
picked up in a cache will send it out soon. It has been ringing in my pocket for a while now and is driving me nuts. I think TB should be quiet. Thanks for the travel item. CC
1/27/2008	FourRushkateers placed it in Slimy Piece of Worm-Ridden Filth	Indiana - 56 miles	Visit Log

10/23/2007	FourRushkateers posted a note for it		Visit Log
Giotto was picked up at the Fall Picnic by our ten year old who was very excited to see a TB destined for a place we'll be going. Unfortunately, our trip to Italy isn't until winter of 08, so... we agreed to take him with us for a while and then set him loose. Then we were talking to Mrs. Rushkateers parents who were scheduled to go to Italy (my little brother is living there, thus all the visits) soon. They are casual cachers and said they would love to take Giotto as a travelling companion. So, I don't have him now to log that I took him, but... He is in Italy as I type and heading to Florence tomorrow! We'll get the full details on here as soon as Nana & Papa E get back. They've already taken several pics of him with some bell towers. :-)
10/7/2007	FourRushkateers posted a note for it		Visit Log
The following is written by Elaine Evans, mother of Mrs. FourRushkateers. The Rushkateers will be putting the bell back into circulation in the next week or two..... Fall 2007 Escapades of Giotto the bell In early October we (Tom and Elaine Evans) received Giotto from our daughter Lisa (Evans) Kern who had discovered the little bell while geocaching in Indiana. Our mission, should we decide to accept it, was to take Giotto with us as we traveled to Italy and grant the little bell its ultimate wish; to be photographed with the bell tower of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence designed by its namesake. Knowing that we had already earmarked that Duomo on our list of stops made it easy to stow away the little “hitch-hiker” in our pocket, making sure to remove it from our pocket as we passed through security. Along the way we showered the travel bell with other “photo-ops” with many a fine bell tower. The little bell enjoyed such luxuries as being photographed on the Isle of Capri, with the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and with many beautiful bell sights along the way culminating at Venice the day before we left Italy. What wonderful travels this little bell experienced. After arriving in Rome it rode in a zip lock bag in a back pack of the Evans or with Anne and Ron Mullet of Denver, NC who were the sister and brother-in-law of the Elaine Evans who traveled with them on this journey of destiny. The day before Giotto was to be photographed at the ultimate destination a proper toothpaste bath was given to the little bell to restore it to its’ original luster. The weather was drizzly that day but it was a magical moment as Giotto posed perfectly in front of the Florentine tower in all its’ splendor. This was the culmination of desire and pride in the artistic heritage that the little bell shared with the massive bell tower. A photo journal has been attached to this document to authenticate the claims made herein. A record of the day and place have been added to each photo. Giotto has since come home with us and will soon be returned to a geocache where it will journey on in its lifetime. It is destined to outlast our days and the days of our children and our children’s children. Do not lose track but follow the escapades of Giotto as it gains wisdom and honor through the lives of others whacky enough to give it life. Elaine Evans $C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documen$ $C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documen$ $C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documen$ $C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documen$ $C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documen$ $C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documen$ $C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documen$
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