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Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world with the site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2). It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple of god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple toward the end of the 12th century. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura, present-day Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Breaking from the Shaiva tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center since its foundation. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.
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That's the East River, the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, and I'm sure you recognize the United Nations Headquarters.
Growing up, I used to know all the famous skyscrapers of New York - there weren't that many.
Now, there are so many new buildings! I am so outdated, like I don't even know what that building with a long antenna is.
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Valencia is the third largest city in Spain. Valencia is located on the Costa del Azahar on the Mediterranean Sea and is considered the birthplace of paella, one of the most famous dishes in Spanish cuisine. Valencia is also known as the orange city. Valencia is Spain's third economic engine, after Madrid and Barcelona. Valencia was founded in 138 BC. under the name Valentia Edetanorum, by a Roman leader. Valencia has a Mediterranean climate with warm summers and very mild winters. Valencia, like the entire region of Valencia, is officially bilingual; they speak both Spanish and Valencian. Valencian is very closely related to Catalan. Spanish Valencia is more than beach and paella. The highlight that you do not want to miss are the modern buildings of Calatrava. The 'Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències' or 'the City of Arts and Sciences' is a cultural and scientific complex of seven special buildings designed by Calatrava and is located in the drained Turia River of Valencia. It includes Spain's finest aquarium L'Oceanographic, a planetarium, an IMAX theatre, a science museum and a striking event hall. This science park is definitely the number one attraction of Valencia!
The 'City of Arts and Sciences' is a cultural and scientific complex in the Spanish city of Valencia. On the right the L'Hemisfèric - a planetarium and IMAX theater 3D. In addition, on the left the Science Museum where you can experiment with technology by touching and feeling things. Learn all about the environment, science and technology. This is the great 21st century science museum to learn all about life, science and technology in a didactic, interactive and entertaining way. Full interactivity is one of its special features, with the motto: "Forbidden not to touch, not to feel, not to think". In order to generate a pleasant learning process in which the visitor always actively participates.
Valencia is twee na grootste stad van Spanje. Valencia ligt aan de Costa del Azahar aan de Middellandse Zee en geldt als geboorteplaats van de paella, een van de bekendste gerechten uit de Spaanse keuken. Valencia wordt ook wel de sinaasappelstad genoemd. Valencia is de derde economische motor van Spanje, na Madrid en Barcelona. Valencia werd gesticht in 138 v.Chr. onder de naam Valentia Edetanorum, door een Romeinse leider. Valencia heeft een mediterraan klimaat met warme zomers en zeer milde winters. Valencia is, net als de gehele regio Valencia, officieel tweetalig; men spreekt er zowel Spaans als Valenciaans. Het Valenciaans is zeer sterk verwant aan het Catalaans. Het Spaanse Valencia is meer dan strand en paella. Het hoogtepunt die je niet wilt missen zijn de moderne bouwwerken van Calatrava. De 'Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències' oftewel 'de Stad van Kunst en Wetenschap' is een cultureel en wetenschappelijk complex van zeven bijzonder gebouwen ontworpen door Calatrava en is gelegen in de droog gelegde Turia rivier van Valencia. Het bevat o.a. het mooiste aquarium (L'Oceanographic) van Spanje, een planetarium, een IMAX-theater, een wetenschapsmuseum en een opvallende evenementenhal. Dit wetenschapspark is absoluut de nummer één bezienswaardigheid van Valencia!
How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness, how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?
~ Dr. Seuss
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View over the upper Engadin valley with Lake Sils, Switzerland
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I wish you all HAPPY YEAR END celebrations, with PEACE, LOVE and GOOD HEALTH ! 🙏😊
I'm sorry for my delay which is greater than ever but I was hiking all last weekend, to enjoy the sun, the sea of clouds and the rest of snow in the Vosges. And despite this delay, I wanted to publish a last shot in 2021, just before Christmas Day.
Je vous souhaite à toutes et tous de JOYEUSES FÊTES de fin d'année, dans la paix, l'amour et la bonne santé ! 🙏😊
Je suis désolé pour mon retard qui est plus grand que jamais mais j'étais en randonnée pendant tout le week-end dernier, pour profiter du soleil, de la mer de nuages et du reste de neige dans les Vosges. Et malgré ce retard, je tenais à publier un ultime cliché en 2021, juste avant le jour de Noël.
France. Alpes. Département des Hautes Alpes (05). Massif des Ecrins. Photo prise lors d'une randonnée en famille, en aller-retour, sur le Sentier des Crevasses, au départ d'un parking situé tout près du Col du Lautaret. Nos filles avaient moins de 2 et 4 ans. Je portais la plus petite dans mon dos et on essayait de faire marcher la plus grande au maximum, comme sur cette photo. Juin 2009, c'était nos premières vacances dans les Alpes avec un appareil photo numérique. Nos vacances précédentes dans les Alpes remontaient à 2001, quand nous avions encore des appareils argentiques.
Le Sentier des Crevasses nous a offert de magnifiques vues dans 3 directions :
- Au début sur le Massif de Combeynot et la Pyramide de Laurichard (en direction du Sud), comme sur ce cliché
- Sur la Reine Meije et ses voisins (direction Ouest-Sud-Ouest)
- Sur le Galibier et ses voisins (direction Nord-Nord-Est)
Mais quand le sentier est humide (et c'était le cas), la traversée des nombreuses ravines est compliquée si on veut éviter de mettre les pieds dans l'eau ou dans la boue. 😂
NB : La photo étant de qualité médiocre en zoomant, je l'ai publiée avec une résolution plus faible que d'habitude, pour limiter le zoom.
A1A - #266 in Explore 12/21/21
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
The Night After Halloween - 11/1/21
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*[Saint Augustine is the oldest city in the United States - 1513]
Sonnenuntergang - sunset im Emmental - Ämmitau im Kanton Bern der Schweiz
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Stony Batter on Waiheke Island offers a good view to the outer limits of the Hauraki Gulf, a semi enclosed part of the Pacific that is Auckland's maritime playground. It is largely protected from the Pacific by Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island to the north, and by the Coromandel Peninsula to the east. Cape Rodney on the left and the Coromandel Peninsula on the right are part of the mainland. A line connecting them with Little Barrier Island and Great Barrier Island (left and right centre) forms the limit between the Hauraki Gulf and the Pacific Ocean beyond. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauraki_Gulf_/_Tīkapa_Moana#/map/0 The environmental integrity of the gulf has suffered through the introduction of industrialised fishing peaking in the 1970s. This severe overfishing, which unbalanced the marine environment by the removal of a main predator in the food chain, led to a widespread disappearance of kelp beds and their substitution by kina barrens. Kinas are sea urchins which flourish in the absence of the New Zealand snapper and lobsters, their main predators. Dredging of the mussel beds of the Firth of Thames reached a peak in 1961 shortly before collapse of the industry. Particularly damaging are the results of nitrogen carried into the gulf from surrounding agricultural land, with almost 90% coming from the dairy-farming runoff into the Firth of Thames. In 2000 New Zealand established the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. So far the park has failed to prevent overfishing and reverse the ecosystem collapse. Much more needs to be done to clean up the environmental degradation created by commercial interests in the past and present.
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Massive lightning strike next to solo tree over rural gravel road in Southern Manitoba
“Quelquefois, il y a des sympathies si réelles que, se rencontrant pour la première fois, on semble se retrouver.”
Alfred de Musset
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Trying to catch up my delay ... (which has become very big) ... but I need to post a new photo from time to time ...
Thank you in advance for all your faves and comments. I might answer several WEEKS/MONTHS later. And I might post several photos in the meantime.
Merci d'avance pour tous vos faves et commentaires. Je vous répondrai peut-être dans plusieurs SEMAINES/MOIS. Et je posterai peut-être plusieurs photos entre temps.
France. Alpes. Département des Hautes Alpes (05). Massif des Cerces. Photo prise lors d'une randonnée en boucle effectuée en famille au fond de la Vallée de la Clarée. Nous sommes partis du parking de Fontcouverte. Nous avons rejoint successivement le Lac Laramon (sur la photo), le Lac de la Cula, le Pont du Moutet et le Refuge de Laval. Puis nous sommes revenus en longeant la Clarée. C'était mon 5ème jour de rando sur les 17 jours où j'ai pu randonner lors de notre séjour alpin de 3 semaines pendant l'été 2021.
La photo a été prise depuis le Lac Laramon, situé sur la rive gauche de la Clarée (au-dessus du Refuge de Ricou). Les sommets qui se reflètent dans le lac sont situés sur la rive opposée de la Clarée (donc sur la rive droite). Sur la moitié gauche de la photo, on peut voir la Crête du Queyrellin (2935m). Pour les sommets que l'on peut voir sur la moitié droite de la photo, je vous laisse survoler la photo pour voir les légendes que j'ai apposées.
De tous les lacs où je me suis rendu jusqu'à présent, je crois que ce lac est celui qui m'a offert les plus beaux reflets. Et d'ailleurs, cette vue est vraiment la vue classique que les gens prennent en photo quand ils passent au Lac Laramon.
Sinon, comme vous pouvez le constater sur la photo, nous avons été très gâtés par les conditions météo, avec un grand ciel bleu ! Et cerise sur le gâteau, nous avons eu la chance que la lune s'invite dans le décor. 🙏😊
Since summer rarely takes place on a weekend this year and there are far too many people in the mountains (it's still holiday season), I took a day off based on the weather forecast to go on a mountain hike with my son. Our destination was Garmisch's local mountain - the Kramer Peak. And as you can see, we had fantastic weather with sunshine and some nice clouds. The hike was quite long, but absolutely worth it ... not done such a beautiful, interesting and varied tour for a long time ...
The Zugspitze can be seen in the background.
Alpines Panorama - Kramerspitz - Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Bayern
Da bei uns der Sommer in diesem Jahr selten an einem Wochenende stattfindet und dann viel zu viele Menschen in den Bergen sind (es ist noch Ferienzeit), habe ich mir anhand der Wettervorhersage einen Tag freigenommen, um mit meinem Sohn eine Bergwanderung zu unternehmen. Unser Ziel war der Hausberg von Garmisch - die Kramerspitz. Und wie ihr sehen könnt, hatten wir fantastisches Wetter mit Sonnenschein und auch ein paar schönen Wolken. Die Wanderung war ziemlich lang, aber absolut lohnenswert...schon lange nicht mehr eine so schöne, interessante und abwechslungsreiche Tour gemacht...
Im Hintergrund kann man die Zugspitze sehen.
Comments are always welcome and favs most appreciated.
Comentarios y favs son siempre bienvenidos
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Huge waves rage at the shoreline near Bermagui on the NSW Far South Coast, Australia.
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Montenegro is a country in Eastern Europe bordering Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and the Adriatic Sea. It used to be a part of Yugoslavia. The capital is Podgorica. The name Montenegro is Italian and means Black mountain. Montenegro was an independent princedom between 1878 and 1910 and an independent kingdom until 1918. That year Montenegro became part of Yugoslavia. In 2003 Yugoslavia was transformed into the new country of Serbia and Montenegro, but this fell apart in 2006 when both countries went their separate ways. Montenegro is therefore the youngest country in Europe. Montenegro is not a member of the European Union, but it is a member of NATO. Despite the fact that Montenegro is not yet an EU Member State, people do pay with the euro. Montenegro may be small, but this beautiful nation has a huge array of natural and man-made wonders. Once overlooked in favor of more famous Mediterranean countries, Montenegro is quickly gaining a reputation as a great place to travel. It's easy to see why. The mountainous hinterland is home to deep gorges, flowing rivers, glacial lakes and old-growth forests, popular for adventure activities. The winding coast runs along pretty blonde bays overlooking the royal blue Adriatic Sea, ancient Venetian villages and UNESCO-walled towns. You get a beautiful view of the Kotor bay from the P1 road to the top of mountain Lovćen, a somewhat steep and very narrow route. From here futher to Jezerski peak to the Njegos Mausoleum at an altitude of 1660 meters, and it officially represents the tallest mausoleum in the world.
The Njegos Mausoleum is a most impressive and very mystic destination. Petar II Petrovic Njegos was the bishop and the ruler of Montenegro. He was the most popular spiritual and military leader in 1800. The mausoleum is situated in the Jezerski peak, at a height of 1660 meters, and it officially represents the highest mausoleum in the world. The road from the beginning plateau for climbing on to the Njegos mausoleum is made of numerous stony stairway (from the foot up to the entrance into the mausoleum there are 461 staircases), and one part of the path leads through a well done and lighted marble tunnel. The area is surrounded by the beauty of beech, oak and linden forests. The fresh mountain air will welcome you compared to the muggy and summer heat, which is characteristic of the Coast. Photo taken from Jezerski peak on mount Lovćen at 1,749 m.
Montenegro is een land in Oost-Europa en grenst aan Bosnië en Herzegovina, Servië, Kosovo, Albanië en de Adriatische Zee. Vroeger was het een deel van Joegoslavië. De hoofdstad is Podgorica. De naam Montenegro is Italiaans en betekent Zwarte berg. Montenegro was tussen 1878 en 1910 een zelfstandig prinsdom en tot 1918 een zelfstandig koninkrijk. Dat jaar werd Montenegro onderdeel van Joegoslavië. In 2003 werd Joegoslavië omgevormd in het nieuwe land Servië en Montenegro, maar dit viel in 2006 uit elkaar toen beide landen een eigen weg gingen. Montenegro is misschien klein, maar deze prachtige natie heeft een enorm scala aan natuurlijke en door de mens gemaakte wonderen. Ooit over het hoofd gezien ten gunste van meer bekende mediterrane landen, krijgt Montenegro snel een reputatie als een geweldige plek om te reizen. Het is gemakkelijk te zien waarom. Het bergachtige achterland herbergt diepe kloven, stromende rivieren, gletsjermeren en oerbossen, populair voor avontuurlijke activiteiten. De kronkelige kust loopt langs mooie blonde baaien met uitzicht op de koningsblauwe Adriatische Zee. Het Njegos Mausoleum is een zeer indrukwekkende en zeer mystieke bestemming. Petar II Petrovic Njegos was de bisschop en de heerser van Montenegro. Hij was de meest populaire spirituele en militaire leider in 1800. Het mausoleum ligt op de Jezerski-piek, op een hoogte van 1660 meter, en het vertegenwoordigt officieel het hoogste mausoleum ter wereld. De weg vanaf het beginplateau om naar het Njegos-mausoleum te klimmen, bestaat uit talrijke stenen trappen vanaf de voet tot aan de ingang van het mausoleum zijn er 461 trappen, en een deel van het pad leidt door een goed uitgevoerde en verlichte marmeren tunnel. Het gebied is omgeven door de schoonheid van beuken-, eiken- en lindebossen. De frisse berglucht zal u verwelkomen in vergelijking met de zwoele en zomerse hitte die kenmerkend is voor de kust. Foto genomen vanaf Jezerski peak van berg Lovćen met een hoogte van 1749m.
Shortly after 6 a.m. on the Hintersee - I took a day off and got up with a friend in the middle of the night to photograph the sunrise on the Hintersee - as always a very nice and lonely experience this morning. We were already there at 5 a.m. and around 6 a.m. only one other photographer appeared ... very rarely at this location ...
I have put together 5 high-resolution 18mm portrait format photos to create this panorama photo.
Wunderschöner Sonnenaufgang am Hintersee, Ramsau - Bayern
Kurz nach 6 Uhr am Hintersee - ich hate mir einen Tag freigenommen und war zusammen mit einem Freund mitten in der Nacht aufgestanden, um den Sonnenaufgang am Hintersee zu fotografieren - wie immer ein sehr schönes und an diesem Morgen auch einsames Erlebnis. Wir waren schon um 5 Uhr dort und so gegen 6 Uhr erschien nur noch ein weiterer Fotograf...sehr selten an dieser Lokation...
Ich habe 5 hochauflösende 18mm Portraitformatfotos zu diesem Panoramafoto zusammengesetzt.
"It is levitating"
Macro, no crop
King Snake on my back porch
No edit, no crop, manual and shot in RAW.
WEST-AFRICA. -- COSTA D' AVORIO. -- AREA GRAND. LAHOU
In questo scatto stavamo cercando di fotografare coccodrilli della foresta
E domani torno in clinica per due giorni a finire i controlli e speriamo che la malaria sia andata !
In this shot we were trying to photograph forest crocodiles
And tomorrow I go back to the clinic for two days to finish the checks and we hope that the malaria is gone!
Vedere meglio in FORMATO LARGO
See better with ENLARGEMENT
Obviously Poplar Garage. AEC tow truck with 015GC trade plates is 401W. See more - London Transport Service Vehicle on the web - 401W. Ex T303. An AEC Regal chassis.
1823 went to Corunna, Spain. Many of the 8 foot wide Q1s ended up in Spain with years of service ahead of them. Ref. London's Trolleybuses – A Fleet History by The PSV Circle, The Omnibus Society.
MORE LONDON TRANSPORT Q1 PHOTOS.
Photographer Tony Belton. From LCC Tramway Trust. - LCC Tramway Trust face book.
Valensole’s Plateau is a real lavender jewel. It is 800km² wide, at 500m of altitude, nearby the Mediterranean sea and the Alps. It benefits from a Mediterranean climate with mountain climate influences which gave birth to a rich and colorful vegetation : oak trees, pines, wheat and oat fields, and of course lavender. Or should we say : lavandin.
« Lavande » only groes above 800m of altitude and has a good resistance to the cold. Its flower is thiner and grows at the end of the stem. When harvested, you need 100kg to extract 1 litre of essential oil. Wherease with « lavandin », 40kg will be enough.
« Lavande Aspic » (an other kind of lavender) grows above 600m of altitude. Its leaves are wider and flowers spread along the stem.
« Lavandin » is a natural hybride betwen those 2 kind of lavender.
and there is no shadow without light
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Please read below if you are curious about how this shot was taken:
These are silhouette within light bubbles (light bokeh). To create this effect, the prerequisite is that you have a (macro-) zoom lens allowing you to create bokeh effect.
The condition of light source is very important. One light bubble is formed by one light source, and the light source has to be strong and condensed so that you can form a clear light bubble together with a clear silhouette. In this image, these multiple bubbles are formed by dazzling lights on the surface of a lotus pond around noon time when the sky was clear and the sun was high.
The choice of object as the motif is also very important. Imagine about the size of dazzling light laying on the lens toward the sensor of the camera, the object should be something thin, small and delicate, so that you can get a nice silhouette within the bubble.
For making this photograph, you need to put the object in the focal range and aim the camera toward the direction of the light source (so that you are literally shooting a macro silhouette within a bokeh), and then manually adjust the focus, moving the camera as needed, until you get the composition you like in the frame. The angle toward the light source is important. If your light source is the reflective sunlight (such as the dazzling lights in my example), you really need to direct the camera to the point where you have those light coming toward your frame, in order to create the silhouette.
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Hello everybody. What do you think about follow & unfollow method on Instagram? Let’s find out what Cookie Monster think about it lol.
Cookie Monster from Sesame Street rarely do interview but he did it via Skype exclusively for Yasha Jakovsky シ.
Yasha Jakovsky: "What do you think about Instagram people who use follow & unfollow method"?
Cookie Monster: "I personally think it is annoying. There are so many Instagram imposters who want to become stars over the night, we must to unite and fight for better fair play internet social society to stop notoriety. Impostor followed then unfollowed me after day or two, they will try same method on you too. I know that this dirty game would never ends but be careful my friend, follow & unfollow strategy became huge underhand trend".
Yasha Jakovsky: "Do you have message for Instagram imposters"?
Cookie Monster: "Sure kiddo. Instagram imposter, yes you that you are reading, take off your lazy fat Instagram ass from a couch and maybe you will lose some kilogram".
Yasha Jakovsky: "My friend it is so pity that our interview ends. I wish you to have a great day with nice chocolate and rice cookies (I know how much cookies are important for you). Thank you so much for your time and this cool rhymes that you used".
Cookie Monster: "No problem mister Jakovsky, have a nice day, greetings from Bombay (I am there on a holiday). Oh I almost forgot, I will send you via post honey cookies the best money can buy, bye bye".
P.s. I listened Metallica's album Reload in high school. I rarely listen Metallica, I recommend you their song The Memory Remains from Reload album.
P.P.S. Special thanks to Chucky who climbed so high and put those flashlights :D.
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...when a treasure that we've forgotten is right under our noses?
Indiana Dunes National Park
Watching Indiana's city lights of Gary and Illinois' high rises of Chicago in the distance, a couple strolls at dusk on a sandy beach at Indiana Dunes National Park. A cool evening breeze flows from Lake Michigan after a hot late spring day.
Philip Harding Klimanek (1883-1965) was born in the Czech Republic, at the time his place of birth was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. In ca. 1905 he started to work for Holland-China Trading Company, in Hong Kong.
In 1939, when Charles Gesner van der Voort arrived in Shanghai to work for the company, he was Charles' senior manager. In a letter home he wrote: "Played chess with Klimanek in the French Club" [translation Pieter Lommerse, the French Club was Le Cercle Sportif Français, a fashionable place to be in the 1930s and it still exists today].
Philip Harding Klimanek was also a juror for the Hong Kong judicial system, which can be found in gwulo.com, for the last time in 1941.
His grandson wrote to me: "Though he had been based in Shanghai before the war we know he was captured in Hongkong on 24th Dec 1941 during the “Battle of Hongkong”. He had been a volunteer with the “isolated Tytan [this should probably be Tai Tam, or Tytam at the time] Godows of the Food Control from November to the end of December 1941” We assume he was involved with food conservation as the Japanese were approaching."
"He was beaten up on capture and needed medical treatment. He was in and out of Stanley camp until the Japanese surrender in 1945. As he was of Austro-Hungarian descent after the war his nationality was hard to determine as his papers and all his possessions had been lost, his health was very poor as a result of how he had been treated during the war. Eventually he managed to get a temporary Czechoslovakian passport in 1948 issued in Nanking China. After a short period in the UK looking for work he returned to the HCTC and was traveling between Shanghai and Hongkong. He retired in Hongkong and returned to England 31st Dec 1950."
Gwulo.com administrator David added a comment about the Tai Tam godown shelters: "I guess he spent that time at Godowns (warehouses) that stored food for emergency use. You can see other examples of this type of godown listed at gwulo.com/hong-kong-shelter-area;
Philip Harding Klimanek was a close friend of Willem Kien, another early HCHC-employee, later to become director of the company. Willem Kien's daughter in law recalls seeing him during visits in The Netherlands, together with his wife Zoia and daughter Sylvia. Also Anneke Knüppe-de Jongh, daughter of former HCHC-employee and director Frans de Jongh, has warm memories of the family, which her family stayed closely in touch with.
This photo shows (from left to right) Reginald, Zoia's sister, Zoia, Sylvia and Philip Harding Klimanek at the family home at Lane 1355 House No 20 Yue Yuen Road, "West Park Mansions", dressed for winter or early spring. Reginald ('Reggie') wears a cap similar to J.G. Ballard on the cover photo of his autobiography "Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton : an Autobiography". J.G. Ballard was about the same age as Sylvia, and author of "Empire of the Sun".
Courtesy Harding-Klimanek family archives
The Matterhorn , the Dent d'Hérens the Z'mutt glacier.and "La Tête Blanche", (alt. 3.710 m ). . Zermatt . Canton Valais, Switzerland. No. 2548.
Hinten am Ahornboden... mit lautem Donnern kommt die Lawine runter von den Eiskarln und nein, das ist kein Wasserfall!
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The morning 7th of February I woke up to see Amsterdam covered in a coat of fresh snow. The snow fell in sudden flurries and gusts and turned the world white and wonderful. With the canals in the city and occasional high winds, there can be a nip in the air, but packing gloves and a scarf should keep you warm enough. There is something very beautiful about Amsterdam in the winter. It snowed for the second time this winter in Amsterdam. Because the temperature was -4 degrees Celsius the snow stayed. The real feel temperature was -11 degrees Celsius cause there was a strong wind and drifting snow. It got more than a few centimeters of snow. The best advice is to stay indoors and turn the stove up a bit. Or of course to go outside to take some nice pictures. The snow is a rare highlight in these February dark days, especially when you have small children. It is quite difficult to come up with something fun in these Covid-19 lock-down days. After a while, sitting indoors becomes quite monotonous for such a toddler. This is a welcome change. The snow also provides a lot of fun for children and adults here in Amsterdam. Snowball fight, make snowmen, go sledding and adults go cross-country skiing. All fun activities that people do in this beautiful snowy world.
Storm Darcy was a storm that hit parts of Western Europe from February 7, 2021. In the Netherlands, Belgium, the east of the United Kingdom and parts of the north and west of Germany, strong winds were accompanied by drifting snow, creating snow dunes. The last heavy snowstorm in Amsterdam dates from 1985. Photo taken in the Haarlemmerstraat next to Coffeeshop Amsterdamned located in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, – and its extension the Haarlemmerdijk. Normally a lot of activity in this street that focuses on tourism. Now during the Lockdown everything closed with a few lost tourists in the distance. The Haarlemmerstraat is a gem. Offering independent boutiques and special stores, little salons, trendy but affordable restaurants and bars and the oldest cinema in Amsterdam, this area will appeal to even the most jaded of world travelers. You are guaranteed to find a special little something from Amsterdam in this alternative shopping district. The street are packed with boutique shops, cafes, coffee shops and with one little cozy dining and drinking spot after another and other interesting places to visit. The next days it will keep on snowing. Expected more than 17 cm snow in Amsterdam. It's a joy to walk around in my neighborhood.
Vanmorgen 7 februari werd ik wakker en zag Amsterdam bedekt met een laag verse sneeuw. De sneeuw die vannacht viel bedekte de wereld om ons heen wit en prachtig. Ik heb mijn camera gepakt en op pad gegaan in m'n buurtje. Ik geniet van het geluid van knarsende sneeuw onder mijn schoenen en het prachtige gezicht op de Amsterdamse grachtenpanden. Het is min vier graden en het blijft vandaag de hele dag sneeuwen. Met een stevige wind is de gevoelstemperatuur zelf -11 graden. Mijn handschoenen en m'n sjaal houden mij warm genoeg. Er is iets heel moois over Amsterdam in de winter. Amsterdam is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw. Het beste advies is dan maar om lekker binnen te blijven en de kachel iets hoger te zetten. Of natuurlijk even naar buiten te gaan om wat mooie plaatjes te schieten. In Amsterdam heeft het nu voor de tweede keer deze winter gesneeuwd. Bij deze temperatuur blijft de sneeuw liggen. Er is meer dan enkele centimeters sneeuw gevallen. De sneeuw is een zeldzaam hoogtepunt tijdens de donkere lock-down dagen in februari. Foto gemaakt in de Haarlemmerstraat naast Coffeeshop Amsterdamned in de Jordaan, en het verlengde daarvan de Haarlemmerdijk. Normaal gesproken is er veel bedrijvigheid in deze straat die zich richt op toerisme. Nu tijdens de Lockdown alles gesloten met een paar verdwaalde toeristen in de verte. De Haarlemmerstraat is een juweeltje. Met onafhankelijke boetieks en speciale winkels, kleine salons, trendy maar betaalbare restaurants en bars en de oudste bioscoop van Amsterdam, zal dit gebied zelfs de meest afgematte wereldreizigers aanspreken. De straat zit vol met boetiekjes, cafés, coffeeshops en met de ene kleine gezellige eet- en drinkplek na de andere en andere interessante plaatsen om te bezoeken. De komende dagen blijft het sneeuwen. Verwacht meer dan 17 cm sneeuw in Amsterdam.
Taken at a crossing of Zhongqxiao W. Road and Zhongshan N Road near Taipei Main Station in Taipei, Taiwan.
Trying to catch up my delay ... (which has become very big) ... but I need to post a new photo from time to time ...
Thank you in advance for all your faves and comments. I might answer several WEEKS/MONTHS later. And I might post several photos in the meantime.
Merci d'avance pour tous vos faves et commentaires. Je vous répondrai peut-être dans plusieurs SEMAINES/MOIS. Et je posterai peut-être plusieurs photos entre temps.
France. Alpes. Savoie. Haute Tarentaise. Massif des Alpes Grées. Photo prise lors d'un aller-retour au Lac de la Bailletta, au départ du parking du Saut. Nous avons effectué cette rando en famille, merveilleusement guidés par notre ami de Haute Tarentaise.
Cette photo a été prise depuis le parking du Saut.
Je me suis dépêché d'immortaliser la scène peu après que l'on se soit garé sur le parking car le brouillard s'est dissipé très vite !!!... Notre ami de Haute Tarentaise nous avait donné rendez-vous vers 9H car le parking du Saut est rapidement complet en été. C'est clairement grâce à cet horaire matinal par rapport à nos habitudes qu'on a pu admirer ce magnifique spectacle éphémère. Le paysage est déjà superbe en temps normal. Mais avec ce brouillard en plus, c'était juste un pur régal. ❤️😊
Sun is rising on Grindelwald, Canton of Bern Switzerland. No. 45.
"The Grindelwald-Fieschergletscher is a glacier in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. Its section Upper Arctic Ocean gives its name to the Eismeer station on the Jungfrau Railway. The highest point of the glacier is the Mönch at 4107 m. Its lowest point is around 1600 m.
It is located southeast of the Eiger and Mönch massifs and north of the connecting ridge of the Mönch and Fiescherhorn massifs. Pfaffestecki and Zäsenberg border the glacier in the east. To the north, the Grindelwald-Fiescher Glacier flows into the Lower Grindelwald Glacier.
It has its origin at the summit of the Mönch and flows in a north-easterly direction between Walchergrat and Eiger-Südgrat. The smooth surface then changes into a jagged glacier break. This part is called the Upper Arctic Ocean. At its end, the Challifirn flows from the north into the Fiescher glacier. From here the glacier is divided into two parts. Below the Eiger-Mittellegigrat the surface is relatively smooth, while on the opposite side, below the Walchergrat and Fiescherwand, the fissures persist. Between Zäsenberg and the “Bim gandigen path” the glacier reaches the Lower Grindelwald glacier.
The naming poses a problem. The Grindelwald-Fiescher glacier must not be confused with the Fiescher glacier on the southeast side of the Fiescherhorn-Grünhorn massif. This is the real Fiescher glacier. However, the Federal Office for Topography intends to designate the Grindelwald-Fiescher Glacier as the Arctic Ocean for the foreseeable future. "
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My admiration to : Måneskin ( Zitti E Buoni ).Bravo !
Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers.
The photo albums of his China years contain many photos of the bachelor life in those days: travel, work, parties, trips within China and to Japan. They also include photos of the bombing of the Unilever factory during the 1937 Japanese attack of Shanghai, membership of the French Special Police and other unique photos.
Like Charles, David was interned in Chapei Civil Assembly Centre by the Japanese from 1943 to 1945.
Being Jewish, internment in Shanghai probably saved David’s life; since all of his family members in the Netherlands were killed by the Nazis.
David married, had two children and continued to work for Unilever. He became member of Nederlandse Reünisten Vereniging China (NRVC, Dutch Reunists Association China).
This photo shows a birthday party held at the Paramount Ballroom at Yue Yuen Road in Shanghai. The party was for the occasion of Frans' and Henk's birthdays, no last names are mentioned. The Paramount Ballroom was a famous venue in Shanghai at the time. Paul French wrote a book about the owner, with a criminal background, Joe Farren, "City of Devils".
Courtesy Van Gelderen family archives