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Passau - Hinter dieser Mauer führt der neue Aufzug vom Burghof hinauf zur ehemaligen Wetterstation und Sternwart, der Eingang von der Straße ist hinter den beiden Fenstern unter dem "Turm"
2018 #RainyDaysAnd... #Finland #Summer #Lake #Midnightsun #FlickrFriday #Sysmä
Beautiful house with a red roof. View from the boat.
Sorry, I'm so busy today (my birthday)... See you tomorrow, my dear Flickr friends! 😊🌷
BTW it's sunny day again today! 😊
For Flickr Friday group. Rainy days and... lovely place. 💙
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When It Rains - Piccadilly Circus, London, UK (2016)
Explore Switzerland...
...step by step
A "postcard" from my beloved homeland of Switzerland for all my dear friends. I hope you like it and it brings joy to your heart.
"It seemed pointless to ever dream of the distant wonders, I wanted to experience them."
"Demanding and uplifting at the same time, hardly anything in nature inspires as much awe as the sight of mountains."
"All people will make the perceptions, that on high mountains, where the air is pure and thin, breathes more freely and feels physically lighter and mentally happier."
"The secret of getting ahead is to take the first step."
The story behind the picture:
My eldest son and I set out early in the morning for a distinctive location in the Swiss Alps. Jonah was up there in his military mission and was enthusiastic about the mountains. Once there we could only marvel at the steep rock faces and the magnificent view. We could look from there up to Germany. Most impressive was this house on the rocks. What a work! How much work is behind it? After all, this wooden house stands on a rock and in a rugged mountain landscape, which can be dangerous. We enjoyed this sight and hiked from there to a lower mountain lake, which you will might see later on my page. Hope so. By the way, my son is in the photo. No, no, not the man with the red backpack who climbs up the stairs tiredly. No, mine is the one who picks him up. Ha, ha....
(How small man yet appears in this unique mountain world.)
Something about friendship
HANS ZIMMER - NOW WE ARE FREE
An El Train crosses the Chicago River atop the Wells Street Bridge in Chicago's Loop. The title was inspired by a passage from “Never Come Morning,” a Chicago based novel by author Nelson Algren.
"The Great trains howling from track to track all night. The taut and telegraphic murmur of ten thousand city wires, drawn most cruelly against a city sky. The rush of city waters, beneath the city streets. The passionate passing of the night's last El."
Thanks for viewing! Have a great day ... and an El of a night :)
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Panorama from Desert View Point...in the background you can see a fire and the smoke that is coming along the Canyon...
Panoramansicht vom Desert View Point...im Hintergrund sieht man einen Waldbrand und die Rauchwolken, die den Canyon entlang ziehen...
Grand Canyon
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Rome is the capital of Italy and located in the Lazio region. The city has about 2.8 million inhabitants, the population of the metropolitan region is 3.7 million. The history of the city can be tasted in the many old buildings that the city possesses. Worth seeing are the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's Basilica, the Trevi Fountain and the Victor Emmanuel II Monument. Rome is just one big open-air museum. Throughout the history of more than 2700 years, the city developed into one of the most important cities of Western culture. Rome was the capital of the Roman Kingdom. Rome is located in the Lazio region in the middle of Italy. The city lies on the banks of the Tiber. The center is located on seven hills. In Rome you can not escape a comparison between the past and the present.
Piazza Del Grillo is a charming street in the center of ancient Rome in the Monti district just steps from the Colosseum and Roman Forum. The street takes its name from an ancient Roman family called Del Grillo who owned a beautiful eighteenth century building connected by an overpass in an adjacent medieval Torre delle Milizie, located in the heart of the historic center of Rome, near Trajan's Markets. It gained the popular nickname of "Nero's Tower" from a tradition that it originated as an ancient Roman construction from which Emperor Nero watched the Great Fire of Rome in the year AD 64. It caused widespread devastation.
Rome is de hoofdstad van Italië en gelegen in de regio Lazio. De stad heeft ca. 2,8 miljoen inwoners, het inwonertal van de metropoolregio bedraagt 3,7 miljoen. De historie van de stad is te proeven in de vele oude gebouwen die de stad bezit. Bezienswaardig zijn het Colosseum, het Forum Romanum, het Pantheon, de Sint-Pietersbasiliek, de Trevifontein en het Monument van Victor Emanuel II. Rome is gewoon één groot openluchtmuseum. Doorheen de geschiedenis van ruim 2700 jaar ontwikkelde de stad zich tot één van de belangrijkste steden van de westerse cultuur. Rome was de hoofdstad van het Romeinse Koninkrijk. Rome bevindt zich in de regio Lazio in het midden van Italië. De stad ligt aan de oevers van de Tiber. Het centrum bevindt zich op zeven heuvels. In Rome ontkom je niet aan een vergelijk tussen vroeger en nu. Piazza Del Grillo is een charmante straat in het centrum van het oude Rome in de wijk Monti, op slechts een steenworp afstand van het Colosseum en het Forum Romanum. De straat ontleent zijn naam aan een oude Romeinse familie genaamd Del Grillo, die eigenaar was van een prachtig achttiende-eeuws gebouw verbonden door een viaduct in een aangrenzende middeleeuwse toren delle Milizie, gelegen in het hart van het historische centrum van Rome, dichtbij het Forum van Trajanus.
7DWF, Crazy Tuesday: Upright format
The Deutscher Dom (German Church or New Church) is part of an important architectural ensemble composed of the German Church, the French Church, and the Konzerthaus (Concert Hall). The ensemble is located on the Gendarmenmarkt which is regarded as one of the most beautiful places in Berlin.
Reflected in the windows of the Quartier 205, a shopping mall, commercial and residential house located between the Gendarmenmarkt and Friedrichstrasse, is the domed tower of the German / New Church. The tower of the German Church, which is much bigger than the building of the church itself, never had a sacral function. In fact the name "Dom" refers to the French word dôme / English dome, and not to a cathedral. Complicated? Let's make it a little more so, the German Church is not to be confused with the Berlin Cathedral which in fact is a real cathedral and the Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church of Berlin, Germany.
Photowalk with [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kugel-fotos-sabine-r] on Whitsunday 2018 ;-)
Dom reflektiert...
...in den Fenstern des Quartiers 205, einem Wohn- und Geschäftshaus mit edler Einkaufspassage zwischen Gendarmenmarkt und Friedrichstraße in Berlin-Mitte. Der Deutsche Dom, wie auch sein Pendant, der Französische Dom, sind Teil des berühmten Architekturensembles auf dem Gendarmenmarkt, das vom Konzerthaus (ehemals Schauspielhaus) komplettiert wird. Der Gendarmenmarkt gilt als einer der schönsten Plätze Berlins.
Weder der Deutsche noch der Französische Dom sind Kirchen im eigentlichen Sinne, der Name leitet sich vielmehr vom französischen "dôme" ab und bezieht sich auf die kuppelförmigen Türme, die die jeweiligen Kirchengebäude bei Weitem überragen.
Fotospaziergang mit Sabine.R an Pfingstsonntag 2018 ;-)
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From the 8th century BC. the settlements of the surrounding hills united and the city of Rome was founded. The Forum Romanum also known as Foro Romano, is a plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. When you look at the Roman Forum today, you will see a large plain full of ruins. Yet this has not always been the case. Once the Forum Romanum was the bustling center of Rome. Everyone came here. Acting on political talk, important decisions were taken at the Roman Forum. There were several temples where people could pray. For a thousand years, the Forum of Romanum was the center that everyone attended, but in the Middle Ages this once-important center fell back because people became less and less interested in this center. The trade moved to Trajan's markets. The forum Romanum changed into a meadow where cows could graze. Stones and other building materials were taken away to be reused for new buildings. The forum slowly changed into a meadow where farmers had their cows grazed between the last ancient remains. At that time it was given the nickname Campo Vaccino, the cow field. Already during the renaissance people got interested in ancient Rome and the antique buildings of the forum, but this was mainly expressed in occasional treasure tombs in various places throughout the site. From 1800 onwards, work became more structured. In 1870 there was an overall excavation. The forum is now one of the biggest tourist attractions in the city.
Two thousand years ago, the Roman Forum in Rome must have looked imposing. The Roman Forum was the center of ancient Rome. Here were the most beautiful buildings of the Romans: public buildings, temples and memorials. We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. Photo from the Piazza di Santa Maria Nova at the main entrance of Parco archeologico. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.
Vanaf de 8e eeuw v.Chr. verenigden de nederzettingen van de omliggende heuvels zich en ontstond de stad Rome. Het Forum Romanum - Latijn voor Romeins marktplein - was in de oudheid het centrum van Rome. Het forum was in de gloriedagen van het Romeinse Rijk het politieke, juridische, religieuze en commerciële centrum van de stad. Wie nu kijkt naar het Forum Romanum, ziet een grote vlakte vol ruïnes. Toch is dit niet altijd zo geweest. Ooit was het Forum Romanum het bruisende centrum van Rome. Iedereen kwam hier naar toe. Er werd gehandeld, over politiek gepraat, belangrijke beslissingen werden bij het Forum Romanum genomen. Er waren verschillende tempels waar mensen konden bidden. Duizend jaar lang was Forum van Romanum het centrum waar iedereen naar toeging, toch verviel in de middeleeuwen dit ooit zo belangrijke centrum doordat mensen steeds minder interesse kregen in dit centrum. De handel verhuisde naar de markten van Trajanus. Het forum Romanum veranderde in een weiland waar koeien konden grazen. Stenen en andere bouwmaterialen werden van weggehaald om voor nieuwe gebouwen herbruikt te worden.Het forum veranderde langzaam in een weiland waarop boeren hun koeien tussen de laatste antieke resten lieten grazen. Het kreeg destijds de bijnaam Campo Vaccino, het koeienveld. Al tijdens de renaissance kreeg men weer interesse in het oude Rome en de antieke gebouwen van het forum, maar dit uitte zich voornamelijk in ongeregeld schatgraven op diverse plaatsen verspreid over het terrein. Vanaf 1800 ging men structureler te werk. In 1870 volgde een algehele opgraving. Het forum is nu één van de grootste toeristische attracties van de stad. We bezoeken Rome op een hete zomerdag en temperaturen stijgen tot boven de 40ºC. Foto vanaf het kerkplein Maria Nova vlakbij de hoofdingang van het Forum. We hebben het langzaam gedaan te midden van de meest intense hittegolf in de regio.
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From the 8th century BC. the settlements of the surrounding hills united and the city of Rome was founded. The Forum Romanum also known as Foro Romano, is a plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. The Temple of Saturn on the left side of this photo was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill at the western end of the Roman Forum. The original dedication of the temple is traditionally dated to 497 BC. In Roman mythology, Saturn ruled during the Golden Age, and he continued to be associated with wealth. His temple housed the treasury where the Roman Republic's reserves of gold and silver were stored. The three remaining columns on the right of the photo are from the Temple of Vespasian and Titus. The temple was built by Titus in honor of his deceased father Vespasian. Titus, however, only reigned for a few years. The temple was the first important addition to the forum since the time of Emperor Augustus.
The Temple of Saturn on the left side was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and is traditionally dated to 497 BC. Reconstruction of the .... Temple of Saturn. Temple of Vespasian and Titus stands on the right side and is built in 79. We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.
Vanaf de 8e eeuw v.Chr. verenigden de nederzettingen van de omliggende heuvels zich en ontstond de stad Rome. Het Forum Romanum - Latijn voor Romeins marktplein - was in de oudheid het centrum van Rome. Het forum was in de gloriedagen van het Romeinse Rijk het politieke, juridische, religieuze en commerciële centrum van de stad. De Tempel van Saturnus hier links op de foto was een Romeinse tempel gewijd aan Saturnus in Rome. Het was een van de oudste tempels in Rome. Volgens de overlevering werd de tempel in 497 v.Chr. gebouwd op het Forum Romanum, in de begintijd van de Romeinse Republiek. De tempel werd na een grote brand in 42 v.Chr. gerestaureerd, die werd betaald uit de buit van de oorlog met Syrië. Zie hier een reconstructie van .... Tempel van Saturnus. De drie resterende zuilen rechts op de foto zijn van de Tempel van Vespasianus en Titus. De tempel werd gebouwd in opdracht van Titus ter ere van zijn overleden en vader Vespasianus. Titus regeerde zelf echter maar een paar jaar. De tempel was de eerste belangrijke toevoeging aan het forum sinds de tijd van keizer Augustus.
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From the 8th century BC. the settlements of the surrounding hills united and the city of Rome was founded. The Forum Romanum also known as Foro Romano, is a plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. The House of the Vestal Virgins was the residence of the Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome. The house was right next to the Temple of Vesta, where the Vestal Virgins were responsible for keeping the sacred fire burning. The virgins living in the house were six noble women who served the temple for thirty years. House of the Vestal Virgins were destroyed during the Great Fire of Rome in 64. After the fire the house was rebuilt and the house was used for members of the imperial court and later by the papal court. The complex remained in use until the 11th or 12th century. During excavations, lower parts of the building and the ponds in the atrium have been exposed. Around the atrium are now excavated images of Vestal Virgins.
The House of the Vestal Virgins located at at the eastern edge of the Roman Forum was completed by AD 113. The statue above was found in a pile of statues. There were in total six Vestals, who were between 6 and 10 years of age when they were appointed by the emperor to serve for 30 years and learn the the sacred rites and keep the sacred fire burning. Vestal-virgins were the only female priests within the Roman religious system. Reconstruction of the House of the Vestal Virgins: goo.gl/images/3RbtEh. We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.
Vanaf de 8e eeuw v.Chr. verenigden de nederzettingen van de omliggende heuvels zich en ontstond de stad Rome. Het Forum Romanum - Latijn voor Romeins marktplein - was in de oudheid het centrum van Rome. Het forum was in de gloriedagen van het Romeinse Rijk het politieke, juridische, religieuze en commerciële centrum van de stad. Het Huis van de Vestaalse maagden was het woongebouw van de Vestaalse Maagden in het Oude Rome. Het huis lag direct naast de Tempel van Vesta, waar de Vestaalse Maagden verantwoordelijk waren voor het brandend houden van het heilige vuur. De in het huis wonende maagden waren zes adellijke vrouwen, die de tempel dertig jaar dienden. Vestaal-maagden waren de enige vrouwelijke priesters binnen het Romeinse religieuze systeem. Huis van de Vestaalse Maagden werden verwoest tijdens de Grote brand van Rome in 64. Na de brand werd het huis herbouwd en werd het huis gebruikt voor leden van het keizerlijk hof en later door het pauselijk hof. Het complex bleef tot in de 11e of 12e eeuw in gebruik. Bij opgravingen zijn lagere delen van het gebouw en de vijvers in het atrium blootgelegd. Rondom het atrium staan nu opgegraven beelden van Vestaalse Maagden opgesteld. De meeste zonder hoofd. Bekijk de reconstructie: Huis_van_de_Vestaalse_Maagden...
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From the 8th century BC. the settlements of the surrounding hills united and the city of Rome was founded. The Forum Romanum also known as Foro Romano, is a plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. The Arch of Septimius Severus at the Roman Forum is a white marble triumphal arch dedicated in AD 203 to the Parthian victories. The Arch is about 23 metres in height. The Arch stands close to the foot of the Capitoline Hill. A flight of steps originally led to the central opening. Over the centuries, the ground level on the forum had risen considerably. The lower part of the Arch of Septimius Severus was under the ground, so that the bow seemed to be much lower. In the Middle Ages, the arch was partially built into a nearby church and a fortress. Because of this, the arch never broke down what has happened with many other ancient monuments. In the 18th century the large excavations on the Forum started and the arch was restored to its former state. It is now one of the most remarkable Roman structures left over at the Forum.
The Arch of Septimius Severus, erected in AD 203, stands in Rome. The triple triumphal arch was one of the most richly decorated of its type and even today, although badly damaged, it stands in the Forum Romanum as a lasting and imposing monument to Roman vanity. The Temple of Saturn on the right side was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and is traditionally dated to 497 BC. We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.
Vanaf de 8e eeuw v.Chr. verenigden de nederzettingen van de omliggende heuvels zich en ontstond de stad Rome. Het Forum Romanum - Latijn voor Romeins marktplein - was in de oudheid het centrum van Rome. Het forum was in de gloriedagen van het Romeinse Rijk het politieke, juridische, religieuze en commerciële centrum van de stad. De Boog van Septimius Severus is gebouwd in het jaar 203 n.Chr. in opdracht van de senaat. Het was een geschenk aan de keizer ter ere van de twee overwinningen op de Parthen in 197 na Christus. De triomfboog is bekleed met marmer. De boog is 23 meter hoog. De boog is versierd met 8 composietzuilen en diverse afbeeldingen van overwonnen volkeren. In de loop der eeuwen was het grondniveau op het forum aanzienlijk gestegen. Het onderste deel van de Boog van Septimius Severus bevond zich onder de grond waardoor de boog veel lager leek te zijn. In de middeleeuwen is de boog nog gedeeltelijk ingebouwd in een nabijgelegen kerk en een fort. Hierdoor is de boog nooit afgebroken wat met vele andere antieke monumenten wel is gebeurd. In de 18e eeuw zijn de grote opgravingen op het Forum begonnen en is de boog in oude staat hersteld. Het is nu een van de markantste Romeinse bouwwerken die zijn overgebleven op het Forum. Aan de rechterkant van de boog staat de Tempel van Saturnus gewijd aan Saturnus in Rome. Het was één van de oudste tempels in Rome. Volgens de overlevering werd de tempel in 497 v.Chr. gebouwd.
Zion in mono
and the forms and shadows shine
shivers down my spine.
pink red brown and white
sandstone slickrock hematite
and no color fight.
Dora Meulman
Utah is all about colors so I had to get the mono out of my system. Colors going forward for a few. :-)
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Art & Culture (II) - Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France
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Football Cathedral - San Mamés Barria Stadium, Bilbao, Basque Country
One more photo today. 😊
Sorry, my friends! I'm not often here now because of hot spring weather, I want to be more time outside (after work in the office and on the weekends).
Beautiful spring 2018. 🌺 Rhododendron 🌺 Alppiruusut
Summer weather in May.
2018. #Spring #May #Finland 🌷
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Mont Fort (Verbier) Panorama; The Matterhorn (Cervin, Cervino 4478m) . The Dent Blanche 4357m and the Dent d'Hérenes 4,171m. No. 130 131 132 . Izakigur 21.03.18, 12:31:12 .
No. 0141 142 143 144 145 146 147 Panorama 10 final.
21.03.18, 13:07:06 .
" Massif du Mont-Blanc
Massifs des Alpes occidentales
Massif des Alpes
Géographie
Altitude4 809 m, Mont Blanc
MassifAlpes
Superficie400 km2
Administration
PaysDrapeau de la France France
Drapeau de l'Italie Italie
Drapeau de la Suisse Suisse
Région
Région à statut spécial
CantonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vallée d'Aoste
Valais
DépartementsHaute-Savoie, Savoie
Le massif du Mont-Blanc est un massif montagneux des Alpes franco-italiennes, où se dresse le mont Blanc, plus haut sommet d'Europe occidentale qui culmine à 4 809 mètres (altitude relevée en 2015). Il est traversé par le tunnel du Mont-Blanc, entre Chamonix dans la vallée de l'Arve et Courmayeur dans la vallée d'Aoste.
The Mont Blanc massif (French: Massif du Mont-Blanc; Italian: Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height. It is named after Mont Blanc (4,808 metres (15,774 ft)), the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacier – the longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively.
Not only does the massif form a watershed between the vast catchments of the rivers Rhône and Po, as well as a tripoint between France, Italy and Switzerland, it also marks the border between two climate regions by separating the northern and western Alps from the southern Alps. The mountains of the massif consist mostly of granite and gneiss rocks, and at high altitudes the vegetation is an arctic-alpine flora.
The valleys that delimit the massif were used as communication routes by the Romans until they left around the 5th century AD. The region has remained of some military importance through to the mid-20th century. A peasant farming economy operated within these valleys for many centuries until the glaciers and mountains were discovered by the outside world in the 18th century. Word of these impressive sights began to spread, and Mont Blanc was finally climbed in 1786, marking the start of the sport of mountaineering. The region is now a major tourist destination, drawing in over six million visitors per year. It provides a wide range of opportunities for outdoor recreation and activities such as sight-seeing, hiking, rock climbing, mountaineering and skiing. Around one hundred people a year die across its mountains and, occasionally, bodies have been lost and entombed in its glaciers for decades.
Access into the mountains is facilitated by cable cars, mountain railways and mountain huts which offer overnight refuge to climbers and skiers. The long-distance Tour du Mont Blanc hiking trail circumnavigates the whole massif in an 11-day trek of 170 kilometres (110 mi). The Mont Blanc Tunnel connects the French town of Chamonix on the northern side with the Italian town of Courmayeur in the south. The high mountains have provided many opportunities for scientific research, including neutrino measurements within the Tunnel and impacts of climate change on its highest slopes. Recent rises in average temperatures have led to significant glacial retreat across the massif and an awareness of the need for better environmental protection, including a call for World Heritage Site status."
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M98 M99 and M100
Located in the Virgo cluster, M98 M99 and M100 are three galaxies identified in Charles Messier's catalog of of deep-sky objects. This cluster is part of the larger Virgo Supercluster to which the Milky Way galaxy is part of.
Distances to these three objects range from 41-52 million light-years. The above image is roughly 2.7 degrees wide - about 5.5 full moons. At least 10 other NGC and IC galaxies are also visible.
Markarian's Chain is also part of the Virgo cluster.
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iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Regim sig18 stack (darks and flats)
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RG_M98-100_Sig18_AP2_c50r90q
Navigating on board of the Moliceiro boat. This trip is without any doubt the most fascinating one you can do at Ria de Aveiro.
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Un beau but de promenade
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Église Saint-Jean Baptiste / St. John the Baptist Church - Burgy - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
Spring is here! 🌹🌹🌹 Yippee!!!
Crocuses.
2018. #Finland #Spring
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The Dolomites are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. Typical of the Dolomites are the steep cliffs and peaks created by erosion and weathering. They form a part of the Southern Alps. The Dolomites, also known as the Pale Mountains, take their name from the carbonate rock dolomite. In August 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Marmolada of 3343 meter high is the highest mountain of the Dolomites. On it's norther side there is flat glacier. The ridge is composed of several summits, decreasing in altitude from west to east. An aerial tramway goes to the top of Punta Rocca. During the ski season the Marmolada's main ski run is opened for skiers and snowboarders alike, making it possible to ski down into the valley. On the south wall of the Marmolada there are beautiful routes for mountaineers and many of them are also suitable for hiking.
Marmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain - 3342m, of the Dolomites, a section of the Alps. An aerial tramway goes to the top of Punta Rocca - The queen of the Dolomites. Its brilliant white glacier dominates many a beautiful panorama and is much admired by walkers from near and distant trails. The main slope is “La Bellunese”, which stretches from Punta Rocca 3269m down to Malga Ciapela at 1446m.
De Dolomieten zijn een bergketen in Italië die deel uitmaakt van de Zuidelijke Alpen. In 2009 werden de Dolomieten toegevoegd aan de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO. Typisch voor de Dolomieten zijn de steile rotswanden en pieken, die zijn ontstaan door erosie en verwering. De bergketen is opgesplitst in twee delen: het oostelijke en het westelijke. De hoogste top van de Dolomieten, de Marmolada, is 3343 meter hoog. De Marmolada is een berg met een gletsjer. Nog ongeveer 15 andere bergen bereiken de grens van 3000 meter. Deze toppen zijn de hoogste bergtoppen in de Dolomieten en de Marmolada wordt daarom ook wel de koningin van de Dolomieten genoemd. De aanloop van de berg kan bereikt worden via de Fedaiapas. Je komt bij de Marmolada vanuit berghut Ciapela met een kabelbaan verdeeld in drie stukken: de eerste stopt bij Banc, de tweede gaat tot Serauta en de derde komt aan bij Punta Rocca. Vanaf hier gaat bij de berghut Ciapela de historische skipiste Bellunese naar beneden, 12 kilometer lang en zeker de mooiste piste van de Alpen. Op de zuidwand van de Marmolada zijn er prachtige routes voor bergbeklimmers en veel ervan zijn ook geschikt om te wandelen.
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Little ringed plover / Pikkutylli.
Pretty rare bird in Finland. Photo taken last year at the end of May.
BTW I saw the common kingfisher (Kuningaskalastaja) in Southern Finland last week/ at the end of March (it's another rare bird in Finland), I don't have photos unfortunately, but... maybe I'll take 😉 if it succeeds.
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A masterpiece of Flamboyant Gothic
The royal monastery of Brou is a masterpiece of Flemish flamboyant Gothic art from the early 16th century.
This rare architectural ensemble was built at great expense by the very powerful Margaret of Austria Duchess of Savoy, governess of the Burgundy Netherlands, godmother and aunt of Charles Quint.
She built the whole in memory of her beloved husband Philibert Le Beau Duke of Savoy , who died at the age of 24.
Inside the church, we can admire outstanding sculptures.
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Un chef d'oeuvre du gothique flamboyant
Le monastère royal de Brou est un chef-d'œuvre de l'art gothique flamboyant flamand du début du XVIe siècle.
Cet ensemble architectural rare a été bâti à grands frais par la très puissante Marguerite d'Autriche duchesse de Savoie, gouvernante des Pays-Bas bourguignons, marraine et tante de Charles Quint.
Elle fit édifier l'ensemble en mémoire de son époux bien aimé Philibert le Beau duc de Savoie, mort à l'age de 24 ans.
A l'intérieur de l'église, on peut admirer des sculptures extraordinaires.
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Monastère de Brou/Brou monastery - Bourg en Bresse - Ain - France
Verbier : Mont fort and the Grand Combin.Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Izakigur 25.02.11, 13:50:41.
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"Mont Fort is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located near Verbier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the valleys of Bagnes and Nendaz, north of the Rosablanche. With a height of 3,328 metres above sea level, Mont Fort is the highest summit north of the Col de Louvie (2,921 m).
Mont Fort is surrounded by several glaciers, the largest being the Glacier de Tortin, on its northwestern side. The second largest is the Glacier du Mont Fort, located on its northeastern side. On its eastern side lies the lower summit Petit Mont Fort (3,135 m). The Glacier du Petit Mont Fort lies between the two summits. There are no glaciers on the south side of the mountain. A small lake named Lac du Petit Mont Fort (2,764 m) lies on the south flank.
The summit of Mont Fort is easily accessible by cable car from the heights of Verbier or Nendaz. The cable cars from the two valleys converge at the intermediate station (2,894 m) north of the Col des Gentianes, the upper section reaching a height of 3,308 metres. In the winter and early spring season, the mountain, including the Glacier de Tortin, is the culminating point of the 4 Vallées ski area.
Der Mont Fort ist mit einer Höhe von 3'329,0 m ü. M. der höchste mit einer Bahn erschlossene Berg in der Region 4 Vallées in den Walliser Alpen. Der Berg ist von Verbier aus zu erreichen mit der Gondelbahn und Sessellift nach La Chaux - Luftseilbahn Col des Gentianes - Mont Fort. Auf der Plattform der Bergstation befindet sich ein Iglu mit 25 Plätzen, in dem man sich mit einem Fondue verpflegen kann. Von der Bergstation der Seilbahn führt ein felsiger Steig zum Gipfel-Kreuz. Von der Spitze des Mont Fort sieht man über fünfzig Berggipfel, darunter das Matterhorn, den Dent Blanche, den Dent d’Hérens und den Mont Blanc. In der näheren Umgebung sind die vergletscherten Gipfel von Rosablanche und des Grand Combins mit dem Glacier de Corbassière zu sehen.[1]
Die 125-Personen-Seilbahn aus Richtung Siviez über Tortin zum Col des Gentianes wurde 1982 gebaut, ebenso ein Gletscherlift auf dem Glacier de Tortin. Später wurde ein parallel verlaufender Gletscherlift ergänzt. Die Gipfelbahn wurde 1983 fertiggestellt. Die als Jumbo titulierte Pendelbahn (150 Personen-Gondel) aus Richtung Verbier von La Chaux zum Col des Gentianes wurde 1987 gebaut. Der Sommerskibetrieb wurde 1999 eingestellt. Seit der Wintersaison 2007/2008 können auch die Gletscherlifte nicht mehr betrieben werden."
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The long awaited cold frost has finally begun, On 2th of March 2018 we could skate. This time we enjoyed the natural ice at the National Park Weerribben-Wieden. The ice near the Weerribben-Wieden is just perfect for skating. Approximately 8 cm thick. The ice is hard and smooth and the wind of the last few days did blow the snow away. It's beautiful natural ice in the pretty surroundings of the National Park Weerribben-Wieden. A swamp, with vast frozen lakes, grasslands and an unprecedented wild bird wealth. Our tour was from Kalenberg and back to our starting point at Ossenzijl. In spite of the cold wind it was wonderful to skate on this sunny day. With its many waterways and ditches, the nature reserve is just like a fairytale. We are glad we went to the Weerribben-Wieden, it was fantastic.
Today 2th of March 2018 we got the opportunity to go ice skating on real ice instead of going to an ice rink. Inspite of the extreme wind chill warning and Real-Feel temperatures expected to around -12C, we decided to go skating at the National Park Weerribben-Wieden. These waterways in the winter are a real skater’s paradise.
Na een paar nachten matige vorst konden we op 2 maart 2018 schaatsen op de waterwegen van de Weerribben. Op een sloot in Ossenzijl, aan de rand van de Weerribben, ligt 8 centimeter ijs. Net genoeg voor schaatsliefhebbers om de ijzers onder te binden ondanks waarschuwingen dat het ijs nog niet overal betrouwbaar is. Er kan heerlijk kilometers geschaats worden tussen de gemaaide rietlanden. Nationaal Park Weerribben-Wieden is het grootste laagveenmoeras van West-Europa. Het ijs is redelijk goed en glad en door de wind van de afgelopen dagen ligt er geen sneeuw meer op. Het is genieten op het natuurijs in de prachtige omgeving. Een moerasbos, met uitgestrekte bevroren plassen, woeste graslanden en een ongekende vogelrijkdom. Onze rondtocht ging van Ossenzijl tot Kalenberg. We zijn blij dat wij geweest waren, het was fantastisch. Met zijn vele vaartjes, trekgaten en sloten is het natuurgebied in deze tijd net een sprookje. Ook staan er verscheidene koek-en-zopie kraampjes aan de routes die het heel gezellig maken.
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Leap And Hop - Palais-Royal, Paris, France
Nowadays, these ancient cannons would not hurt a fly.
They remind us that previously, during the Spanish colonization, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea were infested with pirates who did not hesitate to plunder the coastal cities.
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Les deux canons
De nos jours, ces canons anciens ne feraient pas de mal à une mouche.
Ils nous rapellent qu'autrefois, du temps de la colonisation espagnole, le Golfe du Mexique et la Mer des Caraïbes étaient infesté de pirates qui n'hésitaient pas à piller les villes côtières.
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Campeche - Yucatàn - Mexique / Mexico
Paradis turquoise
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Cascades d'Aqua Azul /Aqua Azul waterfalls - Chiapas - Mexique / Mexico
The San Juan Bautista Indian Church in San Juan Chamula does not look great from the outside, but it's amazing inside (unfortunately photos are not allowed inside).
There is no bench. Instead, pine leaves dot the entire floor of the church. Thousands of candles are lit, and complete Indian families pray fervently on the floor.
The walls are dotted with statues of saints.
There is no priest, the bishop has the right to enter the church only once a year, for baptisms.
I felt inside this church an incredible mysticism and fervor!
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Une église indienne incroyable
L'église indienne San Juan Bautista à San Juan Chamula ne paie pas de mine de l'extérieur, mais elle est incroyable à l'intérieur (malheureusement les photos y sont interdites).
Il n'y a aucun banc. A la place, des feuilles de pins parsèment tout le sol de l'église. Des milliers de bougies sont allumées, et des familles indiennes complètes prient avec ferveur assises sur le sol.
Les murs sont parsemés de statues de saints.
Il n'y a pas de prêtre, l’évêque n’a le droit d’entrer dans l’église qu’une seule fois par an, pour les baptêmes.
J'ai ressenti à l'intérieur de cette église un mysticisme et une ferveur incroyable !
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San Juan Chamula - Chiapas - Mexique / Mexico
The first five minutes from the life of a monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) are from left to right shown in this collage.
In just 9 to 14 days the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly inside the chrysalis (pupa) is complete. The chrysalis cracks open and out comes the butterfly. (Photo on the far left)
The wings are tiny, crumpled, and wet. The butterfly hangs upside down. (Second photo left)
The butterfly clings to its empty chrysalis shell as hemolymph, the blood-like substance of insects, is pumped through its body. (The last three photos on the right)
As the hemolymph fills the body and wings, they enlarge.
Right now, the monarch butterfly is extremely vulnerable to predators because it is not yet able to fly.
In a few hours the wings are full-sized, dried and hardened.
The monarch will take wing on its first flight.
This picture is taken in the outdoor butterfly garden ( aviary)
Passiflorahoeve in Harskamp, the Netherlands.
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De eerste vijf minuten uit het leven van een monarchvlinder (Danaus plexippus) zijn in deze collage van links naar rechts te zien. Het verlaten van de pop is fascinerend om te zien. De 5 opvolgende momenten hebben zich in slechts 5 minuten afgespeeld.
De transformatie van rups naar vlinder in de pop is in 9 tot 14 dagen voltooid. De pop barst open en uit de pop verschijnt de prille monarchvlinder (foto uiterst links).
De vleugels van de net uit de pop gekomen vlinder zijn klein, nat en verfrommeld. De vlinder hangt ondersteboven (tweede foto links).
Nadat de vlinder de pop heeft verlaten, worden vanuit het achterlijf lichaamssappen naar de vleugeladeren gepompt.
Het achterlijf wordt daardoor kleiner, terwijl de vleugels zich uitvouwen en groter worden (drie foto's rechts).
Goed is te zien dat de vlinder langzaam de juiste verhoudingen krijgt. De vlinder is echter nog uiterst kwetsbaar voor roofdieren omdat het nog niet kan vliegen.
Na 15 à 20 minuten zijn de vleugels volledig uitgevouwen.
Na 3 à 4 uur zijn de vleugels helemaal droog en op sterkte, en kan de monarchvlinder vliegen.
Door op de grootte van de pop te vergelijken met de vlinder, zie je hier goed dat de omvang van de vlinder snel groter wordt.
Deze opnames zijn gemaakt in de buitenrvolière van zorgboerderij www.passiflorahoeve.nl bij Harskamp op de Veluwe.
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Winter sunset on the sea. Helsinki. January in Finland.
The small islands of Uunisaari in the south of Helsinki.
In the north island there is a beautiful beach with cafe, restaurant, traditional Finnish sauna and outside jacuzzi. Also you can grill your own sausages with a stunning view of open sea. During winter you can also dip in to a frozen Baltic sea... if you want 😂
PS. We have some snow here today (maybe 1 cm). I can see it through the microscope. 😂
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