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Noisettes de Seine et Marne.
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Sweet an crunchy coated local produced nuts, a true delicacy named Torréfiées...
Photo May 2023, Chapon - Chocolaterie de Meaux (2012) after 11 years in time.
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Chapon Chocolaterie - Chocolaterie de Meaux
Since 2012, Patrice Chapon produces his own chocolate in the "Atelier de Torrefaction". After several years of research and meticulous restoration of the Torréfacteur, the Cacaotarare and La Conche machines to transform the cocoa beans into very high quality chocolate he was ready for a modern production, with old tools, with complete control of the manufacturing process of creating his own unique chocolate.
Info: chapon.com.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #nuts #coated #Chapon #Chocolaterie #ChocolateriedeMeaux #ChaponChocolaterie in #Meaux #France
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Uitstapje naar de Mosselbanken in de Krammer, het is de kraamkamer van de mossel.
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Mosselgilde Wijnverkiezing 2018 - Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018
Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018 - een culinair evenement georganiseerd door het "Mosselgilde" waarbij diverse wijnkenners uit een selectie van wijnen de beste keus voor het Mosselseizoen 2018 mochten kiezen.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Bruinisse #Netherlands / #MosselgildeWijnverkiezing2018 #Mosselgilde #krammer / #event #wineelection
Militair 2 propellor vliegtuig. More recent 2 propeller military airplanes, out of service for a number of reasons. Time and modern technologie flew much faster...
Photo March 2019, Nationaal Militair Museum (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Nationaal Militair Museum
The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) (Est. 2014) is a museum that focuses on the Dutch Armed Forces in past, present and future, with extra attention to the collections of the Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force derived from the Legermuseum from Delft and the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum from Soesterberg which were merged into the NMM.
Info: www.nmm.nl.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #airplane #museum #NMM #NationaalMilitairMuseum in #Soest #Netherlands
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SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Est.2004) by the American sculptor Tom Otterness, inspiring cheerfully designed sculptures on the Scheveningen boulevard.
Photo March 19, 2017, SprookjesBeelden aan Zee after 13 years.
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Museum Beelden aan Zee - Sprookjesbeelden aan Zee
Sprookjesbeelden aan Zee (Fairy Tale Sculptures by the Sea) - a free sculpture terrace on the boulevard of Scheveningen. The sympathetic sculptures by the American sculptor Tom Otterness are part of "Museum Beelden aan Zee" behind it. The more than twenty works of art depict various fairy tales, such as those of Gulliver, Hansel and Gretel, Tin Soldier, Moby Dick, Pinocchio and Hans Brinker.
Most striking is the gigantic Haringeter that has become the icon of the new Scheveningen boulevard. In total, the sculpture terrace comprises three large and twenty smaller bronze works of art with a skin of shiny patina, playfully placed on the boulevard, on islands and banisters. For photographers the glossy sculptures are a popular subject, not easy to isolate from the wandering crowds on this boulevard, but especially to capture these sculptures with some nice contrasting clouds or a sunset in the background.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelden_aan_Zee.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Scheveningen #Netherlands / #MuseumBeeldenaanZee ##boulevard #museum #FairyTaleSculpturesbytheSea / #art #sculpture #TomOtterness
Fireboat power at Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, it's just an exercise. Water reaches the 20th floor but it's almost a typical Rotterdam ballet show to watch.
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About Pixels Skyline - (Rotterdam/NL)
Curling Python to Joris.
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Ruigrijk by night during the Winterefteling event.
Photo January 2014, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 62 years in time.
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Efteling - Python
Winterefteling - an event during the winter months. The park is decorated in a pleasant winter atmosphere like open campfires and decorations of snow and icicles, without being to cold to visit
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Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #night #Python #ruigrijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Naakte dame - zicht op de Kleine Geul.
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Perhaps the most special view of the Kleine Geul, but probably also the most photographed woman in Valkenburg. It is a bronze nude sculpture by an unknown artist on a footbridge over the Kleine Geul river. She leans relaxed over the railing of the bridge, aided in height by a champagne cooler as a plinth. A beautiful classic hairstyle above a young face, the somewhat large breasts concealed in the relaxed arms, the back provocatively high in the air on stately slender legs. A little further on is more art in presumably the same style, but then a motorcycle with a coolly dressed motorcyclist, perhaps by the same artist..
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Valkenburg - Art
The name of Valkenburg aan de Geul refers to the central town of this municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul. Since the 12th cntury sieges and conquests have been the recurrent theme in the history of Valkenburg, especially in connection with Valkenburg castle, Today a very popular town with lots of visitors the whole year round.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_aan_de_Geul.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #bridge #statue #woman #nude #Art in #Valkenburg #Netherlands
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Glassblower Christmas decorations - Roman glassworks Museum. Nice things at the Roman glassblowers museum. An old craft, they are still making vases, glasses, candle stands or fantasy figures from glass in a traditional way (also called Erlebnismuseum Lernort Natur) - Monschau/DE
Stone art decorations.
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Very nice designed rocks with stone carved designs at the Toutatis attraction. It's an excellent example of todays design and construction skills to create this kind of art.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #art #rock #attraction #decoration at #Toutatis #LaGaule #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Japanse tuin.
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Japanse tuin, door de vormgeving en de vele bloemen erg mooi in de lente.
Photo May 2015, Wereldtuinen Mondo Verde (March 24, 2002) after 13 years in time.
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MondoVerde - Wereldtuinen Mondo Verde
The Mondo Verde park is a 25-hectare theme, amusement and animal park located in Landgraaf, province of Limburg. World Gardens Mondo Verde mainly shows international gardens with the associated culture. There is also a modest amount of animals to see. For the more active and young visitors, a part has also been set up as an amusement park with a number of fun attractions..
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wereldtuinen_Mondo_Verde.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #architecture #landscape #WereldtuinenMondoVerde #Wereldtuinen #park #zoo #themepark #MondoVerde in #Landgraaf #Netherlands
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Sausages or cheese?.
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Lots of small sausages and cheese for sale, a nic snack for a fair price. The good taste and quality is almost like for free.
Photo February 2023, Landwinkel Klok (2012) after 11 years in time.
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Landwinkel Klok - Shopping
Supermarket Landwinkel Klok - Apples, pears, plums and cherries are grown on this farm in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way. In the old barn you will find a large country shop, where you can find many other healthy products besides fruit. There is farm cheese, fresh farm dairy, local beef, vegetables & fruit, and many organic foods.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #sausage #Shopping #landwinkel #farmersmarket #LandwinkelKlok in #Vierpolders #Netherlands
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Classic en historische Trucks. A large collection of trucks on the ramparts, some also huge in size and others special in shape and design.
Photo August 2017, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 38 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Transport
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #classic #trucks #Transport #event #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Todays menu: Coq au Vin or Soup.
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A very nice designed kitchen shows the staff preparing the orders.
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Dudok - Brasserie Dudok
A typical grand café as you also see in Paris. Open since 1991 and since then Restaurant Brasserie Café Dudok has been a very popular catering location. They are named after the architect of the same name, Willem Marinus Dudok.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #kitchen #menu #BrasserieDudok #Brasserie #Dudok #Dudok in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Steam locomotive "SJ E2 1040" (Est. 1910), build by Nydqvist & Holm. This is one of the operational historical steamtrains of the ZSLM running on a track called "Miljoenenlijn". A very impressive machine to see and a lucky view at the railwaysstation or in the regional landscape.
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Valkenburg - Miljoenenlijn - ZLSM Steamtrain
ZLSM "Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij" (South Limburg Steam Train Company) or ZLSM - part of the Miljoenenlijn, a heritage railway operating from its main station at Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the southern part of the Limburg province in the Netherlands.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuid-Limburgse_Stoomtrein_Maatschappij.
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Richard Poppelaars
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De zonsondergang, sunbeams stralen door de wolken heen terwijl de zon langzaam achter de horizon zakt aan het Haringvliet bij Hellevoetsluis.
Helvoetse Reddingsbrigade - special guest. With all that water and the many ports in Hellevoetsluis, the Helvoetse Rescue Brigade is present at every event. Fast boats, trained rescuers, it makes life on the water a lot safer.
Photo August 2015, Helvoetse Reddingsbrigade (februari 20, 1975) after 40 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Reddingsbrigade
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #boat #Reddingsbrigade #event #RescueBrigade #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Medieval streets and buildings (Beaumontois en Périgord/France) - A quiet little French bastide village, many ancient houses most of them renovated with taste. A very nice town for a relaxing walk.
Photo August 2019, Beaumontois en Périgord (1272) after 747 years in time.
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Beaumontois en Périgord - Architecture
The village of Beaumontois en Périgord, a place where the medieval history is still present, a central village square with a covered market, surrounded by houses with gables with arches and an impressive church. The foundation of the bastide of Beaumont-du-Périgord begun by Luc de Thaney, Seneschal of Gascony, on the orders of the King of England, Duke of Aquitaine, Edward I, in 1272. By the treaty of Paris of 1259, between Louis IX and Henri III, King of England, the war between Capétiens and Plantagenêts ends and the King of England recognizes himself as a vassal of the King of France. The founding of Beaumont precedes that of the bastide town of Monpazier by twelve years. The king of England, duke of Guyenne, granted in 1288 to the inhabitants of the town certain privileges.
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A special building in this village is the church, it begun at the end of the 13th century was not finished until the 14th century. The Beaumont Church does not appear to have suffered significant damage during the Hundred Years War or when the town of Beaumont was taken by Protestant troops in 1576, 1585 and 1587. The building is classified as a historical monument on April 8, 1909.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #BeaumontoisenPérigord #France / #history #bastide
Foggy morning at the historic fortifications, The fog and silence changes the atmosphere, it conceals what is otherwise visible and gives color to the image which is actually shaded in gray.
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Fortifications - during the time of the United Provinces Hellevoetsluis was the naval port of the Admiralty of de Maze (Rotterdam) and could accommodate an entire fleet within a special land-enclosed fortress with harbour and dockyard facilities, accessible through a canal. Thanks to its strategic situation the town grew from the beginning of the 17th century to be the homeport for the Dutch war fleet. In later years the port was fortified more and more and Hellevoetsluis therefore became a unique combination of fortified town and naval port.
The Admirals Maarten Tromp, Michiel de Ruyter and Piet Heyn had their home base here and in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution William III of Orange's invasion fleet departed from the port.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellevoetsluis
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Weather - "Fog" (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
Fireboat power at Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, it's just an exercise. Water reaches the 20th floor but it's almost a typical Rotterdam ballet show to watch.
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About Pixels - Skyline
Uitstapje naar de Mosselbanken in de Krammer, het is de kraamkamer van de mossel.
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Mosselgilde Wijnverkiezing 2018 - Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018
Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018 - een culinair evenement georganiseerd door het "Mosselgilde" waarbij diverse wijnkenners uit een selectie van wijnen de beste keus voor het Mosselseizoen 2018 mochten kiezen.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Bruinisse #Netherlands / #MosselgildeWijnverkiezing2018 #Mosselgilde #krammer / #event #wineelection
Shoe shopping at UGG.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #shoes - #shopping #article / #ShoppingMall at #UGG #LaValleeVillage in #Serris, #SeineetMarne - #France
Typical UGG design shoes, a succesfull company but rumours exist about some animal crualty related problems during the production of the required materials. It's hard to find out if that's true, also it's a mass production article.
Photo August 2019, La Vallée Village (2000) after 19 years in time.
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La Vallee Village - Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Josephine Baker interior dining room.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 4S) / #josephinebaker - #castle #exhibition #interior at #JosephineBakerExhibition #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
Dining room interior with Josephine Baker wax figure just like how it used to be at the time she lived here. She hired about 120 staff, enough to live a life of luxery. It's a very nice exposition with lots of things to see. You can feel and sometimes see the presence of this history very clear.
Photo August 2013, Josephine Baker (Born as Freda Josephine Baker / June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) after 38 years in time. In the year 2025 it's 50 years since.
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Chateau des Milandes - Freda Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture. During her early career, Baker was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris with her costume, consisting of only a short skirt of artificial bananas and a beaded necklace. She became an iconic image and a symbol both of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties.
She raised her children in France at Chateau des Milandes. She aided the French Resistance during World War II and awarded the Resistance Medal by the French Committee of National Liberation, the Croix de Guerre by the French military, and Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by General Charles de Gaulle.
On November 30, 2021, she was inducted into the Panthéon in Paris, the first black woman to receive one of the highest honors in France. As her resting place remains in Monaco Cemetery, a cenotaph was installed in vault 13 of the crypt in the Panthéon.
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Nice shop interior.
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All about buying and saying cheese. A nice and spacious shop and still lot of products like cheese, nuts and snack meat products including a Délifrance section.
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Voorhuys - 't Voorhuys
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #tVoorhuys #shopping #cheesestore #delicacy #Delifrance #Voorhuys in #Brielle #Netherlands
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Carriages, harnesses, harnessed horses, coachmen, valets and passengers revive, the time of the visit, the art of master body builders. The cars of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries are presented in decorations on the themes of the city, the countryside and hunting.
The estate offers an exhibition of two trades: the saddler-saddler and the blacksmith. Finally, an exhibition of equipment for horses. Harnesses, bridles, bits and other maintenance equipment.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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About Pixels - #museum #design #stables #carriage - #VLV #Maincy #FR
Signatures of a facade. Decorative architecture. Doors, wIndows, shutters, balconies, fences and other decorations. In some way they are individual identities of a building. What is is, but also for who, where or how the owners or inhabitants are.
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Limeuil - Architecture
The village of Limeuil, located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers historically both commercially and strategically on the highways of trade. This region was primarily a wine-producing area for subsequent delivery downstream to Bordeaux, on large, flat-bottomed "gabarres". Nowadays a very nice historical village and on the list of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France", the most beautiful villages of France.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #facade #Architecture #LPBVF in #Limeuil #France
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Curios Landrover, a very nice scene just for fun. Notice the great details.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #Aladdin - #DisneylandPark #FR
A few chairs and a table. Worn out but every year still there. It's a common view in many French villages, people are used to take a seat outside in many months of the year.
It's one of those excellent places to sit and enjoy this medieval town. It looks a bit worn out but that's because of frequent use, a French custom. Imagine, just add a nice French coffee, a crispy Croissant and the local newspaper. It's one of those many healthy moments of peace in the outdoors.
Over the years, not much has really changed in this corner, at most the grape stump with fresh green leaves in early spring and to see how the grape bunches mature during the summer and autumn. Who wouldn't want to have their own terrace like this, and the time and opportunity to use it almost the whole year round.
Photo: Watching the seasons go by - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #terrace #outdoors - #urban #weather #climate / #UrbanPhotography at #MedievalCenter in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2023, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 738 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Decorative architecture. Decorative architecture. Doors, wIndows, shutters, balconies, fences and other decorations. In some way they are individual identities of a building. What is is but also for who, where or how the owners or inhabitants are.
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Limeuil
The village of Limeuil, located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers historically both commercially and strategically on the highways of trade. This region was primarily a wine-producing area for subsequent delivery downstream to Bordeaux, on large, flat-bottomed "gabarres". Nowadays a very nice historical village and on the list of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France", the most beautiful villages of France.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #LPBVF #architecture #medieval #Limeuil #FR in #Limeuil #France
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Halloween and DÃa de los Muertos decoration at the Mexican Frontierland area. Excellent designed decorations full of color and ofcourse not scary at all.
DÃa de los Muertos - or The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #halloween #event - #DisneylandPark #FR
Botanic illumination by Lotus flowers and Water Lilies (or Nymphéas) at the Aquatic labyrinth - a stunning collection of more than 250 different species with beautiful flowers, large in size and in various colours. The long paths just above the waterline allow visitors to get very close to the flowers.
Photo: Lotus flowers and Water Lilies - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #pond #flower #waterlily - #garden #Arboretum #botanicalgarden / #NaturePhotography at #WatergardensofCarsac #JardinsdeEau in #CarsacAillac, #Dordogne - #France
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Carsac-Aillac: Jardins de Eau - Nature Photography
The "Les Jardins d'Eau de Carsac", translated "The Water Gardens of Carsac", dedicated to the luxuriance of lotus, water lilies, exotic and tropical water lilies. The Three hectares of garden and lush vegetation includes a unique Aquatic labyrinth with a more than 500 meters long footbridge between aquatic flora and fauna. Also an arboretum with frogs and dragonflies who will guide the visitors.
Take a rest at the picnic area or visit the gift shop, nursery and aquatic garden center or enjoy feeding Japanese Koi carp.
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Vintage Secateurs still ready for a snap or two. A very nice souvenir such an original french Secateur, some for many years used in the nearby vinyards.
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Brocante Market - Brocante
Brocante market at Issegeac - it's a very popular brocante market during the summer season. Lots of nice vintage and antique objects to discover among lots of other goods. Just give it a try!
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Issigeac - a picturesque small village with many 13th to 15th century medieval timbered houses circling a church and a 17th century Bishop's Palace. The weekly market and brocante market is very popular with a nice variety of products and goods. Also, enjoy the local restaurants, it will sure make your visit complete. This village should be listed as one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" because it's exactly that type of a nice quaint French villages to visit.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Issigeac #France / #BrocanteMarket / #vintage #secateur
Colorful ceramic dish from Maroc.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #shopping #market - #urban / #Shopping at #Market in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Colorful ceramic dish from Maroc, a nice alternative to display your fruit. These have become imported Produits régionaux, you see them everywhere colors. Colorfull bowls and other sorts of ceramics. Some locally produced, some from other countries like Africa.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
Tabletop miniature Warhammer 40,000 scenery and figures in the shop. An excellent moment to catch some nice close-up photos of this world. The shop features several regularly changing tabletop set-ups and models, some made by customers. One can join in or watch ongoing gameplay and also construct and paint in a very friendly atmosphere.
Photo October 21, 2019, Warhammer Game (1983) after 36 years in time.
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Games Workshop - Warhammer 40K
One of the most popular tabletop miniature wargames in the world. Set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is beset by hostile aliens and malevolent supernatural creatures constructed and painted by hand. The models in the game are a mixture of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and magical powers and includes objects and structures.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Rotterdam #Netherlands / #GamesWorkshop / #Warhammer #SpaceMarines
November sunrise with haze and frost.
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November sunrise with some haze and first signs of frost, it's worth to stop and look for a moment. Everywhere you see long shadows on Voorne aan Zee again, in the early morning with the golden light when the sun rises, mist and fog adorn the landscape. Especially nice to see in the rural areas, but especially the polder where light and landscape have more space.
Quote: Lange schaduwen bij het gouden #ochtengloren. De laaghangende mist en nevel verhullen de eerste #vrieskou.
#Fotochallenge #November_Kiek #Dag14 #mist @Tpzijl.
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Zwartewaal - Landscape
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee. It still retains the harbor, in medieval history connected to the North Sea, and the surrounding countryside consists of various protected nature reserves with polders, dykes and a variety of agriculture.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwartewaal.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #weather #polder #sunrise #haze #Landscape in #Zwartewaal #Netherlands
The "À travers le temps" section of the park has several Halloween attractions presented and performed by actors in various levels of fear. The sign reads "Attention Secteur Hanté - Grosse Terreur - Frayeur Modérée, Petit Frisson". In others words choose your own level of fear. Well, they even redecorated a castle into Halloween style so the rest really was much bigger then a huge excellent perfect Halloween performance. A very nice event indeed.
Photo: Halloween - time to Face Fear - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #castle #tower #signs - #themepark #event #halloween / #Atraversletemps at #Medievalera #ParcAsterix in #Plailly, #Oise - #France
October 2018, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 29 years in time.
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Plailly: Parc Asterix - A travers le temps
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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If it's there one should visit Kookwinkel Oldenhof. Lots of articles and many unique designs.
Photo: Handy kitchen aids - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 15 Pro) / #glove - #shopping / #ShoppingPhotography at #KookwinkelOldenhof in #Zwolle, #Overijssel - #Netherlands
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Kleijne waschjes - Groote waschjes (Capture of Brielle/Netherlands) - It the right time to put the Spanish dirty laundry outside of Den Briel.
Photo April 2018, Capture of Brielle (April 1, 1572) after 446 years in time.
In 2022, Capture of Brielle (1572) after 450 years.
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Capture of Brielle
April 1st, 1572 - the capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen. A turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War. Militarily the success was minor as the port of Brielle was poorly defended by the Spanish, but it provided the first foothold on land for the rebels at a time when the rebellion was all but crushed, and it offered the sign for a new revolt throughout the Netherlands which led to the formation of the Dutch Republic.
The Watergeuzen were led by William van der Marck, Lord of Lumey, and by two of his captains, Willem Bloys van Treslong and Lenaert Jansz de Graeff. After they were expelled from England by Elizabeth I, they needed a place to shelter their 25 ships. As they sailed towards Brielle, they were surprised to find out that the Spanish garrison led by the Spanish "Iron" Duke of Alva protagonists was poorly defended. On the evening of April 1 in 1572, the 600 men sacked the port, rammed the city gates, defeated the Spanish soldiers and liberated Brielle as the first Dutch city in the Netherlands from de Spanish .
Nowadays a very popular annual UNESCO event with lots of Watergeuzen, Spanish soldiers and medieval dressed people in a city center all dressed up just like then on that historical day.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Brielle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Brielle #Netherlands / #CaptureofBrielle #UNESCO #event
The TGV, for travel at 279.3 km/h (173.5 mph). The TGV still holds the world speed record for conventional trains - Paris/FR
Stone art decorations.
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Very nice designed rocks with stone carved designs at the Toutatis attraction. It's an excellent example of todays design and construction skills to create this kind of art.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Shopping at Armani.
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Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo April 2023, La Vallée Village (2000) after 23 years in time.
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© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #facade #decoration #shop #architecture at #Armani #ShoppingMall #LaValleeVillage in #Serris #France
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La Vallee Village
Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Take a walk at Main Street USA by night, a long row of Disney shops. Some call it the gauntlet, others call it heaven of real Disney souvenirs.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #MainStreetUSA - #DisneylandPark #FR
Vaandragers en schutters in optocht, een bijzondere stoet.
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Fortress Days - an annual multi-day event since 1979. Most popular are the many steam engines from England but also the many historic vehicles such as cars, trucks, tractors, agricultural machines, military vehicles, fire engines and buses. Furthermore, activities such as a fair, model and parts market, mineral and fossil show, and organ concerts. There is also plenty to do on the water and in the air, such as short boattrips, a naval parade, helicopter demonstrations and a fireworks show. This with music from various bands and artists and with about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
Vestingdagen - sinds 1979 een jaarlijks meerdaags evenement. De vele stoommachines uit Engeland zijn op dit evenement de publiekstrekkers maar ook de vele historische voertuigen als auto’s, vrachtwagens, tractoren, landbouwmachines, militaire voertuigen, brandweerwagens en autobussen. Verder activiteiten als een kermis, braderie, model- en onderdelenmarkt, mineralen- en fossielenshow, en orgelconcerten. Ook op het water en in de lucht genoeg te beleven zoals rondvaarten, een vlootschouw, helikopterdemonstraties en een vuurwerkshow. Dit met muziek van diverse bandjes en artiesten met totaal rond de 200.000 bezoekers een druk bezocht evenement
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Mushrooms in various sizes at the Mildenburg Estate. The protected dune and nature reserve is exceptionally rich in many types of mushrooms in autumn. It's one of the most special characteristic of this area but it also shows how vulnerable this habitat of nature is.
Photo: Tiny world of autumn mushrooms - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D70) / #mushroom - #estate #Mildenburg #ZHL / #NaturePhotography at #DuinenvanOostvoorne #LandgoedMildenburg in #Oostvoorne #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
November 2004, Landgoed Mildenburg (Originated in the 1st half of the 18th century, construction of the estate park by Baron Diederik van Leijden in 1785) after 219 years in history.
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Oostvoorne: Landgoed Mildenburg - Nature Photography
The "Landgoed Mildenburg" estate dates back to the sixteenth century. In the course of the 18th century, the Van Leyden van Leeuwen family built a country house and laid out the surrounding landscape still visible today. In even included a lighthouse and In the southwest corner of the site a variant of a starry forest with avenues and wooded areas, a copy of the labyrinth at Versailles according to an image by Charles Perrault from 1679.
The house has since been demolished and the garden has become a wilderness. Nowadays the estate is a monument and a beautiful nature reserve and managed and maintained by the Zuid Hollands Landschap. What remains for visitors is to enjoy the remaining walking routes with majestic lanes through a beech forest with many traces of the former park along the Dunes of Oostvoorne. Visitors might also like an unique Stinsenplant garden and many other features of this park.
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Impressive Egyptian temple design.
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The Oziris structure is huge, a two story high temple, a reflecting pond with fountains and a high obelisque. Take a closer look, it's even more impressive decorated in all forms and sizes.
Photo May 2018, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 29 years in time.
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© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / Egytian #temple #themepark #attraction #architecture at #Oziris #Egypt #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Cool Post sur la Route de la Soif decoration, nice designed horeca spot. They just loce to sell Coca Cola for some reason.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #decoration #CocaCola #horeca - #DisneylandPark #FR
Townhall 17th century doorway.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #architecture #doorway - #urban #medieval #monument #townhall / #History at #HoteldeVilledeSarlat in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Side doorway of Hôtel de Ville de Sarlat. A very elegant designed doorway. This building was build in 1623 and restored in 1899 to it's current state. The facades and roofs are classified as historic monuments.
Photo August 2003, Hotel de Ville de Sarlat (Est. 1623) after 380 years in time. In the year 3646 it's 2023 years since.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
Botanic illumination by Lotus flowers and Water Lilies (or Nymphéas) at the Aquatic labyrinth - a stunning collection of more than 250 different species with beautiful flowers, large in size and in various colours. The long paths just above the waterline allow visitors to get very close to the flowers.
Photo: Lotus flowers and Water Lilies - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #pond #flower #waterlily - #garden #Arboretum #botanicalgarden / #NaturePhotography at #WatergardensofCarsac #JardinsdeEau in #CarsacAillac, #Dordogne - #France
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Carsac-Aillac: Jardins de Eau - Nature Photography
The "Les Jardins d'Eau de Carsac", translated "The Water Gardens of Carsac", dedicated to the luxuriance of lotus, water lilies, exotic and tropical water lilies. The Three hectares of garden and lush vegetation includes a unique Aquatic labyrinth with a more than 500 meters long footbridge between aquatic flora and fauna. Also an arboretum with frogs and dragonflies who will guide the visitors.
Take a rest at the picnic area or visit the gift shop, nursery and aquatic garden center or enjoy feeding Japanese Koi carp.
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Fireboat power at Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, it's just an exercise. Water reaches the 20th floor but it's almost a typical Rotterdam ballet show to watch.
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Olive grove at Château Val Joanis, the oliveoil produced can be bought at the winery shop.
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Château Val Joanis - a winery located in the Vaucluse Department of France, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, just west of the town of Pertuis. The wines it produces are classified AOC Côtes du Luberon. The gardens of the winery are listed by the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France. The Chateau is built on the site of an ancient Roman villa, some of whose stones today decorate the garden.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_Val_Joanis
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Château Val Joanis - Olive grove (Pertuis/FR)