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Fireworks at Lake Toya. The Lake Toya Fireworks Display is a popular long-run fireworks display in Japan. During the display, each night there will be hundreds of fireworks exploding over the Lake Toya. It lasts for nearly half a year and is widely liked by tourists. Since the fireworks are placed on the boat that rides on the lake, they can be seen throughout the entire hot spring street hotel and in the open air, which is very romantic.
The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.
Mui Wo (Chinese: 梅窩) is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong 香港.
Eastern Corn Snake is non venomous and spend most of their time hidden under leaves litter, under rocks, in hollow tree trunks or caves. They are good climbers, hunting in trees for birds and their eggs.
The Biosphäre Potsdam (7,000 m²) is an indoor tropical botanical garden located in the Volkspark Potsdam, a park between the Sanssouci Park and the Neuer Garten Potsdam (New Garden) at Georg-Hermann-Allee 99, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
Milford Sound sits within Fiordland National Park in the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island. The park is part of Te Wahipounamu, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Milford Sound is the jewel of Fiordland National Park – a hidden secret waiting to be discovered.
When you take a boat trip with Cruise Milford, you’ll be getting close to New Zealand fur seals basking on the rocks, massive rock faces rising for hundreds of metres out of the sea and see waterfalls cascade from ancient rainforest high in the mountains.
Despite its name, Milford Sound is actually a fiord, not a sound. It is also the only fiord in New Zealand that is accessible by road. However, its remote location, bounded by steep cliffs and dense rainforest, means its special features remain unspoilt. Rain or shine, Milford Sound continues to captivate even the most experienced traveller with its beautiful surroundings, ink-dark waters, gushing waterfalls and captivating views.
Gebogan or usually called Pajegan is a form of offerings that is arrangement of fruits and flowers which is created and creations by Hindus people in Bali. Fruits and snacks usually innovate with the times, so what they eat is what they offer.
Cape Kamui (神威岬 Kamui misaki) is located in Shakotan, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula in Shiribeshi, on the west coast of Hokkaidō, Japan, is a mountainous peninsula which projects some 30 kilometres (19 mi) into the Sea of Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula forms part of the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
Lanterns – Moroccan lanterns are wonderful pieces of craftsmanship and can truly dazzle at night. Marrakech is home to most of the country’s lantern makers, but you can find them almost anywhere. Shop assistants can often help you track down certain shapes, sizes and colors, so be open and honest about what you’re looking for. Even if they don’t have it, odds are they know someone who does!
Taken during the long "May Day" weekend, while my beloved English wife Theresa Jane Brown and I were visiting friends on the beautiful island of Evia, Greece.
EVIA ISLAND, GREECE.
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
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The coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro Balkans.
It comes from the the Italian "monte negro" meaning black mountain. This is also the meaning of the country's native name, which is Crna Gora.
The name Montenegro itself reflects the time when Venice ruled over that region. The reference to black mountains in turn comes from the excessively mountainous geography of the country.
"Montenegro's native name, Crna Gora ("Black Mountain"), is mentioned for the first time in 1276 by Serbian King Stefan Uroš I (1243-1276) in his edicts to the Serbian Orthodox Zeta Episcopate seat at the Vranjina island in Lake Skadar. The origin of the term lies in the Slavic reference to excessively mountainous regions, often emerging in the medieval Serbian realm."
Scene seen and photo taken from the bus on the Tibetan Plateau. The bus was travelling mostly on bumpy countryside roads. I have always had my camera ready for opportunity that the beautiful scene was come and gone in the blink of eyes.
Second Penang Bridge – Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge is a 24-kilometer (14.9-mile) bridge linking the Penang Island and the Malaysia Peninsula, I shot this image from the plane while seeing this miles long bridge.
Horse and man has been friends and companions since time immemorial.
It is said that their association dates back to almost 5,500 years ago. Initially used to carry loads, was later used as the main means of transportation, for wars and then for recreation.
The horse when used in wars needed protected gear like the knight or the soldier mounted on it.
For this horse, it was decorated for attracting tourists,
Words cannot describe how magnificent this castle is, inside and out. The king who built this castle in the late 1800s really picked the best spot, and it really is like a fairytale and took our breath away when we first saw it from a distance. Look at this super deluxe royal family dinning room in the Peleș Castle - Bucharest (Romania) that can house a large group of guests in this huge dinning room.