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As soon as we entered the small town of Peggy’s Cove we knew we would be delighted. Charming and colorful buildings surrounded us. Although this house is not color attracting like others but it shows that the house was built and raised up above the sea level by 10+ layers of huge wood logs.
Aerial view of the courtyard of Orangery Palace, Potsdam, Germany. Unfortunately the fountain was not filled with water yet at the time of my visit but the Apollo the Archer in the far distance garden of Orangery Palace could still be seen.
Enjoy all the color and excitement of Moroccan folklore entertainment and a delicious meal at the evening Fantasia Moroccan Dinner and Cultural Show in Marrakech. Travel to a picturesque palm grove and settle inside a cushion-strewn Berber tent to enjoy a succulent Moroccan dinner serenaded by exotic singers, musicians and belly dancers. Afterward, sit around a sand arena to watch electrifying displays of tribal horsemanship, fire-eaters, acrobats and dancers, all culminating in a breathtaking flying carpet act.
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Lost in the mountains, Rila Monastery is imposing and mysterious. Surrounded by walls was the center of Orthodox Christianity for centuries. Amazing frescoes and monasteric architecture. Do not miss to visit Monastery's museum. According to the museum there, the Rila Monastary is the âspiritual torchâ of Bulgaria. The painted frescos, main chapel and monastery as a whole were all incredibly beautiful tucked up in their mountain perch. The monastery rules encourage quiet and that quiet translates into a magical feeling throughout. The cold, rain and misty October this year, the day of our visit only added to the reverence of the place.
A pano view of Jemaa el-Fnaa was captured from the top of a cafe/restaurant by multiple shots and stitched in PS.
Jemaa el-Fnaa is a square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter (old city). It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists. The origin of its name is unclear: jemaa means "congregation" or "mosque" in Arabic, probably referring to a destroyed mosque on the site. Fnaʼ or fanâʼ can mean "death/extinction" or "a courtyard, space in front of a building". "finâʼ in Arabic commonly means "open area"; a straight translation would be "the gathering/congregation area". Other meanings could be "The assembly of death," or "The Mosque at the End of the World".
FOR A THOUSAND YEARS, JEMAA el-Fna has served as a gathering place and market at the heart of Marrakesh. Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers come to entertain the crowds, helping to create an intoxicating atmosphere whose cultural importance inspired UNESCO to create its “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.”
Today, the square attracts the entire spectrum of life in Marrakesh: locals of varying social and ethnic backgrounds, and tourists from across the world. In the morning, stall owners set up their stands selling orange juice, spices, traditional medicines, mint leaves, and snails. The flutes of snake charmers drift across the square, monkey trainers entertain the crowd, and tooth-pullers ready their pliers to pluck out the aching teeth of passersby.
Once the sun sets, Jemaa el-Fna really comes alive. Restaurants around the square start serving hungry customers as they stroll around the plaza. Berber musicians and Gnaoua dancers begin their nightly performances, acrobats and slapstick comedians start performing all across the square, and henna tattoo artists vie for customers as storytellers, and poets pass on the oral traditions of Morocco.
The Jasper SkyTram whisks you up Whistlers Mountain to an elevation of 2,263 metres, showing you stunning vistas over mountain ranges stretching up to 80 kilometres away. On a clear day, you can even see the white pyramid of Mount Robson in nearby British Columbia.
The classic red-and-white lighthouse is still operated by the Canadian Coast Guard, and is situated on an extensive granite outcrop at Peggys Point, immediately south of the village and its cove. This lighthouse is one of the most-photographed structures in Atlantic Canada and one of the most recognizable lighthouses in the world. I captured the image of this lighthouse with reflection onto the water pot hole between its giant rocks.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral...This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture and is the largest and most important church in the country. Located within Prague Castle and containing the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors, the cathedral is under the ownership of the Czech government as part of the Prague Castle complex.
Bartending area at Caru' cu Bere, a well-known "the beer wagon" is a bar and restaurant on Stavropoleos Street in the Lipscani district of Bucharest, Romania, opened in 1879 and moved to the current location, a gothic revival building designed by Austrian architect Siegfrid Kofczinsky, in 1899. It is noted for its interior decoration, in art nouveau style. The glowing stained glass window gives additional mood to customers enjoying extra drinks.
Doorway of the chambers adjoining the garden at Bahia Palace.
Bahia Palace is considered one of the grand palaces of the Moroccan city of Marrakech, or what is called the Red City. Created by Minister Ahmed bin Musa, in the 19th century, to commemorate the name of his wife, “Bahia”, and today it is an artistic masterpiece dating from the splendor of Moroccan architecture of Andalusian character which overflows with its civilizational manifestations, in particular What you tell about the secrets of ancient history. The Bahia Palace (Arabic: قصر الباهية, Berber languages: ⵜⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔⵜ ⵏ Иⴱⴰⵀⵢⴰ) is a palace and a set of gardens located in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built in the late 19th century, intended to be the greatest palace of its time. The name means "brilliance". As in other buildings of the period in other countries, it was intended to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan style. There is a 2-acre (8,000 m²) garden with rooms opening onto courtyards.
As it was still raining, less visitors entered to the Monastery. On the left, it is the entrance to the Main Church of the Monastery. On the outside corridors, you'll see beautiful wall fresco everywhere.
Biei Shrine美瑛神社, Hokkaido, Japan In April 1907, 27 households of Kumano group settled in the current city area from Wakayama, and in 1907 he returned to his hometown to welcome his parents. A small shrine is built on a large tree on the site. We worship as a temporary shrine. After that, he moved to the urban area of "Maruyama summit / Hikagamori" and built a shrine in Nishimachi, Meiji 40, and changed its name to Biei Shrine. January 15, 1923: Get down to Biei Shrine. Designated by no official company on November 15, 1926. June 12, 1980. Showed at the village. Designated on July 12 of the same year as Shinryo Shokudo Shrine. Became a religious corporation on March 5, 1953. Construction of the new shrine building in November 1968, construction of the new shrine office in November 1980, construction of the same torii gate, and relocation of the shrine on October 11, 1995 from Nishimachi 1-chome to Higashi-cho 4-chome, execution of the `` Goza Festival '' Construction of shrine facilities "outside the company office" by relocation. Established a shrine religion 100th anniversary commemorative event in 1996, executed the 100th anniversary commemorative celebration in the fall of 1997.As a commemorative project, `` Construction of a new corridor, portable shrine, stage, company name mark construction, monument construction, 2nd Torii Construction, Tamagaki new establishment "and other businesses.
Byōdō-in (平等院, "Temple of Equality") is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period.[1] It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) and Tendai-shū sects. This temple was originally built in 998 in the Heian period as a rural villa of high-ranking courtier Minamoto no Shigenobu [pt; ja], Minister of the Left. After he died, one of the most powerful members of the Fujiwara clan, Fujiwara no Michinaga, purchased the property from the courtier's widow. The villa was made into a Buddhist temple by his son Fujiwara no Yorimichi in 1052. Being one of the World Heritage sites of Japan, the Byodoin Temple buildings and Buddha statues have a long history of about 1000 years. 平等院（平等院，「平等寺」）是日本京都府宇治市的一座佛教寺廟，建於平安時代後期。[1] 它是淨土宗和天台宗的共同寺廟。 這座寺廟最初建於平安時代 998 年，是高級朝臣源重信的鄉村別墅。 ja]，左翼部長。 他去世後，藤原氏最有權勢的成員之一藤原道長從朝臣的遺孀那裡購買了財產。 1052年，藤原賴道的兒子藤原賴道將別墅建成佛教寺廟。平等院的建築和佛像是日本的世界遺產之一，距今約有1000年的悠久歷史。
Pottery – Moroccan pottery can vary wildly from place to place, but a few cities have truly put their mark on the ceramics trade. Safi is perhaps the most notable ceramic city, with large markets dedicated to their sale as well as a wide variety of shops and styles. Safi also offers a more relaxed atmosphere for shopping, and since the pottery is made onsite, you’re often dealing with the very men who created the plate in your hands. Outside Zagora, Tamegroute is known for its unique green-glaze pottery.
Pleasant Bay is a community on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, on the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. The community is located on the Cabot Trail and is known as the whale watching capital of Cape Breton and marks the center of the Cabot trail. ----- Pleasant Bay (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bàgh Toilichte) is a community on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, on the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. The community is located on the Cabot Trail, 141 kilometres (88 mi) from Port Hawkesbury. The federal electoral riding is Sydney—Victoria. Pleasant Bay is known as the whale watching capital of Cape Breton and marks the centre of the Cabot trail.
The large viewpoint has several information signs and is fenced off. Don't pass the protective fencing, as calving off the glacier can create massive waves that are dangerous to those near to the lake. We’ve seen people walk down to go right beside the lake itself, however Parks Canada is quick to warn you that there is frequent rock and icefall off the Glacier and its adjacent mountains.
The National Gallery (German: Nationalgalerie) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum for art of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. It is part of the Berlin State Museums. From the Alte Nationalgalerie, which was built for it and opened in 1876, its exhibition space has expanded to include five other locations. The museums are part of the Berlin State Museums, owned by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
Zuibaichi, literally: "Drunken Bai Pond") is a Chinese garden in Shanghai's suburban Songjiang District that dates back to the Song Dynasty. It occupies an area of 5 hectares and is one of the five ancient Chinese gardens in Shanghai. The garden's name lies in the famous Chinese poet Li Bai. It is said that if Li Bai was brought back to life and had a sightseeing here, he would certainly lingered on and forgot to return, just about drunk. Actually famous men of letters usually gathered together, making various poems on the fantastic landscape. Drunken Bai Garden has an architectural style of Chinese traditional garden which was inherited from architectures in Suzhou: elegant pavilions, winding and zigzagging paves, carved beams and painted rafters. It was such a scenery of exceptional charm that it attracts an endless stream of tourists.
Another view point of Ponte Pietra and Adige River from a higher elevation in between the giant tall pine trees.The Duomo tower in background now can be viewed its entire structure. Although it was a sunny day but very hazy.
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In the Middle Ages, knightly games and tournaments took place in the Stallhof (Stall Courtyard), which is part of the big Royal Palace complex. Today, the court between the Johanneum and the "Langer Gang" (Long Arcade) is used for cultural events. The Procession of Princes is located on the outside of the Stallhof, on Schlossplatz Square. The 101-meter-long mural represents the history of the Wettins, Saxony’s ruling family, as a larger-than-life procession of riders.
My wife Theresa.
POLITIKA, EVIA ISLAND GREECE.
ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΑ, ΕΥΒΟΙΑ, ΕΛΛΑΣ.
Taken on June 1, 2015, 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.
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Bran Castle is known outside Romania with the name of Dracula’s Castle due to the legend. This castle became known abroad owing to the Irish writer Dracula novel Bram Stoker. The name Dracula comes from the surnames of Vlad the Impaler’s father, the Dracul, he was the member of the Dragon Order. This is the one of the most beautiful medieval castles in Romania.
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, Kiyomizu Temple, "Pure Water Monastery") is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kiyomizu-dera is located on the foothills of Mount Otowa, part of the Higashiyama mountain range that dominates eastern Kyoto. The main hall has a large veranda, supported by tall pillars, that juts out over the hillside and offers impressive views of the city. Large verandas and main halls were constructed at many popular sites during the Edo period to accommodate large numbers of pilgrims.
清水寺是位於日本京都東部的一座佛教寺廟。 該寺廟是聯合國教科文組織世界遺產古京都歷史古蹟（京都、宇治和大津市）的一部分。 清水寺位於音羽山的山麓上，音羽山是京都東部東山山脈的一部分。 主廳有一個大陽台，由高大的柱子支撐，從山坡上伸出，可以欣賞到令人印象深刻的城市景色。 江戶時代，許多著名的景點都建造了大陽台和主殿，以容納大量的朝聖者。
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺)
Kiyomizu-dera, or the "Pure Water Temple," is a renowned Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, celebrated for its historical significance, stunning architecture, and cultural charm. Here's a detailed yet concise overview:
Overview
Founded: 778 by Enchin, a priest inspired by a vision. The current structures date to 1633 (Edo period), rebuilt under Tokugawa Iemitsu.
Location: Higashiyama district, eastern Kyoto, surrounded by lush forests and hills.
UNESCO Status: Part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto World Heritage Site.
Key Features
Main Hall (Hondo) & Wooden Stage
The iconic stage juts 13 meters over the hillside, supported by 18-meter-tall wooden pillars (built without nails!). Offers panoramic views of Kyoto, especially during cherry blossom (spring) and maple leaf (autumn) seasons.
Designated a National Treasure of Japan.
Otowa Waterfall
The temple’s namesake, with three streams believed to grant wishes:
Longevity (right stream), academic success (left), love (middle).
Tradition: Drink from one stream only to avoid greed.
Jishu Shrine
Dedicated to Okuninushi, a deity of love. Features two "love stones" 18 meters apart—walking between them with eyes closed signifies future success in love.
Seasonal Beauty
Spring: Cherry blossoms frame the stage.
Autumn: Maple trees create fiery vistas.
Night Illuminations: Seasonal evening light-ups attract crowds.
Other Structures
A three-storied pagoda (one of Kyoto’s tallest), Nio-mon Gate, and Okunoin Hall.