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The Imperial Suites are the most spacious cabins available onboard the Golden Eagle measuring 120 sq ft (11.2 sq metres).
They benefit from their own large and luxurious fixed King Size bed as well as a dedicated sitting area with dressing table.
Suite facilities include private en-suite facilities with large power shower and underfloor heating, individual air-conditioning, wardrobe, DVD/CD player with LCD screen and two large picture windows.
Guests will also have a dedicated butler service, a selection of complimentary drinks from the premium bar list, included laundry service and room upgrades to the next available category at selected hotels as per the itinerary.
IMPERIAL SUITE INFORMATION
•Cabin Area: 120 sq ft (11.1 sq metres)
•Cabin Width: 17ft 4ins (3.6m)
•Cabin Length: 6ft 7ins (2m)
•Bed Width:
•Bed Length: 6ft 2ins (1.9m)
•Cabins per car: 1 (plus 3 Gold Class Cabins)
•Sleeps 2 in King Size bed (UK - width 5ft/1.5m)
•Sitting area
•Remote controlled air-conditioning and heating
•Recessed lighting and wardrobe
•Dressing Table
•Personal safe
•Private en-suite bathroom with full power shower and underfloor heating
•Bathrobes, slippers and toiletries provided
•DVD/CD player with LCD screens
•Towels and Linens changed daily
•Complimentary tea, coffee and mineral water available at all times
•Dedicated Butler Service
•Drinks from the Bar Car included from the Standard and Premium Bar List (excluding Premium Wine List)
•Laundry service included
The Golden Eagle operates the Trans-Siberian Railway and other routes in Russia.
Travel on the Golden Eagle can be arranged as follows:
Individual passengers and small groups via The Luxury Train Club;
Groups over 10 and for private carriages from Private Rail Cars;
Complete train charter from Train Chartering.
An aircraft start an aerial spraying operation on hopper bands at Godobjiaan village, Nugal region in Somalia on 10 November 2020. Air control operations form an integral part of FAO in Somalia’s desert locust support activities. FAO in Somalia’s desert locust support activities help local pastoralists and farmers to save their crops from the insect infestations.
Photo credits must be given to: ©FAO/Ismail Taxta/Arete
Project codes:
OSRO/SOM/010/CHA
OSRO/GLO/007/USA
OSRO/GLO/024/UK
TV Remote Control in the circles of Secular Jews seem ubiquitous as a Mezuzah for Orthodox Jews
Each Mezuzah contains the parchment of Hear O Israel... with the TV Remote Control Israel may Watch TV as well as Hear it.
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum
MESSAGE CONTROL CENTRE
Coded messages would have flooded into the Bunker during a nuclear attack. Throughout CFS Corp's operational years during the Cold War, the Message Control Centre (MCC) had to sort them quickly and accurately.
Staff at the MCC logged, processed, duplicated, and distributed all incoming and messages. They also had to ensure outgoing messages were authenticated and formatted before transmission. Even small errors could be catastrophic in a crisis.
Five staff members per shift handled outside messages, as well as the internal message system within the Bunker.
Notice the pass-through slot in the wall-cryptographers in the next room were ready to decode incoming messages and encode those being sent out.
These cables went from the operators cabin to the machinery room directly below to control the throttles, brakes, and rotational direction of the steam engines connected to the cable drums. Everything about the McMyler is mechanical. No electrical signalling here!
More photos here in the McMyler set.
Totally out of control when I reached Ubud, so many things to see and to buy. My husband could hardly locate me when I am inside this market. By the time he saw me, I was more than ready to let him my carry my "harvest".
I was totally exhausted ....
RUPTURE NO 1: blowtorching the bitten peach
Heather Phillipson
(23 March 2021 – 23 January 2022)
Tate Britain Commission in the Duveen Gallery
Heather Phillipson engulfs Tate Britain’s grand central galleries with colour, sound and motion
In her words, she is proposing the spaces as a sequence of ‘charged ecosystems, maladaptive seasons and unearthed lifeforms’.
She reimagines the galleries as alive, and happening in a parallel time-zone. Mutant creatures, built from technological remains, populate the space.
Described by Phillipson as a ‘pre-post-historic environment’, the work and its title evoke an abundance of sensations and associations that resist coherence. The artist says she is attempting to ‘cultivate strangeness, and its potential to generate ecstatic experience’.
Phillipson’s work often involves collisions of wildly different imagery, materials and media.
Through multiple, unexpected combinations, she conjures absurd and complex systems. Here, salvaged machines, colossal papier-mâché sculptures and hand-painted scenes are layered with digital video and sound. Mountains of salt, bisected aircraft fuel tanks, mobile gas canisters, rotating anchors and shapeshifting roof vents are doused with tinted light. Everything is remixed and redeployed.
Phillipson’s multimedia projects include video, sculpture, installation, music, poetry and digital media. She describes her works as ‘quantum thought experiments’. They often carry an underlying sense of threat – a suggestion that, in the artist’s words, ‘received ideas, images and the systems that underpin them may be on the verge of collapse’.
[Tate Britain]
"The Church of Mother of God before Týn (in Czech Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem, also Týnský chrám (Týn Church) or just Týn), often translated as Church of Our Lady before Týn, is a Gothic church and a dominant feature of the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century. The church's two towers are 80 m high, and each tower's spire is topped by eight smaller spires in two layers of four.
In the 11th century, the Old Town plaza area was occupied by a Romanesque church, which was built for foreign merchants coming to the nearby Týn Courtyard. It was replaced by an early Gothic Church of Our Lady before Týn in 1256. Construction of the present church began in the 14th century. The church was designed in the late Gothic style under the influence of Matthias of Arras and later Peter Parler. By the beginning of the 15th century, construction was almost complete; only the towers, the gable and roof were missing. The church was controlled by Hussites for two centuries, including John of Rokycan, future archbishop of Prague, who became the church's vicar in 1427. The building was completed in the 1450s, while the gable and northern tower were completed shortly thereafter during the reign of George of Poděbrady (1453–1471). His sculpture was placed on the gable, below a huge golden chalice, the symbol of the Hussites. The southern tower was not completed until 1511, under architect Matěj Rejsek.
The lost Battle of White Mountain (1620) ushered in an era of harsh recatholicisation (part of the Counter-Reformation). Consequently, the sculptures of "heretic king" George of Poděbrady and the chalice were removed in 1626 and replaced by a sculpture of the Virgin Mary, featuring a giant halo made by melting down the chalice. In 1679 the church was struck by lightning, and the subsequent fire heavily damaged the old vault, which was later replaced by a lower Baroque vault.
Renovation works carried out in 1876–1895 were later reversed during extensive exterior renovation works in the years 1973–1995. Interior renovation is still in progress.
The northern portal is an example of Gothic sculpture from the Parler workshop, with a relief depicting the Crucifixion. The main entrance is located on the church's western face, through a narrow passage between the houses in front of the church.
The strikingly vertical, basilically arranged three-aisled Gothic church contains a pair of Gothic prismatic towers in the west. In the east, the church is terminated by a short presbytery of one rectangular field, polygonal closed by four sides of the octagon. The side aisles are finished with deep polygonal chapels with five sides of the octagon. The side aisles are vaulted with five cross-ribbed vaults on an almost square floor plan, which is joined by one cross rib vault in the tower. The nave and the presbytery are then vaulted by six rectangular, wide-ranging fields of compressed Baroque arches with triangular sections. The side aisles have retained the original Gothic ribbed vault. The church is illuminated by a number of cantilevered Gothic windows with stone tracery. The church is accessible by four Gothic portals. The northern portal has a relief in the tympanum depicting three scenes from Christ's Passion in multi- figured compositions. High-quality sculptural work is one of the most important monuments of Gothic sculpture of the pre- Hussite period in our country. The pair of towers is topped with decorated cantilevered Late Gothic octagonal helmets, which are complemented by a gallery, four corner turrets, and, halfway through, another four decorative turrets. There is a Gothic gable containing the Baroque relief of the Madonna, that is surrounded by rows of finials in between the towers.
The Old Town of Prague (Czech: Staré Město pražské, German: Prager Altstadt) is a medieval settlement of Prague, Czech Republic. It was separated from the outside by a semi-circular moat and wall, connected to the Vltava river at both of its ends. The moat is now covered up by the streets (from north to south-west) Revoluční, Na Příkopě, and Národní—which remain the official boundary of the cadastral community of Old Town. It is now part of Prague 1.
Notable places in the Old Town include Old Town Square and Astronomical Clock. The Old Town is surrounded by the New Town of Prague. Across the river Vltava connected by the Charles Bridge is the Lesser Town of Prague (Czech: Malá Strana). The former Jewish Town (Josefov) is located in the northwest corner of Old Town heading towards the Vltava.
Prague (/ˈprɑːɡ/ PRAHG; Czech: Praha [ˈpraɦa]; German: Prag [pʁaːk]; Latin: Praga) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters.
Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611).
It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era.
Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. Main attractions include Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, Petřín hill and Vyšehrad. Since 1992, the historic center of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
The city has more than ten major museums, along with numerous theatres, galleries, cinemas, and other historical exhibits. An extensive modern public transportation system connects the city. It is home to a wide range of public and private schools, including Charles University in Prague, the oldest university in Central Europe.
Prague is classified as a "Alpha-" global city according to GaWC studies. In 2019, the city was ranked as 69th most livable city in the world by Mercer. In the same year, the PICSA Index ranked the city as 13th most livable city in the world. Its rich history makes it a popular tourist destination and as of 2017, the city receives more than 8.5 million international visitors annually. In 2017, Prague was listed as the fifth most visited European city after London, Paris, Rome, and Istanbul.
Bohemia (Latin Bohemia, German Böhmen, Polish Czechy) is a region in the west of the Czech Republic. Previously, as a kingdom, they were the center of the Czech Crown. The root of the word Czech probably corresponds to the meaning of man. The Latin equivalent of Bohemia, originally Boiohaemum (literally "land of Battles"), which over time also influenced the names in other languages, is derived from the Celtic tribe of the Boios, who lived in this area from the 4th to the 1st century BC Bohemia on it borders Germany in the west, Austria in the south, Moravia in the east and Poland in the north. Geographically, they are bounded from the north, west and south by a chain of mountains, the highest of which are the Krkonoše Mountains, in which the highest mountain of Bohemia, Sněžka, is also located. The most important rivers are the Elbe and the Vltava, with the fertile Polabean Plain extending around the Elbe. The capital and largest city of Bohemia is Prague, other important cities include, for example, Pilsen, Karlovy Vary, Kladno, Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové, Pardubice and České Budějovice, Jihlava also lies partly on the historical territory of Bohemia." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
Controlled fires are set in Spring and Autumn to reduce the leaf litter and fire load in our forests. This helps to reduce fierce wildfires in summertime during the hot time of the year.
Tear outs from my notebook I kept last spring. Dedicated to my food journal and the emotions I felt everyday. I tracked myself, my every move and every meal. Counted, calculated, added, burned, totaled. It's horrible. It's never good enough. My view of good and bad was totally thrown off. 750 calories suddenly became success and 1200 was too much. It was so distorted. I needed to see the number of burned calories on the treadmill everyday and make it higher than calories consumed. Unable to maintain this goal, I felt like a failure everyday. Why did I do this to myself. I had control over my feelings and yet I set impossible expectations for myself to meet. Set myself up for failure. Then when I can't do it, I am just reaffirming what I already think of myself.
I didn't like this doll's hair at all. I decided to give her a boil perm, and here she is!!! Now I adore her. Vanessa is modelling two new jewelry sets available on etsy
Made in UK by Smiths company. I did purchase these one because of its unusual colors, it appears that it was used only in Fokker 28 airplane.
For FGR live free or die...
and '16 things' for i've been tagged by the breathtakingly stunning and amazingly talented jezikalyn
1. i'm a dreamer... i live inside my head ALOT.. i find it much more peacefull than 'reality'.
2. I am highly spiritual though i do not believe in god.. i lean more towards the pagan way of thinking though i will not be boxed into a religious or spiritual category.
3. i believe all living things are of equal worth
4. i smoke. marlboro lights. i want to quit, but i like it.
5. i don't drive...because i'm scared to. though i need to sort it out because i have a real urge to buy a camper van and just set off.... no plan.. just leave... scrap that from 'real urge' to 'desperate ache'...
6. i love reading and am currently involved in 'an open heart' by the dalai lama
7. i do not and have never felt that i fit in with the society in which i live... i don't know where i fit, but it isnt within the confines of 9-5, mortgage, insurance, kids, car, dog, die. i desire none of those things aside from the children..
8. i am very maternal, i always have been. even as a child i could lull a baby to sleep. though i have always had a deep in the pit of my stomach fear that i am barren...
9. i have a phobia of vomiting... i will avoid it at all costs.. this means i have never touched drugs aside from pot for fear of my bodies reaction.
10. i am quite a loner. though i love being in the company of friends and tend to surround myself with people, i need time to myself.. to close up from the world and rejuvinate.
11. sometimes the 'closeness' of the way we live our lives today, with texting and email, i get chlaustrophobic and just avoid calls for days though it irritates my friends and family they understand its what i need from time to time.
12. whenever the weather permits i walk barefoot. i feel more connected to the earth and free.
13. this summer i'm considering stewarding at all the major music festivals, i have a friend who could get me in... i think it could be amazing... mud here i come.
14. i am bisexual. aside from ziad (ex) my longest standing relationship is with a woman. we were together for just over two years.
15. i adore animals and have always kept pets.. i currently have 2 guinea pigs, 'saffi' and 'pip' and cherish them..
16. i think one day i'd like to have my own plot of land where i might live off the land and keep a small holding of a few pigs, a milk cow and some chickens and live happily ever after.
so... there you have it.. 16 totally random things about me.. i will tag some more of you when i get home from work later...
oh and happy HNT :)
NORWEGIAN SEA, Nov 6. 2018. A Royal Danish Navy Firefighter team investigates a room while conducting Damage Control drills abord SNMG1 Flagship HDMS Esbern Snare ,during the War At Sea Exercise (WASEX) , final naval stage of Trident Juncture 18. Trident Juncture 18 is designed to ensure that NATO forces are trained, able to operate together and ready to respond to any threat from any direction. Trident Juncture 18 takes place in Norway and the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea, including Iceland and the airspace of Finland and Sweden.
With around 50,000 participants from 31 nations Trident Juncture 2018 is one of NATO’s largest exercises in recent years. More than 250 aircraft, 65 ships and 10,000 vehicles are involved in the exercise to perform and conduct air, land, maritime, special operation and amphibious drills. NATO Photo By WO FRAN C.Valverde. 2018. GEN. SNMG1 PROVIDES MARITIME PROTECTION AND DEFENSE TO SF. Trident Juncture 18 is designed to ensure that NATO forces are trained, able to operate together and ready to respond to any threat from any direction. Trident Juncture 18 takes place in Norway and the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea, including Iceland and the airspace of Finland and Sweden.
With around 50,000 participants from 31 nations Trident Juncture 2018 is one of NATO’s largest exercises in recent years. More than 250 aircraft, 65 ships and 10,000 vehicles are involved in the exercise to perform and conduct air, land, maritime, special operation and amphibious drills. NATO Photo By WO FRAN C.Valverde