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Falmouth is famous for its harbour. Together with Carrick Roads, it forms the third deepest natural harbour in the world, and the deepest in Western Europe.[4] It is also famous for being the start or finish point of various round-the-world record-breaking voyages, such as those of Sir Francis Chichester and Dame Ellen MacArthur. Falmouth Docks Police enforce the law in the docks.
اول تجربه لي في هالمجال وكل الشكر يعود للنادي العلمي اليي ساهموا بشكل كبير على انجاح هاذي الورشه الحلوه يعطيهم ألف عافيه وعساهم على القوه
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Exploring Washington Backroads Exploring Washington backroads provides you with hidden gems you will never see from a freeway. Here, you will discover wildlife raising their families, migratory birds that linger in the valleys on their way home, and fish that delight the fisherman. There are so many roads that seem to go almost […]
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Mini-city located on the Konyaatli beach front just down from the Aqua Park and the Hill-Side Su hotel.
This miniature park is an open space that displays miniature buildings and models
It was great to see all of the many spectacular historical places in Turkey in miniature scale.
The arts that had been scaled down in 1/25 of their originals with the specialist model makers.
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya, Greek: Αγία Σοφία; "Holy Wisdom", Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. It was the largest cathedral ever built in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the Seville Cathedral in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between A.D. 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, and was in fact the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site (the previous two had both been destroyed by riots). It was designed by two architects, Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. The Church contained a large collection of holy relics and featured, among other things, a 50 foot (15 m) silver iconostasis. It was the patriarchal church of the Patriarch of Constantinople and the religious focal point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly 1000 years.
In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the building to be converted into the Ayasofya Mosque. The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed, and many of the mosaics were eventually plastered over. The Islamic features — such as the mihrab, the minbar, and the four minarets outside — were added over the course of its history under the Ottomans. It remained as a mosque until 1935, when it was converted into a museum by the Republic of Turkey.
For almost 500 years the principal mosque of Istanbul, Hagia Sophia served as a model for many of the Ottoman mosques such as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque of Istanbul), the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, and the Rüstem Pasha Mosque.
Although it is sometimes referred to as Saint Sophia (Greek for wisdom), the Greek name in full is Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, Church of the Holy Wisdom of God, and it was dedicated to the Holy Wisdom of God rather than a specific saint named Sophia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia
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Flora and Fauna around Philips Reservoir in Baker County Oregon.
Spent a little time enjoying the wildlife and wildflowers at Philips Lake along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway.
Phillip’s lake is a popular destination along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway for local watchable wildlife enthusiasts with an abundant population of bird species year-round and particularly in spring and fall migration.
The lake is surrounded by hiking and mountain bike trails and in the winter the Shoreline Loop trail becomes a popular Nordic ski trail.
Birding enthusiasts can see more than 300 bird species throughout Baker County.
A few of our favorite nearby birding hot spots include the Sumpter Dredge Wildlife area between McEwen Station and the Sumpter Dredge. We didn't see a lot of birds on this trip but did see lots of early summer wildflowers.
Just north of Phillips Lake below the Mason Dam visitors can explore easily accessible trails along the Powder River at the Powder River Rec Area. This is always a fun stop and offers easy access to fishing with trails along both sides of the Powder River providing easy river access and beautiful views along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
For more information about other watchable wildlife opportunities and hiking in Baker County visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travelbakercounty.com
...... but I DID wash the table cloth after the accident with the cornflakes the other day!!!!
Waffles with butter and maple syrup this morning. ...... (made especially with my transatlantic colleagues in mind!)
All fondant decorations.
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Mio Adorato, che mi hai sollevata
Da questa squallida valle ove fui gettata,
E, tra i languidi ricci, hai infuso
Un benedetto soffio di vita, onde la fronte
Di nuovo brilla al cospetto degli angeli,
Per il tuo bacio redentore! Mio solo,l'unico,
Che a me giungesse quando il mondo era perduto,
E io, che solo Dio cercavo, trovai Te!
Ti ho trovato: sono salva, forte e lieta,
Come uno che tra gli asfodeli eterni,
Ripensa ai tristi giorni che trascorse
Nell'altra vita, così con immenso orgoglio
Io testimonio qui, nel bene e nel male,
Che Amore, forte come la Morte, come lei redime.
Elizabeth Barret Browning
I give my films to friend of my friend and i don't know how he scan this (with what) and he crop my black borders :(
THANK YOU SO MUCH for ALL NICE WORDS and EXPLORED
I like the days in winter
When paths are packed with snow
And feet make creaky footsteps
Wherever footsteps go,
And I like days in winter
When snow lies soft and deep
And footsteps go so quietly
You'd think they were asleep.
Have a great weekend my little flickrsnowflakes :)
I was so disgusted when some I-think-I'm-cool dude came walking up on this little owl and scared him away. Then when I got home and saw this flight shot, I thought maybe I should thank him. Maybe not so much. Prior to I-think-I'm-cool dude, I was extremely impressed with the large number of people there to see the owls and their obvious respect for them. Everyone kept their distance and the owls seemed much more relaxed than last year and trusting that folks weren't going to rush them. Last year we left because of people chasing the owls with cell phones trying to get a good shot.
I am just completely thrilled with this picture. I hope you like it too.
1/2/13
Just opened this up and realized this got put on Explore too! I am on a mighty roll here. Don't think I can keep it up but sure is a thrill for the moment! Thank you, Flickr gods!
Still can't type very well with 2 hands; stitches out of left hand next Thursday. Still hurts. Did this one-handed! :~D
Last night my teacher taught me the lesson of poverty,
having nothing and wanting nothing.
I am a naked man standing inside a mine of rubies,
clothed in red silk.
I absorb the shining and now I see the ocean,
billions of simultaneous motions moving in me.
A circle of lovely, quiet people
becomes the ring on my finger.
Then wind, and the thunder of rain on the way.
I have such a teacher.
---Rumi, trans. Coleman Barks
Explore #408 October 20, 2012
Love Quote of the Day
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.
A. A. Milne mentioned and I sigh...:)
...........
Take care my artist friend,
Sunny
Inside Amber Fort - Rajasthan, India.
IN FLICKR EXPLORE ON 02-04-2014.
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Amer Fort (Hindi: आमेर क़िला, also spelled and pronounced as Amber Fort) is located in Amer (a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi)[1]), 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. It is one of the principal tourist attractions in the Jaipur area, located high on a hill. Amer Fort was built by Raja Man Singh I. Amer Fort is known for its artistic style of Hindu elements. With its large ramparts, series of gates and cobbled paths, the fort overlooks the Maota Lake, at its forefront.
The aesthetic ambiance of this formidable fort is seen within its walls on a four level layout plan (each with a courtyard) in a well turned out opulent palace complex built with red sandstone and marble consisting of the Diwan-e-Aam or the "Hall of Public Audience", the Diwan-e-Khas or the "Hall of Private Audience", the Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace) or Jai Mandir, and the Sukh Niwas where a cool climate is artificially created by winds that blow over the water cascade within the palace. Hence, the Amer Fort is also popularly known as the Amer Palace. The palace was lived in by the Rajput Maharajas and their families. At the entrance to the palace near the fort’s Ganesh Gate, there is also a temple dedicated to Sila Devi, a goddess of the Chaitanya cult which was given to Raja Man Singh when he had defeated the Raja of Jessore, Bengal in 1604. (Jessore is now in Bangladesh).
This fort, along with Jaigarh Fort, located immediately above on the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the same Aravalli range of hills, is considered as one complex, as the two are well connected by a subterranean passage. This passage was meant as an escape route in times of war for the royal family members and others in the Amer Fort to shift to the more redoubtable Jaigarh Fort.
Annual tourist visitation to the Amer Palace in Amer town was reported by the Superintendent of Department of Archaeology and Museums to the Amer Palace as 5000 visitors a day, and 1.4 million visitors were reported during 2007.
SOURCE : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer_Fort
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She didn't hear me coming. Notice how her face is turned away from Missi, she didn't want her to know she was having a quick beauty nap.