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Fiume Víðidalsá - Cascate Kolufossar
Appena sotto la fattoria Kolugil (a sinistra in alto) , le acque scorrono pacificamente verso il basso per tuffarsi nella profonda e aspra gola chiamata Kolugljúfur.
Il loro viaggio li porta poi a precipitare su molte cascate che portano il nome di Kolufossar Falls in onore della gigantessa Kola.
È uno spettacolo mozzafiato camminare sulla piattaforma panoramica e guardare le calme acque del fiume improvvisamente saltare e precipitare su così tante cascate impressionanti.
Víðidalsá River - Kolufossar Falls
Just below the Kolugil farm (top left), the waters flow peacefully down to plunge into the deep, rugged gorge called Kolugljúfur.
Their journey then leads them to plunge over many waterfalls that bear the name of Kolufossar Falls in honor of the giantess Kola.
It is a breathtaking sight to walk on the viewing platform and watch the calm waters of the river suddenly jump and plummet over so many impressive waterfalls.
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As you drive along Víðidalur, you will come to Kolugil Farm which stands beside the Víðidalsá river. Just below the farm, the waters flow peacefully downwards to plunge into the deep, rugged gorge called Kolugljúfur. Their journey then sends them cascading over many waterfalls which bear the name Kolufossar Falls in honour of the giantess, Kola.
It is a breathtaking sight to walk on the the viewing platform and watch the calm waters of the river suddenly leap and tumble onwards over so many impressive falls – a sight which will leave no one unmoved.
Legend has it that a giantess lived in the canyon. Her name was Kola and the canyon is named after her, Kolugljúfur canyon. One can even find evidence from the time Kola lived in the canyon.
“What's your name?" he asked above the roar of the music.
She leaned close. "My name is Wind," she whispered. "And Rain. And Bone and Dust. My name is a snippet of a half-remembered song."
He chuckled a low, delightful sound. She was drunk and silly, and so full of the glory of being young and alive and in the capital of the world that she could hardly contain herself.
"I have no name," she purred. "I am whoever the keepers of my fate tell me to be."
He grasped her by her wrist, running a thumb along the sensitive skin underneath. "Then let me call you Mine for a dance or two.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Underworld
There is another Masked Ball on Friday, May 5th! You can find details and the calendar of events at the Fantasy Faire Website!
It's not a Fantasy Faire party unless there is a giantess present. This is the way.
Beneath the hills, where no god dares to walk, lies Fenrir, bound to the mountain of ice and iron.
His breath is storm, his gaze is night.
Born of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, he is a creature of chaos, fear, and unbroken strength.
Hel is the goddess of death and the underworld in Norse mythology.
She rules over Helheim, the realm of those who did not die in battle.
Half of her body is alive, the other half decayed and dead.
She is the daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, sister to Fenrir and the Midgard Serpent.
Hel guards the boundary between life and death with unwavering calm and power.
The Curonian (Courish) Spit (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija; Russian: Ку́ршская коса́; German: Kurische Nehrung; Latvian: Kuršu kāpas) is a 98-kilometre (61 mi) long, thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia. Its southern portion lies within Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, and its northern within southwestern Klaipėda County of Lithuania. The Curonian Spit stretches from the Sambia Peninsula on the south to its northern tip next to a narrow strait, across which is the port city of Klaipėda on the Lithuanian mainland. The northern 52 km (32 mi) long stretch of the Curonian Spit peninsula lies in Klaipėda County, Lithuania, while the rest is part of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The width of the spit varies from a minimum of 400 m (1,300 ft) in Russia (near the village of Lesnoy) to a maximum of 3,800 m (12,500 ft; 2.4 mi) in Lithuania (just north of Nida). Mythology
According to folk etymology for the name of Neringa Municipality, there was a giantess girl named Neringa, who formed the Curonian Spit and helped fishermen.
Medieval period
From c. 800 to 1016, the Spit was the location of Kaup, a major pagan trading centre which has not yet been excavated. The Teutonic Knights occupied the area in the 13th century, building their castles at Memel (1252), Neuhausen (1283), and at Rossitten (1372). After the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), the spit became part of a Polish fief held by the Teutonic Knights. The spit may have been the home of the last living speaker of now-extinct Old Prussian, one of the Baltic languages.
Cited from the Official Travel Guide to North Iceland:
„As you drive along Víðidalur, you will come to Kolugil Farm which stands beside the Víðidalsá river. Just below the farm, the waters flow peacefully downwards to plunge into the deep, rugged gorge called Kolugljúfur. Their journey then sends them cascading over many waterfalls which bear the name Kolufossar Falls in honour of the giantess, Kola.
It is a breathtaking sight to drive across the bridge and watch the calm waters of the river suddenly leap and tumble onwards over so many impressive falls - a sight which will leave no one unmoved.“
Remember that dialog in Batman Begins?
Well... Now the situation is a bit more serious...
WHY SO SERIOUS? =D
(Meggie Gyllenhaal - Rachel Dawes, The Dark Knight)
Fenrir the wolf is the child of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, and brother to Hel and the Midgard Serpent.
He grew so fearsome that the gods finally bound him. Twice he broke free, but the third chain – Gleipnir, forged by dwarves from things that “do not exist” – held him fast until Ragnarok.
Fenrir is the very image of uncontrollable power. At Ragnarok, he breaks loose, devours the sun, and kills Odin in battle, before falling to Odin’s son Vidar.
Fenrir is terrifying, yet also necessary: he shows that no force can be restrained forever, and even the gods must face their fate.
Me Again Monday ~ something spooky
Well, I don't really think this is spooky, although some of you may. I'm working my way through the list of topics over at MAM. Another from the convex mirror, which I think in this one makes me look like a giantess, and conjures fairy tales in my mind :)
HMAM~
xo
Váli, son of Odin and the giantess Rindr, was born for vengeance. On the very first day he took the form of a grown warrior, and he slew Hodr for the killing of his brother Baldr. He is the god of vengeance and justice, the one who always strikes when blood calls for blood. Yet Váli is also a survivor, one of the few who will remain after Ragnarok. There, in an apocalyptic landscape, he stands timeless and unyielding – avenger and guardian of fate’s balance.
Giantess riliegh was just relaxing and grew! She loves the tiny people underneath her big breasts
Source: advanced.aviary.com/artists/jcpn/creations/giantess_riliegh
Cited from the Official Travel Guide to North Iceland:
„As you drive along Víðidalur, you will come to Kolugil Farm which stands beside the Víðidalsá river. Just below the farm, the waters flow peacefully downwards to plunge into the deep, rugged gorge called Kolugljúfur. Their journey then sends them cascading over many waterfalls which bear the name Kolufossar Falls in honour of the giantess, Kola.
It is a breathtaking sight to drive across the bridge and watch the calm waters of the river suddenly leap and tumble onwards over so many impressive falls - a sight which will leave no one unmoved.“
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(Sienna Guillory - Jill Valentine)
She's big, strong and, because there are no zombies to kill, she'll just give some driving tickets...
My first official collage.
Enjoy!
Ligthing effects on baiterek tower. You should have seen the face of the local photographers who did not understand why i was running in front og my camera on a tripod with a torch lamp!
Founded by Siberian Cossacks in 1824, Astana was a fortified town isolated in the central arid steppe of Kazakhstan, on the Ishim River. Winters there are very harsh, temperatures can fall as low as -35°C, with summers being very hot (up to 40°C) and Astana has been turned from an unfinished administrative empty city into a XXIst Century version of Babylon.
Originally inhabited by impoverished Russian farmers, it has been entirely re-built after a presidential decree with the purpose of being the administrative ruling center. The capital city was officially transferred to this newly built city from Almaty in 1997, in order to be in greater proximity to people of Russian decent, mainly settled in the North.
Thousands of government employees had to move north as the administrations were transferred there so they could keep their work.
With very expensive and luxurious buildings, Astana looks like a utopian city based upon the central power’s delusions of grandeur.
There are plenty of forms and colors in the architecture, making Astana look like a patchwork suited for a multi-ethnic society. The post-modernist giantess architecture led to some failures: a building was called “Titanic” after huge cracks appeared in its foundations. The extension of the capitalist model has raised the construction of shopping malls, restaurants and cafés in a western style, but so far big chains like Mc Donald’s and Starbucks are still being prohibited.
Religious buildings, XL-sized of course, have grown in less than a decade amidst the administrative complexes. The largest synagogue in Central Asia has opened in 2004, and the biggest Mosque in central Asia funded by Qatar, with its golden domes and sixty up meter-high minarets can host up to 5,000 worshipers (the president himself is a Muslim worshiper). The pyramid-shaped Palace of peace glass construction even contains a golf course!
There also lots of cultural centers, sports areas and museums, all evoking the magnificence and greatness of the nation. Eventually it was obtained by the petrodollars and it hides a high contrast of richness, as the majority of people in the country remain poor.
© Eric Lafforgue
Having watched them perform a cracking set at an after party at Brighton's Great Escape Festival we had a chance to chat outside. They posed for a handful of shots. Top fellas