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Picturesque setting within Petite France in historic Strasbourg, which showcases more of the ancient German face of L'Alsace than the French I guess :)
Das Hinterland der Costa Blanca ist wunderschön.
Eine fruchtbare Landschaft und zwischen Bergkuppen versteckte weiße Dörfer samt Mispel-, Oangen-, Zitronen- und Mandelplantagen bilden einen feinen Kontrast zur belebten Küste.
Das malerische Städtchen Polop de la Marina liegt im Schutz der Sierra del Monte, bewacht vom 1, 200 m hohen felsigen Ponoig , über der ruhigen Landschaft der Baronie von Polop.
Das Castell von Polop ist Teil eines Rundgangs auf den Spuren des alicantinischen Dichters Gabriel Miró.Es hat bis 1945 als Friedhof gedient, der steile Aufstieg lohnt sich.
Nebenbei: Köstlich und erfirschend, in einer der Bars vor Ort eine Mandelmilch zu trinken, die überall frisch zubereitet wird.
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The back country of the Costa Blanca is truly wonderful.
A fertile landscape and hidden white villages in the mountains, Medlar-, Citrus- and Almond-plantations form a nice contrast to the busy Mediterranean coast.
Polop de la marina is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. The castell of Polop is part of a city tour on the traces of Gabriel Miró, a Spanish modernist writer.
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Wishing you a lovely week, dear friends.
I just returned from another trip, trying to catch up ASAP
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A remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Peru’s second largest city, Arequipa, the Santa Catalina Monastery, is a rich cultural and visual experience. Three colours dominate throughout, red, blue and the natural white unpainted volcanic rock.
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau (/ˈdʒuːnoʊ/ JOO-noh; Tlingit: Dzánti K'ihéeni [ˈtsʌ́ntʰɪ̀ kʼɪ̀ˈhíːnɪ̀]), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a unified municipality and the second-largest city in the United States by area. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of what was then the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. The municipality unified on July 1, 1970, when the city of Juneau merged with the city of Douglas and the surrounding Greater Juneau Borough to form the current municipality, which is larger by area than both Rhode Island and Delaware.
Downtown Juneau (58°18′00″N 134°24′58″W) is nestled at the base of Mount Juneau and across the channel from Douglas Island. As of the 2020 census, the City and Borough had a population of 32,255,[2] making it the third-most populous city in Alaska after Anchorage and Fairbanks. Juneau experiences a daily influx of roughly 6,000 people from visiting cruise ships between the months of May and September.[citation needed]
The city is named after a gold prospector from Quebec, Joe Juneau, though the place was once called Rockwell and then Harrisburg (after Juneau's co-prospector, Richard Harris). The Tlingit name of the town is Dzántik'i Héeni ("Base of the Flounder's River," dzánti 'flounder,' –kʼi 'base,' héen 'river'), and Auke Bay just north of Juneau proper is called Áak'w ("Little lake," áa 'lake,' -kʼ 'diminutive') in Tlingit. The Taku River, just south of Juneau, was named after the cold t'aakh wind, which occasionally blows down from the mountains.
Juneau is unique among the 49 U.S. capitals on mainland North America in that there are no roads connecting the city to the rest of the state or North America. Honolulu, Hawaii, is the only other state capital not connected by road to the rest of North America. The absence of a road network is due to the extremely rugged terrain surrounding the city. This in turn makes Juneau a de facto island city in terms of transportation, since all goods coming in and out must go by plane or boat, in spite of the city's location on the Alaskan mainland. Downtown Juneau sits at sea level, with tides averaging 16 feet (5 m), below steep mountains about 3,500 to 4,000 feet (1,100 to 1,200 m) high. Atop these mountains is the Juneau Icefield, a large ice mass from which about 30 glaciers flow; two of these, the Mendenhall Glacier and the Lemon Creek Glacier, are visible from the local road system. The Mendenhall glacier has been gradually retreating; its front face is declining in width and height.
The Alaska State Capitol in downtown Juneau was built as the Federal and Territorial Building in 1931. Prior to statehood, it housed federal government offices, the federal courthouse and a post office. It also housed the territorial legislature and many other territorial offices, including that of the governor. Today, Juneau remains the home of the state legislature and the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor. Some other executive branch offices have moved elsewhere in the state. WIKIPEDIA
I heard it before I saw it. This mint looking, classic 1967 Chevelle SS rumbled the streets of Juneau Alaska.
The front plate's bragging rights: 'SS 454'
The rear customized Alaskan plate read 'WAYBAK'
One sweet ride !!!
Artistic impression
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Son-in- Law visiting his fave cheese shop on Broadway Saratoga Springs NY
Cashier giving me the eye
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Kettwig ist der flächenmäßig größte Stadtteil von Essen, gelegen im äußersten Südwesten und unmittelbar an der Ruhr. Die Altstadt bildet das Zentrum.
Die Kettwiger Ruhrbrücke wurde 1282 erstmals erwähnt. Der Flussübergang war im Dreißigjährigen Krieg hart umkämpft.Da das allein von der Tuchindustrie geprägte Kettwig keine kriegswichtige Industrie beheimatete, wurde es von den Bombardements des Zweiten Weltkriegs weitestgehend verschont. So wurde die historische Altstadt mit zahlreichen Fachwerkhäusern in weiten Teilen erhalten
Kettwig is the southernmost borough of the city of Essen in western Germany and, until 1975, was a town in its own right. Kettwig is situated next to the Ruhr river, at a median height of 53 metres above sea level.
A bridge over the Ruhr was first mentioned in 1282 and heavily fought for during the Thirty Years War.
Thanks to not having any important major industries, Kettwig emerged from World War II largely unscathed and with most of its medieval old town still intact. The tower of the Market Church dates back to the 14th century, with additions from 1720.
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Verdun ist eine Stadt an der Maas (frz.: Meuse) im Nordosten Frankreichs mit 18.393 Einwohnern (1. Januar 2014).
Die Umgebung von Verdun war Schauplatz der Schlacht um Verdun im Ersten Weltkrieg.
The Inca Trail is a great way to experience the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu built high up in the Peruvian Andes. Our hike along the Inca Trail began at the Km 104 Station and ended as we entered the "lost city of the Inca" with this view being our reward. This photo is taken in the dry season, with late afternoon sunshine and smoke in the air from forest fires in the region. Technical Note: At the time it was taken in 2007, this photo was bracketed, full frame in RAW. It is truly wonderful to now process the original RAW file as an HDR image using current software.