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ITALY
Here are more images of Italy, this time from Pisa, Lake Garda, Rome and Montepulciano, probably taken more than a few years ago. This is the first of three postings.
Sergius of Radonezh founded near Moscow Trinity Monastery (now it is the Trinity-Sergius Lavra), did much for the Russian church. Holy dearly loved his motherland and a lot of effort put on to help his people survive all the disasters. On the life of the Reverend, we know thanks to the manuscripts of his associates and disciples. Work Epiphanius the Wise called "The Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh," written by him at the beginning of the XV century, is a valuable source of information about the life of the saint.
It is known that he lived to old age. Lying on his deathbed, he gave his disciples exhortation: "have the fear of God" and give people "purity of soul and love unhypocritical." Sergius of Radonezh, died September 25, 1392. Buried it in the Trinity Cathedral.
One of the most venerated saints in Russia since ancient times considered Sergius of Radonezh. His biography is replete with facts selfless service to God. He dedicated many temples. Only in Moscow they number 67. Even the overseas - Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg in South Africa and the monastery of St. Sergius of Radonezh in the city of Rumija in Montenegro.
يسعدني مرورك ويهمني رأيك
لاتحرمنا من الرد
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Feel free to add the picture to your favorite, it is my pleasure :)
خذ راحتك في اضافة الصورة الي مفضلتك، وكلي شرف وامتنان
الشكر موصل إلى فيصل الزير
وإلى
هالة اليوسف
Regno Unito, Scozia, Edimburgo, Primavera 2023
Edimburgo è la capitale della Scozia. E' la seconda città più popolosa della Scozia e la settima del Regno Unito. Edimburgo è sede del Parlamento scozzese e della monarchia in Scozia. Storicamente parte del Midlothian, la città è stata a lungo un centro di formazione, in particolare nei settori della medicina, diritto scozzese, la letteratura, le scienze e ingegneria. La città è famosa anche per il Festival Internazionale di Edimburgo e il Fringe, quest'ultimo è più grande festival del mondo delle arti internazionali e si tiene annualmente. Le numerose attrazioni storiche e culturali della città l’hanno resa seconda destinazione turistica più popolare del Regno Unito dopo Londra, attirando oltre un milione di visitatori stranieri ogni anno. Tra i siti storici di Edimburgo sono degni di nota il Castello, Holyrood Palace, le chiese di St. Giles, Greyfriars e la Canongate, e l’estesa “New Town” Georgiana, costruita nel 18 ° secolo. Il centro storico di Edimburgo e la New Town insieme fanno parte del patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO.
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is Scotland's second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in Scotland. Historically part of Midlothian, the city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, the sciences and engineering. The city is also famous for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world's largest annual international arts festival. The city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the United Kingdom's second most popular tourist destination after London, attracting over one million overseas visitors each year. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town, built in the 18th century. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Italy 2019
We have just returned from Lake Como and had a brilliant holiday. Have taken far too many photographs, I’m posting these three for the time being, although they could have been taken anywhere. Hopefully I have caught up with all those people that have kindly posted a favourite or commented on my stuff. I thank you very much for doing so. Apologies if I’ve missed anyone.
Bexhill or Bexhill-on-Sea is a seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England. An ancient town and part of the local-government district of Rother, Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites, a Manor House in the Old Town, an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian architecture, and the famous De La Warr Pavilion: today a centre for contemporary art – which has featured the work of Andy Warhol, Cerith Wyn Evans and Richard Wilson amongst others – and an auditorium, where Bob Marley had his first UK appearance and has since seen performances by Elvis Costello, Goldfrapp, Ray Davies, Years & Years, Patti Smith and Laurie Anderson.
The first reference to Bexhill, or Bexelei as it was originally called, was in a charter granted by King Offa of Mercia in 772 AD. It is recorded that King Offa had 'defeated the men of Hastings' in 771 AD. At this time, the term Hastings would have referred to this whole area rather than the town itself as it does today. In the charter, King Offa established a church and religious community in Bexhill.
During the Norman Conquest of 1066 it appears that Bexhill was largely destroyed. The Domesday survey of 1086 records that the manor was worth £20 before the conquest, was 'waste' in 1066 and was worth £18 10s in 1086. King William I used the lands he had conquered to reward his knights and gave Bexhill manor to Robert, Count of Eu, with most of the Hastings area. Robert's grandson, John, Count of Eu, gave back the manor to the bishops of Chichester in 1148 and it is probable that the first manor house was built by the bishops at this time. The later manor house, the ruins of which can still be seen at the Manor Gardens in Bexhill Old Town, was built about 1250, probably on the instructions of St. Richard, Bishop of Chichester. St Richard's Catholic College, the local Catholic school, was duly for said bishop. The Manor House was the easternmost residence owned by the bishops and would have been used as a place to stay while travelling around or through the eastern part of their diocese. There were often disputes between the Bishops of Chichester and the Abbots of Battle Abbey, usually about land ownership in this area. In 1276 a large portion of Bexhill was made into a park for hunting and in 1447 Bishop Adam de Moleyns was given permission to fortify the Manor House.
In 1561 Queen Elizabeth I took possession of Bexhill Manor and three years later she gave it to Sir Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. The Earls, later Dukes, of Dorset owned Bexhill until the mid 19th century. Their main residences were Buckhurst Place in Sussex and Knole House in Kent.
In 1804 soldiers of the King's German Legion were stationed in barracks at Bexhill. These troops were Hanoverians who had escaped when their country was overrun by Napoleon's French Army. As King George III was also the Elector of Hanover, he welcomed them and they fought as part of the British Army. At about this time, defensive Martello Towers were built along the south east coast, some near Bexhill, in order to repel any French invasion. In 1814 the soldiers of the King's German Legion left Bexhill, eventually playing an important part in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. The German troops had been here to protect Bexhill from the French. However, many of the local people were actively trading with the enemy by way of smuggling. The best known of the local smugglers were in the Little Common Gang and the most famous incident was the infamous Battle of Sidley Green in 1828.
In 1813 Elizabeth Sackville had married the 5th Earl De La Warr, and when the male line of the Dukes of Dorset died out in 1865 she and her husband inherited Bexhill.
It was the 7th Earl De La Warr who decided to transform the small rural village of Bexhill into an exclusive seaside resort. He contracted the builder, John Webb, to construct the first sea wall and to lay out De La Warr Parade. Webb, in part payment for his work, was given all the land extending from Sea Road to the Polegrove, south of the railway line. Opened in 1890, the luxurious Sackville Hotel was built for the 7th Earl De La Warr and originally included a house for the use of his family. In 1891 Viscount Cantelupe, his eldest surviving son, married Muriel Brassey, the daughter of Sir Thomas and the late Annie, Lady Brassey of Normanhurst Court near Bexhill. The Manor House was fully refurbished so that Lord and Lady Cantelupe could live in style as Lord and Lady of the Manor. Finally, the 7th Earl De La Warr transferred control of his Bexhill estate to Viscount Cantelupe. When the 7th Earl De La Warr died in 1896
Viscount Cantelupe became the 8th Earl De La Warr. At this time he organised the building on the sea front of the Kursaal, a pavilion for refined entertainment and relaxation. He also had a bicycle track made, with a cycle chalet, at the eastern end of De La Warr Parade. These amenities were provided to promote the new resort. Meanwhile, many independent schools were being attracted to the expanding town due to its health-giving reputation. The railway came through Bexhill in 1846, the first railway station being a small country halt situated roughly where Sainsbury's car park is today. This was some distance from the village on the hill. A new station, north of Devonshire Square, was opened in 1891 to serve the growing resort. In 1902 the current railway station was opened and a Bexhill West Station was built for the newly built Crowhurst Branch Line.
1902 was the year that Bexhill became an Incorporated Borough. This was the first Royal Charter granted by Edward VII. Bexhill was the last town in Sussex to be incorporated and it was the first time a Royal Charter was delivered by motorcar. To celebrate the town's newfound status and to promote the resort, the 8th Earl De La Warr organised the country's first ever motorcar races along De La Warr Parade in May 1902. The town was scandalised at this time by the divorce of Earl De La Warr.
Muriel had brought the action on the grounds of adultery and abandonment. She was granted a divorce and given custody of their three children. Muriel, with her children, Myra, Avice and Herbrand, went back to live with Earl Brassey at Normanhurst Court. The 8th Earl De La Warr remarried but was again divorced for adultery. He also suffered recurrent and well-publicised financial difficulties. At the start of the First World War in 1914 the Earl bought a Royal Naval commission. He died of fever at Messina in 1915.
Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville became the 9th Earl De La Warr. He is best known for championing the construction of the De La Warr Pavilion, which was built and opened in 1935. The 9th Earl also became Bexhill's first socialist mayor. He died in 1976.
The Second World War caused the evacuation of the schools and substantial bomb-damage to the town. Many schools returned to Bexhill after the war but there was a steady decline in the number of independent schools in the town. The break-up of the British Empire and in particular the Independence of India in 1947 hastened the process. Most of the schools were boarding and catered largely for the children of the armed forces overseas and of the colonial administration. Although the number of schools decreased, many of the parents and former pupils had fond memories of the town and later retired to Bexhill.
For further information please visit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexhill-on-Sea and www.discoverbexhill.com/
The Overseas Railroad in the Florida Keys stretched more than 100 miles and was completed in 1912. The Over Sea Railroad was destroyed in the 1935 hurricane and was replaced by a highway for automobiles.
Overseas Adventure Tour member Peter Davies with students at Sri Venkateswara Orphanage, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjaavar, Tamil Nadu, India.
ITALY
Here are more images of Italy, this time from Florence, probably taken more than a few years ago. This is the second of two postings.
Überseehafen Rostock, Hansestadt Rostock,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Nord Deutschland, 17. Oktober 2017
EX DR-Baureihe V 100,
Heute fahren Loks dieser Baureihe auch in Bulgarien und Rumänien.
waren bei Railion Nederland stationiert und wurden dort im Güterverkehr auf niederländischen Strecken eingesetzt.
solche Maschinen werden von einigen Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen als Baureihe 203 bezeichnet.
Die Lokomotiven können gekauft, geleast oder gemietet werden. Auf Kundenwunsch erhalten sie auch neue Aufbauten oder Zusatzausstattungen. Inzwischen wurden auch Hybridvarianten vorgestellt. Auch viele ehemaligen Werksloks (vor 2000 ausschließlich) wurden, teils mit erheblich veränderten Aufbauten, umgebaut.
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Overseas Port Rostock, Hanseatic City of Rostock,
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, northern Germany,
17 October 2017
Canadian Geese in front of us at Ynys, we were sitting on one of the benches having lunch and they were straight ahead of us.
Garden Bumblebee (I think) on Hollyhock at Babbinswood Farm last summer
I can’t come up with a better pic so out of keeping with the season (UK) and in keeping with my mood.
A very dear friend from overseas womboyne7 appears to have survived what our planet threw at them in Australia and yet still managed through some back door (followers’ feeds) to post or open comments to what I interpreted as an ‘I’m still here and fighting’ utterly real and beautiful affirmation.
And another friend and guru of mine RonnieLMills 10 Million Views. Thank You All :) re-found his mojo this morning, capturing a sunrise which puts us us right there with him when it happened, struck and yet quiet, with awe and wonder.
I do hope happiness — if it isn’t already with you, happens by your way soon.
(Off to bed now, still with concern about her and her family and friends. but that she’s there, I know I'll drop off. Thank you for that, Victoria :-))
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"Juli ? Yes, it's me, Sonja ! How are you ? Fine ? Great ! Me too ! Greetings to the other Girls ! Have a great Day !!"
Queen "Las Palabras de Amor"
Die Entscheidung zwischen einer Gibson L-00 und einer PRS SE P20 hängt von der Präferenz für traditionelle amerikanische Handwerkskunst und spezifische Klangeigenschaften gegenüber einer hochwertigen, aber im Ausland gefertigten Gitarre mit einem anderen Klangprofil ab. Die Gibson L-00 ist teurer und in den USA hergestellt, während die PRS SE P20 ein exzellentes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis bietet und in Asien produziert wird. 😎👌
The choice between a Gibson L-00 and a PRS SE P20 comes down to a preference for traditional American craftsmanship and specific tonal characteristics versus a high-quality, but overseas-made guitar with a different sound profile. The Gibson L-00 is more expensive and made in the USA, while the PRS SE P20 offers excellent value for money and is produced in Asia. 😎👌
Rotating out from Heathrow airport is the very striking scheme from the British Airways Boeing 747-400 in the BOAC retro livery.
British Overseas Airways Corporation was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the passing of the Civil Aviation Act 1946, European and South American services passed to two further state-owned airlines, British European Airways and British South American Airways. BOAC absorbed BSAA in 1949, but BEA continued to operate British domestic and European routes for the next quarter century. A 1971 Act of Parliament merged BOAC and BEA, effective 31 March 1974, forming today's British Airways.
Aircraft registration number G-BYGC was stripped of its British Airways Chatham Dockyard design at a paint bay in Dublin airport, before being repainted with this livery which featured on BOAC aircraft between 1964 and 1974.
Two Swiss aircraft wait for takeoff clearance at the beginning of the runway at Zurich Airport....where will the journey go? Presumably long-haul flights overseas.
Saint Augustine is the historic headquarters city of the Florida East Coast Railway dating from 1885 when Henry Flagler established his offices in the city, some 10 years before the FEC name came into existence. The road built three office towers in the 1920s that served as the railroad's headquarters until 2006 when they were donated to Flagler College and the railroad relocated its leadership and administration to Jacksonville. Two cast relief concrete logos still proudly adorn the two covered corridors that connect the three buildings fronting on lovely outdoor courtyards. They feature the 'overseas' logo that shows a train steaming out over Long Key Viaduct on the line's remarkable Key West Extension which was only in service from 1912 to 1935. To learn more about this truly remarkable feat of railroad engineering check out this link:
www.kwahs.org/overseas-railway-timeline/
The historical maker in front of the buildings on Malaga Street reads:
Florida East Coast Railway - General Office Buildings. Henry M. Flagler built the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) to link his resort empire and establish the east coast of Florida as 'The American Riviera.' Flagler, partner with John D. Rockefeller in Standard Oil, developed the Atlantic shoreline with a chain of luxury hotels from Jacksonville to Key West. Perhaps Flagler's greatest achievement was the construction of the Key West Extension finished shortly before his death in 1913. By 1916, the FEC Railway included 23 railroads, terminals, and bridge companies along 739 miles of track. Steamships linked the railroad at Miami to Nassau, Bahamas, and at Key West to Havana, Cuba. The Florida East Coast Hotel Company owned 14 resorts joined by the rail lines. In St. Augustine, Flagler's 1888 railway station west of downtown was replaced by three office towers built starting from south to north in 1922, 1923 and 1926. They served as the Railway's headquarters until 2006, when the FEC provided a $7.2 million gift-in-equity, making possible the transfer of the property to Flagler College. The College is committed to preservation of the buildings and adapting them for College uses.
Saint Augustine, Florida
Saturday February 21, 2026
Seil island.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnC3869VKkc&ab_channel=SergeG...
Rolleiflex T model 3 - Kodak Portra 160 - f8.0 - 1/250s.
On the border between Canada and the USA(Alaska),the engines runround the train to return to Skagway
Copyright David Price
No unauthorised use
Vacation Day / Social Distancing Day 361, 03/09/2021, Matecumbe, FL
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 7 Plus back dual camera 3.99mm f/1.8
ƒ/1.8 4.0 mm 1/5000 20
"More than seven million emigrants left overseas via Bremerhaven. The “Gallery of the 7 million” pays homage to each one of them. Here their very personal life stories come to the fore. Some are only known by name and date of departure, other biographies are well known to us. Why did all these people prefer living abroad to their old homeland? What were the historical backgrounds of European mass emigration?"
Every drawer with a knob attached gives information about one or two people. The shallow drawers would just reveal the name, date and ship, the deeper ones contain pictures, stories, letters.
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"Mehr als sieben Millionen Auswanderer brachen über Bremerhaven nach Übersee auf. Die „Galerie der 7 Millionen“ ist eine Hommage an jeden Einzelnen von ihnen. Hier treten ihre ganz persönlichen Lebensgeschichten in den Vordergrund. Von einigen kennen wir nur den Namen und das Abfahrtsdatum, andere Biografien sind uns gut bekannt. Warum zogen all diese Menschen ein Leben in der Fremde ihrer alten Heimat vor? Was waren die historischen Hintergründe der europäischen Massenauswanderung?"
Jede dieser Schubladen enthält Informationen zu ein oder zwei Personen. Die flachen Schubladen bloß den Namen, das Schiff und das Datum.
Die tieferen Schubladen zeigen auch Briefe, Fotos, Dinge, die mitgenommen wurden.
Alleine in diesem Bereich könnte man Stunden verbringen.
Vacation Day / Social Distancing Day 361, 03/09/2021, Matecumbe, FL
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 7 Plus back dual camera 3.99mm f/1.8
ƒ/1.8 4.0 mm 1/5000 20
Took a trip overseas to Sweden today.
Hoped for a new boat but had to settle with an old tired one...
Doors, Shutters and Windows of Rome
This follows a set of Aix windows and doors that I posted a little while ago. I don’t know what is so compelling about photographing these things. Personally I love the range of colours, textures, shapes and the vast range of decoration (or not). As usual, hope you enjoy.