PROVINCE of QUEBEC, CANADA
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Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the seventh-largest city of the country by population.
The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares (138.4 km2; 53.44 sq miles), including 1,075 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge (from Brugge aan zee, meaning 'Bruges by the Sea').
The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval in shape and about 430 hectares in size. The city's total population is 117,073 (1 January 2008), of whom around 20,000 live in the city centre. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 616 km2 (238 sq mi) and has a total of 255,844 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008.
Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam and St Petersburg, it is sometimes referred to as the Venice of the North. Bruges has a significant economic importance, thanks to its port, and was once one of the world's chief commercial cities. Bruges is a popular tourism destination within Belgium, and is well known as the seat of the College of Europe, a university institute for European studies.
Bruges became important due to the tidal inlet that was crucial to local commerce, This inlet was then known as the "Golden Inlet". Bruges received its city charter on 27 July 1128, and new walls and canals were built. In 1089 Bruges became the capital of the County of Flanders. Since about 1050, gradual silting had caused the city to lose its direct access to the sea. A storm in 1134, however, re-established this access, through the creation of a natural channel at the Zwin. The new sea arm stretched all the way to Damme, a city that became the commercial outpost for Bruges.
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province.
Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. However, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Trieste's union to Italy after World War I led to some decline of its "Mittel-European" cultural and commercial importance. Enjoying an economic revival during the 1930s and throughout the Cold War, Trieste was an important spot in the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs. Today, the city is in one of the richest regions of Italy, and has been a great centre for shipping, through its port (Port of Trieste), shipbuilding and financial services.
For further information on this fascinating city please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
Dragon's Back Trail
Glacier Point,
Old Town Of Lijiang
Yunnan Province, People's Republic Of China
4506 meters above sea level
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(Explore #164 November 27, 2008)
A cyclist takes a morning spin through Buriram Province, Thailand.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 140, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/500s
Castroviejo, Soria.
En Duruelo de la Sierra se puede encontrar uno de los parajes más impresionantes de la provincia de Soria: Castroviejo, sin duda su más firme emblema.
Sin dejar volar mucho la imaginación, estas rocas labradas en la naturaleza por la erosión del viento, la lluvia, la nieve y el hielo, adoptan formas increíbles y fantásticas.
Los amplios prados otorgan al viajero un relajante lugar para realizar una parada entre bosques de hoja perenne y helechos, pero lo más importante e indispensable de esta visita es sin lugar a dudas, contemplar las vistas panorámicas desde su mirador. Ante los ojos se abre un auténtico ‘mar de pinos’ hasta el horizonte.
In Duruelo de la Sierra one can find one of the most impressive places in the province of Soria: Castroviejo, undoubtedly its strongest emblem.
Without letting much imagination fly, these rocks carved in the nature by the erosion of the wind, the rain, the snow and the ice, take incredible and fantastic forms.
The wide meadows give the traveler a relaxing place to make a stop between evergreen forests and ferns, but the most important and indispensable of this visit is without a doubt, to contemplate the panoramic views from its viewpoint. Before the eyes opens a real 'sea of pines' to the horizon.
The Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto (16 hectares) are botanical gardens located on the western shore of Lake Maggiore in Pallanza, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy.
The gardens were established 1931-1940 by Scotsman Neil McEacharn who bought an existing villa and its neighboring estates, cut down more than 2000 trees, and undertook substantial changes to the landscape
Today the gardens contain nearly 20,000 plant varieties, representing more than 3,000 species, set among 7 km of paths. Among its collections are azalea, cornus, greenhouses of Victoria amazonica, and 300 types of dahlias. It also contains a small herbarium and the founder's mausoleum.
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Paddy Field ~ San Pa Tong District ~ Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 200, f/11.0, 270mm, 1/100s
Colonial Town of Trinidad de Cuba.
- Trinidad is located on the Caribbean coast, Province of Sancti Spiritus, south-central Cuba. Founded in 1514, this Colonial Town is a Unesco World Heritage site since 1988.
- Trinidad est situé sur la côte des Caraïbes, dans la province de Sancti Spiritus, centre-sud de Cuba. Fondée en 1514, cette ville coloniale est un site du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco depuis 1988.
- Trinidad está ubicado en la costa del Caribe, en la provincia de Sancti Spíritus, el centro sur de Cuba. Fundada en 1514, esta ciudad colonial es un Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco desde 1988.
* ARCHITECTURE OF TRINIDAD: The architectural style of Trinidad is Neo Classical and baroque with a Moorish touch. Many of the wooden bars ornaments of the 18th century windows were replaced with decorative metal railings in the 19th century.
* ARCHITECTURE DE TRINIDAD: L'architecture de Trinidad est de style Néoclassique et baroque avec une touche mauresque. Beaucoup de barreaux de bois qui ornaient les fenêtres au 18e siècle ont été remplacés par des grilles décoratives en métal au 19e siècle.
* ARQUITECTURA DE TRINIDAD: El estilo arquitectónico de Trinidad es Neoclásico y barroco con un toque árabe. Muchas de las barras de madera adornos de las ventanas del siglo 18 fueron reemplazados con barandas de metal decorativos en el siglo 19.
Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares.
read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat
there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see :-)
Dorothea Lange
HGGT!
daffodils, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Le Parc naturel de Piedra a été créé par l'écrivain et poète Juan Federico Muntadas (1826-1912), qui avait hérité du domaine à partir du paysage naturel formé par le rio Piedra aux alentours immédiats de l'ancien monastère.
Wild South Africa
Phalaborwa
Limpopo Province
Agamas are able to change their body coloration quickly, much like a chameleon, although the range of change is not as great.
The Sumela Monastery, which stands on the foot of a steep cliff facing the Altındere Valley in the region of Maçka in Trabzon Province, Turkey, is popularly known as “Meyem Ana” (The Virgin Mary). The building complex is nearly 300 meters high and was built following the tradition of monasteries that were located outside the cities in forests near cave and source of water. The elevation of the Monastery is about 1350 meters.
The Monastery, founded in honor of the Virgin Mary, took the name of “Sumela” which derives from “Melas,” meaning black. Although it is thought that it has taken this name from the mountains, the Karadağlar (Black Mountains), on which it stands, it could also be associated with the black color of the icon of the Virgin Mary.
According to tradition, the Monastery was founded by two priests called Barnabas and Sophronius who came from Athens during the reign of the Emperor Theodousius I (AD 375 - 395). Then, in the 6th century, it was restored by the General Belisarius at the behest the Emperor Justinian who wanted it to be enlarged and restored.
The Monastery reached its final, present form in the 13th century. It gained importance during the reign of Alexios III (1349 - 1390) of the Comnenian Empire of Trabzon, which had been established in 1204. Its income was assured from imperial funds. During the time of Manuel III, son of Alexios III, and the reigns of later princes, Sumela gained further wealth from new imperial grants.
During the 18th century, many parts of the Monastery were restored and the walls were decorated with frescoes. In the 19th century, the Monastery took on an impressive appearance with the addition of larger buildings. This was the Monastery’s heyday and it attracted many foreign travelers who mentioned it in their writings.
The large building with a balcony on the front part of the cliff was used for the monks’ cells and as a guesthouse, it dates to 1860.
Source: Museum Entrance
Le col Pordoi (Passo Pordoi en italien, Pordoijoch en allemand, Jouf de Pordoi en ladin) est situé dans les Dolomites, massif montagneux des Alpes italiennes. Situé entre le groupe du Sella au nord et le groupe de la Marmolada au sud, il relie le val di Fassa à la vallée du Cordevole. En outre, la frontière entre les régions italiennes du Trentin-Haut-Adige (province autonome de Trente) et de Vénétie (province de Belluno) passe par le col, culminant à 2 239 mètres d'altitude.