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The Spa, Scarborough known officially as the Scarborough Spa Complex is located in Scarborough’s South Bay and is a venue for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and events on the Yorkshire Coast.
It is owned and managed by Scarborough Borough Council.
The complex includes:
* The Spa Grand Hall which seats nearly 2,000 and hosts live entertainment including the Scarborough Spa Orchestra and an annual Jazz Festival.
* The Spa Theatre which is a 600 seat Victorian Theatre and is home to Summer Season Shows and Christmas Pantomimes.
The Spa Complex has undergone a £3 million refurbishment to make improved facilities available, including a wireless internet facility.
This is right on the beach, inaccessible when the tide is in, hence all the and moss.
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Heavy Fog In December, it got me taking some photos today. Even though I could hardly see far ahead. Makes it far more interesting I say.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
I know this one is a bit off in the perspective, but I loved the chairs and the hair and the colors.
Do You Shoot Daily? April 8th, 2011. Assignment #509.
Napkin on Grid.
Our Daily Challenge - April 7th, 2011 / Golden Overhead LIghts.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
Our 2nd stay at The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland in March 2016. Highly recommended. The Merrion Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
Our 2nd stay at The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland in March 2016. Highly recommended. The Merrion Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
This is the outside seating and dining area at the new retirement homes near us.
Taken from a rather odd angle as it was the only place to photo it back in August.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia
Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the second-most populous city in the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Philadelphia is known for its extensive contributions to United States history, especially the American Revolution, and served as the nation's capital until 1800. It maintains contemporary influence in business and industry, culture, sports, and music. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous city with a population of 1,603,797 as of the 2020 census and is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley (or Philadelphia metropolitan area), the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions consisting of 6.245 million residents in the metropolitan statistical area and 7.366 million residents in its combined statistical area.
Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom. The city served as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's independence following the Revolutionary War. Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774, preserved the Liberty Bell, and hosted the Second Continental Congress during which the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, which historian Joseph Ellis has described as "the most potent and consequential words in American history". Once the Revolutionary War commenced, the Battle of Germantown and the siege of Fort Mifflin were fought within Philadelphia's city limits. The U.S. Constitution was later ratified in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, when it was surpassed by New York City, and it served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775, until December 12, 1776, and on four subsequent occasions during and following the American Revolution, including from 1790 to 1800 during the construction of the new national capital of Washington, D.C.
With 18 four-year universities and colleges, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. As of 2018, the Philadelphia metropolitan area was the state's largest and nation's ninth-largest metropolitan economy with a gross metropolitan product of US$444.1 billion. The city is home to five Fortune 500 corporate headquarters as of 2022. As of 2023, metropolitan Philadelphia ranks among the top five U.S. venture capital centers, facilitated by its proximity to New York City's entrepreneurial and financial ecosystems. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, owned by Nasdaq since 2008, is the nation's oldest stock exchange and a global leader in options trading. 30th Street Station, the city's primary rail station, is the third-busiest Amtrak hub in the nation, and the city's multimodal transport and logistics infrastructure, includes Philadelphia International Airport, and the rapidly-growing PhilaPort seaport. A migration pattern has been established from New York City to Philadelphia by residents opting for a large city with relative proximity and a lower cost of living.
Philadelphia is a national cultural center, hosting more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other city in the nation. Fairmount Park, when combined with adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is 2,052 acres (830 ha), representing one of the nation's largest and the world's 45th-largest urban park. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial and Revolution-era history; in 2016, it attracted 42 million domestic tourists who spent $6.8 billion, representing $11 billion in economic impact to the city and its surrounding Pennsylvania counties.
With five professional sports teams and one of the nation's most loyal fan bases, Philadelphia is often ranked as the nation's best city for professional sports fans. The city has a culturally and philanthropically active LGBTQ+ community. Philadelphia also has played an immensely influential historic and ongoing role in the development and evolution of American music, especially R&B, soul, and rock.
Philadelphia is a city of many firsts, including the nation's first library (1731), hospital (1751), medical school (1765), national capital (1774), university (by some accounts) (1779), stock exchange (1790), zoo (1874), and business school (1881). Philadelphia contains 67 National Historic Landmarks, including Independence Hall. From the city's 17th century founding through the present, Philadelphia has been the birthplace or home to an extensive number of prominent and influential Americans. In 2021, Time magazine named Philadelphia one of the world's greatest 100 places.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonic_Temple_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania)
The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building in Philadelphia. Located at 1 North Broad Street, directly across from Philadelphia City Hall, it serves as the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Free and Accepted Masons. The Temple features the Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania, and receives thousands of visitors every year to view the ornate structure, which includes seven lodge rooms, where today a number of Philadelphia lodges and the Grand Lodge conduct their meetings.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Pennsylvania) "بنسلفانيا" "宾夕法尼亚州" "Pennsylvanie" "पेंसिल्वेनिया" "ペンシルベニア" "펜실베니아" "Пенсильвания" "Pensilvania"
(Philadelphia) "فيلادلفيا" "费城" "Philadelphie" "फिलाडेल्फिया" "フィラデルフィア" "필라델피아" "Филадельфия" "Filadelfia"
A sunny August morning as we wait for our Alfa Travel coach to collect us for the onward journey to South Wales and the Pembrokeshire Coast.
After missing birding walks with friends the previous two weeks, I finally got myself out to the walk yesterday afternoon. It was held at a location that I have only been to a handful of times before - Pearce Estate, near the community of Inglewood - and I never like the last part of the drive there. Yesterday, I got caught at the railway tracks and had to wait forever for the long, slow freight train to come to an end. At the next road intersection, there were roadworks and a sign saying that my lane was closed ahead, with a large arrow pointing in the opposite direction. It all looked fine to me, and I was easily able to go where I wanted. On the way home, though, there was a 'no left turn' sign, so I had to find another way out of there. Never something I enjoy!
"The Pearce Estate Wetland lies in a curve of the Bow River as it flows through the southeast part of the city. The 15-hectare wetland area, when combined with the adjacent provincially operated Bow Habitat Station, results in a 21-hectare park. The area was donated to the city by William Pearce, a prominent early Calgarian who died in 1930. The current wetland area and interpretive trail were redeveloped and opened to the public in 2004."
www.calgary.ca/csps/parks/pages/locations/se-parks/pearce...
"In 1904 the Bow River Weir was constructed close to Calgary's downtown core in order to divert water into the Western Irrigation District. Since its construction a side effect of the weir had been that it created a circulating wave, with a lethal and powerful undertow, immediately downstream of it. Because rafting, canoeing, and kayaking down the Bow River are such popular summer activities, there had been many fatalities. Furthermore, because fish were not able to pass through the structure, they too became trapped in the circulating wave and a dense, unnatural concentration of pelicans congregated immediately following the weir.
In order to combat the circulating wave and undertow, in August 2007 the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Lottery fund, in conjunction with the Calgary Foundation and the City of Calgary, began construction of the Bow River Weir paddle around, named the Harvie Passage. The passage allowed for the wave to be dispersed over a set of several smaller rapids while still supplying water to its irrigation district. Altogether, the paddle around cost 18 million dollars and was completed in the spring of 2012.
In June of 2013, just a year after the project was completed, Calgary was hit with an epic 100 year flood and all of the Harvie Passage work was destroyed."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_River
Since then, more changes have been made, including the construction of River Passage Park which opened in October 2014. It includes this sculpture, designed by Lorna Jordan, a Seattle-based artist. Though people have mixed feelings about this, I thought the area was quite interesting and the 'pile of scattered planks" certainly made me think of the devastation of the power of water, especially in the time of flooding. There is some quite intricate stone work in the walls, too.
During our walk almost as far as Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, we were delighted to see a Great Horned Owl twice, the second time, it was being harassed by several Magpies. Though the river at this location is safer now, we still miss seeing the dozens or even hundreds of American White Pelicans that used to congregate at the old Weir. I'll add a previously posted shot of some of these Pelicans in a comment box below.
After our walk, we decided to call in at the nearby Blackfoot Truckstop for an early supper. Being Easter Sunday, it was fairly empty and quiet and we all enjoyed the good food that this place is well known for. For me, this was a Western Omelette (with green peppers, ham, mushrooms and cheese) and hashbrowns. Perhaps not exactly what one thinks of as Easter dinner, but it was so very enjoyable being there with good friends. Thanks so much, Bernie and Stephen, for leading this walk!
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Gathering Place opening day, 2018/09/08
The Global Rainbow visiting art installation is by Yvette Mattern.
The laser light beams appear to be speckled because of light precipitation in the form of drizzle.
Tulsa, OK
We enjoyed our dinner at Apache Pizza, Pearse Street, Dublin, Ireland, it’s good value and good quality, we would eat here again in our future when in the area. Enjoy, highly recommended. Our April 2017 dinner experiences.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
Our 2nd stay at The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland in March 2016. Highly recommended. The Merrion Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
The distinctive indoor space with the undulating glass-and-steel canopy is the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
These two museums share the historic Old Patent Office Building. The courtyard was enclosed in 2007 with a wave-like roof designed by the British architectural firm Foster & Partners. It’s one of the most beautiful indoor public spaces in Washington DC — filled with natural light, trees, and seating. The space is often used for events, concerts, and quiet relaxation between gallery visits.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
The vista-dome area of the Western Pacific Streamliner named the Silver Cresent. This is one of multiple train cars on display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Oistins Fish Market, Christ Church, Barbados - January 2025: locals relax at Oistins Fish Market, watching fishermen and boats on the water. The vibrant colors and nearby palm trees enhance the lively atmosphere of this popular Barbados spot.
You can find a large number of full-resolution photos under a Creative Commons license on my official website: nenadstojkovicart.com/albums
Our 2nd stay at The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland in March 2016. Highly recommended. The Merrion Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
We stayed at the beautiful Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa during our visit to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in October 2016. A memorable resort which comes highly recommended, located 25 minutes [with Yellowfish Transfers] from Faro International Airport [FAO] in southern Portugal.
We would want to stay again in our future right here when visiting Vilamoura and the area as we enjoyed this gorgeous resort to 100% from our room, the pool vistas, the delicious breakfast, room service dinner to the complimentary transportation provided to the Vilamoura Marina and the friendly service throughout. This was our 1st stay at this resort and marked equally our 1st stay at a Hilton Family Resort Property Worldwide as we look forward to explore more of them in our future.
Our 2nd stay at The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland in March 2016. Highly recommended. The Merrion Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
Our 2nd stay at The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland in March 2016. Highly recommended. The Merrion Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.