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A very thriving Attenborough Nature Reserve (set in the borough of Broxtowe, Nottingham, United Kingdom). Owned by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust it's a popular venue for birdwatchers, families and photographers alike.
This bevy of swans showed no fear of humans and they were eager to entertain and be entertained. I love the 'S' of the swan’s neck and how his profile frames the left side of the shot and that the other two prominent swans plus the sunburst and lens-flare all direct the eye to him. Though it was a cold late afternoon the warmth of the sun on one’s skin was equal to the warmth that it gives this image.
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Architecture in popular tourist resorts could seem dull, while at second look light, pattern or detail can be fascinating.
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A beautiful winter day exploring the byways and back roads of Baker County
A beautiful winter day exploring Baker County Oregon including stops to explore Beaver Creek, and the Powder River along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway. Some of the first real snow of the season this week on the valley floor and a lot more in the mountains.
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
[ Albert Einstein ]
Happy Sliders Sunday!!!
In the courtyard of the castle of Chasselas, we can better appreciate the architectural interest of the whole, as shown by the two towers which throne on one side of the building in the photo.
There was a cellar, and I tasted with a very pleasant women. She taught me that we were still in Burgundy, not yet in Beaujolais, and that they produce mostly Saint-Véran wine there.
It also seems that during the french Revolution, the villagers almost burned down the castle. They did not do it in the end, because they were afraid for their houses.
The two Saint-Véran wines that I tasted were famous, so I took a box of them. The shop had also many red wines: all the big names in Beaujolais wines (Fleury, Saint-Amour, etc.), but also great red wines from Burgundy (Pommard, Gevrey Chambertin, Alex Corton, etc.) which are usually only found in the Beaune region and in its surrounding cellars, or otherwise at prohibitive prices at wine merchants. It's rare to find so many quality choice in a cellar. they were in general at reasonable prices given the quality of the wines.
As I had to buy some wine to age it, I left with two other boxes of wine, one of Beaujolais wines, and one for the Burgundy Grands Crus . I have a good wine cellar at home, I plan to drink the great Burgundy wines in about ten years, I still have other great wines in reserve until then.
During the month of May, they are having an special day at the castle, I think I will go there again, and why not visit the cellars of the castle at that time, it is done only by appointment.
More information on chateauchasselas.fr/en/home-2/
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Œnotourisme
Dans la cour du château de Chasselas, on peut mieux apprécier l'intérêt architectural de l'ensemble, comme le montrent les deux tours qui trônent d'un côté de l'édifice sur la photo.
Il y avait un caveau, et j'ai dégusté avec une dame très aimable. Elle m'a appris qu'on était encore en Bourgogne, pas encore dans le Beaujolais, et qu'on produit surtout du Saint-Véran sur place. Il paraît aussi qu'à la révolution, les villageois ont failli brûler le château. Ils ne l'ont pas fait pour finir, car ils ont eu peur pour leurs maisons.
Les deux Saint-Véran que j'ai goûtés étaient fameux, j'en ai donc pris une caisse. La boutique était aussi très fournie en vins rouges : tous les grands noms du Beaujolais (Fleury, Saint-Amour, etc..), mais aussi des grands crus rouges de Bourgogne (Pommard, Gevrey Chambertin, Alex Corton, etc...) qu'on ne trouve habituellement que dans la région de Beaune ou dans les caves aux alentours de Beaune, ou sinon à des prix prohibitifs chez des marchands de vins. C'est rare qu'on trouve autant de choix de qualité dans un caveau. Le tout était en général à des prix raisonnables vu la qualité des vins.
Comme je devais racheter du vin pour le faire vieillir, je suis parti avec deux autres caisses, une de Beaujolais, et une pour les grands crus de Bourgogne. J'ai à la maison une bonne cave à vins, je compte boire les grands Bourgogne dans une dizaine d'années, j'ai encore d'autres grands vins en réserve d'ici là.
Courant mai, ils font une journée spéciale au château, je pense que j'irai y refaire un tour, et pourquoi pas à ce moment-là visiter les caves du château, cela se fait uniquement sur rendez-vous.
Plus d'information sur chateauchasselas.fr/
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Chasselas - South Burgundy - France / Chasselas - Bourgogne du Sud - France
Eagle Valley Steak Feed in Richland Oregon along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
Celebrating the end of Summer in Richland Oregon at the Eagle Valley Steak Feed
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway is a loop that encircles the Wallowa Mountains, intersecting with Interstate 84 at Baker City and La Grande. Small towns, scattered along the drive, offer visitor services and a chance to explore small town life in the American West.
Small towns along the byway host numerous community events and festivals throughout the year including the annual Eagle Valley Steak Feed in the small ranching community of Richland.
These community festivals offer visitors a glimpse at Small town rural America.
While a portion of the byway on USF Road 39 closes due to snow in the winter, Hwy 86 between Baker City and the Hells Canyon Dam at the bottom of the canyon is open year round providing visitors access to the deepest river gorge in North America.
To download a map of the Hells Canyon Byway and more information about this beautiful scenic drive visit www.hellscanyonbyway.com
For more information about the Hells Canyon Scenic byways or other Baker County, scenic drives, events and attractions, visit the Baker County tourism website at www.travelbakercounty.com
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
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Ausschnitt aus dem Wikipedia-Artikel
"Zweiter Weltkrieg
Im Laufe des Zweiten Weltkriegs erhielt das Münster Symbolcharakter für beide Parteien. Adolf Hitler, der es am 28. Juni 1940 besichtigte, wollte aus dem Sakralbau ein „Nationalheiligtum des deutschen Volkes“ machen. Am 2. März 1941 schworen sich Generalmajor Leclerc und die Soldaten seiner Division in Kufra (in Libyen), die „Waffen erst dann niederzulegen, wenn unsere schönen Farben wieder auf der Straßburger Kathedrale wehen“ („Le serment de Koufra“, Der Schwur von Koufra). Diesen Schwur erfüllten sie am 23. November 1944. Am 11. August 1944 erlitt das Gebäude Schäden, als es von britischen und amerikanischen Fliegerbomben getroffen wurde, endgültig behoben wurden diese erst 1990. "
Prince Edward Island is one of eastern Canada's maritime provinces, off New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The large island is marked by red-sand beaches, lighthouses, and fertile farmland, and is renowned for seafood like lobster and mussels.
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Italy - Liguria Coast - Riviera Ligure - Cinque Terre - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Riomaggiore - One of the 5 villages dating from the early thirteenth century - Known for its historic character & its wine, produced by the town's vineyards
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Tossa de Mar, La Selva, Girona (Spain).
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I suppose that this one would be the aspect of Tossa when Ava Gardner fell in love with this town and Spain in 1951. The filming of “Pandora and the flying Dutchman” meant the beginning of the tourist boom of the Costa Brava, and then all Spain too.
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Tossa de Mar is a holiday resort located in Catalonia on the Costa Brava, about 95 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border. It is accessible through Girona airport, some distance north.
There is ample evidence of settlements dating back to the Neolithic period, and it is believed that the area has been continuously populated since that time. Between the 4th century BC and the 1st century BC appeared the first Iberian settlements, followed shortly after by the Romans in the 1st century.
In 966 Tossa is ceded by Count Miró of Barcelona to the Abbey of Ripoll. Some two centuries latter, in 1187 Tossa is granted its charter by the Abbot of Ripoll, coinciding with the building of a church atop Mount Guardí, the remnants of which can still be seen today.
Sometime in the 12th century the mediaeval town was walled off and a castle was built on the highest point of Mt. Guardí, this castle was to be subsequently replaced by a wind mill, and this in turn by a lighthouse which is still operational.
By the year 1500 the first houses were built extra-muros to accommodate population growth. This process was greatly accelerated during the 17th and 18th centuries, shaping an urban configuration which was to remain practically unchanged until the arrival of mass tourism in the 1950s.
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Yo supongo que éste sería el aspecto de Tossa cuando Ava Gardner se enamoró de este pueblo y de España en 1951. El rodaje de la película "Pandora y el Holandés Errante" significó el inicio del boom turístico de la Costa Brava, y del de toda España en consecuencia.
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Tossa de Mar, también llamado Tossa, es un municipio de 5.260 habitantes (INE 2005) perteneciente a la provincia de Gerona, Cataluña (España). Situada en la comarca de La Selva, su ubicación en la Costa Brava hace que sea un destino turístico importante.
En la bahía de Tossa, posee un recinto amurallado románico, la Vila Vella, en un pequeño promontorio en plena playa con siete torres circulares, se estima su origen en el siglo XII para evitar los ataques de piratas. En su interior los restos de una iglesia y el palacio del gobernador del siglo XIV. Cerca del recinto se encuentran los hallazgos arqueológicos de lo que fuera una villa romana del siglo IV, la villa romana de Els Ametllers. Posee un museo municipal dentro del propio recinto con colecciones arqueológicas, de pintura local y extranjera, escultura y vidrio.
En los años 50, Ava Gardner y James Mason llegaron a la pequeña localidad para rodar "Pandora y el holandés errante" y eso le dio cierta fama al pueblo, en cuyo filme se bautizó "Esperanza".
Marc Chagall la bautizó con el nombre de "Paraíso azul" en 1933.
Photographs taken during a pre-lockdown trip to York to spend a socially-distanced day with a friend.
Altar mayor de la Iglesia gótica del convento de San Francisco, en Morella - Castellón - Comunidad Valenciana - España / Spain.
While on board my ship I noticed this ship slipping through the icebergs. It was a large ship which was shorter than the icebergs it was passing.
Kato (lower) Paphos, just east of the harbour. Paphos has attracted tourists, visitors, conquerors and rulers for millennia. This Cypriot city has survived all of them, and it will probably also survive the current influx of tourists.
State Rail of Thailand has been investing in train tourism in a big way. On the left is a refurbished KiHa-183 train built in the 1980s for Japan Rail Hokkaido. Seventeen of these were donated to SRT by JR Hokkaido in 2021 (SRT only had to cover shipping cost) and now offer tourist day trips out of Hua Lamphong in Bangkok (thaitrainguide.com).
Next to it is the Royal Blossom, now a luxury tourist train that undertook its first Thai journey in 2024. It comprises refurbished Hamanasu Express cars purchased by SRT from JR Hokkaido in 2017 (thaitrainguide.com).