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One of the most known tourist attractions in Tromsø. Built in 1965 and it's meant to look like an iceberg from the side. In the front a fine example of Tromsøpalme (Heracleum Tromsoensis) Edit done on a MacBook Air early 2011 Glad it's summer holiday!
Blick vom Wallberg ( 1.722 m.ü.NHN), der im Mangfallgebirge liegt, in die bayerischen Voralpen und auf den Tegernsee. Als Ausgangspunkt großer Streckenflüge der Gleitschirm- und Drachenflieger hat der Berg Geschichte geschrieben. Der Tegernsee hat eine Fläche von 8,934 km² und liegt rund 50km südlich von München entfernt Er ist ein beliebtes Ausflugs- und Fremdenverkehrsziel. Darüber hinaus zählt er zu den saubersten Seen Bayerns und liegt in einem Landschaftsschutzgebiet.
View from the Wallberg ( 1.722 m.a.s.l.), which is located in the Mangfallgebirge, into the Bavarian Prealps and to the Tegernsee. The mountain has made history as the starting point for large cross-country flights by paragliders and hang-gliders. The Tegernsee has an area of 8,934 km² and is located about 50km south of Munich It is a popular excursion and tourist destination. In addition, it is one of the cleanest lakes in Bavaria and is located in a protected landscape area.
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The wind scatters the water in the Fontaine des Mers at Place de la Concorde in Paris.
We had to wait for shooting this fountain without tourists and with the water running jets. It's stopping all the time.
In the Val d'Orcia, one of the most characteristic points is the small Chapel of the Madonna di Vitaleta, immersed in a fascinating landscape, in the municipality of San Quirico d'Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
Dating back to the mid-1500s, damaged by an earthquake and then redesigned in Renaissance style in 1884, it can now be visited following recent internal and external restoration work carried out by the private owner.
The site, which can be reached on foot or by bicycle, is under UNESCO protection and attracts a large number of tourists and visitors in every season, offering views and the possibility of spectacular photographs, especially at dawn and dusk.
Odderøya is an island and neighborhoods in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 0.7-square-kilometre (170-acre) island lies immediately to the south of the city centre of Kristiansand and it is connected to the mainland by four bridges. The island creates a natural division between the eastern and western parts of the port of Kristiansand
La cascata delle Marmore, in provincia di Terni, nella Valnerina, ha un dislivello complessivo di 165 metri, su tre salti. È la più alta d’Europa di origine artificiale, essendo stata formata, ai tempi dei Romani, con la modifica del percorso del fiume Velino, che confluisce così nel Nera, affluente del Tevere. È una meta turistica molto apprezzata, raggiungibile in un paio di ore da Roma, in auto.
The Marmore waterfall, in the province of Terni, in the Valnerina, has an overall height difference of 165 metres, over three jumps.
It is the highest in Europe of artificial origin, having been formed, in Roman times, with the modification of the course of the Velino river, which thus flows into the Nera, a tributary of the Tiber.
It is a very popular tourist destination, reachable in a couple of hours from Rome, by car.
Nerja (pronounced [ˈneɾχa]) is a municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is part of the comarca of La Axarquía. It is on the country's southern Mediterranean coast, about 50 km east of Málaga.
Background; Aquarama Kristiansand or simply Aquarama is a multi-purpose arena in Kristiansand, Norway. The complex houses a water park/spa, fitness centre and sports hall that holds up to 1,700 people. The sports hall is home to the Kristiansand Vipers handball team.
The top of Cascade Mountain as seen from Banff Ave, in Banff, Alberta. I was there on the weekend and was heading back to our hotel when I looked up and saw the morning sun gracing the top of the mountain.
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Iceland a day in august
The Snæfellsnes is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western Iceland.
The Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, can be found in the area. With its height of 1446 m, it is the highest mountain on the peninsula and has a glacier at its peak (jökull means "glacier" in Icelandic). The volcano can be seen on clear days from Reykjavík, a distance of about 120 km. The mountain is also known as the setting of the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by the French author Jules Verne. The area surrounding Snæfellsjökull has been designated one of the four National Parks by the government of Iceland. It is also the home of the Ingjaldsholl church, a Protestant church.
The peninsula is one of the main settings in the Laxdœla saga and it was, according to this saga, the birthplace of the first West Norse member of the Varangian Guard, Bolli Bollasson. Other historical people who lived in the area according to the saga include Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir, Bolli Þorleiksson and Snorri Goði.
Hardangerjøkulen is the sixth largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Eidfjord and Ulvik in Vestland county. It is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of the village of Eidfjord, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Finse, and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the village of Haugastøl.
Hardangerjøkulen's highest point is 1,863 m (6,112 ft) above sea level, and is the highest point in Hordaland county. Its lowest point is 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level. The thickest measurement of the glacier was 380 metres (1,250 ft) thick, but it has been getting thinner during the 20th century.[
Li River during sunrise, seen from Xianggong Mountain in Yangshuo County of Guilin.
Panorama from 5 vertical shots a' 24 mm, after composition and editing in Lightroom cut in the format 3 : 2 (9392 × 6105 pixels).
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The volcanic nature leaves its clear traces in the landscape. I think the power masts say a little about the dimensions. Picture from 8.8.2022
The plateau is the largest peneplain (eroded plain) in Europe, covering an area of about 6,500 km2 (2,500 sq mi) at an average elevation of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft). The highest point on the plateau is the Sandfloegga, which reaches a height of 1,721 m (5,646 ft).
The landscape of the Hardangervidda is characterised by barren, treeless moorland interrupted by numerous pools, lakes, rivers and streams. There are significant differences between the west side, which is dominated by rocky terrain and expanses of bare rock, and the east side, which is much flatter and more heavily vegetated. The climate also varies between the two sides: it is considerably wetter on the west side than on the east, with over 1,000 millimetres (39 in) per year recorded in some parts.
The prominent peak of Hårteigen 1,690 m (5,545 ft) is visible across much of the plateau.
Much of the Hardangervidda's geology is extremely ancient. The rolling fells of the Hardangervidda are the remnants of mountains that were worn down by the action of glaciers during the ice ages. The bedrock is mainly of Precambrian and Cambro-Silurian origin.
The area of Hardangervidda was once part of the Sub-Cambrian peneplain before it was thrust over by the nappes of the Caledonian orogeny in Paleozoic times. Much later, in the Miocene epoch, the modern flatness of Hardangervidda took form as a peneplain formed at sea level. Then in Early Pliocene times Hardangervidda and the whole of southern Scandinavian Mountains were uplifted more than thousand meters.
Kirkjufell (Icelandic is a 463 m[1] high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country. Kirkjufell was one of the filming locations for Game of Thrones season 6 and 7, featuring as the "arrowhead mountain" that the Hound and the company north of the Wall see when capturing a wight.
Kirkjufell contains volcanic rock but is not itself a volcano. It is a former nunatak, a mountain that protruded above the glaciers surrounding it during the Ice Age, and before that was part of what was once the area's strata. This stratum is composed of alternating layers of Pleistocene lava and sandstone, with tuff at its summit.
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The Malanda Falls are located just out of the Malanda, on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia... they are a very popular swimming spot for residents of the area. The creek that produces the falls is prone to significant flooding in the wet season.
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The Gravane Canal is a canal that connects the eastern and western harbors of Kristiansand. The channel is partly an artificially dug extension of the strait between Kvadraturen and Odderøya.
The strait was so shallow that it prevented boat traffic. It was first excavated around 1680.
Four bridges cross the canal and there are remains of a further former swing bridge. The eastern entrance to the canal is at Hartmanns brygge (Strandpromenaden) and Nodeviga boat harbour, and the canal runs out into the western harbor at Lagmannsholmen and Kilden theater and concert hall. Parts of the north bank of the canal are a stone embankment that made Lagmannsholmen landlocked. The buildings at Fiskebrygga with red and ochre-yellow wooden houses are located on both sides of the canal. In the summer there is heavy small boat traffic in the canal. Larger boats are hindered by the relatively low height under the bridges. Harbor for fishing boats is west of the bridges.
Geysir, sometimes known as The Great Geysir, is a geyser in southwestern Iceland. It was the first geyser described in a printed source and the first known to modern Europeans.[citation needed] The English word geyser (a periodically spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa ("to gush"). Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about 50 metres (160 ft) south.
Start of summer in Slovenia.
View of Lake Bled from Ojstrica, one of different perfect viewpoints.
Panorama from 7 vertical shots a' 42 mm, for better illustration in Flickr left and right in the format 16:8 trimmed. Therefore, I recommend to zoom in the picture purely.
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The town's 35-metre-high lighthouse, Hirtshals fyr, is a local landmark. Building was begun on 28 June 1860, and it was first lit on 1 January 1863. It is constructed of red brick and covered with Dutch tile.
The first bridge on this site, between Nedre Ferjested and Lahelle, was completed in 1810. It was 504 feet long, 19 feet wide and had 12 bridge vessels. It was privately financed through a limited company with capital of 7,000 riksdaler, while the bridge cost 8,196.50 riksdaler. Users of the bridge had to pay a toll. The first bridge was also called Thygeson's bridge or Thygeson's memory.
Heddal Stave Church
The church is a triple nave stave church and is Norway's largest stave church. It was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century. After the reformation, the church was in a very poor condition, and a restoration took place during 1849–1851. However, because the restorers lacked the necessary knowledge and skills, yet another restoration was necessary in the 1950s. The interior is marked by the period after the Lutheran Reformation in 1536–1537 and is for a great part a result of the restoration that took place in the 1950s.
There is a legend telling about the erection of the church and how it was built in three days.
Five farmers (Raud Rygi, Stebbe Straand, Kjeik Sem, Grut Grene and Vrang Stivi) from Heddal had made plans for a church, and they decided to have it built.
One day, Raud Rygi (one of the five men) met a stranger who was willing to build the church. However, the stranger, set three conditions for doing the job, one of which must be fulfilled before the church was finished:
Raud had three options: fetch the sun and the moon from the sky, forfeit his life-blood, or guess the name of the stranger. Raud thought the last would not prove too difficult, so he agreed to the terms
But time began to run out. All of the building materials had arrived during the first night, and remarkably, the spire was built during the second. It became clear to Raud that the church would be finished on the third day.
Down at heart and fearing for his life, Raud took a walk around in the fields trying to figure out what the stranger's name could be. Still wandering about he had unconsciously arrived at Svintruberget (a rocky hill southeast of the church site) when he suddenly heard a strange but most beautiful and clearly audible female song:
Tomorrow Finn will bring us the Moon.
Where he goes, the sun and christian blood perish.
He brings children to song and play.
But now my children, sleep safe and sound.
Or in Norwegian
I morgen kommer Finn og bringer oss maanen
der han kommer forgaar sol og kristenblod
lokker barna til sang og spel
men nå mine små, sov stille og vel
Now Raud knew what to do, as the stranger was a mountain troll. As expected, the stranger visited Raud the next day, to present the church. Together they walk over to the church, and Raud walks up to one of the pillars, hugs it as if to straighten it, and says, "Hey Finn, this pillar isn't straight!" Finn snaps back, "I could be even more bent!" and then hastily leaves the church.
Raud had solved the riddle after all. The stranger's name was Finn and he lived in the Svintru Mountain. Finn, also known as Finn Fairhair or Finn Fagerlokk, a troll, could not ever after stand the sound of church bells, so he moved along with his family to Himing (Lifjell).
According to legend, the same troll was also responsible for building Nidaros Cathedral, Church of Avaldsnes and Lund Cathedral.