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Castillo, Gósol, Berguedà, Lleida, España.
Gósol es un municipio de la comarca del Bergadá aunque, a diferencia del resto de la comarca, pertenece a la provincia de Lérida, en Cataluña, España. Parte del municipio corresponde al Parque natural del Cadí-Moixeró. Incluye también el núcleo de Sorribes.
Gósol is a municipality in the Bergadá region although, unlike the rest of the region, it belongs to the province of Lérida, in Catalonia, Spain. Part of the municipality corresponds to the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park. It also includes the core of Sorribes.
Castillo, Gósol, Berguedà, Lleida, España.
Gósol es un municipio de la comarca del Bergadá aunque, a diferencia del resto de la comarca, pertenece a la provincia de Lérida, en Cataluña, España. Parte del municipio corresponde al Parque natural del Cadí-Moixeró. Incluye también el núcleo de Sorribes.
Gósol is a municipality in the Bergadá region although, unlike the rest of the region, it belongs to the province of Lérida, in Catalonia, Spain. Part of the municipality corresponds to the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park. It also includes the core of Sorribes.
Perhaps the wettest day of our holiday with a quick swaps between, sunshine, rain and showers. This is taken when the sun was out of hiding illuminating spectacular St Martin's Church at the bottom of the catsle cliff. I like this compressed view with the hills above the clouds as a backdrop and the church reflection in the lake. Lake Bled, Slovenia.
It's where she came from and probably why she's so tough and hard to work with sometimes. Temperamental and quite mental. She meets and loves and plays with many dogs on a daily basis, but one passes on a walk - without our pack and she wants to get them! She's still a farm dog -BUT!!! she's scared of cows! She was born on a cattle farm and stunk of cows! She's our farm dog though and we love her and always will. She will get over those bale hurdles and be the best farm dog in the world! Go Star!!
This is Eileen Donan Catsle which is situated quite close to the Isle of Skye.
The name Eilean Donan, or island of Donan, is most probably called after the 6th century Irish Saint, Bishop Donan who came to Scotland around 580 AD. There are several churches dedicated to Donan in the area and it is likely that he formed a small cell or community on the island during the late 7th century.
The first fortified structure was not built on the island until the early 13th century as a defensive measure, protecting the lands of Kintail against the Vikings who raided, settled and controlled much of the North of Scotland and the Western Isles between 800 and 1266. From the mid 13th century, this area was the quite seperate “Sea Kingdom” of the Lord of the Isles where the sea was the main highway and the power of feuding clan chiefs was counted by the number of men and galleys or “birlinns” at their disposal. Eilean Donan offered the perfect defensive position.
Over the centuries, the castle itself has expanded and contracted in size. The medieval castle was probably the largest, with towers and a curtain wall that encompassed nearly the entire island. The main keep stood on the island’s highest point. Around the end of the 14th century the area of the castle was reduced to about a fifth of its original size and, although the reason is unclear, it probably relates to the number of men required to defend the structure. By the 16th century a hornwork was added to the east wall to offer a firing platform for the newly introduced cannons.
ilean Donan also played a role in the Jacobite risings of the 17th and 18th centuries, which ultimately culminated in the castle’s destruction…
In 1719 the castle was garrisoned by 46 Spanish soldiers who were supporting the Jacobites. They had established a magazine of gunpowder, and were awaiting the delivery of weapons and cannon from Spain. The English Government caught wind of the intended uprising and sent three heavily armed frigates The Flamborough, The Worcester, and The Enterprise to quell matters. The bombardment of the castle lasted three days, though met with limited success due to the enormity of the castle walls, which in some places are up to 14 feet thick. Finally, Captain Herdman of The Enterprise sent his men ashore and over-whelmed the Spanish defenders. Following the surrender, the government troops discovered the magazine of 343 barrels of gunpowder which was then used to blow up what had remained from the bombardment…
For the best part of 200 years, the stark ruins of Eilean Donan lay neglected, abandoned and open to the elements, until Lt Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap bought the island in 1911. Along with his Clerk of Works, Farquar Macrae, he dedicated the next 20 years of his life to the reconstruction of Eilean Donan, restoring her to her former glory. The castle was rebuilt according to the surviving ground plan of earlier phases and was formally completed in the July of 1932.
Source: www.eileandonancastle.com/about/history/
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I love Miyazaki movies and I LOVE how this photo turned out.. It's a tribute to Hayao Miyazaki the amazing animated film maker. His artwork is always so beautifully detailed and ever frame is always a masterpiece.
Here's some facts about Miyazaki himself:
Hayao Miyazaki
Born January 5, 1941 (1941-01-05) (age 70)
Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
co-founded Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company. (Walt Disney distributes inernationally :D )
A few authors that have influenced Miyazaki's work, include Ursula K. Le Guin, Lewis Carroll, and Diana Wynne Jones
Ursula K. Le Guin wrote the book "Tales From Earthsea" which has since been made into a movie. The third and fourth Earthsea books were used as the basis of the 2005 animated film Tales from Earthsea . The film, however, was directed by Miyazaki's son, Goro, rather than Hayao Miyazaki himself.
Studio Ghibli Films (that I suggest you see.)
* Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 1984 film
* Castle in the Sky, 1986 film
* My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 film
* Kiki's Delivery Service, 1989 film
* Porco Rosso, 1992 film
* Princess Mononoke, 1997 film
* Spirited Away, 2001 film (winner, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, 2002)
* Howl's Moving Castle, 2004 film (nominee, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, 2005)
* Ponyo, 2008 film
Some other films associated with Ghibli/Miyazaki you should see:
*The Cat Returns (film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, Ghibli release in Japan)
*The Grave Of The Fireflies (film written and directed by Isao Takahata, co-founder of ghibli)
*Whisper Of The Heart (film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō, who died in 1998 but Studio Ghibli had hoped he would become Miyazaki and Takahata's successor.)
Where I found all my information:
Miyazaki Wikipedia Page | Studio Ghibli Wikipedia Page | Ursula K. Le Guin Wikipedia Page
All Photos are screen shots from the movies themselves.
I got them from Hayao Miyazaki Fan Tumblr
My pages:
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