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Europe, The Netherlands, Overijssel, Hengelo station, Blauwnet regional train (slightly cut)
We just returned from a delightful stay in the lovely eastern part of the Netherlands.
Since December 2017 the train service there is operated by Blauwnet (belonging to the French Keolis group) - before that, it was handled by the Dutch Railways (NS). The change was a result of the decentralization/privatization of railway lines through public tenders.
This is number 958 of the Minimalism / explict Graphism album and 106 of Train travel fascination.
Castellbò, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Castellbò es un núcleo de población del municipio de Montferrer y Castellbò (Alt Urgell) situado en el valle del mismo nombre. Es el jefe de la entidad municipal descentralizada de la Villa y Vall de Castellbò. En 1970 fue anexado al municipio de Aravell, creando el término municipal de Montferrer y Castellbò.
La villa de Castellbò, que en el 2019 tenía 82 habitantes, se encuentra en un lugar desgarrado, a 802 m de altitud, entre la sierra de la Borda (1.150 m) y los estribos de Roca Redonda. Lugar de paso obligado por los antiguos caminos que ligaban la Seu d'Urgell con el Pallars Sobirà, la villa está encaramada en un rellano del monte donde se encuentran las ruinas del antiguo castillo de Castellbò, que fue aterrizado por orden de Ferran el Catòlic en 1513 (la capilla de San Pedro y San Francisco del castillo se derribó siglos más tarde).
Para llegar a esta población hay que tomar la carretera que enlaza la N-260 con la estación de esquí de Sant Joan de l'Erm. Castellbò se encuentra a nueve kilómetros de la N-260.
Castellbò is a population center in the municipality of Montferrer and Castellbò (Alt Urgell) located in the valley of the same name. He is the head of the decentralized municipal entity of the Villa and Vall de Castellbò. In 1970 it was annexed to the municipality of Aravell, creating the municipal term of Montferrer and Castellbò.
The town of Castellbò, which had 82 inhabitants in 2019, is located in a torn place, at an altitude of 802 m, between the Sierra de la Borda (1,150 m) and the Roca Redonda abutments. An obligatory place of passage along the old paths that linked La Seu d'Urgell with Pallars Sobirà, the town is perched on a landing of the mountain where the ruins of the old castle of Castellbò are located, which was landed by order of Ferran el Catòlic in 1513 (the castle's chapel of San Pedro and San Francisco was demolished centuries later).
To get to this town, take the road that connects the N-260 with the Sant Joan de l'Erm ski resort. Castellbò is located nine kilometers from the N-260.
Happy Independence Day!
-The Cars "Candy-O"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEgYxDehs7k
Candy-O, I need you
Sunday dress, ruby ring
Candy-O, I need you so
Could you help me in?
Purple hum, assorted cards
Razor lights you'll bring
And all to prove
you're on the move
And vanishing
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
Edge of night, distract yourself
Obstacles don't work
Homogenize, decentralize
It's just a quirk
Different ways to see you through
All the same in the end
Peculiar star,
that's who you are
Do you have to win?
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
18-February-2025
As mentioned, this area, where currents converge from opposite parts of Europe (but even, also directly, from Asia, Africa, North America, Greenland and Arctic) with high rainfall (here up to 2600mm/year) due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, was among the snowiest and coldest in continental Europe until the end of the 20th century.
Until the mid-1980s, in March, there was an average of 1 to 3 meters of snow at this altitude (generally above 1200m a.s.l.) on the northern Dinarides, especially on the internal slopes with respect to the Adriatic, namely those belonging to the Danube-Black Sea water catchment, given that the coastal Dinaric main range is also the main and very decentralized watershed between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
As many as 4 climatic zones overlap in a few kilometers from the Adriatic catchment to the Danube hinterland, which here starts 25 linear km E/NE of Trieste, that reduces to 6-10km linear along the northern coast of continental Croatia.
All this favored abundant snowfall, while the absence of the Alpine shield, whose mountain range in this area is decreasing in thickness and altitude, allowed long and icy outflows of Russian-Siberian origin currents, through the local wind called Bora/Burja/Bura, with temperatures well below zero for many consecutive days even along the coasts and snowstorms when the Mediterranean responded with the overthrust of humid and less cold masses coming from it.
Hoar frosting and hard riming phenomena were common from November to early April, with accumulations of ice crystals on the windward slopes and on the peaks, which could reach a thickness of several meters, since the Bora wind could blow continuously even for 3 consecutive weeks with averages close to 100kmph, bringing low clouds with ice crystals, rising from the soaked internal plains, every minute of every hour of every day of those phases of the weather pattern, frequent phases.
Now the weather pattern has changed markedly over Europe and this is the main cause of the mild winters and unbearable summers, also over central, western and Balkan Europe, in addition to the Mediterranean: from the Russian HP that dominated the European winters we have moved on to the continuous rise of the African HP with evidently opposite effects, and this in all seasons.
All this is now just a distant memory of a child who loved where he lived and is still fascinated by the climatic-botanical variety of this area that includes climates and essences that can be found from Sicily to Scandinavia, but he is certainly sorry that what he grew up with is no longer there, or remains only in small part, a small-great show, increasingly brief.
Vasarely, Icon of the Space Age ...
I remember that Victor Vasarely's art played a big role in the 70s in the decoration of films and also in the haute couture fashion and the distorted geometric patterns effectively emphasized the female body with its curves ;-) ...
Vasarely had a honeycomb building built for his art, with high rooms to exhibit his large paintings, tapestries and half sculptures.
In the middle of the building, he had a false ceiling inserted in two honeycombs, creating another exhibition space, a bar and an interior terrace.
From up there, 2 decentralized hatches allow a view into two 6-cornered exhibition rooms, but this does not allow symmetrical photography, I had to stretch out the arm with the camera to show more than four sides and be careful not to lose balance and fall down ...
from 8 pictures each I have then compiled the photos what was not possible only via software and required a lot of manual work. But the photo conveys the spatial impression and the effect of art ...
Vasarely, an Icon of the Space Age, ich erinnere mich, das Vasarely's Kunst vorallem in den 70gern in der Ausstatung von Filmen und auch in der haute-couture-Mode eine große Rolle spielte und die verzerrten geometrischen Muster den weiblichen Körper mit seinen Rundungen effektvoll betonten ;-) ...
Vasarely lies für seine Kunst ein Wabengebäude bauen, mit hohen Räumen um seine großen Bilder, Wandteppiche und Halbplastiken ausstellen zu können. In der Mitte des Gebäudes hat er in zwei Waben eine Zwischendecke einziehem lassen, wodurch ein weiter Ausstellungsraum, eine Bar und eine Innenterrasse entsteht.
Von dort oben erlauben 2 dezentral angeordnete Luken eine Blick in zwei 6-eckige Ausstellungräume, was jedoch keine symmetrische Fotografie zulässt, ich musste, um mehr als vier Seiten zu zeigen, den Arm mit der Kamera ausstrecken und darauf achten nicht die Balance zu verlieren und hinunter zu fallen ...
aus jeweils 8 Bildern habe ich die Fotos dann zusammengestellt was nur über Software nicht möglich war und viel Handarbeit erforderte. Aber das Foto vermittelt den Raumeindruck und die Wirkung der Kunst.
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Castellbò, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Castellbò es un núcleo de población del municipio de Montferrer y Castellbò (Alt Urgell) situado en el valle del mismo nombre. Es el jefe de la entidad municipal descentralizada de la Villa y Vall de Castellbò. En 1970 fue anexado al municipio de Aravell, creando el término municipal de Montferrer y Castellbò.
La villa de Castellbò, que en el 2019 tenía 82 habitantes, se encuentra en un lugar desgarrado, a 802 m de altitud, entre la sierra de la Borda (1.150 m) y los estribos de Roca Redonda. Lugar de paso obligado por los antiguos caminos que ligaban la Seu d'Urgell con el Pallars Sobirà, la villa está encaramada en un rellano del monte donde se encuentran las ruinas del antiguo castillo de Castellbò, que fue aterrizado por orden de Ferran el Catòlic en 1513 (la capilla de San Pedro y San Francisco del castillo se derribó siglos más tarde).
Para llegar a esta población hay que tomar la carretera que enlaza la N-260 con la estación de esquí de Sant Joan de l'Erm. Castellbò se encuentra a nueve kilómetros de la N-260.
Castellbò is a population center in the municipality of Montferrer and Castellbò (Alt Urgell) located in the valley of the same name. He is the head of the decentralized municipal entity of the Villa and Vall de Castellbò. In 1970 it was annexed to the municipality of Aravell, creating the municipal term of Montferrer and Castellbò.
The town of Castellbò, which had 82 inhabitants in 2019, is located in a torn place, at an altitude of 802 m, between the Sierra de la Borda (1,150 m) and the Roca Redonda abutments. An obligatory place of passage along the old paths that linked La Seu d'Urgell with Pallars Sobirà, the town is perched on a landing of the mountain where the ruins of the old castle of Castellbò are located, which was landed by order of Ferran el Catòlic in 1513 (the castle's chapel of San Pedro and San Francisco was demolished centuries later).
To get to this town, take the road that connects the N-260 with the Sant Joan de l'Erm ski resort. Castellbò is located nine kilometers from the N-260.
Am 26. 03 1945, vor 80 Jahren, befreiten amerikanische Truppen die Stadt Hadamar und die NS-Tötungsanstalt der Nationalsozialisten und beendeten den Krankenmord, dem fast 15.000 Patientinnen und Patienten im Rahmen der „Aktion T4“ und der nachfolgenden „dezentralen Euthanasie“ zum Opfer gefallen waren. Während des NS-Regimes wurden dort Menschen umgebracht, die „nur“ unter Depressionen litten, die posttraumatische Belastungsstörungen hatten, homosexuell waren oder einfach nur einen jüdischen Elternteil hatten. Auch Soldaten, die für das NS-Regime gekämpft hatten, waren unter den Opfern. Meine Tochter, die ein freiwilliges soziales Jahr in der Gedenkstätte Hadamar absolvierte, ermöglichte mir Zutritt zu den Gaskammern. Zu sehen ist im Hintergrund die Gaskammer und die „Schleifspur“ der Leichen zum Verbrennungsofen. (der Boden wurde dermaßen bearbeitet, dass das Schleifen der Leichen leicht fiel). Mein persönlicher Favorit ist das „Notausgang-Schild“!
On March 26, 1945, American troops liberated the town of Hadamar and the Nazi killing center, ending the murder of the sick, which had claimed nearly 15,000 victims as part of "Action T4" and the subsequent "decentralized euthanasia." During the Nazi regime, people who "only" suffered from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, were homosexual, or simply had a Jewish parent were killed there. Soldiers who had fought for the Nazi regime were also among the victims. My daughter, who was completing a voluntary social service year at the Hadamar Memorial, gave me access to the gas chambers. In the background, you can see the gas chamber and the "dragging trail" of corpses to the crematorium (the floor was so well-worked that dragging the corpses was easy). My personal favorite is the "emergency exit" sign!
Europe, The Netherlands, Gelderland, Achterhoek, Tiel-Winterswijk line, Vorden, Station, Platform, Arriva Stadler GTW Spurt, Girl (uncut)
The train is an Arriva GTW (Gelenktriebwagen) Spurt (built by Stadler in 2010) with its characteristic small middle unit (2'Bo2' configuration) which is reserved for the diesel-electric power unit.
Since December 2012 the Tiel- Winterswijk service has been operated by Arriva (Deutsche Bahn). Before that, it was handled by the Dutch Railways (NS). The change resulted from the decentralization/privatization of railway lines through public tenders.
This is number 25 of Naar het Oosten.
Castellbò, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Castellbò es un núcleo de población del municipio de Montferrer y Castellbò (Alt Urgell) situado en el valle del mismo nombre. Es el jefe de la entidad municipal descentralizada de la Villa y Vall de Castellbò. En 1970 fue anexado al municipio de Aravell, creando el término municipal de Montferrer y Castellbò.
La villa de Castellbò, que en el 2019 tenía 82 habitantes, se encuentra en un lugar desgarrado, a 802 m de altitud, entre la sierra de la Borda (1.150 m) y los estribos de Roca Redonda. Lugar de paso obligado por los antiguos caminos que ligaban la Seu d'Urgell con el Pallars Sobirà, la villa está encaramada en un rellano del monte donde se encuentran las ruinas del antiguo castillo de Castellbò, que fue aterrizado por orden de Ferran el Catòlic en 1513 (la capilla de San Pedro y San Francisco del castillo se derribó siglos más tarde).
Para llegar a esta población hay que tomar la carretera que enlaza la N-260 con la estación de esquí de Sant Joan de l'Erm. Castellbò se encuentra a nueve kilómetros de la N-260.
Castellbò is a population center in the municipality of Montferrer and Castellbò (Alt Urgell) located in the valley of the same name. He is the head of the decentralized municipal entity of the Villa and Vall de Castellbò. In 1970 it was annexed to the municipality of Aravell, creating the municipal term of Montferrer and Castellbò.
The town of Castellbò, which had 82 inhabitants in 2019, is located in a torn place, at an altitude of 802 m, between the Sierra de la Borda (1,150 m) and the Roca Redonda abutments. An obligatory place of passage along the old paths that linked La Seu d'Urgell with Pallars Sobirà, the town is perched on a landing of the mountain where the ruins of the old castle of Castellbò are located, which was landed by order of Ferran el Catòlic in 1513 (the castle's chapel of San Pedro and San Francisco was demolished centuries later).
To get to this town, take the road that connects the N-260 with the Sant Joan de l'Erm ski resort. Castellbò is located nine kilometers from the N-260.
Castellbò, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Castellbò es un núcleo de población del municipio de Montferrer y Castellbò (Alt Urgell) situado en el valle del mismo nombre. Es el jefe de la entidad municipal descentralizada de la Villa y Vall de Castellbò. En 1970 fue anexado al municipio de Aravell, creando el término municipal de Montferrer y Castellbò.
La villa de Castellbò, que en el 2019 tenía 82 habitantes, se encuentra en un lugar desgarrado, a 802 m de altitud, entre la sierra de la Borda (1.150 m) y los estribos de Roca Redonda. Lugar de paso obligado por los antiguos caminos que ligaban la Seu d'Urgell con el Pallars Sobirà, la villa está encaramada en un rellano del monte donde se encuentran las ruinas del antiguo castillo de Castellbò, que fue aterrizado por orden de Ferran el Catòlic en 1513 (la capilla de San Pedro y San Francisco del castillo se derribó siglos más tarde).
Para llegar a esta población hay que tomar la carretera que enlaza la N-260 con la estación de esquí de Sant Joan de l'Erm. Castellbò se encuentra a nueve kilómetros de la N-260.
Castellbò is a population center in the municipality of Montferrer and Castellbò (Alt Urgell) located in the valley of the same name. He is the head of the decentralized municipal entity of the Villa and Vall de Castellbò. In 1970 it was annexed to the municipality of Aravell, creating the municipal term of Montferrer and Castellbò.
The town of Castellbò, which had 82 inhabitants in 2019, is located in a torn place, at an altitude of 802 m, between the Sierra de la Borda (1,150 m) and the Roca Redonda abutments. An obligatory place of passage along the old paths that linked La Seu d'Urgell with Pallars Sobirà, the town is perched on a landing of the mountain where the ruins of the old castle of Castellbò are located, which was landed by order of Ferran el Catòlic in 1513 (the castle's chapel of San Pedro and San Francisco was demolished centuries later).
To get to this town, take the road that connects the N-260 with the Sant Joan de l'Erm ski resort. Castellbò is located nine kilometers from the N-260.