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El castillo de Montbui ya consta como organizado en el año 936. El conde Borrell II lo cedió al obispo Ató de Vic en el año 970. Las primeras noticias de la iglesia datan de los años 972 y 993, cuando el obispo Fruià levantó, en la cumbre del Montbui, un nuevo castillo y una iglesia, pero esta quedó inacabada a causa de una fuerte sequía que obliga a emigrar a los repobladores de la comarca. En el año 1023 el obispo Oliba enfeudó la fortaleza al levita Guillem de Oló, que repobló definitivamente el término, restauró el castillo y acabó la iglesia. La iglesia es un edificio construido a finales del siglo X e inicios del XI. Es de planta basilical de tres naves, cabeceadas por ábsides semicirculares, cubiertos con bóvedas de cuarto de esfera. El perímetro de la iglesia se ensancha hacia la cabecera y únicamente es roto por unos contrafuertes ataludados y una capilla moderna. Los ábsides llevan decoración lombarda con arquerías entre lesenas. Las naves laterales quedan separadas por dos series de seis arcadas de donde arrancan las vueltas que las cubren. Los dos primeros tramos, seguramente corresponden a la iglesia más antigua, anterior al 990 y quizás nunca acabada. Estas dos primeras arcadas apoyan sobre pilares cuadrangulares, las restantes, hacia la cabecera, reposan sobre columnas cortas y gruesas. Las vueltas de las naves son irregulares, ya que a lo largo de su recorrido adoptan diferentes perfiles, pasando por un arco de medio punto, hasta convertirse en un arco ultrapasado o de ligera herradura. El muro oeste es coronado por un campanario de pared de dos aperturas que se erigió posteriormente. Debajo hay una ventana en forma de cruz. La puerta de acceso, abierta al muro sur, corresponde a un remodelaje posterior, seguramente del siglo XVI. En el interior se conserva una sencilla pila bautismal y otra pieza utilizada como pila benditera. Muy cerca se conservan los restos del castillo del siglo X. De planta rectangular con los ángulos redondeados. El interior bastante modificado, se organiza a partir de una planta baja, desdoblada en un recibidor y una sala cubierta con bóveda de medio punto. La planta superior solo conserva los muros. La puerta de entrada original se encuentra más arriba, a nivel del primer piso, a modo de ventanal.

The castle has already Montbui as organized in 936. Count Borrell II Atomic traded him to the bishop of Vic in the year 970. The first news of the church dating from 972 and 993, when Bishop frui up, Montbui on top of a new castle and a church, but this remained unfinished because of a severe drought that forced the settlers to emigrate of the region. In 1023 the bishop Oliba feuded strength to coat Guillem de Olo, who repopulated the term finally, restored the castle and the church ended. The church is a building built in the late tenth century and the beginning of XI. It has a basilica with three naves, apses doze by semicircular arches covered with quarter-sphere. The perimeter of the church widens toward the top and is only broken by buttresses ataludados and a modern chapel. The apses are decorated with arches between lesen Lombard. The aisles are separated by two series of six arches where they dig up the laps that cover. The first two installments, probably corresponding to the oldest church, before the 990 and perhaps never finished. These first two arches resting on square pillars, the other, toward the head, resting on short columns and thick. The turns of the vessels are irregular, because along its course take different profiles, to a semicircular arch, into an arc or slightly surpassed horseshoe. The west wall is topped by a tower wall was erected two starts later. Below is a cross-shaped window. The access door is open to the south wall, represents a later remodeling, probably sixteenth century. In Inside is a simple font and another room used as benditera stack. Nearby is the remains of the castle of the tenth century The rectangular with rounded corners. The much modified inside, is organized from the ground floor, split into a reception room and a roof deck with a half-point. The upper floor retains only the walls. The original entrance is located above the first floor level, as a window.

[fr]: Une vieille maison médiévale de Paris, France

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Here is my 13th entry for the Colossal Castle Contest XVI. For my second entry in the Classic Castle category I decided to go with a truly classic approach – maintaining a very similar style to the castle sets of the 80s, with just a few more tiles. I was surprised by how difficult and time consuming it was to build in that simplistic style, and am especially pleased with the yellow and black tudor portion I based off of the old printed wall element from Black Falcon’s Fortress. The tower is hinged off the wall, and the tudor guardhouse has a hinging portion to allow access to the interior.

Set #6062 Battering Ram was the first castle set John and I ever got (no we’re not that old, we got it second hand), so Black Falcons have always been extra special to us. Building this brought back a lot of fond memories of playing with that old set.

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so, i was tagged a few times again...

one. i rarely go to be before midnight...i come alive at night, and then i spend the majority of the day feeling tired and wishing i'd gone to bed earlier. silly, i know.

two. i collect songs. only amazing ones though. i adore music.

three. i've been to america, new zealand, fiji and japan twice, but there are so many other places i want to travel to...

four. i'm a total sweet-tooth. i used to prefer savoury, but i converted recently. i love lollies. and chocolate. and pretty much all things sweet.

five. i love floral patterns. i have so many floral tops it's actually ridiculous.

six. i love to write. i do alot of it. but i wish i had time for more.

seven. i love lists. i have lists for everything. i like them becuase once they're on paper, they're not buzzing around in my head.

eight. i wear earrings and rings every day. i feel incomplete without them. and yet, the first thing i do when i get home is take them all off!

nine. i adore the ocean.

ten. if i could, i would go barefoot everywhere.

ten and a half. i love eden and cloe. (they made me put this in because they helped with this list...but i do adore them, it's true).

i tag:

rach

jade

sherri

peppermint

miranda

courtney

azarah

ps. this is shiloh

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the image that is posted here bears only a slight resemblance to the image i had in my mind when i went about my merry little way to purchase some rainbow colored balloons.

i was meant to have heaps more balloons than this and this was meant to be in a park with beautiful skies filled with clouds. and i envisioned something more like a one sheet for a film (the theatrical poster they use in the theaters that are lit from behind and are a touch better brighter more fantasy than the regular flat poster. sort of).

i thought i'd include my hand. have the ribbons twisted around my wrist and the rainbow strips cascading to the ground, gracefully. and the massive amount of balloons. like they could carry me away.

instead it was about 97 degrees in Hollywood, which broke a record for that day. there was no way to have one balloon, let alone heaps of them survive inside a super hot car ride (air conditioning can only do so much for the delicate little things). clearly, the park was out.

then sky was just all endless blue. you know those amazing skies you see on Flickr? the ones filled with colorful, thick, amazing clouds? yeah, we don't really get those in LA.

and it was windy as well, another anomaly for this time of year, causing the balloons to tangle up.

and the store had only a few of the sort of balloons i wanted. i left with 7.

and i ended up trying to take my photos on this little no-name, sort of run down side street in east Hollywood.

after trying out several "ideas" for Interesting Photo Ever, nothing was working. so i tied them to my left ankle, lifted it towards the sun, laid out flat on my back on a grungy SIDEWALK. with people watching, thinking i'd clearly gone mental, while attempting to wrangle them towards the sun with my other foot.

it was a bit of a mess.

so, i didn't get the shot i had conceived of. but surprisingly, i had fun. and eventually i will have heaps of balloons, just you wait! so, until then i have these 7 balloons plus flare (!!) and awesome brick-like textures.

the end.

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Ein Tisch voller alter Reisewecker, gesehen auf dem Flohmarkt in Baden-Baden !

A table full of old travel-clocks, seen at the jumble-sale in Baden-Baden !

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I was hoping to center myself more, but after taking said shot this one really stood out to me more!

But I hope everyone had a great holiday! So great to be with family and celebrate; it's sad how fast it goes.

On another note I got a flash! I love it so much and actually used it in this shot! (It's in the comments below) I do prefer natural light but it will be a major help indoors and shadowy places outdoors.

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Winter Wonderland written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (composer)

and Richard B. Smith (lyricist).

There are lots of interpretations. Here comes Pat Boone:

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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,

In the lane, snow is glistening

A beautiful sight,

We're happy tonight.

Walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird,

Here to stay is a new bird

He sings a love song,

As we go along,

Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,

Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

He'll say: Are you married?

We'll say: No man,

But you can do the job

When you're in town.

Later on, we'll conspire,

As we dream by the fire

To face unafraid,

The plans that we've made,

Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,

And pretend that he's a circus clown

We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,

Until the other kids knock him down.

When it snows, ain't it thrilling,

Though your nose gets a chilling

We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,

Walking in a winter wonderland.

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A Candid Shot Of Joanna, One Of The Main Student Dancers From The Liverpool Samba School, Taken Recently During Carnival Preparations At A Dance Class Run By Simone

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY !!!

Five years old bringin comedy.

Everytime I look at you I think man a little me, just like me.

If the world attacks and you slide off track,

you can cry isn’t shame in it.

Remember one fact I got your back.

I hear the cyrstal raindrops fall

On the window down the hall

And it becomes the morning dew

Just the two of us

Building them’ castles in the sky

Just the two of us

You and I

Just two of us by Will Smith & Bill Withers.

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A shot of the Credit River as it winds it's way through Erindale Park on a chilly spring afternoon.

Thanks so much to all my flickr friends for your support and kind comments. You have all helped me develop my photography from a hobby to an artistic outlet that brings me great joy. Today I am launching my 'store' on a site called imagekind. It allows photographers and visual artists to share their work and place it up for sale. The site offers a wide range of paper, matting, and framing options for buyers, quick shipping, and money back guarantees. If you've ever thought of purchasing one of my photos as a fine art print, please check me out there at

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I was walking on the sidewalk and I saw this guy come out of a door. I immediately said to myself, "I gotta get a shot of him." I went around some cars, hid behind one and tried to wait for the right time so he would'nt see me. I popped up, pointed my camera and he was looking straight at me. LOL! I would make a horrible spy or ninja there was no point in me hiding.

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Continuing my snowy Rattlesnake lake serie. reaching the end of it though. i still have several valuable captures that i got to process in the best way possible. i sometimes keep shots aside for weeks. i suppose it's a good thing.

i often have the feeling that photography is like illustration. if you capture (or paint) something, it's better to serve it hot instead of waiting. otherwise the hesitation you initially had, will grow stronger and stronger. there are many exception though. and i'm slowly learning to go against that feeling.

basically it still is just a feeling. i still process old shots. for my illustrations it's more of a problem. i have tons of sketches left in folders, that i will probably never use. i'll certainly have to push on the same mental process here.

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The title for this shot comes from a Colbie Caillat song. Regulars will know that I'm a big fan of her music. Here the link to the video.

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Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Exposure: 5 exposures (-2,-1,0,+1,+2 EV)

Aperture: f/18

Focal Length: 16mm

ISO Speed: 100

Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote

Date and Time: 5 September 2009 4.34pm

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"Sometimes a hurt is so deep deep deep

You think that you're gonna drown

Sometimes all I can do is weep weep weep

With all this rain falling down

Strange how hard it rains now

Rows and rows of big dark clouds..."

-Patty Griffin

So for those few of you that might actually follow my flickrstream, I apologize with the lack of 365 updates over the past week. I had finals and stuff last week, then I went to Nashville, TN this past weekend to visit some friends and have a mini-vacation before my summer classes start tomorrow.

I promise to get back on the 365 project this week. And will hopefully be trying out some more creative things. Also, I've got some real shoots scheduled for the near future. Anyways, thanks to those of you who follow and comment. It's always encouraging. Thank you.

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[...] The sky is eternity. And "sun, moon and five stars" are "the manifestation of the time, which imitate eternity and a number of law following turn, are the moving images of eternal being who is" alone and not the will obey. What we see with our senses, is not heaven, not the original eternal being itself, solely by God's Spirit West. If we "want to live in the light of eternity," therefore, we need to get into the spirit of God.

"Is that possible?" You might ask. But, it's not about the possibility of achieving this goal - but the need.

Otherwise we would not even be able to only this to our time-bound and living in days and nights, months and years, measured life.

What is needed, however, which must be possible.

If the eternal, refuses to manifest in the "Forms of Time", then left it to the forms of time but not helpless themselves

If the Eternal is the moving, changing, sentient forms of the time denied it burrow yet in them. [...]

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[…] Der Himmel ist die Ewigkeit. Und „Sonne, Mond und die fünf Sterne“ sind „die Erscheinungsformen der Zeit, welche die Ewigkeit nachahmen und einem Zahlengesetz folgend sich drehen“, sind die sich bewegende Abbilder des ewigen Wesens, das allein „ist“ und nicht dem Werden gehorchend. Was wir mit unseren Sinnen sehen, ist nicht der Himmel, nicht das ursprüngliche ewigen Wesens selbst, das allein Gottes Geist durchwest. Wenn wir daher „ im Licht der Ewigkeit leben wollen“, müssen wir in Gottes Geist eindringen.

„Ist das möglich?“ könnte man fragen. Allein, es geht nicht um die Möglichkeit, dieses Ziel zu erreichen – sondern um die Notwendigkeit.

Andernfalls wären wir nicht einmal in der Lage, auch nur dieses unser an die Zeit gebundenes und nach Tagen und Nächten, Monaten und Jahren gemessenes Leben zu leben.

Was aber notwendig ist, das muss möglich sein.

Wenn das Ewige, sich weigert, sich in den „Formen der Zeit“ zu manifestieren, dann überließe es die Formen der Zeit dennoch nicht hilflos sich selbst.

Wenn sich das Ewige sich den bewegten, wechselnden, fühlenden Formen der Zeit verweigert, so verbärge es sich dennoch in ihnen. […]

Plato

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Source: D.T. Suzuki, „Der westliche und der östliche Weg“ (The Western and Eastern Weg),

Chapter: „Leben im Licht der Ewigkeit“ (Living in the Light of Eternity)

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This is the midway point in the laerdal tunnel, the 24,5 kilometers long tunnel has 3 of these colored caves. They are designed to break up the mind numbing monotony that sets in during the 20 minute drive, the other two are blue. The rooms are truly astounding, beautifully lit, and the acoustics are just plain freaky. I wanted to make a 360 pano, but standing in the middle of the road with a tripod just seemed like a very bad idea..

From wiki: "Construction started in 1995 and was completed in 2000, thus succeeding the Gotthard Road Tunnel as the longest road tunnel in the world. The tunnel is a part of the E16 main route between Oslo and Bergen."

Note : Hope the color is correct here, it looked way to green in firefox, so i had to mess around with the colorprofile. This one is uploaded as adobe rgb, looks ok in safari and firefox on my imac now. I am also unsure if i should crop more of the ceiling, any thoughts?

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Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect the city's famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives.

Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the At&T Plaza.

"What I wanted to do in Millennium Park is make something that would engage the Chicago skyline…so that one will see the clouds kind of floating in, with those very tall buildings reflected in the work. And then, since it is in the form of a gate, the participant, the viewer, will be able to enter into this very deep chamber that does, in a way, the same thing to one's reflection as the exterior of the piece is doing to the reflection of the city around."

-Anish Kapoor

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Thames River, St Paul's Cathedral, London.

Back to my comfort zone :)

This is the last shot in series when I took a walk along the river on Thames Festival event. My personal favourite in the series is this one. Another two - (this and that) - became quite popular on Flickr.

DRI - Digital Blending - manually - 4xp. I did not like HDR version.

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Inspired by: Claude Monet

As I come into Your presence

Past the gates of praise

Into Your sanctuary

Til we're standing face to face

I look upon Your countenance

I see the glory of Your Holy face

I can only bow down and say...

You are awesome in this place, Mighty God

You are awesome in this place, Abba Father

You are worthy of all praise

To You our lives we raise

You are awesome in this place, Mighty God

- Dave Billingham

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On Sunday we were just north of Leeds at a memorial to remember the fallen from a battle which took place at a remote Yorkshire village called Towton.

The battle took place on March 29th 1461 between the waring factions of the Yorkists and the Lancastrians. This was the largest, bloodiest and most murderous battle ever fought in Britain. It is estimated that around 30.000 people died on Psalm Sunday all those years ago - more men died here on that day than on the first day of the battle of the Somme during the 1st world war. No quarter was given at all on this killing field. This was one of the battles fought during the Wars of the Roses

Anyway there was a display of Falconry at the re-enactment this Owl was amongst the birds of prey on display and he is in my opinion a very fine chap.

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Annual Honesty (Lunaria annua) is a tall (height about 1 m), hairy-stemmed biennial plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. It has large, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations. The common name "Honesty" arose in the 16th century, and it may be due to the translucent seed-pods which are like flattened pea-pods and borne on the plant through winter. In South-East Asia and elsewhere, it is called the Money Plant, because its seed pods have the appearance of silver coins. In the United States it may also be known as "Silver Dollars," also because of the seed pods. In Denmark it is known as Judaspenge and in The Netherlands as Judaspenning (coins of Judas), an allusion to the story of Judas Iscariot and the thirty pieces of silver he was paid.

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"there's a ghost in my lungs and it sighs in my sleep,

wraps itself around my chest, as it softly weeps."

i love how music, videography, cinematography all inspires, how it fits together, how each piece connects to each, as if bit is a colour that makes the final canvas, and that canvas wouldn't be right without them all. the world would be such a bleak place.

i need to up my game, i need to get better, i need to push myself; i'm flagging.

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And of course, one of the soundtracks in the movie is "Let Go" by Frou Frou. A beautiful song.

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I don't know if you all know but this year's Vday clashes with the first day of the Lunar New Year.

And to be honest, I can't be arsed with both.

I don't celebrate V-day, even if I'm attached, I just don't see the point. I'd rather have a good make out session than a bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates, but that's just me.

And Chinese New Year?

I really dislike visiting people, especially certain relatives whom my family members aren't on good terms with.

And this year, my Chinese New Year break is pathetic because I've got 2 major assignments due right when school starts again. One good thing though, is that I've gotten my hands on Dante's Inferno Death Edition, I have ALWAYS been fascinated with the poem and it's awesome that there's a game based on it!!! Will probably do an inspired shot or something soon =)

I think the next game I want to get my hands on will be Heavy Rain.

This shot was pretty spontaneous, I wore that qipao thingy and was wondering what to shoot, so I just randomly threw my quilt on the floor, grabbed some random items from my table and took some photos.

I had quite a few different edits for this shot and an outtake which will be in the comments.

Happy Vday to all and Happy CNY to asian flickrites =)

(Ps. I hope the colour looks ok on your screen cause on some screens it can tend to look toooo yellow, sorry if on your screen it does!)

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The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü or 1. Boğaziçi Köprüsü) is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi). The bridge is located between Ortaköy (European side) and Beylerbeyi (Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers. The aerodynamic deck is hanging on zigzag steel cables. It is 1,510 m long with a deck width of 39 m. The distance between the towers (main span) is 1,074 m (World rank: 13th) and their height over road level is 105 m. The clearance of the bridge from sea level is 64 m. It was the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world when completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United States of America.

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brandhorst museum munich, germany (2008)

Bad Bruise, Deep Peach and Ruben’s Flesh

The polychromatic facade appears similar to a large, abstract painting. It is constructed of several layers. A layer of horizontally folded bi-coloured sheet-metal skin with fine perforations absorbs the traffic noise. 36,000 ceramic rods, glazed in 23 different colours, are hung in front of this element. They are arranged in three colour families (“Bad Bruise”, “Deep Peach” and “Ruben’s Flesh”) in such a way that the building appears to consist of three interlocking volumes.

The surface of the building alters as the observer moves. At the scale of the façade as a whole, the layering of horizontal and vertical lines along with the contrast and merging of colours create a general impression of oscillation in the closed exterior walls of the building – almost of dematerialisation.

Design team:

project team:

David Wegener (project leader), Peter Apel, Rasmus Jörgensen, Mareike Lamm, Jürgen Bartenschlag, Philip Engelbrecht, Andrea Frensch, Michaela Kunze

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i think i am in love with this Structure and also this shot . .

i am sorry i haven't been posting much new stuff lately . . i have been a lil too busy . . hope to change that soon , maybe . .

meanwhile here's a different edit of such a previous shot.

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The Taj Mahal

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The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower is a prestigious luxury hotel located in the Colaba region of Mumbai, India, next to the Gateway of India. Part of the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, this iconic 105-year old heritage building retains its stature as the flagship property of the group and contains 565 rooms. From an historical and architectural point of view, The Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower are two distinct buildings, built at different times and in different architectural designs.

The Taj Mahal Palace hotel resort was commissioned by Tata and first opened its doors to guests on December 16, 1903.

It is widely believed that Tata decided to build the luxurious hotel after he was refused entry to one of the city's grand hotels of the time, Parke's Apollo Hotel, as it was restricted to 'whites only'. However, this story has been challenged by some commentators that suggest that Jamsedji Tata was unlikely to have been concerned with 'revenge' against his British adversaries. Instead they suggest that the Taj was built at the urging of editor of the Times of India who felt a hotel "worthy of Bombay" was needed.

The original Indian architects were Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya and D. N. Mirza, but the project was completed by an English engineer W. A. Chambers. The cost of construction was £250000 (£127 million today).During World War I, the hotel was converted into a 600-bed hospital. The dome of the hotel is made from the same steel as used in the Eiffel Tower. Jamsedji Tata imported the same steel during that time. The hotel was the first in India to install and operate a steam elevator.

On November 26, 2008, in a series of attacks in the southern part of Mumbai, the hotel (as well as the Oberoi) was attacked as part of a terrorist attack in Mumbai, during which material damage occurred including the destruction of the roof of the hotel in the hours afterwards. Hostages were taken during the attacks. At least 167 people were killed in the attacks and 293 wounded (the numbers include casualties at CST railway station, The Oberoi Hotel, Nariman House and the Cama Hospital), including many foreigners. The casualties were mostly Indian citizens, although westerners carrying foreign passports were singled out. Indian commandos killed the gunmen barricaded in the hotel to end the three-day battle.

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Gateway Of India

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The Gateway of India is a monument in Mumbai, India. Located on the waterfront in Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai, the Gateway is a basalt arch 26 metres (85 ft) high. In earlier times, the Gateway was the monument that visitors arriving by boat would have first seen in the city of Bombay.

The Gateway is built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. While its design is a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architectural styles, the Gateway of India is a symbol of Hinduism & Islam. Many of its elements are derived from the Muslim architectural styles of 16th century Gujarat. The pillars are derived from the design of Hindu temples and the design of the Gateway's windows comes from Muslim architecture.

The central dome is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter and is 26 metres (85 ft) above ground at its highest point. The whole harbour front was realigned in order to come in line with a planned esplanade which would sweep down to the centre of the town. The cost of the construction was Rs. 21 lakhs (2,100,000), borne mainly by the Government of India. For lack of funds, the approach road was never built, and so the Gateway stands at an angle to the road leading up to it.

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Waiting for iPhone 3g - Jul 18, 2008 - 094

On the corner of Fifth Avenue and 60th Street -- i.e., at the opposite end of the block where the iPhone fans were waiting in line -- this young couple staked out a spot with a sign that said "Feed us." I gave them some money; I hope they did use it to buy some food ...

A few months after I originally uploaded this photo, this picture has been viewed so many times that it is now the 8th most-viewed of all 11,000+ public photos on my Flickr site -- and 3 people have marked it as a "favorite". I'm flattered by the attention, but also humbled: I have no idea what it is that makes the photo so popular. The couple shown here had nothing to do with the main focus of this collection of photos -- i.e., people waiting in line to get a new Apple iPhone3G -- and probably had no interest at all in the phone. I now wish I had spoken to them, to find out who they were, where they came from, what they were planning to do when they left (as they did shortly after this picture was taken, because the cops shooed them away). And now, three months later, I have no idea where they have gone, or what they are doing ... or whether anyone actually did feed them.

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Note: On Aug 11, 2009 I uploaded an edited version of this photo. There were various "hot spots" (overexposed" and "cold spots" (underexposed) that had to be fixed, and I bumped up the color saturation a little...

Note: on Aug 11, 2009 this photo was published in a French blog titled "Fooding or Feeding ? La guerre de l'espace publicitaire." And on Sep 29, 2009 it was published in a blog titled "'Loving Laura Mor'” by Harrell Fletcher." It was also published in a Dec 2, 2009 TextNexus blog with the same "Feed Us!" title as the caption on the photo itself. And it was published as an illustration in an undated (Dec 2009) "Only Jewelry" blog, in a posting titled "Apple anklet."

On May 30, 2010, the photo was published in a blog titled "Why You Shouldn't Give Money to Panhandlers." And on Jun 6, 2010, the photo was published in a German blog titled "Für eine neue Esskultur: Wohlbefinden ersetzt Wohlstand." It was also published in an undated (Sep 2010) blog titled "Special September 2010 fares for RTW tickets." And it was published in a Nov 11, 2010 iPhones information blog, with the same title and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page.

Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 27, 2011 blog titled "Editorial or Note to Stupid Hipsters who Beg for Beer and Pot Money on the Street: ." It was also published in a May 31, 2011 neue-lebensmittel blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written for this Flickr page. It was also published in an undated (mid-Aug 2011) "Idiomeaning" blog titled "Fall on Hard Times." And it was published in an undated (early Oct 2011) IdioMeanings blog titled "Fall on Hard Times."

Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Mar 21, 2012 blog titled "How my RTW trip would go." And it was published in an undated (late May 2012) "Idiomeaning" blog titled "Scrape By." And it was published in a Jul 17, 2012 blog titled "Don't Call Me Maybe If You're Drowning In Student Loan Debt." It was also published in a Jul 25, 2012 blog titled "6 Things Young People Should Think About When Trying To Find A Job." It was also published in an Aug 25, 2012 blog titled "Millennials Aren’t Buying Cars Or Houses, And It Could Hurt The Economy." And it was published in a Sep 6, 2012 blog titled "Why The Student Loan Bubble Is Much Worse Than It Looks."

Moving into 2013, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Feb 2013) Idiomeaning blog titled "Scrape by." It was also published in a Mar 26, 2013 Forbes article titled "Millennials, Hipsters, And Life After Financial Melancholy." And it was published in a May 11, 2013 blog titled "All Signs Suggest The College Bubble Has Finally Burst." It was also published in a Nov 25, 2013 blog titled "We suck and we’re sorry ~ Millennials respond to being called “lazy”."

Moving into 2014, the photo was published in an Apr 4, 2014 blog titled "将来のために30歳から始めたい事." And on Jul 24, 2014 the photo was published in a blog titled "Summer Panhandling Strategies."

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Silly me: after the iPhone 3g had been out for a full week, I thought I could stroll right into the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue & 59th Street in mid-town Manhattan, and simply buy one without any muss, fuss, bother, or delay.

But when I arrived at 11 AM, I found a line of approximately 150 people waiting outside in the broiling sun, not seeming to move forward at all; it turned out that the Apple store "concierge" folks were letting them in in groups of ten, when the previous ten had been taken care of. When I asked the woman how long she had been waiting, she said, "Four hours" -- she had arrived at 7 AM, having already determined that the AT&T stores were sold out throughout New Jersey and Connecticut.

Well, I'm a gadget freak and a Mac fan, but there's a limit to my passion for such things; four hours was just too much. So instead, I decided to take a bunch of pictures of the people who were in the line. Of course, I have no idea whethere the people queued up in front of Apple stores in other cities (or at other stores here in NYC) are similar to this group ... but I'm inclined to think that they are. And if that's true, then the demographics of this group -- in terms of age, gender, nationality, ethnic groups, etc. -- is particularly intriguing. I saw only one guy dressed in a corporate uniform of suit and tie; Apple may be trying to break into the "enterprise" market, but that's not who was standing in line for all those hours in the sun...

Creo que se puede ver un poco mejor así...

EL ÁRBOL DE LA FELICIDAD

Cuento de Filosofía Sufí

Cuentan que hace muchos, muchos años un peregrino tras caminar durante infinitas jornadas bajo el implacable sol de la India deseó en su corazón poder descansar a la sombra de un árbol que le diera cobijo. Y así fue que, de pronto, divisó a lo lejos un frondoso árbol solitario en medio de la planicie. Cubierto de sudor y tambaleándose sobre sus fatigados pies se encaminó alegremente hacia el árbol que hacía realidad su deseo.

Al fin podré descansar, pensó, mientras se abría paso entre sus tupidas ramas que llegaban hasta el suelo. ¿Qué más podría desear?

Tendiéndose sobre la tierra en su refugio vegetal trató de conciliar el sueño, pero el suelo estaba duro y mientras más el peregrino trataba de ignorarlo y descansar, más duro le parecía el suelo sobre el que estaba.

Si al menos tuviera una cama, pensó.

Al momento surgió una imponente cama, con impolutas sábanas de seda, digna de un sultán. Brocados, lujosos tejidos de Samarkanda y las más suaves pieles cubrían el lecho. Y es que, sin saberlo, el peregrino había ido a sentarse bajo el mítico árbol de los deseos. Aquel árbol milagroso que es capaz de convertir en realidad cualquier deseo expresado bajo sus ramas.

El hombre se acostó en el mullido lecho relajándose.

¡Oh, qué a gusto me siento, lástima del hambre que tengo! –pensó-, y ante él apareció una espléndida mesa cubierta con la más sabrosa de las comidas, con ricos y variados platos exquisitamente preparados y servidos en la más extravagante de las vajillas. Sobre las más finas telas imbricadas de hilos preciosos se mezclaban oro, plata y finísimo cristal con las más exóticas frutas y lujuriosos postres. Todas estas maravillas tomaron forma ante sus asombrados ojos. Todo aquello con lo que siempre había soñado en las solitarias noches de su largo peregrinar estaba ahora ante él.

El peregrino comía y comía con el temor de que tal prodigio desapareciera en el aire tan súbitamente como había aparecido. Pero, cuanto más comía, más comida aparecía. Y cada nuevo manjar era aún más sabroso y exquisito que el anterior. Finalmente dijo:

Ya no puedo más y en ese mismo momento la mesa con todas sus maravillas se desvaneció en el aire.

Es maravilloso, pensó, mientras un sentimiento de felicidad le embargaba.

No me moveré de aquí y seré por siempre feliz.

Pero, de pronto, una idea terrible surcó su mente:

Claro que esta planicie es famosa por sus feroces tigres. ¿Qué sucedería si un tigre me descubriese? Sería terrible morir, después de finalmente haber encontrado el árbol de la felicidad.

Fue la milésima de una fracción de segundo, pero bastó. Cumpliendo su deseo, en aquel momento surgió de la nada un terrible tigre que lo devoró.

Y así, el árbol de la felicidad quedó solo de nuevo, y allí sigue esperando la llegada de un ser humano de corazón completamente puro, donde no resida el miedo, ni la desconfianza, sino sólo responsabilidad y conocimiento.

Para acompañar, Otoño Porteño, en la interpretación de Astor Piazzolla.

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"Siempre la ruta suspendida. La cordura loca. Siempre el lugar equivocado. El yo equivocado. El tú equivocado. El nosotros equivocado. Siempre la grandeza en el bolsillo. Siempre el hoy en el mañana. Siempre el ayer en el siempre. Siempre el paso a paso que termina en tropiezo. Siempre la sonrisa en llanto. Siempre el llanto en el mundo. Siempre el mundo en mí. Siempre el equilibrio malogrado y los cristales quebrantados. Siempre el apego en el dolor. Siempre el dolor en mí. Siempre la fragilidad en cada tropiezo. Siempre la fiesta en la casa de al lado. Siempre la derrota en el ceño. Siempre la noche en el nosotros equivocado. Siempre la vida en la tristeza. La tristeza en la esperanza. La vida en el nunca. Siempre la araña para las moscas. Siempre la ausencia en este aquí. Siempre mi cuerpo machacando dudas. Siempre este azul a contraluz. Siempre este caos al caer el telón. Siempre estas ganas de dejarme ir. Siempre este no saber qué hacer con tanto yo equivocado. Siempre la pregunta. Sólo la pregunta". ( My Blog)

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Switzerland (German: Schweiz[note 3] [ˈʃvaɪts]; French: Suisse [sɥis]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvittsera]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western and Central Europe,[note 4] where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.

Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres – Zürich and Geneva.

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Outside just killing time and making noise

And outside the daylight comes, the daylight goes and

Weightless affairs that weigh less than air weighs

makes no stairways just stairs that go nowhere

Don't dream, that it's a dream it is what it seems.

That it's a dream it is what it seems.

Climbing from over stimulated states to hearing

Cold radio and licenses plates but don't dream,

That it's a dream it is what it seems

That it's a dream it is what it seems

Behind every desire is another one waiting to be liberated when the first one's sated

Water skiing, the water's soft the water's hard

You act nice, a black birthday card I threw it away

Grown-up life, is like eating speed or flying a plane

It's too bright, it's too bright

Outside just killing time and making noise

And outside the daylight comes, the daylight goes

Climbing from over stimulated states to hearing

Cold radio and licenses plates but don't dream,

Climbing from over stimulated states to hearing

Cold radio and licenses plates but don't dream,

That it's a dream it is what it seems

That it's a dream it is what it seems

White and Black hats hide behind each other's backs, all the time.

Behind every desire is another one waiting to be liberated when the first one's sated

~*Basically, the point of this was to show off my pretty new tattoo. Thank you so, so much, Serj! I feel special AND pretty!*~

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*The Taj Mahal (pronounced /tɑdʒ mə'hɑl/ or pronounced /tɑʒ mə'hɑl/; Hindi: ताज महल; Persian/Urdu: تاج محل) , is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."

While the white domed marble and tile mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal is an integrated symmetric complex of structures that was completed around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered to be the principal designer of the Taj Mahal.

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Boat Harbour Beach on the northwest coast of Tasmania is a tiny township with a population of fewer than 500 but nestled in its small sheltered bay is a picturesque white sand beach with amazingly clear sapphire-blue water. Its other attraction is Jolly Rogers beachside cafe that serves much-better-than-average burgers, excellent smoked salmon bruschetta, and scones with a generous serving of thick cream and fruity jam.

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El Paseo de la Castellana es una de las principales avenidas de Madrid. Actualmente con seis carriles centrales y cuatro laterales, que recorre la ciudad desde la Plaza de Colón (al fondo de la imagen) hasta el Nudo Norte. Su trazado correspondía al del antiguo cauce fluvial del arroyo de la Fuente Castellana (fuente que manaba en la plaza de Castilla), hasta lo que ahora son los Nuevos Ministerios. Desde allí se hizo una prolongación, proyectada en tiempos de la I República, hasta casi el antiguo pueblo de Fuencarral.

Utilizo esta vía casi a diario y me llamó tanto la atención verla tan desierta que no pude resistirme a subir al paso elevado de Eduardo Dato y fotografiarla a gusto. El motivo de la ausencia de tráfico era que ese día finalizaba allí, como es tradicional, la Vuelta Ciclista a España.

HDR de tres imágenes hoquilladas un paso de exposición.