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A'Dam Toren 08/08/2023 18h35
Mehdi on top the A'Dam Toren (tower) and enjoying the view over the IJ and the city.
Album on FlickR:
A'Dam Tower
The A'DAM Tower is an almost 100 meters tall tower on the banks of the IJ in the North of Amsterdam opposite Centraal Station. The tower was designed by the Dutch architect Arthur Staal in 1966 on behalf of Royal Shell. The building was therefore better known as "Shell Tower" by many Amsterdam people. It is 22 stories high.
In January 2014, it was known that this tower under the name of A'DAM to a design by Claus and Kaan Architects would be redeveloped into a combination of offices, nightlife and an observation point with a revolving restaurant. To this end, a major renovation of the facade would be necessary, replacing the typical glass window with a thin layer of gold. Since the mast has been placed on the tower it is about 100 meters high.
On May 14, 2016, the renovated A'DAM Tower was opened.
A’DAM LOOKOUT is an observation deck with an unrivalled panoramic view of Amsterdam. You’ll see the city’s historical centre, its pulsating port, the unique Dutch polder landscape and you’ll spot the famous canals which belong to the UNESCO world heritage list. Complementing the experience is a state-of-the-art interactive exhibition about Amsterdam’s history and culture. A’DAM LOOKOUT is located on top of the A’DAM Tower in Amsterdam North.
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Acte 7 : "Au Nord de l'île"
Scène 2 : "Au loin, la maison étrange"
Nikon F801S
50mm 1,8 AFD
FP4+
Scan Epson V370
Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome (ITALIE)
objectif/lense : Tamron SP AF 17-50 mm f/2.8 XR Di
post-traitement : Adobe Lightroom 5.7
Moseltalbrücke 21/06/2019 10h50
Before we crossed the Moseltalbrücke on the Autobahn 61 to the Southwest of Germany we made a stop here to capture this bridge and valley. Below the river Mosel and the Koblenz–Trier railway.
Moseltalbrücke
The Moselle Viaduct (German: Moseltalbrücke) carries the Bundesautobahn 61 over a meander of the river Moselle, connecting the Hunsrück and Eifel mountain ranges. It was built between 1969 and 1972 between the German villages Winningen and Dieblich, about 10 kilometres southwest of Koblenz, where the river Moselle flows into the river Rhine.
Length: 935 meters
Width: 30 meters
Height: 136 meters
Longest span: 218 meters
Construction started: 1969
Bridge opened: 1972
[ Wikipedia ]
Je suis dans mon poste d'observation. Je suis dans ma noble tour de guet. En effet, je ne suis pas dans n'importe quel lieu. Le clocher fortifié, mais depuis longtemps désarmé, de Notre-Dame, est mon point de vue. Mais où sont passés les galions et les frégates anglais, où sont bien passés les murs et la Tour de François Ier ? Les temps ont changé ! Depuis cette tour, nous avons vu passé les flottes et l'aviation anglaise ravager la ville à de multiple reprises, la vieille ville se moderniser, les immeubles de Perret pousser d'un champ de ruine, la Résidence de France remplacer l'immense atelier de chantier naval d'Augustin Normand. Nous avons vu du haut de ce clocher vu les navires apporter les morues, fruit de la pêche provenant de Terre-Neuve, les navires du Nouveau Monde apportant des épices et du coton récoltés par les esclaves, les baleiniers et l'âge d'or de la période des Transatlantiques.
Les choses ont bien changé, mais pas tout... Comme lors des pestes de 1563, de 1594 ou de 1920, comme lors des grandes épidémies de choléra et de dysenterie du XIXème siècle, une nouvelle épidémie plonge la ville et son port dans un mortel silence que seul le beffroi, qui se trouve à mes pieds, brise par ses merveilleuses sonneries.
Mont Ventoux | View Point 06/07/2014 14h19
To get a good view to the North from the summit of the Mont Ventoux they have created this view point about 200 meters from the observation tower and centre ville of the Mont Ventoux. Overlooking the Drôme and Vaucluse at the same time in North East direction.
Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux (Ventor in Provençal) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Beast of Provence"] the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald Mountain". It has gained fame through its use in the Tour de France cycling race.
As the name might suggest (venteux means windy in French), it can get windy at the summit, especially with the mistral; wind speeds as high as 320 km/h have been recorded. The wind blows at 90+ km/h 240 days a year. The road over the mountain is often closed due to high winds. Especially the "col de tempêtes" ("storm pass") just before the summit, which is known for its strong winds. The real origins of the name are thought to trace back to the 1st or 2nd century AD, when it was named 'Vintur' after a Gaulish god of the summits, or 'Ven-Top', meaning "snowy peak" in the ancient Gallic language. In the 10th century, the names Mons Ventosus and Mons Ventorius appear.
Mont Ventoux, although geologically part of the Alps, is often considered to be separate from them, due to the lack of mountains of a similar height nearby. It stands alone to the north of the Luberon range, separated by the Monts de Vaucluse, and just to the east of the Dentelles de Montmirail, its foothills. The top of the mountain is bare limestone without vegetation or trees, which makes the mountain's barren peak appear from a distance to be snow-capped all year round (its snow cover actually lasts from December to April). Its isolated position overlooking the valley of the Rhône ensures that it dominates the entire region and can be seen from many miles away on a clear day.
FACTS & FIGURES
Altitude: 1912 meters
Massif: Monts de Vaucluse (Alpes)
Age: 95 million years
Rocks: Calcaire
First Ascent: Prior to Petrarch; probably ancient
Coordinates: 44°10′28″N 5°16′44″E
[ Source & more Info: Wikipedia - Mont Ventoux ]
PA_1565 [40 points]
Invader collaborated on the "Video Games Music" exhibition at the beautiful Philharmonie de Paris. For Invader, this was the opportunity to provide both the Philharmonie de Paris and the Cité de la Musique with no fewer than 7 new space invaders (PA_1562 thru PA_1568). I am posting them in the order in which I found them.
Four Pac Man's with a stunningly beautiful view. You have to take the elevator to the 9th floor to spot these. The belvédère of this building is worth to go the way up anyway. And after enjoying the view, flashing the four Pac Man (PA_1565) you can walk zigzagging down.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ENJOY THE VIEW
All my photos of PA_1565:
PA_1565 (Close-up, April 2026)
PA_1565 (Wide shot 1, April 2026)
PA_1565 (Wide shot 2, April 2026)
PA_1565 ("52-Weeks" Belvédère, 15/52 April 2026)
Date of invasion: 31/03/2026 (world ranking # 4379)
[ Visited, flashed and captured PA_1565 8 days after invasion ]
Place Jemaa El Fna 03/07/2023 19h25
The place to be when in Marrakech. There is a lot going on at this central square. During the day but expecially at night when the temperatures are mostly much more pleasant (read: less hot). Point of view is the roof top terrace of Café de la Place.
Place Jemaa el-Fna
Jemaa el-Fnaa (Arabic: ساحة جامع الفناء ) also Jemaa el-Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa) is a square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter (old city). It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists.
The origin of its name is unclear: jamaa means "congregation" or "mosque" in Arabic, probably referring to a destroyed mosque on the site. Fnaʼ or fanâʼ can mean "death/extinction" or "a courtyard, space in front of a building". "finâʼ in Arabic commonly means "open area"; a straight translation would be "the gathering/congregation area". Other meanings could be "The assembly of death," or "The Mosque at the End of the World". Another explanation is that it refers to a mosque with a distinctive courtyard or square in front of it. A third translation is "assembly of the dead", referring to public executions on the plaza around 1050 CE.
During the day it is predominantly occupied by orange juice stalls, water sellers with traditional leather water-bags and brass cups, youths with chained Barbary apes and snake charmers despite the protected status of these species under Moroccan law.
As the day progresses, the entertainment on offer changes: the snake charmers depart, and late in the day the square becomes more crowded, with Chleuh dancing-boys (it would be against custom for girls to provide such entertainment), story-tellers (telling their tales in Berber or Arabic, to an audience of locals), magicians, and peddlers of traditional medicines. As darkness falls, the square fills with dozens of food-stalls as the number of people on the square peaks.
The square is edged along one side by the Marrakesh souk, a traditional North African market catering both for the common daily needs of the locals, and for the tourist trade. On other sides are hotels and gardens and café terraces, and narrow streets lead into the alleys of the medina quarter.
Second Best "52 Weeks Project"
Since I have been joining the 52 Weeks Project on Flickr it has happened several times that I had to chose between two or more self portraits that week. A difficult choice. The solution is to create a set of all good alternatives. Life is full of choices and sometimes a week has too much opportunities. This is one of those alternatives, the second best. And sometimes just as good.
An afternoon well spent in la Principauté de Monaco...
Location: Viewpoint at the Place du Palais overlooking Monaco Monte Carlo and Port Hercule at altitude of 60 meters above sea level.
Reason: We spent an afternoon in Monaco the day after we hiked the Gorges du Verdon with colleagues of Thalys NL, B and F.
Monaco: Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco), is a sovereign city-state, country and microstate but claimed by the Occitan nationalism, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco has an area of 2.02 km2 and a population of about 38,400 according to the last census of 2016.
With 19,009 inhabitants per km², it is the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of 5.47 km, a coastline of 3.83 km, and a width that varies between 1,700 and 349 m. The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel, in the Les Révoires Ward, which is 161 metres above sea level.
More info: Wikipedia - Monaco
Official "52" of this week: 23/52 Côte d'Azur
Weather: Sunny, 25° C
Self-portrait technics: Stretched arm, no timer
Géoparc de Percé - Mont Saint-Anne.
Sentier des Belvédères.
Vue sur la Baie de Percé, l'Île Bonaventure.
Au premier plan: la Route des Failles et la Route d'Irlande.
Au second plan, sur la corniche: la Route 132.
Royaume-Uni, Écosse, Édimbourg,
scène de la vie quotidienne.
United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh,
scene of everyday life.
Left: picture taken by Hayabusa 2 spacecraft soon after MASCOT lander release.
Right: picture taken by MASCOT lander from an altitude of 25m.
The two pictures show the same scene from a different point of view.
Dots of colors have been added to show correspondance between the two pictures.
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Gauche : photo prise par la sonde Hayabusa 2 peu après le largage de l'atterrisseur MASCOT.
Droite : photo prise par l'atterrisseur MASCOT depuis une altitude de 25 m.
Les deux photos montrent la même scène depuis un point de vue différent.
Des points de couleur ont été ajoutés pour identifier la correspondance entre les deux photos.
FNM tratta Arosio-Milano Cadorna.
Febbraio 2009.
Quando ancora non pensavo nemmeno a questo caldo maledetto.
Fürstenberská zahrada 17/02/2025 10h09
Mehdi at the viewpoint of Fürstenberská zahrada overlooking the Mala Straná.
Album on FlickR:
Prague
Prague (Czech: Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river (Moldau), Prague is home to about 1.4 million people.
Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of Central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era.
Population: 1,384,700 (2024)
Elevation: 172 - 399 meters
Area: 496.21 km2
Euro-Tower 17/09/2017 13h10
The Euro-Tower is a 75 m high observation tower in the Europa-Park Rust. According to the principle of the gyro-tower, up to 50 people take a seat on the floor in an all-glass cabin, which then lifts up the mast of the tower and turns around the tower axis. After a few revolutions at the top of the mast, the cab goes down again. The travel time is 217 seconds, the capacity about 600 people per hour. The plant, which opened in 1983, was built by the company Intamin.
Europa-Park
Europa-Park is a theme park and the largest in Germany, and the second most popular theme park resort in Europe, following Disneyland Paris.
Europa-Park is located in Rust, in south-western Germany, between Freiburg and Strasbourg, France.
The park is home to 13 roller coasters, the oldest being Alpenexpress Enzian, a powered coaster that speeds through a diamond mine, and the newest coaster being the Ba-a-a Express, a small kiddie roller coaster. Europa-Park has very high capacity roller coasters and attractions meaning the park can accommodate up to approx. 60,000 guests per day. It counted just over 5.5 million visitors in 2015, generating an estimated total revenue of EUR 30 million per year.
Europa-Park is run by the Mack family, which have produced vehicles since 1780, circus wagons since 1880 and rollercoasters since 1921. Franz Mack (1921–2010) in 1958 took over the family firm, Mack GmbH & Co (now Mack Rides), together with his brothers. Together with his son Roland (b. 1949) he visited the USA in 1972 and was inspired to open a theme park in Germany, as an exhibition site for his company's products.
At first the park was planned to be located in Breisach. It was named "Europa-Park" after Breisach's nearby Europaweiher, a small artificial lake which commemorates a historical pilot poll in Breisach held in 1950, in which 95.6% of voters were in favour of European unification. The Breisach site was deemed unsuitable because of flooding hazard, and the project was moved some 30 km further north, where the Macks bought the park of the historical Balthasar castle in Rust. The park opened in 1975 with an area of 16 hectares. It counted 250,000 visitors in the first year, 700,000 in the second, passing the million mark in 1978.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 12 July 1975
Operating season: April to early January
Visitors per annum: 5.5 million (2015)
Area: 950,000 m²
Attractions: total 72
Roller coasters: 13
Water rides: 11
[ Source and more Information: Wikipedia - Europa-Park ]
"Vyhlídka u Černé věže" Viewpoint from the entrance of Prague Castle
Point de vue depuis l'entrée du château de Prague
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Shōdoshima is the 19th largest island in Japan, second largest in the Inland Sea. It is not far from Takamatsu (Shijkoku) and not far from Koba too (1h by ferry) so it is a good way to see the Inland see. For me I decided to go there just the day before after watching a review in my hotel. The island is about 20 km but when I arrived there I could rent a bike and cross the island easily. Bicycle is pretty safe in Japan because you can cycle on the pavement.
"El Bohemio, poeta de Montmartre"
(Retrato del compositor Erik Satie). 1891
Gracias a la información gentilmente proporcionada por D. Gabriel Pinós, ahora puedo presentar este cuadro como una obra única y no en dos versiones como hasta hoy se veía.
Hasta tener esta información, debido a la ausencia de los farolillos del fondo, (que marcan la presencia del Parque del Galette) no sabíamos si se trataba de dos obras distintas o si era el mismo retrato después de un tratamiento posterior.
Creemos que el fondo de los dos retratos es el mismo que aparece en la obra "Plen-Air". (Obra siguiente).
Posiblemente Rusiñol sea el pintor por el que gracias a sus obras y textos, hemos podido saber más acerca de como era el "parque de atracciones" anexo al Moulin de la Galette. Aunque el plano adjunto es un poco posterior a su estancia en Montmartre, nos permite no obstante, y como ocurre en este caso, asegurarnos de la correspondencia y exáctitud de la obra en relación con la topografía del lugar pintado.
Es por ello que consideramos este plano que muestra la Fig.2,( www.flickr.com/photos/gonzalez-alba/6279490572/in/photost...) como de un valor incalculable, algo que solo puede apreciar en su justa medida quien lleva a cabo trabajos como el que voy realizando desde hace años y que muestro desinteresadamente por medio de estos ejemplos.
El punto blanco sobre el plano, señala el lugar y el punto de vista de Rusiñol desde este ángulo del Parque del Galette. Tras la mesa y la figura de Miguel Utrillo, una gran caseta que posiblemente sea, (..."eI teatro de fantoches, con la decoración de fondo, y los títeres durmiendo en un cajón, para despertar mas tarde y emprenderla de nuevo a garrotazos contra el demonio y la muerte" ...) mencionado por el artista, en sus textos "Desde el Molino", y que se ha señalado en el plano con una T. Al fondo, vemos una salida del parque al Imasse des Deux-Frères, a la altura de la entrada al "Point de vue" del Blute-Fin que aparece tras la caseta. Recordemos que al lado de esta entrada también había un acceso a la "mire-du-nord".
nº 4a en el plano de la Fig.2:
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice 08/03/2014 16:58
A view over Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Savoie as seen from the Chapelle Saint-Michel on an altitude of 1343 meters. Bourg-Saint-Maurice is located on an altitude of about 850 meters.
Bourg Saint-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice is part of the Paradiski ski area (425 km of slopes, 141 lifts, 239 slopes - 12 Green, 132 Blue, 66 Red, 29 Black). Although there is no skiing at this altitude, it is conveniently linked to Arc 1600 by the Arc en Ciel funicular railway and is therefore home to many budget rental properties. Unlike the other villages that make up Les Arcs, Bourg-Saint-Maurice is open all year.
Bourg is also a popular summer destination, as it offers lots of opportunity for lovers of the outdoors and watersports. There is a whitewater slalom course on the Isere river used for international canoe and kayak competitions. The course on the Isere has been host to the ICF world championships and is used by many European teams as a training course in the summer. The course is often changed by the floods that occur during the winter months.
The surrounding mountains are good for walking and mountain biking. They also are a good place for paragliding and hang gliding. Some of Les Arcs ski lifts operate during July and August to get walkers to the higher peaks and you can take mountain bikes up on these. Mountain bikes ( VTT (Vélo Tout Terrain) in French) can be hired in both Bourg and Les Arcs. Some of the high altitude restaurants open in these months, the ones at Pre st Esprit and L'Arpete have small outdoor pools.
The nearest summer glacier skiing is in Tignes (approximately 27 km from Bourg) on the Grande Motte, however due to glacial recession it is now closed at certain times of the year.
[ Source: Wikipedia - Bourg Saint-Maurice ]
Lower Manhattan | Brooklyn Bridge Park 28/04/2015 11h33
This is definitely one of the beautiful view points towards Manhattan. Located in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York, which itself originated at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in 1624.
Lower Manhattan is defined most commonly as the area delineated on the north by 14th Street, on the west by the Hudson River, on the east by the East River, and on the south by New York Harbor (also known as Upper New York Bay).
The Lower Manhattan business district forms the core of the area below Chambers Street. It includes the Financial District (often referred to as Wall Street, after its primary artery) and the World Trade Center site. At the island's southern tip is Battery Park; City Hall is just to the north of the Financial District. Also south of Chambers Street are the planned community of Battery Park City and the South Street Seaport historic area.
The city hall and related government infrastructure of the City of New York are located in Lower Manhattan, next to City Hall Park.
The largest New York City Subway hub, the Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan, re-opened in November 2014 after a $1.4 billion reconstruction project necessitated by the September 11, 2001 attacks and complicated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Upon opening, this transit hub linking nine existing subway lines was expected to serve 300,000 daily riders. The World Trade Center Transportation Hub and PATH station is scheduled to be completed in 2015.
[ Source & more Information: Wikipedia - Lower Manhattan ]
a half-turn from the previous shot reveals the soft green side of Val Fex and lake Sils down the valley, Engadin, canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
Robin Hood 13/10/2018 15h54
The Robin Hood wooden roller coaster, 16 days before its permanent closure. The ride is popular because everybody knows this roller coaster will be transformed into a hybrid roller coaster next season. Seem from the Ferris Wheel La Grande Roue.
Robin Hood
The Robin Hood is a Vekoma Wooden roller coaster at Walibi Holland, an Amusement Park in the Netherlands.
Robin Hood was designed by Stand Company and was built by Vekoma. The ride opened in 2000 and has a capacity of 815 people per hour, operating two trains carrying 24 people.
FACTS & FIGURES
Year of opening: 2000
Last day of operation: 28/10/2018
Type: Wood
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Designer: Stand Company
Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill
Height: 32 meters
Length: 1035 meters
Speed: 80 km/h
Duration: 2m25
Capacity: 815 riders/hour
Trains: 2 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
[ Source: Wikipedia - Robin Hood (roller coaster) ]
Vyhlídka na Letné 19/02/2026 10h55
Vyhlídka na Letné is a famous viewpoint in the Letná Park (Letenská pláň). The view over both the old and new city is fantastic. Best moment is in the morning. With some backlight but it is still quiet at this point.
The Letná Lookout, often associated with the metronome (Time Machine), offers one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the historic center of Prague, the Vltava River and its bridges. This iconic spot, located on the site of the former Stalin monument.
Prague
Prague (Czech: Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river (Moldau), Prague is home to about 1.4 million people.
Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of Central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era.
Population: 1,384,700 (2024)
Elevation: 172 - 399 meters
Area: 496.21 km2
"Kvadrater & diagonaler"
You should try visit filmmaker Terence Gallachers Blog and read the short story about his experience with a tile-factory in 1959, along other interesting articles!
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La Villaret (altitude 1200m) 15/02/2014 10h29
A view point photo taken on my attempt to climb from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the Chapelle Saint-Michel at at height of 1435 meters. At about 1200 meters I had to turn around. The trail was hidden by a layer of 20 to 30 centimeters of snow at some places. But from here the view over the valley of Bourg-Saint-Maurice was fantastic already.
Bourg Saint-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice is part of the Paradiski ski area (425 km of slopes, 141 lifts, 239 slopes - 12 Green, 132 Blue, 66 Red, 29 Black). Although there is no skiing at this altitude, it is conveniently linked to Arc 1600 by the Arc en Ciel funicular railway and is therefore home to many budget rental properties. Unlike the other villages that make up Les Arcs, Bourg-Saint-Maurice is open all year.
Bourg is also a popular summer destination, as it offers lots of opportunity for lovers of the outdoors and watersports. There is a whitewater slalom course on the Isere river used for international canoe and kayak competitions. The course on the Isere has been host to the ICF world championships and is used by many European teams as a training course in the summer. The course is often changed by the floods that occur during the winter months.
The surrounding mountains are good for walking and mountain biking. They also are a good place for paragliding and hang gliding. Some of Les Arcs ski lifts operate during July and August to get walkers to the higher peaks and you can take mountain bikes up on these. Mountain bikes ( VTT (Vélo Tout Terrain) in French) can be hired in both Bourg and Les Arcs. Some of the high altitude restaurants open in these months, the ones at Pre st Esprit and L'Arpete have small outdoor pools.
The nearest summer glacier skiing is in Tignes (approximately 27 km from Bourg) on the Grande Motte, however due to glacial recession it is now closed at certain times of the year.
[ Source: Wikipedia - Bourg Saint-Maurice ]
Je suis dans mon poste d'observation. Je suis dans ma noble tour de guet. En effet, je ne suis pas dans n'importe quel lieu. Le clocher fortifié, mais depuis longtemps désarmé, de Notre-Dame, est mon point de vue. Mais où sont passés les galions et les frégates anglais, où sont bien passés les murs et la Tour de François Ier ? Les temps ont changé ! Depuis cette tour, nous avons vu passé les flottes et l'aviation anglaise ravager la ville à de multiple reprises, la vieille ville se moderniser, les immeubles de Perret pousser d'un champ de ruine, la Résidence de France remplacer l'immense atelier de chantier naval d'Augustin Normand. Nous avons vu du haut de ce clocher vu les navires apporter les morues, fruit de la pêche provenant de Terre-Neuve, les navires du Nouveau Monde apportant des épices et du coton récoltés par les esclaves, les baleiniers et l'âge d'or de la période des Transatlantiques.
Les choses ont bien changé, mais pas tout... Comme lors des pestes de 1563, de 1594 ou de 1920, comme lors des grandes épidémies de choléra et de dysenterie du XIXème siècle, une nouvelle épidémie plonge la ville et son port dans un mortel silence que seul le beffroi, qui se trouve à mes pieds, brise par ses merveilleuses sonneries.
A la derecha de la imagen sobresale entre los edificios el citado monumento de la "Mire du Nord" en forma de piramide alargada. En primer plano la escalera de piedra que daba acceso a la terraza mirador del Blute-Fin desde la entrada por la Rue Lépic. Otro acceso al "point de vue" del molino se encontraba justo detrás de este. En el fondo se distinguen los grandes edificios que bordean en curva la Rue Caulaincourt. Siguiendo el trazado lineal del edificio del ángulo inferior derecho, en ese fondo y tras los árboles, asoma una de las aspas del "Moulin à Poivre".
Ver nº4 en el plano de la Fig.2:
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Castelo de São Jorge 26/09/2010 15h34
From the terrace of the castle the view over the city and Rio Tejo is fanstastic.
Castelo de São Jorge
The Castle of São Jorge (Castelo de São Jorge) is a moorish castle that occupies a commanding position overlooking the city of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, and the broad Rio Tejo beyond. The strongly-fortified citadel, which, in its present configuration, dates from medieval times, is located atop the highest hill in the historic center of the city. The castle is one of the main historical and touristic sites of Lisbon.
[ Source and much more information: Wikipedia - Castle São Jorge ]