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The marble Khas Mahal was the personal palace of the emperor, split into separate apartments for worship, sleeping and sitting.
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is located in the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS. It was named after Jerry and Margaret Nerman, who are prominent collectors of contemporary art in the area.
I had to visit the museum because it was so close by, and it open after 5pm on Fridays. It turned out to be time well spent. After checking out the art, do not miss the gift shop!
This is the lower level "path" from the upper dells to the "Giant's Bathtub", located at Matthiessen State Park.
It was still a bit foggy at the time of this picture.
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I think the addition of some blocks in very light and very dark worked out well. All ready to sew this together :)
These are the steps at the back of the Podium shopping centre. Think the guy at the top of the steps thought I was a bit odd and he scuttled off!
Fantasy steps partly constructed from artificial stone on an iron or steel substructure. They are still perfectly useable. Made for Isaac Holden by French specialists around 1870. Holden Park, Oakworth.
A portion of the 410 steps that extend from State Street downtown up to Montello Avenue in The Heights. Hood River, Oregon. Photo by special request....
A flight of steps near the outer gatehouse.
Beeston Castle is situated on a rocky hill in the Cheshire Plain. It dates from the 13th century.
This is a beautiful, windy, serene, quiet and desolate area, Snake River Canyon with Owyhee Mountain Range in the horizon.
I was in serene solitude, enjoying it all... Nearest human habitation is a small village called Kuna, Idaho, which is 22 miles to the North and Mountain Home AFB, 20 miles to the East. Both on Idaho State Highway 69, aka, Western Heritage Scenic Byway, which is, indeed, beautiful with wide expansive vista.
I was taking in the beautiful otherworldly scenic view and was also hoping to get a glimpse of a nesting pair of Raptors and the like as it also happens to be the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, dedicated to famous conservationist, Morely Nelson. Every now and then I could hear the call of a Falcon but could not spot one.
Then came this 4x4, in there this young Love-Birds with an entourage of 4 Photographers/assistants. I had the feeling that it was an Engagement Photo Shoot as couples in romantic settings like to be left alone and nobody comes this far with 4 photographers/assistants just to hang-out and take romantic pics! Couples simply take "Selfies" with their i-Phones!!! So I greeted them with a smile and "Engagement (photo shoot)?" He replied with a smile "Just to hang out".
But I sure felt the moment right, about some time into the (Yet-to-be-declared-Engagement) Photo-Shoot, on the other side of the ledge, he proposed to her !!!! He got on his knees and all, proposed to her and then even added "You still have time to back out of it " as photographers were clicking away to their hearts-content... She was totally surprised, exclaimed something, which I could not hear in high-wind, but she did happily accept, judging from the smiles and hugs from my vantage point!!!
Later, on their way out, as we exchanged pleasantries and I congratulated the couple, he admitted to me with a grin, that he didn't tell me when they arrived, so "not to ruin the moment" (and the surprise).
This is something that I will always remember, the moment and the beauty of it all! What are the chances of something like this happening in such an area when one is on vacation and was there for a few hours only...? Lucky and Sweet indeed! May be a Good Omen too!
Thanks to my good friend Dan Alban, who grew up in Nampa, Idaho, for recommending this place, Swan Falls Dam, Idaho, among other places in Idaho for me to see! And for his family's generous and wonderful hospitality!
Idaho is really beautiful, especially Snake River Valley and Gorge area and up in the Pine Forested Mountain areas such as Idaho City and the High Desert country. And the beautiful, absolutely beautiful Sunsets! I will upload more pics later.
Video here youtu.be/sLHJpj-m-Qg
More info : Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_Nelson_Snake_River_Birds_of_...
the concrete steps lead from the sidewalk up to the house. they lean to the left because tree roots grew under them and torqued them
"I would like to congratulate you for undertaking the first, important steps in the very difficult task of state-building, bringing peace and improving the daily life of the Somali people," EP president Martin Schulz told Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Thursday morning. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the country would be looking to the EP to help develop a strong Somali parliament.
Read more here:
AFET and DEVE debate with pres. Mohamud on Somalia (31/01/2013 10:30-12:00)
www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/committees/video?event=...
Recording of the press point (31/01/2013)
ec.europa.eu/avservices/player/streaming.cfm?type=ebsplus...
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Resolution on the political and humanitarian crisis in Somalia (Nov 2012)
www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/2012_paramaribo/pdf/ad...
Study on current Somali condition (by DG EXPO, ENG only)
www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/studiesdownload.html...
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