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Blessed among counties, Norfolk, at the edge of England, is a destination, not a corridor, and is as yet untouched by the motorway system. Fourth in area it is 21st in population, with a quarter of its inhabitants living within eight miles of the centre of Norwich. As Pevsner points out, some parts of Norfolk are so under-populated that it is difficult to believe that you are less than a hundred miles from London.
Such are the county's architectural riches that Pevsner's coverage has always been divided between two volumes. Over a hundred churches are said to be in ruins and derelict buildings are a common sight. This ruined farmhouse ...18th century if it's a day... of which we see only the end elevation here, was encountered during a most enjoyable potter around the lanes in the southern part of the county. Away from the main roads, though it was a fine, balmy day, we hardly saw another car.
The next day I attempted to repeat the experience in a conterminous part of Cambridgeshire, in the catchment area of the M11 ...an altogether less "backward" part of the country. Traffic jams formed at the entrances to popular "garden centres". I squirmed the Bentosmobile in and out around the parked cars surrounding every village green. Leisure-crazed cyclists and walkers in hideous, violently-coloured clothing clogged the lanes. Every few yards I had to pull to the side of the road to let another car pass in the opposite direction. Always there seemed to be another car following ours at close quarters, boiling with impatience and aggression, so that it was difficult to stop and admire, or slow down and gawp about, as we like to.
My point being? Well, I have none really. I merely remark an identifiable phenomenon. Cambridgeshire and Norfolk are neighbouring counties, about equidistant from London. Yet Cambridgeshire is much more easily communicable from London than its neighbour. What are "fast transport links" but the means of spreading metropolitan ways into the hinterland? People and businesses re-locate to the provinces, thinking that a motorway or an electrified railway line will enable them to enjoy the best of both worlds ...closeness and remoteness at the same time. All that happens is that the provinces come to resemble the capital. It's all very reassuring really. Every new advantage is cancelled out by a corresponding disadvantage, and life stays the same.
ODC-Two Of A Kind
Amazon Anne & Eve were having a conversation about this old phone I use in some of my Halloween shots.
Portugal has some of the most impressing two storied cloisters I have ever seen ...
Portugal hat einige der schönsten zweigeschossigen Kreuzgänge, die ich je gesehen habe ...
The Manueline or Portuguese late Gothic, is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century, incorporating maritime elements and representations of the discoveries brought from the voyages of Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral.
This innovative style synthesizes aspects of Late Gothic architecture with influences of the Spanish Plateresque style, Italian urban architecture, and Flemish elements. It marks the transition from Late Gothic to Renaissance. The construction of churches and monasteries in Manueline was largely financed by proceeds of the lucrative spice trade with Africa and India.
The style was given its name, many years later, by Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen, Viscount of Porto Seguro, in his 1842 book, Noticia historica e descriptiva do Mosteiro de Belem, com um glossario de varios termos respectivos principalmente a architectura gothica, in his description of the Jerónimos Monastery.
Varnhagen named the style after King Manuel I, whose reign (1495–1521) coincided with its development.
The style was much influenced by the astonishing successes of the voyages of discovery of Portuguese navigators, from the coastal areas of Africa to the discovery of Brazil and the ocean routes to the Far East, drawing heavily on the style and decorations of East Indian temples.
Although the period of this style did not last long (from 1490 to 1520), it played an important part in the development of Portuguese art.
The influence of the style outlived the king. Celebrating the newly maritime power, it manifested itself in architecture (churches, monasteries, palaces, castles) and extended into other arts such as sculpture, painting, works of art made of precious metals, faience and furniture.
I was about to take a picture of the entrance to the would-be-enhanced cathedral in Siena, when I spotted this older couple heading my way. So elegantly dressesd, thy were moving with vigor in the 36C heat - as if such a stroll was an everyday occurence.
Pictured here is another one of 58 bronze sculptures on a bridge in Oslo's Vigeland Sculpture park. It obviously shows two men. The dominant motif among the bronze figures on the bridge is the relationship between man and woman and between adults and children. All sculptures were created before 1943 by Gustav Vigeland, Norway's most famous sculptor.
Personally, I really admired the beautiful sculptures especially of the male body of the norwegian artist that can also be found elsewhere in the park.
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The largest steam and diesel locomotives ever built sitting parallel to each other, on display at the National Museum of Transportation near Des Peres, MO.
How very surreal it must feel for you to be staying here in this Fontainebleau One-Bedroom Strip-View King Suite for the next three days! You, as an individual, and you and your very lovely lady as a couple, have booked some very excellent accommodations over your last 30 years of Loving & Living Las Vegas! But none of those excellent accommodations match the elegance and allure of this Noble Luxury One Bedroom Suite! And isn’t it exciting to be here on the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip for a whole week to fellowship with your Flickr Friend of more than 14+ years! 😁📷 So go ahead and allow yourself the luxury of celebrating your first full day in Paradise! Drink Well! Eat Well! And Sleep Well! Be ready to greet your long time Flickr Friend when he and his family arrive here tomorrow afternoon! In the meantime, enjoy your surroundings and let’s get ready for dinner.
Life Is Going To Be Good Here! ☺️
They have both been there since ancient times :)
Peace and Nose!
/ MushroomBrain sometimes a prisoner
There's a little story between Barnabas, Wonka and Edward!! XD
It was written in Chinese, so please use Google translate tool on the right side ^^
Read Here> blog.yam.com/khlydia/article/56859268
Barnabas Collins from the movie "Dark Shadows"
Taeyang Nosferatu
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