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小樽運河是日本北海道小樽市的一處地標。1914年動工，1923年開通。運河沿岸排列著一排紅磚倉庫，是小樽市作作為日本北海道金融、經濟中心的象徵，甚至被人稱爲「北方的華爾街」昔日運河裏曾擁擠著無數裝卸貨物的舢板。後來由於戰爭令工業倒退，喪失了運河的工用，因此有一半長度的運河被填平作馬路使用。如今這些倉庫建築都改成了玻璃工藝品商店、茶館、餐廳和大型商鋪。成為了一處旅遊聖地。
The Poike has unique statues made of trachyte stone.
The moai are known as white moais.
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About 500 meters from there, very close to the eroded Ma’unga Parehe the Ahu Toremu Hiva is found, with a stone wall quite destroyed and partly fallen on the cliff, in which some pieces of statues and a half-buried head on the floor can be seen.
Near Pua Katiki crater the remains of another ahu appear, and a small moai of white trachyte in which the human form is barely distinguishable. More to the interior of the peninsula the Ahu Riki Riki (that means “little one”) emphasizes in which there are several moai fragments carved in white stone.
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These curious geological formations were used as trachyte quarries, a dense volcanic white stone, with which they carved several moai statues. Most of the statues that have been found in Poike were carved in this resistant material, although a few come from the Rano Raraku volcano.
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For some unknown reason, during the period of construction of the large statues, considered the golden age of the island, it is believed that the inhabitants of the Poike peninsula remained separate from the others and hardly participated in the work of carving in the quarries of Rano Raraku.
One proof of its isolation is that only two of the statues found in the Poike are made of the lapilli tuff of the Rano Raraku, while the rest of the statues were made of the white trachyte coming from the Poike deposits.
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At the foot of the lower slope of the Poike, there is a large depression of terrain of 3.5 km long that runs parallel to the current road and is known as the Poike Ditch. It is formed by a series of elongated trenches about 10 to 15 meters wide and 2 or 3 meters deep.
Oral tradition speaks of a bloody and genocidal struggle, known as the battle of the Poike, which took place in this place. A legend says that the tribe of the Hanau E’epe (the ruling class) took refuge in this area to protect themselves from the tribe of the Hanau Momoko, who had rebelled against the abuses of the rival tribe.
The Hanau E’epe people had dug a large ditch which they set fire to form a barrier and defend against the enemy. However the Hanau Momoko people managed to infiltrate the ends of the volcano and attacked the Hanau E’epe by surprise. When they realised that were surrounded, they retreated to the pit, where they were thrown and burned alive. For that reason the islanders call the ditch Ko te umu or te Hanau e’epe or “the great curanto of the Hanau e’epe”.
JAF2 banking and leaving JFK for Cuba after #UNGA.
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Alaska / Aleutian Islands
The last residents left the village Unga in the early 1970s (look on the far right)
8 captures (Hugin)
UNGA 2019 in full swing..... as an exotic 738 departs to regional field after dropping off the delegates.
[UNGA week visitor] You pray, you pray, you pray and eventually, it happens...
Here is "Gambia 001" off RWY31L after dropping off President Yahya JAMMEH to attend UN General Assembly held in NYC. Without a doubt, THE highlight of this entire UNGA week! [GMB001]
[UNGA week visitor] You pray, you pray, you pray and eventually, it happens... Now, I can die and rest in peace.
Here is "Gambia 001" banking out RWY31L after dropping off President Yahya JAMMEH to attend UN General Assembly held in NYC. Without a doubt, THE highlight of this entire UNGA week! [GMB001]
[UNGA week visitor] Here is "Turkish Republic 1 Heavy" seen on final 22L while sun got finally shown up! Carrying President Recep TAYYIP ERDOGAN to attend UN General Assembly. [TRK1]
50 shades of blue:
In Easter Island there are five coves or small bays (hanga in rapanui language) from which local fishermen go out to sea. The most remote are La Perouse on the northeast coast, Hanga Nui, near Ahu Tongariki, and Vaihu on the south coast.
View of the three Poike ma’ungas (hills) from the north coast:
At first sight the Poike only shows a landscape of gentle slopes, desolate meadows and steep cliffs that fall over the sea. However, this unique corner of the island contains several places of interest in which history and legends of Easter Island are mixed.
The three ma’ungas:
On the northern slope of the Poike peninsula, there are three unique mounds or domes formed by the superposition of multiple lava flows. Their names starting from the coast inland are Ma’unga Parehe (broken hill), Ma’unga Tea Tea (white hill) and Ma’unga Vai a Heva (magic water hill). These small elevations, that form a striking “crest” on the slope when they are seen from the north coast, have been the scene of several episodes in the history of the island.
These curious geological formations were used as trachyite quarries, a dense volcanic white stone, with which they carved several moai statues. Most of the statues that have been found in Poike were carved in this resistant material, although a few come from the Rano Raraku volcano.
In addition, taking advantage of its elevated position, small ahu or ceremonial platforms used by priests and sages during their sacred rites were built on the small plateaus of each of the three peaks. It is still possible to see some remains as the small and eroded statue on the top of Ma’unga Parehe, the closest to the cliff.
These hills were not only used by the natives of Rapa Nui to honor their ancestors and divinities, they were also spotted by the Spaniards who arrived in 1770 in the second European expedition that arrived on the island under the command of Felipe González de Haedo.
On the morning of November 20, 1770, a detachment of 250 men ascended to the Pu’i hill to recognize the terrain and complete the details of the first cartographic map of the island. Later, another group of 250 soldiers, sailors, officers and chaplains landed on the Ovahe beach with the mission of officially taking possession of the island.
This second detachment was joined by many islanders and together they went in procession to the Poike. After a difficult climb they planted three wooden crosses on the tops of the three hills or ma’ungas. The three “Viva el Rey” (long live the king) when raising each cross, accompanied by musket salvoes plus the 21 cannon shots of each of the two anchored boats, had to leave a strong impression on the ancient natives.
An act of formal possession of the island was written in the name of Carlos III, the King of Spain, and was named San Carlos Island, in honor of his majesty. The act, which was signed by several officers and three native chiefs, is the first known written document that contains signs similar to those of the Rongo Rongo tablets.
Unga Park (運河パーク)
The floating red and blue lights on the left are from the YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN ropeway.
[UNGA week visitor] "Amiri 3" on final RWY31R early in the morning but in such good conditions to get it! [QAF3]
[UNGA week visitor] "Japanese Air Force 001 Heavy" taking off RWY31L as a repositionning flight after dropping off Prime Minister Shinzo ABE-sama about to address UN General Assembly. Seems to be an air-to-air shot, doesn't it? I love it so much :D [JF001]
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MasterJet A320-232 Reg: CS-TFY on approach to JFK ops for Democratic Republic of the Congo to collect President Félix Tshisekedi attending the UNGA