tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30269244075127379832024-03-18T05:02:54.146+02:00WORLD, COME TO MY HOME!A day without a postcard is a wasted dayDănuţ Ivănescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17467606777157851447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2637125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026924407512737983.post-38603710269392666932021-03-15T09:31:00.029+02:002021-03-15T10:11:03.284+02:003466 SIERRA LEONE - Man with clothes iron in Freetown<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWCc-j_yATr5dyGahqkb22rRVIH9-Wh3_x5KFn4jtuPthIentmbk_WXdkAlgEnMPFWnwpd9sObM5LRXVVkt95KvWCBWcy167NhSzKuT19lbmPPlgAnD3ejb2WefgtIEXKE4Bl-dmp6x8H/s1788/1-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1788" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWCc-j_yATr5dyGahqkb22rRVIH9-Wh3_x5KFn4jtuPthIentmbk_WXdkAlgEnMPFWnwpd9sObM5LRXVVkt95KvWCBWcy167NhSzKuT19lbmPPlgAnD3ejb2WefgtIEXKE4Bl-dmp6x8H/w400-h263/1-1.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3466 Man with clothes iron in Freetown<br></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCqLyCifC3S_VnvfyMXgwW4NzJM9pJ2bBHYMPYroBVVyhB0ONBjzrZaoh9WF6QanS8RC_HklmDuPsiaY6Ugvzop1AI6EZAluNMvTjOq-o1WQbRdlu9NDY5Erb1AJVPzKYcnbwpAGu0Xro/s1788/1-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1788" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCqLyCifC3S_VnvfyMXgwW4NzJM9pJ2bBHYMPYroBVVyhB0ONBjzrZaoh9WF6QanS8RC_HklmDuPsiaY6Ugvzop1AI6EZAluNMvTjOq-o1WQbRdlu9NDY5Erb1AJVPzKYcnbwpAGu0Xro/w400-h264/1-4.jpg" width="400"></a></div><p></p><p>Even if <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone">Sierra Leone</a> is a resource-rich country, it remains among the world's poorest countries, with 2011 estimates indicating nearly 53% of Sierra Leoneans living below the poverty line, and a life expectancy of 52.2 years. I don't know when this photo was taken, but I think it's significant for the standard of living in this country. Such <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_iron">clothes irons</a> (filled with hot coals, or heated in a fire or on a stove) are no longer used in Europe from 7-8 decades. </p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2021/03/3466-sierra-leone-man-with-clothes-iron.html#more"></a>Dănuţ Ivănescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17467606777157851447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026924407512737983.post-11861060540778039492021-03-14T00:00:00.000+02:002021-03-14T16:01:28.385+02:001650, 2980, 3359, 3465 THAILAND (Bangkok) - Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Named after a monastery in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India">India </a>where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha">Buddha</a> is believed to have lived, <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Pho">Wat Pho</a></b> (known also as the <b>Temple of the Reclining Buddha</b>), is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhist</a> temple in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phra_Nakhon" title="Phra Nakhon">Phra Nakhon district</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>, directly adjacent to the <a href="http://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.ro/2011/10/00008-thailand-grand-palace-in-bangkok.html">Grand Palace</a>. Prior to the temple's founding, the site was a centre of education for traditional Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions. An enormous Buddha image from <a href="http://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.ro/2015/11/2074-thailand-phra-nakhon-si-ayutthaya.html">Ayuthaya</a>'s <a href="http://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.ro/2015/11/2074-thailand-phra-nakhon-si-ayutthaya.html">Wat Phra Si Sanphet</a> was destroyed by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma">Burmese</a> in 1767; King <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_I" title="Rama I">Rama I</a> (1782-1809) incorporated its fragments to build a temple to enlarge and renovate the complex.<br>
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The temple has sixteen gates around the complex guarded by Chinese
giants carved out of rocks. These statues were originally imported as
ballast on ship trading with China. The outer cloister has images of 400
Buddhas out of the 1200 originally bought by king <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chulalongkorn">Rama V</a>.
In terms of architecture, these are varied in different styles and
postures, but these are evenly mounted on matching gilded pedestals. The image of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclining_Buddha">reclining Buddha</a>
is 15m high and 43m long with his right arm supporting the head with
tight curls on two box-pillows of blue, richly encrusted with glass
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The complex, also known as the birthplace of traditional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_massage" title="Thai massage">Thai massage</a>, was restored and extended in the reign of King <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_III" title="Rama III">Rama III</a>, and again in 1982. It consists of two walled compounds bisected by Soi Chetuphon running east-west. The northern one is where the reclining Buddha and massage school are found, and the southern one (Tukgawee) is a working Buddhist monastery with monks in residence and a school. Outside the temple, the grounds contain 91 <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedi_%28temple%29" title="Chedi (temple)">chedis</a></i> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupa">stupas</a> or mounds), four <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vihara" title="Vihara">viharas</a></i> (halls) and a <i>bot </i>(central shrine).<div><br></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBdsEnFXeP007vl-8jM0Tq8_i3UfepdCio6xRLEbKr8zWTUEi57BwJoVap_-RWWrNlDBG1UMuf-V-ckL_NxmemNtk6avWOhbJTKlvaisCuZbpeCYh5IbKZmqIqL7mmGoKEWNKdoPyjVY8/s1750/1-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1750" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBdsEnFXeP007vl-8jM0Tq8_i3UfepdCio6xRLEbKr8zWTUEi57BwJoVap_-RWWrNlDBG1UMuf-V-ckL_NxmemNtk6avWOhbJTKlvaisCuZbpeCYh5IbKZmqIqL7mmGoKEWNKdoPyjVY8/w400-h285/1-2.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3465 Phra Mondop in Wat Pho</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvbl-tmM4XzmHpRe-l6Uyyforxbz7D57Ur-Fp9f9rVF-Hlw4CKdBNcjbXwZhRUEF4i8flwWmJzlVyQbFDg5LsARTnLvqgT-GSJ97Xv14_42P4-RBjcNcW7Cp4sGhC12NTeE4hS4fH4v_H/s1760/2.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="1760" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvbl-tmM4XzmHpRe-l6Uyyforxbz7D57Ur-Fp9f9rVF-Hlw4CKdBNcjbXwZhRUEF4i8flwWmJzlVyQbFDg5LsARTnLvqgT-GSJ97Xv14_42P4-RBjcNcW7Cp4sGhC12NTeE4hS4fH4v_H/w400-h280/2.3.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br></div></div><div>The 3m high and 4.5m long foot of Buddha displays are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. They are divided into 108 arranged panels, displaying the auspicious symbols by which Buddha can be identified like flowers, dancers, white elephants, tigers and altar accessories. Over the statue is a seven tiered umbrella representing the authority of Thailand. There are 108 bronze bowls in the corridor indicating the 108 auspicious characters of Buddha. People drop coins in these bowls as it is believed to bring good fortune, and to help the monks maintain the wat.<div><br><span></span></div></div><a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2015/06/1650-thailand-bangkok-temple-of.html#more"></a>Dănuţ Ivănescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17467606777157851447noreply@blogger.com0Wat Pho, Grand Palace Subdistrict, Pranakorn District, Bangkok 10200, Thailanda13.7465751 100.4927276999999313.742719099999999 100.48768519999993 13.7504311 100.49777019999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026924407512737983.post-8530459487112431612020-04-05T10:47:00.002+03:002020-04-05T10:47:42.376+03:003464 BARBADOS - Morgan Lewis Windmill<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Located in the northern parish of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew,_Barbados">St. Andrew</a> overlooking the eastern coastline of the island and the Scotland District, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Lewis_Windmill">Morgan Lewis Windmill</a></b>, is the last sugar windmill to operate in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados">Barbados</a>, and one of only two working in the world today, the other being at Betty's Hope Estate on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua">Antigua</a>. The mill stopped operating in 1947, but was dismantled for restoration and reopened in 1999 as museum. During the 'crop' season, February through July, its sails are put in place and it operates one Sunday in each month, grinding cane and providing cane juice.<br>
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Named after the sugar cane (once the most important resource of the islands <a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2020/01/3325-saint-kitts-and-nevis-maps-of.html">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a>) and mas-short for masquerade, the <a href="https://www.sntravel.co.uk/blog/st-kitts-nevis-celebrate-ultimate-christmas-carnival/">Sugar Mas Carnival</a> takes place every year between the penultimate friday of November and the last weekend of January, having the climax around Christmas. During this period, streets become a spectrum of colour as various processions and parades bring music and dancing to their every corner and the sounds of soca and calypso can be heard at every turn.<br>
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Between 1977 and 1978, on the shore of lake <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pielinen" title="Pielinen">Pielinen</a>, about three kilometers from the center of the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurmes">Nurmes</a>, was erected the <a href="https://www.visitkarelia.fi/en/Destinations/Nurmes/Bomba-area">Bomba house</a>, a copy (a little bigger) of a house build by Jegor Bombin in 1855 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suoyarvi">Suojärvi</a>. Suojärvi was part of the Karelian areas that <a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2011/10/00010-finnland-suomi.html">Finland</a> lost to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> in 1944 as a result of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War">continuation war</a> between the two countries, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelians">Karelians</a> were evacuated from the areas. A full Karelian village was built around the replica to supplement the atmosphere and the experience of the area.<br>
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Of indescribable beauty, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha_Marine_National_Park">Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park</a>, located at a distance of about 340 km off the Brazilian coast, is formed by volcanic peaks of a submerged mountain chain. Nearly 70% of the main island of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha"><b>Fernando de Noronha</b></a>, 21 smaller islands and islets of the archipelago, as well as most adjacent waters to a depth of 50 metres are part of the property. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atol_das_Rocas_Biological_Reserve">Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve</a>, the only atoll in the South Atlantic, is located about 150 km west of Fernando de Noronha. It is an elliptical reef including two small islands surrounded by a marine reserve.<br>
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Chinese Singaporeans constituted 76.2% of the country's citizens, making them the largest ethnic group in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>. Outside Greater China, Singapore is the only country in the world where people of Chinese descent constitute a majority of the population and are well represented in all levels of Singaporean society, politically and economically. Located within the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outram,_Singapore" title="Outram, Singapore">Outram district</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Area,_Singapore" title="Central Area, Singapore">Central Area</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Singapore"><b>Chinatown</b></a> is considerably less of an enclave than it once was. However, the precinct does retain significant historical and cultural significance.<br>
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<a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2016/06/2599-slovenia-slovene-littoral-piran.html">Piran</a>, considered by some the most beautiful town on the Slovenian coast, grew with the help of salt. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_evaporation_pond">salt pans</a>, where the world-class fleur de sel (flower of salt) is still produced today using age-old methods, were the reason why the picturesque Mediterranean walled town flourished. Established in 804, the <b>Piran Salt Pans</b> encompassed the salt pans in the area of today’s marina (Lucija, Portorož), the smaller Strunjan Salt Pans, and the larger Sečovlje Salt Pans. The areas of all the preserved salt pans are now landscape parks.<br>
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The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_River"><b>Singapore River</b></a> is approximately 3.2 kilometers long, runs parallel to Alexandra Road, through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>'s central business district, and feeds into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Reservoir" title="Marina Reservoir">Marina Reservoir</a> in the southern part of the city. At one time, Singapore River was the very lifeblood of the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" title="Colony">colony</a>, the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" title="Trade">trade</a> artery, the center of <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" title="Commerce">commercial</a> activity, the heart of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" title="Entrepot">entrepot</a> trade, and the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" title="Marine vessel">vessel</a> of importance.
Some parts of this area include quays such as <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_Quay" title="Boat Quay">Boat Quay</a></b>, situated upstream from the mouth of the river. <br>
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With a population of 40,200, George Town, situated on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Cayman" title="Grand Cayman">Grand Cayman</a>, is not only the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">capital</a> of the Cayman Islands, but also the largest city (by population) of all the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a>, and a popular port for Caribbean cruise ships. This quaint town is host to a variety of activities – including luxurious glass-bottom boat tours, fascinating rum distillery tours, beautiful art galleries, top-notch shopping that includes duty free shops, delicious eateries and an historical museum.<br>
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Located 10 kilometers south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow">Moscow</a> city limits, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorki_Leninskiye">Gorki Leninskiye</a></b> (meaning "Lenin's Gorki") is placed on a high bank of the River Turovka close to where it flows into the River Pakhra. The estate of Gorki belonged to various Muscovite noblemen from the 18th century. Zinaida Morozova, the widow of the magnat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savva_Timofeyevich_Morozov">Savva Morozov</a>, purchased it in 1909, and engaged the most fashionable Russian architect, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Schechtel">Fyodor Schechtel</a>, to remodel the mansion in the then current <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture">Neoclassical</a> style, complete with a six-column Ionic portico.<br>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickmer_Rickmers"><b><i>Rickmer Rickmers</i></b></a> is a three masted barque permanently moored as a museum ship in <a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2019/12/3301-germany-hamburg-free-and-hanseatic.html">Hamburg</a>, near the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_San_Diego" title="Cap San Diego">Cap San Diego</a></i> steamer, also a museum ship. After almost 90 years of sailing the seven seas, the ship was turned into a museum in 1983. Today, visitors can roam the decks, exploring the crew's and officers' quarters, the galley and even the engine room (this windjammer was powered by wind and, if required, by steam and diesel engines). The hull is 97 meters long, 12.20 meters wide, the depth was 6 meters.<br>
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Built in a picturesque place, on the high bank of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daugava">Western Dvina River</a>, the <a href="http://vitebskcity.by/article_view.php?idmenu=1&id=19&lang=en"><b>Assumption Cathedral</b></a> is one of the outstanding monuments of the architecture of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitebsk">Vitebsk</a>. It is also the only cathedral in Vitebsk, the lower active layer of which is located underground. The Assumption mountain, where now the cathedral stands, has been used for construction of religious buildings during thousands of years. Initially, there was a pagan shrine, and with the birth of Christianity a church was built at this place, which burned more than once in fires.<br>
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The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Sandstone_Mountains"><b>Elbe Sandstone Mountains</b></a> is a mountain range straddling the border between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxony" title="Saxony">Saxony</a> in southeastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> and the North <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemia" title="Bohemia">Bohemian</a> region of the <a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2017/06/3082-czech-republic-map-and-flag-of.html">Czech Republic</a>, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side. The river <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe" title="Elbe">Elbe</a> breaks through the mountain range in a steep and narrow valley.
Their highest peak (723 m) is in Bohemia on the left bank of the river. The most striking characteristic of this deeply dissected rocky mountain
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<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Baux-de-Provence">Les Baux-de-Provence</a></b> is a commune in Southern France, which has a spectacular position in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpilles">Alpilles</a> mountains, set atop a rocky outcrop that is crowned with a ruined castle overlooking the plains to the south. Although already inhabited in the Bronze Age, it didn't really start growing until the medieval period, when the area became the stronghold of a feudal domain covering 79 towns and villages. The fortress was built from the 11th to the 13th century. The princes of Baux controlled Provence for many years and they gained a formidable reputation.<br>
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This lighthouse was built in London in 1864. A year later, the cast-iron segments were shipped to <a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2014/01/0975-new-zealand-map-and-flag.html">New Zealand</a> and assembled on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mana_Island,_New_Zealand">Mana Island</a>, north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington">Wellington</a>, near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Strait">Cook Strait</a>. Because it was sometimes confused with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencarrow_Head_Lighthouse">Pencarrow Head light</a> at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, which led to several shipping accidents, it was dismantled and moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Egmont">Cape Egmont</a>, close to the volcanic cone of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Taranaki">Mount Taranaki</a>. The huge cast iron sections would have been ferried ashore by surfboats, then dragged up to the site by bullock teams.<br>
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Impressive in its simplicity, the <a href="http://www.selamta.net/lalibela.htm"><b>Tomb of Adam</b></a> is a huge square block of stone stands in a deep trench in front of the western face of Biete Golgotha Mikael (House of Golgotha Mikael). The block has been hollowed out, the ground floor serving as the western entrance to the first group of churches. The upper floor houses a hermit's cell. Again it is a cross that is the only decoration of this "tomb ". The large opening in the eastern wall provides light for the cell and has the shape of a harmonious croix pattee with flat-pitched finials.<br>
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Located in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Core" title="Downtown Core">Downtown Core</a> within the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Area,_Singapore" title="Central Area, Singapore">Central Area</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Place"><b>Raffles Place</b></a> is the centre of the Financial District of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> and is located south of the mouth of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_River" title="Singapore River">Singapore River</a>. It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Singapore in Raffles Town Plan. It was renamed Raffles Place in 1858 and now features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.
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The <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlion">Merlion</a> statue</b> (8.6m hight), made by Lim Nang Seng in 1972, was placed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlion_Park">Merlion Park</a>.
Designed by Fraser Brunner in 1964 for the logo of the Singapore
Tourism Board, this symbol of Singapore is a mythical creature with the
head of a lion and the body of a fish. The body of the statue is made of
cement, skin from porcelain plates and eyes from red teacups.<br>
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The highest six buildings that are visible in the back in the postcard 0019 are, from left to right: <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Tower">Hitachi Tower</a> </b>(179m - completed in 1992), <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Plaza_%28Singapore%29">Republic Plaza</a></b> (280m - completed in 1995), <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Land_Tower">Singapore Land Tower</a></b> (190m - completed in 1980), <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Raffles_Place">One Raffles Place</a></b> (280m - completed in 1986), <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybank_Tower_%28Singapore%29">Maybank Tower</a></b> (175m - completed in 2001), and <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Overseas_Bank_Plaza">United Overseas Bank Plaza</a></b> / UOB Plaza (280m - completed in 1995).<br>
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The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge"><b>Chesapeake Bay Bridge</b></a> is a major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_bridges" title="Twin bridges">dual-span bridge</a> spanning the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay" title="Chesapeake Bay">Chesapeake Bay</a>, and connecting the state's rural <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Shore_of_Maryland" title="Eastern Shore of Maryland">Eastern Shore</a> region with the urban <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Shore_of_Maryland" title="Western Shore of Maryland">Western Shore</a>.
The original span, opened in 1952 and with a length of 6.9 km, was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure.
The parallel span was added in 1973. The bridge is officially named the
Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Preston_Lane_Jr." title="William Preston Lane Jr.">William Preston Lane Jr.</a> who, as the 52nd Governor of Maryland, initiated its construction in the late 1940s.<br>
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Named after <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fullerton_%28governor%29" title="Robert Fullerton (governor)">Robert Fullerton</a>, the first <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_the_Straits_Settlements" title="Governor of the Straits Settlements">Governor of the Straits Settlements</a> (1826–1829), the <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerton_Hotel">Fullerton Hotel</a></b>, whose the northern end covers the site of Fort Fullerton was commissioned
in 1919 as part of the Crown colony's centennial celebrations. The
building was designed as an office building by Major P.H. Keys, and was opened in 1928.
Initially, General Post Office covered the two lower floors (until
1996), and the exclusive Singapore Club rented premises on the upper
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In the WWII the building was the one in which <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Percival">General Percival</a> discussed with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenton_Thomas">Sir Shenton</a>
the possibility of surrendering Singapore, and subsequently became the
headquarters of the Japanese Military Administration. In 1997, Sino Land
(Hong Kong) Company Ltd acquired the Fullerton Building and converted
it into a five-star <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" title="Luxury hotel">luxury hotel</a>, officially opened in 2001. Its architecture follow the principals of 20th-century Beaux-Arts tradition of classicism. Relating to the design, it is largely Monumental and Ornamental. <br>
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This postcard was made on the occasion of the postcrossing meeting that took place on February 19, 2020 in <a href="http://saint%20petersburg/">Saint Petersburg</a>. The organizers chose as image the <a href="https://english.spbstu.ru/university/about-the-university/history/construction-institute/"><b>Water Supply Tower</b></a>, one of the oldest constructions on the SPbPU (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great_St._Petersburg_Polytechnic_University">Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University</a>), built in 1905, three years after the opening of Polytechnic Institute. Its bizarre architectural look with fragmented forms and lines clearly contrasts with the other buildings on the campus; it is a kind of a hi-rise dominant of the entire complex of the two- and four-storey buildings.<br>
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Located on Bailén Street, in the western part of downtown <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>, east of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanares_River" title="Manzanares River">Manzanares River</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Madrid"><b>Royal Palace of Madrid</b></a> is the official residence of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_royal_family" title="Spanish royal family">Spanish royal family</a>, although now only used for state ceremonies.
The palace has 135,000 square metres of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms, being the largest functioning royal palace and the largest by floor area in Europe. The last monarch who lived continuously in the palace was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XIII_of_Spain" title="Alfonso XIII of Spain">King Alfonso XIII</a>, although <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Aza%C3%B1a" title="Manuel Azaña">Manuel Azaña</a>, president of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Second_Republic" title="Spanish Second Republic">Second Republic</a>,
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The interior of the palace is notable for its wealth of art and the use
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of its rooms. It includes paintings by artists such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio" title="Caravaggio">Caravaggio</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Flandes" title="Juan de Flandes">Juan de Flandes</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Goya" title="Francisco de Goya">Francisco de Goya</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez" title="Diego Velázquez">Velázquez</a>, and frescoes by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Tiepolo" title="Giovanni Battista Tiepolo">Giovanni Battista Tiepolo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrado_Giaquinto" title="Corrado Giaquinto">Corrado Giaquinto</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Raphael_Mengs" title="Anton Raphael Mengs">Anton Raphael Mengs</a>. Other collections of great historical and artistic importance preserved in the building include the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Armoury_of_Madrid" title="Royal Armoury of Madrid">Royal Armoury of Madrid</a>, porcelain, watches, furniture, silverware, and the world's only complete <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius" title="Stradivarius">Stradivarius</a> string quintet.<br>
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The palace is located on the site of a 9th-century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alc%C3%A1zar" title="Alcázar">Alcázar</a> (Muslim-era fortress), near the town of Magerit, constructed as an outpost by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_I_of_C%C3%B3rdoba" title="Muhammad I of Córdoba">Muhammad I of Córdoba</a> and inherited after 1036 by the independent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors" title="Moors">Moorish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taifa_of_Toledo" title="Taifa of Toledo">Taifa of Toledo</a>. After Madrid fell to <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VI_of_Castile" title="Alfonso VI of Castile">King Alfonso VI of Castile</a> in 1083, the edifice was only rarely used by the kings of Castile. In 1329, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XI_of_Castile" title="Alfonso XI of Castile">King Alfonso XI of Castile</a> convened the <i>cortes</i> of Madrid for the first time. <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_II_of_Spain" title="Felipe II of Spain">King Felipe II</a> moved his court to Madrid in 1561.<br>
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<a href="https://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.com/2020/01/3408-spain-community-of-madrid-royal.html#more"></a>Dănuţ Ivănescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17467606777157851447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026924407512737983.post-61102495528215875122020-03-01T21:55:00.002+02:002020-03-04T10:05:38.731+02:003444 UNITED STATES (California) - Big Sur Coast Highway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur_Coast_Highway">Big Sur Coast Highway</a></b> is a section of California State Route 1 that is widely considered to be one of the most scenic driving routes in the United States, if not the world. It was the first California Scenic Highway and the first federal All American Road. It is generally considered to include the 114 km segment adjoining the region of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur">Big Sur</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpaso_Creek">Malpaso Creek</a> near Carmel Highlands in the north and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Carp%C3%B3foro_Canyon">San Carpóforo Creek</a> near San Simeon in the south.<br>
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Located in southeastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_Mountains"><b>Chartreuse Mountains</b></a> rises between <a href="http://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.ro/2015/11/2040-2041-france-rhone-alpes-grenoble.html">Grenoble</a> (south), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamb%C3%A9ry">Chambéry</a> (north), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiron">Voiron</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Laurent-du-Pont">Saint-Laurent-du-Pont</a> (west) and <a href="http://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.ro/2016/01/2195-france-rhone-alpes-gresivaudan.html">Grésivaudan Valley</a>. It is the southernmost range in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jura_Mountains">Jura Mountains</a> and belongs to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Prealps">French Prealps</a>. The monastic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthusians">Carthusian Order</a> takes its name from these mountains, where its first hermitage, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Chartreuse">Grande Chartreuse</a>, was founded in 1084.<br>
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Also derived from the mountain range's name is that of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_%28liqueur%29">alcoholic cordial Chartreuse</a> produced by the monks since the 1740s, and of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_%28color%29">chartreuse colour</a>, named after the drink. The east flank falls abruptly almost 2,000m to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%C3%A8re">Isère</a> valley, while to the west, the high ground falls away towards the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne">Rhône</a> valley. It is separated from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercors_Massif">Vercors</a> upland area to the south also by the Isère river, which swings round to the west at Grenoble on its way towards the Rhône.<br>
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Above the meadows in the valleys, wooded ridges rise up steeply towards steep limestone cliffs. Above these, may be found a hidden world of high altitude plateaus and valleys, vegetated with grassland and dwarf forest. The highest summit in the Chartreuse Mountains is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamechaude">Chamechaude</a> (2,082 m), the third most prominent mountain (1,769m) in metropolitan France. Other important summits include <a href="http://worldcometomyhome.blogspot.ro/2015/12/2145-france-rhone-alpes-dent-de-crolles.html">Dent de Crolles</a> (2,062m), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Som">Grand Som</a> (2026m) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Granier">Mont Granier</a> (1,933m).<br>
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These are limestone mountains with rather large precipices. Mont Granier is known because in the year 1248, a mass of limestone resting on marls slid into the valley, causing a massive landslide that destroyed many villages and caused over a thousand casualties. This event created the sheer 700 m north face of the mountain.<br>
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In recent years, I have met more and more people, both in social networks and in reality, who claim to envy those living in the country, in the bosom of nature. For the overwhelming majority of them, this is either hypocrisy or simply a lie, because I am convinced that lacking the comfort of the city would leave life in the countryside in a few days. In these isolated villages, where the water does not come from the tap and the heat from a button, where autumn you swim in the mud and winter in the snow, where you have to grow vegetables and animals if you want to eat, life is not at all bucolic.<br>
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