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Why take a shortcut, the longer route is where the fun is!silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-2741042607105026832011-06-29T02:21:00.000-07:002011-06-29T02:21:03.125-07:00Tour d'World with Nokia Ovi Maps 3D<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/laq99c8oQkQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
Take a look at that. Ovi Maps 3D is amazing. You can fly over and walk the streets in 20 cities around the world. Or you can look for directions to any place, anywhere in 2D maps.<br />
In 3D maps for each city there are some famous places to see or fly over with a prepared "helicopter" tour. In 2D well, lets just say you will never be lost again.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WgrGuqvjvUw/TgrsxaW7tcI/AAAAAAAAYc8/kT8QanIoY3c/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+29.06.2011+110916.bmp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WgrGuqvjvUw/TgrsxaW7tcI/AAAAAAAAYc8/kT8QanIoY3c/s320/Fullscreen+capture+29.06.2011+110916.bmp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eqs3cpGNV_M/Tgrs0MffcVI/AAAAAAAAYdA/cBOKNw40swY/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+29.06.2011+111011.bmp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eqs3cpGNV_M/Tgrs0MffcVI/AAAAAAAAYdA/cBOKNw40swY/s320/Fullscreen+capture+29.06.2011+111011.bmp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've always wanted to see the Hollywood sign up close.</div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-26564262902210878832009-03-02T05:49:00.000-08:002009-03-06T11:15:46.548-08:00The Burj Al Arab Hotel<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SavleCxUyLI/AAAAAAAAO_8/St0YbBxkEA8/s1600-h/burj+el+arab+resort.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SavleCxUyLI/AAAAAAAAO_8/St0YbBxkEA8/s320/burj+el+arab+resort.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308588890088851634" border="0" /></a><br />The <b>Burj Al Arab</b> <span lang="ar" lang="ar"></span> is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At <span style="white-space: nowrap;">321 metres (1,053 ft)</span>, it is the second tallest building used exclusively as a hotel, after Rose Tower, also in Dubai. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island <span style="white-space: nowrap;">280 metres (919 ft)</span> out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an <span class="mw-redirect">iconic</span> structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SbFy_uYWhfI/AAAAAAAAPIA/WO1MdXTtHFE/s1600-h/burj+al+arab.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SbFy_uYWhfI/AAAAAAAAPIA/WO1MdXTtHFE/s320/burj+al+arab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310151874754020850" border="0" /></a><br />Burj Al Arab characterizes itself as the world's only <span style="font-weight: bold;">"7-star</span>" property, a designation considered by travel professionals to be hyperbole. All major travel guides and hotel rating systems have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">5-star maximum</span>, which some hotels attempt to out-do by ascribing themselves "6-star" status. Yet according to the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Burj Al Arab's official site, the hotel is a "5-star deluxe hotel"</span>. It is the world's tallest structure with a membrane facade and the world's tallest hotel (not including buildings with mixed use) and was the first 5-star hotel to surpass 1,000 ft (305 m) in height.<br />Despite its size, the Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-story floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suites. The smallest suite occupies an area of 169 square meters (1,819 sq ft), the largest covers 780 square meters (8,396 sq ft). It is one of the most expensive hotels in the world. The cost of staying in a suite begins at $1,000 per night; <span style="font-weight: bold;">the Royal Suite is the most expensive, at $28,000 per night.</span><sup id="cite_ref-test7_10-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al_Arab#cite_note-test7-10" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup> <p>Suites feature design details that juxtapose east and west. White Tuscan columns and a spiral staircase covered in marble with a wrought-iron gold leaf railing show influence from classicism and <span class="mw-redirect">art nouveau</span>. Spa-like bathrooms are accented by mosaic tile patterns on the floors and walls, with Arabian-influenced geometries, which are also found elsewhere in the building.</p></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/Savld4LEbHI/AAAAAAAAO_0/Ev-7965rOUU/s1600-h/Burj+al+Arab+Resort,+Dubai,+United+Arab+Emirates.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/Savld4LEbHI/AAAAAAAAO_0/Ev-7965rOUU/s320/Burj+al+Arab+Resort,+Dubai,+United+Arab+Emirates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308588887244041330" border="0" /></a><br /><p>One of its restaurants, Al Muntaha (Arabic meaning "Highest" or "Ultimate"), is located 200 metres (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 metres (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed by a panoramic elevator. The main chef there- Edah Semaj Leachim, was awarded <i>Chef of the Year 2006</i> and also owns the restaurant, in accordance with the Burj Al Arab hotel.</p> <p>Another restaurant, the <i>Al Mahara</i> (Arabic meaning "The Oyster"), which is accessed via a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 35,000 cubic feet (over one million litres) of water. The tank, made of acrylic glass in order to withstand the water pressure, is about 18 centimetres (7.1 in) thick. They have recently hired acclaimed chef Kevin McLaughlin.</p>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-5144911478899434412009-02-08T12:14:00.000-08:002009-02-09T03:56:43.703-08:00Lake Ohrid, MacedoniaLake Ohrid is one of the most amazing places on earth, upon which shores lies the city of Ohrid, both under UNESCO protection. It is one of Europe’s deepest and according to most experts the oldest lake in Europe, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem with more than 200 endemic species that is of worldwide importance.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXwHiwqNI/AAAAAAAAOR8/aV4l3HUhzW4/s1600-h/lake+ohrid+%286%29.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300762876841076946" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXwHiwqNI/AAAAAAAAOR8/aV4l3HUhzW4/s320/lake+ohrid+%286%29.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 181px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
(if you're bored with statistics, skip the next paragraph)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAYa7q8GKI/AAAAAAAAOSU/okHRiKS1eqs/s1600-h/lake+ohrid.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300763612388530338" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAYa7q8GKI/AAAAAAAAOSU/okHRiKS1eqs/s320/lake+ohrid.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 240px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAYaorzGkI/AAAAAAAAOSM/t8tSbPBZEKg/s1600-h/lake+ohrid+swan.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300763607291861570" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAYaorzGkI/AAAAAAAAOSM/t8tSbPBZEKg/s320/lake+ohrid+swan.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 240px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Lake Ohrid is the deepest lake of the Balkans, with a maximum depth of 288 m (940 ft) and a mean depth of 155 m (508 ft). It covers an area of 358 km² (138 sq mi), containing an estimated 55.4 km³ of water. It is 30.4 km long by 14.8 km wide at its maximum extent with a shoreline length of 87.53 km, shared between the Republic of Macedonia (56.02 km) and Albania (31.51 km).<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAYaUXt71I/AAAAAAAAOSE/jtixE2ciFyM/s1600-h/lake+ohrid+%287%29.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300763601838927698" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAYaUXt71I/AAAAAAAAOSE/jtixE2ciFyM/s320/lake+ohrid+%287%29.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 184px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
The Ohrid and Prespa Lakes belong to a group of Dessaret basins that originated from a geotectonic depression during the Pliocene epoch up to five million years ago on the western side of the Dinaric Alps. Worldwide, there are only a few lakes with similarly remote origins with Lake Baikal and Lake Tanganyika being the most famous. Most other, short-<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXvV6zGaI/AAAAAAAAORk/a-HOq2zWSQs/s1600-h/lake+ohrid+%283%29.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300762863520127394" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXvV6zGaI/AAAAAAAAORk/a-HOq2zWSQs/s320/lake+ohrid+%283%29.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 181px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a>lived lakes have a life span of less than 100,000 years before they are eventually filled up with <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXvupFc1I/AAAAAAAAORs/N2hJPDjptjc/s1600-h/lake+ohrid+%284%29.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300762870156718930" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXvupFc1I/AAAAAAAAORs/N2hJPDjptjc/s320/lake+ohrid+%284%29.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 181px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a>sediments. It is believed that in the case of Lake Ohrid this process was delayed by its large depth and small sediment input from filtered spring inflows.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXv2MF6UI/AAAAAAAAOR0/E-JGPy7gK-A/s1600-h/lake+ohrid+%285%29.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300762872182597954" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SZAXv2MF6UI/AAAAAAAAOR0/E-JGPy7gK-A/s320/lake+ohrid+%285%29.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 181px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
The real beauty of the lake lay in it's crystal clear waters and long sandy beaches. The tempretature of the water in summer reaches 26 degrees celsius, under meditteranian influence while overall the climate is much cooler compared to the entire aera, which makes it a great place for vacations and holidays. The cultural life in Ohrid in summer especally is rich, counting almost everyday another event, while the night life is great. The historic site and monuments in the old city are astonishing. <br />
Since tourism in the area isn't at it's peak, there are always available vacancies at the hotels and private accomodation as well.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photos by Silfiriel Copyright©2009</span>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1Ohrid, Macedonia41.12162 20.81944140.8629865 20.352522 41.3802535 21.286360000000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-58217613565921579102008-08-17T16:03:00.001-07:002008-08-17T16:17:54.655-07:00The Most Beautiful Beaches This SummerIf you are not afraid of flying, or you feel like you have enough money in your pockets, you might want to find yourself sunbathing and swimming and drinking cocktails on one of these paradise beaches (or maybe two or three, if you have enough time, and you're really, really loaded with money).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivWEwElII/AAAAAAAAHBA/Jfrel0nJasU/s1600-h/Moana+Beach,+Bora+Bora,+French+Polynesia.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivWEwElII/AAAAAAAAHBA/Jfrel0nJasU/s320/Moana+Beach,+Bora+Bora,+French+Polynesia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235627360585553026" border="0" /></a><br />Moana Beach, Bora Bora, French Polinesia<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivWQUkPEI/AAAAAAAAHBI/c2FH_gaHtTY/s1600-h/Paria+Beach,+Trinidad.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivWQUkPEI/AAAAAAAAHBI/c2FH_gaHtTY/s320/Paria+Beach,+Trinidad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235627363691412546" border="0" /></a><br />Paria Beach, Trinidad<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivWoUhmiI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/i_4BXIaSz9w/s1600-h/Seven+Mile+Beach,+Grand+Cayman.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivWoUhmiI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/i_4BXIaSz9w/s320/Seven+Mile+Beach,+Grand+Cayman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235627370133690914" border="0" /></a><br />Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivW_jS-kI/AAAAAAAAHBY/Qq3P22ddIAE/s1600-h/Shoal+Bay+Beach,+Anguilla.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivW_jS-kI/AAAAAAAAHBY/Qq3P22ddIAE/s320/Shoal+Bay+Beach,+Anguilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235627376369662530" border="0" /></a><br />Shoal BaY Beach, Anguilla<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivW3D60TI/AAAAAAAAHBg/I4utKg3yt0k/s1600-h/Taino+Beach,+Bahamas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKivW3D60TI/AAAAAAAAHBg/I4utKg3yt0k/s320/Taino+Beach,+Bahamas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235627374090572082" border="0" /></a><br />Taino Beach, Bahamas<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuwPF3JSI/AAAAAAAAHAY/j8naCHlbgcU/s1600-h/Anse+Takamaka+Beach,+Mahe+Island,+Seychelles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuwPF3JSI/AAAAAAAAHAY/j8naCHlbgcU/s320/Anse+Takamaka+Beach,+Mahe+Island,+Seychelles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235626710526272802" border="0" /></a><br />Anse Takamaka Beach, Mahe Island, Seychelles<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuwqSDImI/AAAAAAAAHAg/RmlyB2tPQCo/s1600-h/Directions,+Santa+Lucia+Beach,+Cuba.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuwqSDImI/AAAAAAAAHAg/RmlyB2tPQCo/s320/Directions,+Santa+Lucia+Beach,+Cuba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235626717825147490" border="0" /></a><br />Santa Lucia Beach, Cuba<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuwygrObI/AAAAAAAAHAo/Osw_y9Kzuk8/s1600-h/Hana+Iti+Beach,+Huahine+Island,+Tahiti.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuwygrObI/AAAAAAAAHAo/Osw_y9Kzuk8/s320/Hana+Iti+Beach,+Huahine+Island,+Tahiti.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235626720033978802" border="0" /></a><br />Hana Iti Beach, Huahine Island, Tahiti<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuxR2aUFI/AAAAAAAAHAw/edl0JeioMPo/s1600-h/King%27s+Beach,+Barbados,+West+Indies.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuxR2aUFI/AAAAAAAAHAw/edl0JeioMPo/s320/King%27s+Beach,+Barbados,+West+Indies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235626728446644306" border="0" /></a><br />King's Beach, Barbados, West Indies<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuxlADxLI/AAAAAAAAHA4/909ADnCKDH8/s1600-h/Lalomanu+Beach,+Island+of+Upolu,+Samoa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKiuxlADxLI/AAAAAAAAHA4/909ADnCKDH8/s320/Lalomanu+Beach,+Island+of+Upolu,+Samoa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235626733587383474" border="0" /></a><br />Lalomanu Beach and The Island Of Upolu, Samoa<br /><br />Related:<br /><a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/08/exotic-hawaiian-beaches.html">The most famous Hawaiian Beaches</a><br /><a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2007/08/10-hottest-beaches-this-summer.html">10 Most Hottest Beaches</a><br /><a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/kia-ora-hotel-tuamotu-islands.html">Kia Ora</a>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-15597379782431024532008-08-16T10:42:00.000-07:002009-02-08T03:46:27.410-08:00Exotic Hawaiian Beaches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's saummertime, and many people are looking for what it should be an exotic paradise getaway. Hawaii and it's beaches sound like a cliche, we all know, but lets face the truth. It's a cliche we all want. Sandy beaches, blue waters, romantic sunsets, cocktails, sunny hot days and cool evenings and nights. Hawaii might feel a litle to crowded, but just try and look over the next corner, maybe something new and undiscovered is waiting just for you. Now let's see what we know, and pretend we don't like.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Oahu</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKcSnBeRw4I/AAAAAAAAG38/ppCdgHK-YO0/s320-R/Ala+Moana+Beach+Park,+Honolulu,+Oahu,+Hawaii.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
Black Beach, Maui </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKcSrpUqCTI/AAAAAAAAG4E/2r9vMQB33cg/s1600-h/Black+Beach,+Maui,+Hawaii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKcSrpUqCTI/AAAAAAAAG4E/GFsyA46TVyI/s320-R/Black+Beach,+Maui,+Hawaii.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Donkey Beach, Kauai</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Beach, Big Island</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kaanapali Beach, Maui</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kee Beach, Kauai</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kihei Beach, Maui</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lanikai Beach, Oahu</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Makapuu Beach Park, Oahu</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pololu Valley Beach</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shipwrecks Beach, Kauai</span><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKcTay55GHI/AAAAAAAAG5M/Of3AX4CTNEo/s1600-h/Shipwrecks+Beach,+Kauai,+Hawaii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKcTay55GHI/AAAAAAAAG5M/qeySMByTPpU/s320-R/Shipwrecks+Beach,+Kauai,+Hawaii.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKcTd7KL1zI/AAAAAAAAG5U/SIaMo9ey1n0/s1600-h/Sunset+at+Shipwrecks+Beach,+Poipu,+Kauai,+Hawaii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/SKcTd7KL1zI/AAAAAAAAG5U/oNX6C3pXvSY/s320-R/Sunset+at+Shipwrecks+Beach,+Poipu,+Kauai,+Hawaii.jpg" /></a>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1Hawaii, USA20.879342971957897 -156.70898437515.752756971957897 -164.17968737500001 26.005928971957896 -149.23828137499999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-331302963260073142008-04-12T09:37:00.001-07:002008-04-12T11:00:31.281-07:00The Might and the Magic of the Spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9nH4KX9YI/AAAAAAAAG24/sfMMY3k4h2k/Crocus%20tommasinianus%20Dalmatiner%20Krokus%201.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9nH4KX9YI/AAAAAAAAG24/sfMMY3k4h2k/Crocus%20tommasinianus%20Dalmatiner%20Krokus%201.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Flowering Crocuses<br /><br /></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9msIKX9SI/AAAAAAAAG2E/rim-zcNcP3k/Springtime%20in%20Savannah%2C%20Georgia.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9msIKX9SI/AAAAAAAAG2E/rim-zcNcP3k/Springtime%20in%20Savannah%2C%20Georgia.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Springtime in Savannah, Georgia</em><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mMIKX9MI/AAAAAAAAG1Q/uzMjFvpkIpA/Lake%20Minnewanka%20Park.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mMIKX9MI/AAAAAAAAG1Q/uzMjFvpkIpA/Lake%20Minnewanka%20Park.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Lake Minnewanka Park<br /><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mB4KX9KI/AAAAAAAAG1A/GSQ2Fb1tSpg/Cascade%20Ponds%20at%20Sunrise%2C%20Lake%20Minnewanka%2C%20Banff%20National%20Park%2C%20Alberta.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mB4KX9KI/AAAAAAAAG1A/GSQ2Fb1tSpg/Cascade%20Ponds%20at%20Sunrise%2C%20Lake%20Minnewanka%2C%20Banff%20National%20Park%2C%20Alberta.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Cascade Ponds at Sunrise, Lake Minnewanka, </em><br /><em>Banff National Park, Alberta</em><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9l-oKX9JI/AAAAAAAAG04/-LXwgteH_kk/Heiligenblut%2C%20Austria.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9l-oKX9JI/AAAAAAAAG04/-LXwgteH_kk/Heiligenblut%2C%20Austria.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Heiligenblut, Austria<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Part 1 <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/might-and-magic-of-spring-part-2.html">Part 2</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/might-and-magic-of-spring-part-3.html">Part 3</a><br /></span></em></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-91276912150414752202008-04-12T09:36:00.000-07:002008-04-12T11:01:24.376-07:00The Might and the Magic of the Spring (part 2)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9nE4KX9XI/AAAAAAAAG2s/1DXpxt4ITW0/Galanthus%20nivalis%20Kleines%20Schneegloeckchen%202.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9nE4KX9XI/AAAAAAAAG2s/1DXpxt4ITW0/Galanthus%20nivalis%20Kleines%20Schneegloeckchen%202.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Snowdrops</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mwIKX9TI/AAAAAAAAG2M/NYKvK82g5kw/Cherry%20Blossoms%20in%20Spring.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mwIKX9TI/AAAAAAAAG2M/NYKvK82g5kw/Cherry%20Blossoms%20in%20Spring.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Cherry Blossom in Springtime</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9maIKX9PI/AAAAAAAAG1s/19IbQB4rBwU/Greener%20Pastures%2C%20Moose%20Pass%2C%20Alaska.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9maIKX9PI/AAAAAAAAG1s/19IbQB4rBwU/Greener%20Pastures%2C%20Moose%20Pass%2C%20Alaska.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Greener Pastures, Moose Pass, Alaska<br /><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mRIKX9NI/AAAAAAAAG1c/A3DkLxaHd5M/Bernese%20Oberland%2C%20Switzerland.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mRIKX9NI/AAAAAAAAG1c/A3DkLxaHd5M/Bernese%20Oberland%2C%20Switzerland.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Bernese Oberland, Switzerland</em><br /><em></em></div><em><br /></em><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mW4KX9OI/AAAAAAAAG1k/7oUrMU6j8YU/Field%20of%20Tulips%2C%20Island%20of%20Mainau%2C%20Germany.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mW4KX9OI/AAAAAAAAG1k/7oUrMU6j8YU/Field%20of%20Tulips%2C%20Island%20of%20Mainau%2C%20Germany.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Field of Tulips, Island of Mainau,<br />Germany</em><br /><br /><a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/might-and-magic-of-spring.html">Part1</a> Part 2 <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/might-and-magic-of-spring-part-3.html">Part 3</a><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-60988943662681005202008-04-12T09:35:00.000-07:002008-04-12T11:02:44.203-07:00The Might and the Magic of the Spring (part 3)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9m0YKX9UI/AAAAAAAAG2U/1o6dBGiDV7Y/Brighton%20Narcissus%20and%20Daisy%20Flowers.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9m0YKX9UI/AAAAAAAAG2U/1o6dBGiDV7Y/Brighton%20Narcissus%20and%20Daisy%20Flowers.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brighton Narcisus and Daisy flowers, Las Vegas, Nevada<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9nB4KX9WI/AAAAAAAAG2k/luIyLUv3ON0/Dwarf%20Rabbits0.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9nB4KX9WI/AAAAAAAAG2k/luIyLUv3ON0/Dwarf%20Rabbits0.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Dwarf Rabbits</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mhYKX9QI/AAAAAAAAG10/8fW5rJJoTQs/Unteraargletscher%2C%20Switzerland.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mhYKX9QI/AAAAAAAAG10/8fW5rJJoTQs/Unteraargletscher%2C%20Switzerland.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Unteraargletscher, Switzerland</em><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mmYKX9RI/AAAAAAAAG18/ODR3jVNFjrE/Green%20Rooftops%2C%20Iceland.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9mmYKX9RI/AAAAAAAAG18/ODR3jVNFjrE/Green%20Rooftops%2C%20Iceland.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><em>Green Rooftops, Iceland</em><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9m84KX9VI/AAAAAAAAG2c/HTgXWGBjmWc/Nature_Fields__004234_.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9m84KX9VI/AAAAAAAAG2c/HTgXWGBjmWc/Nature_Fields__004234_.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Poppy Flower Field</span><br /><br /><a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/might-and-magic-of-spring.html">Part 1</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/might-and-magic-of-spring-part-2.html">Part 2</a> Part 3<br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-74421544103204820812008-04-12T06:13:00.000-07:002008-04-12T06:22:55.003-07:00Ulun Danu Bratan Temple, Bali, Indonesia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9n5IKX9ZI/AAAAAAAAG3A/l16kVm7CBuM/LAND084.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9n5IKX9ZI/AAAAAAAAG3A/l16kVm7CBuM/LAND084.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Ulun Danu temple is located on the crater lake Bratan in Tabanan area, on the island Bali, Indonesia. This very important Hindu-Buddhist temple was founded in the 17th century. It is dedicated to Dewi Danu, the goddess of the waters, and is actually built on small islands, which means it is completely surrounded by the lake. The temple is truly beautiful, with classical Hindu thatch-roofed <i>meru</i> (multiroofed shrines) reflected in the water and silhouetted against the often cloudy mountain backdrop - one of the most common photographic images of Bali.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9n84KX9aI/AAAAAAAAG3I/pnYJZnEhZfQ/Ulun%20Danu%20Temple%2C%20Lake%20Bratan%2C%20Bali%2C%20Indonesia.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/R_9n84KX9aI/AAAAAAAAG3I/pnYJZnEhZfQ/Ulun%20Danu%20Temple%2C%20Lake%20Bratan%2C%20Bali%2C%20Indonesia.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/SAC1L4KX9cI/AAAAAAAAG5I/NU7p_Pf8yis/ulun%20danu.jpg?imgdl=1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/stojanoskislave/SAC1L4KX9cI/AAAAAAAAG5I/NU7p_Pf8yis/ulun%20danu.jpg?imgdl=1" alt="" border="0" /></a>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-58408955538521337632008-04-06T05:55:00.000-07:002009-02-08T03:47:19.184-08:00Kia Ora Hotel, Tuamotu Islands<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R_jJcD8hzsI/AAAAAAAAFNQ/NraJuPGz24s/s1600-h/Kia+Ora+Hotel,+Rangiroa+Lagoon,+Tuamotu+Islands,+French+Polynesia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186116454849826498" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R_jJcD8hzsI/AAAAAAAAFNQ/NraJuPGz24s/s320/Kia+Ora+Hotel,+Rangiroa+Lagoon,+Tuamotu+Islands,+French+Polynesia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a>On the edge of the world, in the Tuamotu Archipelago, an immense atoll known as Rangiroa reigns in the middle of the Pac<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R_jJcT8hztI/AAAAAAAAFNY/9CAjvlHJfcA/s1600-h/Walkway+to+Paradise,+Tiputa,+Rangiroa,+French+Polynesia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186116459144793810" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R_jJcT8hztI/AAAAAAAAFNY/9CAjvlHJfcA/s320/Walkway+to+Paradise,+Tiputa,+Rangiroa,+French+Polynesia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a>ific waters.<br />
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This volcanic island of French Polynesia is the home of one of the most beautiful hotels in the South Pacific...the Hotel Kia Ora. It's location between two passes on the northwest coast of Rangiroa, the crystal blue lagoon and the traditional hospitality are assets that make the Kia Ora an exceptional hotel. Sixty-three <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R_jJcj8hzuI/AAAAAAAAFNg/NU_sZrFhMOk/s1600-h/Rangiroa,+Tuamotu+Islands,+French+Polynesia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186116463439761122" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R_jJcj8hzuI/AAAAAAAAFNg/NU_sZrFhMOk/s320/Rangiroa,+Tuamotu+Islands,+French+Polynesia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a>bungalows positioned along the coral ring of the atoll, a sight of rare beauty.<br />
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About thirty kilometers south of Rangiroa on the other side of its vast lagoon you will find the Kia Ora Sauvage - a private islet, complete with five comfortable beach bungalows to recreate the traditional Polynesian way of life...(from the <a href="http://www.hotelkiaora.com/home.php">official website</a>)<br />
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Now this is the place for "the vacation", because everything about it fits in the perfect ilusion for paradise, however paradise does seem to be <span style="font-style: italic;">pricy</span>. The images are <span style="font-weight: bold;">high res</span>, as always, so you can enjoy from afar, if that's possible.silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1Tuamotu, French Polynesia-18.411499 -140.6715934-18.4929365 -140.7883229 -18.3300615 -140.55486390000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-10586785983667666122008-02-11T16:38:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:58:16.843-07:00The Most Romantic Places in the WorldValentine is very near so lets see what we've got....<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1. Tropical Getaway</span>...in love at sunset...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGvbNfvI/AAAAAAAAEc0/Y4y-kNcQ3GY/s1600-h/Polynesian+Sunset,+Bora+Bora.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGvbNfvI/AAAAAAAAEc0/Y4y-kNcQ3GY/s320/Polynesian+Sunset,+Bora+Bora.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165889472659554034" border="0" /></a><br />Polynesian Sunset, Bora Bora<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7Dtl_bNfyI/AAAAAAAAEdM/wAhqQWZlXN8/s1600-h/Tropical+Sleepaway,+Bora+Bora,+French+Polynesia.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7Dtl_bNfyI/AAAAAAAAEdM/wAhqQWZlXN8/s320/Tropical+Sleepaway,+Bora+Bora,+French+Polynesia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165890009530466082" border="0" /></a><br />Tropical Sleepaway, Bora Bora, French Polynesia<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >2. Camping at....</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtlvbNfxI/AAAAAAAAEdE/ktow4yO_2kk/s1600-h/Sight+Seeing+by+Canoe,+Lake+Tahoe.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtlvbNfxI/AAAAAAAAEdE/ktow4yO_2kk/s320/Sight+Seeing+by+Canoe,+Lake+Tahoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165890005235498770" border="0" /></a><br />Lake Tahoe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGPbNfsI/AAAAAAAAEcc/jgWSxuFxvyM/s1600-h/Lake+Tekapo,+Near+Christchurch,+New+Zealand.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGPbNfsI/AAAAAAAAEcc/jgWSxuFxvyM/s320/Lake+Tekapo,+Near+Christchurch,+New+Zealand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165889464069619394" border="0" /></a><br />Lake Tekapo, Near Christchurch, New Zealand<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsZ_bNfrI/AAAAAAAAEcU/46k3Ahvs3wM/s1600-h/Joshua+Tree+Sunset,+Mojave+Desert,+California.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsZ_bNfrI/AAAAAAAAEcU/46k3Ahvs3wM/s320/Joshua+Tree+Sunset,+Mojave+Desert,+California.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165888703860407986" border="0" /></a><br />Mojave Desert, California<br />(inspired by "The Joshua Tree" movie)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >3.The Beauty and the Beast</span>-like ambiance<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGPbNftI/AAAAAAAAEck/tEaf_6EbUWc/s1600-h/Mont+St.+Michel+at+Dawn,+Normandy,+France.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGPbNftI/AAAAAAAAEck/tEaf_6EbUWc/s320/Mont+St.+Michel+at+Dawn,+Normandy,+France.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165889464069619410" border="0" /></a><br />Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGvbNfuI/AAAAAAAAEcs/0mpSHYBUNIk/s1600-h/Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+Winter,+Bavaria,+Germany.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtGvbNfuI/AAAAAAAAEcs/0mpSHYBUNIk/s320/Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+Winter,+Bavaria,+Germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165889472659554018" border="0" /></a><br />Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >4.The Mediterranean</span><br />....white houses, pleasent weather, narrow stone streets....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsZvbNfqI/AAAAAAAAEcM/fYHzt3_zIDM/s1600-h/Fira,+Santorini,+Cyclades+Islands,+Greece.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsZvbNfqI/AAAAAAAAEcM/fYHzt3_zIDM/s320/Fira,+Santorini,+Cyclades+Islands,+Greece.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165888699565440674" border="0" /></a><br />Fira, Santorini Island, Greece<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsYfbNfnI/AAAAAAAAEb0/xzCzkVage9A/s1600-h/Albufeira,+Algarve,+Portugal.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsYfbNfnI/AAAAAAAAEb0/xzCzkVage9A/s320/Albufeira,+Algarve,+Portugal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165888678090604146" border="0" /></a><br />Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsY_bNfoI/AAAAAAAAEb8/VgRVeYvssYk/s1600-h/Atrani,+Amalfi+Coast,+Italy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsY_bNfoI/AAAAAAAAEb8/VgRVeYvssYk/s320/Atrani,+Amalfi+Coast,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165888686680538754" border="0" /></a><br />Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >5. Cliche</span><br />OK cliche, but Venice is VENICE, people!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtHPbNfwI/AAAAAAAAEc8/eqEvEvha9lQ/s1600-h/Rialto+Bridge,+Grand+Canal,+Venice,+Italy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DtHPbNfwI/AAAAAAAAEc8/eqEvEvha9lQ/s320/Rialto+Bridge,+Grand+Canal,+Venice,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165889481249488642" border="0" /></a><br />Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal, Venice<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsZfbNfpI/AAAAAAAAEcE/XLha3FT2Fms/s1600-h/Burano,+Venice,+Italy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R7DsZfbNfpI/AAAAAAAAEcE/XLha3FT2Fms/s320/Burano,+Venice,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165888695270473362" border="0" /></a><br />Burano, Venicesilfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-30193282277513026152008-02-09T11:26:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:58:31.466-07:00The Mysterious Sailing (Sliding) Rocks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R63_1PbNfUI/AAAAAAAAEZc/Ds-GcEbHBJk/s1600-h/Racetrack+Playa,+Death+Valley+National+Park,+California.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R63_1PbNfUI/AAAAAAAAEZc/Ds-GcEbHBJk/s320/Racetrack+Playa,+Death+Valley+National+Park,+California.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165065637802638658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R63_0vbNfTI/AAAAAAAAEZU/VE8KGYNRiXk/s1600-h/Mysterious+_Sliding+Rock_+at+Racetrack+Playa,+Death+Valley+National+Park,+California.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R63_0vbNfTI/AAAAAAAAEZU/VE8KGYNRiXk/s320/Mysterious+_Sliding+Rock_+at+Racetrack+Playa,+Death+Valley+National+Park,+California.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165065629212704050" border="0" /></a>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">sailing stones</span> are a geological phenomenon found in the Racetrack. The stones <span style="font-weight: bold;">slowly move</span> across the surface of the playa, leaving a track as they go, <span style="font-weight: bold;">without human or animal intervention</span>. They have never been seen or filmed in motion and are not unique to The Racetrack. Similar rock travel patterns have been recorded in several other playas in the region but the number and length of travel grooves on The Racetrack are notable. <p>Racetrack stones only move once every two or three years and most tracks last for just three or four years. Stones with rough bottoms leave straight striated tracks while those with smooth bottoms wander. Stones sometimes turn over, exposing another edge to the ground and leaving a different-sized track in the stone's wake.(from www.wikipedia.org)<br /></p>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-53975725409749489822008-01-16T03:15:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:58:49.778-07:00The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R43occiZZOI/AAAAAAAAD48/VLtre_irJ3M/s1600-h/Piazza+dei+Miracoli,+Pisa,+Italy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R43occiZZOI/AAAAAAAAD48/VLtre_irJ3M/s320/Piazza+dei+Miracoli,+Pisa,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156032723803530466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R43ob8iZZNI/AAAAAAAAD40/k1AU9cCxd48/s1600-h/Duomo+and+Leaning+Tower,+Pisa,+Italy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R43ob8iZZNI/AAAAAAAAD40/k1AU9cCxd48/s320/Duomo+and+Leaning+Tower,+Pisa,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156032715213595858" border="0" /></a><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R43obsiZZMI/AAAAAAAAD4s/U_wwpcFRUk8/s1600-h/Leaning+Tower+of+Pisa,+Italy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R43obsiZZMI/AAAAAAAAD4s/U_wwpcFRUk8/s320/Leaning+Tower+of+Pisa,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156032710918628546" border="0" /></a>The <b>Leaning Tower of Pisa</b> or simply <b>The Tower of Pisa</b> (<i>La Torre di Pisa</i>) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure by time in Pisa's Piazza del Duomo (<i>Cathedral Square</i>).</p> <p>Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction.</p> The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes. The tower has 296 steps (the seventh floor has a different number of steps on the two sides, if you climb it on the north part you can count only 294 steps). The tower leans at an angle of 3.97 degrees. This means that the top of the tower is 3.9 meters from where it would stand if the tower were perfectly vertical.<br />There has been controversy about the real identity of the architect of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. For many years, the design was attributed to Guglielmo and Bonanno Pisano <sup id="_ref-3" class="reference">[5]</sup>, a well-known 12th-Century resident artist of Pisa, famous for his bronze casting, particularly in the Pisa Duomo. Bonanno Pisano left Pisa in 1185 for Monreale, Sicily, only to come back and die in his home town. His sarcophagus was discovered at the foot of the tower in 1820. However recent studies seems to indicate Diotisalvi as the original architect, by construction affinities with his other works, like the Baptistery in Pisa...(more on www.wikipedia.org)silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-10627633010658342122008-01-12T03:57:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:59:06.031-07:00Sunsets Across All Meridians<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irxsiZYzI/AAAAAAAAD1M/LQLHxlinWKc/s1600-h/Savage+Sunset.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 423px; height: 317px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irxsiZYzI/AAAAAAAAD1M/LQLHxlinWKc/s400/Savage+Sunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154558643782902578" border="0" /></a>Here are 35 Sunset Wallpapers from all over the World.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irociZYuI/AAAAAAAAD0k/pU1lzcVWP-M/s1600-h/Sunset+Over+Knik+Arm+and+Six+Mile+Creek,+Alaska.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irociZYuI/AAAAAAAAD0k/pU1lzcVWP-M/s320/Sunset+Over+Knik+Arm+and+Six+Mile+Creek,+Alaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154558484869112546" border="0" /></a>Sunset Over Knik Arm and Six Mile Creek,<br />Alaska<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irociZYvI/AAAAAAAAD0s/cgYt-FUr5P4/s1600-h/Sunset+Skies,+Tundra+Lake,+Churchill,+Manitoba,+Canada.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irociZYvI/AAAAAAAAD0s/cgYt-FUr5P4/s320/Sunset+Skies,+Tundra+Lake,+Churchill,+Manitoba,+Canada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154558484869112562" border="0" /></a>Sunset Skies, Tundra Lake, Churchill,<br />Manitoba, Canada<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irosiZYwI/AAAAAAAAD00/r2QG8p1kV5E/s1600-h/Golden+Gate+Sunset.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irosiZYwI/AAAAAAAAD00/r2QG8p1kV5E/s320/Golden+Gate+Sunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154558489164079874" border="0" /></a>Golden Gate Sunset, San Francisco<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irosiZYxI/AAAAAAAAD08/ibaDBUscTjI/s1600-h/White+Dome+Geyser+Sunset,+Lower+Geyser+Basin,+Yellowstone+National+Park,+Wyoming.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irosiZYxI/AAAAAAAAD08/ibaDBUscTjI/s320/White+Dome+Geyser+Sunset,+Lower+Geyser+Basin,+Yellowstone+National+Park,+Wyoming.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154558489164079890" border="0" /></a>White Dome Geyser Sunset, Lower Geyser Basin,<br />Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irpMiZYyI/AAAAAAAAD1E/hzF_cl3UQzM/s1600-h/Seagulls+at+Sunset,+Fort+Myers,+Florida.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4irpMiZYyI/AAAAAAAAD1E/hzF_cl3UQzM/s320/Seagulls+at+Sunset,+Fort+Myers,+Florida.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154558497754014498" border="0" /></a>Seagulls at Sunset, Fort Myers, Florida<br /><br />Page: 1 <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-ii.html">2</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iii.html">3</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iv.html">4</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-v.html">5</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunset-across-meridians-vi.html">6</a><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-15877753647914408712008-01-12T03:53:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:59:13.407-07:00Sunsets Across All Meridians II<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqr8iZYpI/AAAAAAAADz8/AzXXxILvTUk/s1600-h/Agana+Bay+at+Sunset,+Tamuning,+Guam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqr8iZYpI/AAAAAAAADz8/AzXXxILvTUk/s320/Agana+Bay+at+Sunset,+Tamuning,+Guam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154557445487026834" border="0" /></a>Agana Bay at Sunset, Tamuning, Guam<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqr8iZYqI/AAAAAAAAD0E/lroXWbkcSew/s1600-h/Mazatlan+Seaside+Sunset,+Mexico.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqr8iZYqI/AAAAAAAAD0E/lroXWbkcSew/s320/Mazatlan+Seaside+Sunset,+Mexico.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154557445487026850" border="0" /></a>Mazatlan Seaside Sunset, Mexico<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqsMiZYrI/AAAAAAAAD0M/emvsSwCkd-k/s1600-h/Pigeon+Point+at+Sunset,+Tobago.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqsMiZYrI/AAAAAAAAD0M/emvsSwCkd-k/s320/Pigeon+Point+at+Sunset,+Tobago.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154557449781994162" border="0" /></a>Pigeon Point at Sunset, Tobago<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqsciZYsI/AAAAAAAAD0U/hgvvMdp7xWM/s1600-h/Sunset+on+the+Equator,+Central+America.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqsciZYsI/AAAAAAAAD0U/hgvvMdp7xWM/s320/Sunset+on+the+Equator,+Central+America.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154557454076961474" border="0" /></a>Sunset on the Equator, Central America<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqsciZYtI/AAAAAAAAD0c/vHGcrB5Kpbw/s1600-h/Volcano+Sunset,+Guatemala.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iqsciZYtI/AAAAAAAAD0c/vHGcrB5Kpbw/s320/Volcano+Sunset,+Guatemala.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154557454076961490" border="0" /></a>Volcano Sunset, Guatemala<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Page: <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians.html">1</a> 2 <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iii.html">3</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iv.html">4</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-v.html">5</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunset-across-meridians-vi.html">6</a><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-45673216369688538472008-01-12T03:45:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:59:19.282-07:00Sunsets Across All Meridians III<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipVciZYjI/AAAAAAAADzM/5zBWTNf_1IY/s1600-h/Stonehenge+at+Sunset,+Wiltshire,+United+Kingdom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipVciZYjI/AAAAAAAADzM/5zBWTNf_1IY/s320/Stonehenge+at+Sunset,+Wiltshire,+United+Kingdom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154555959428342322" border="0" /></a>Stonehenge at Sunset, Wiltshire, United Kingdom<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipVsiZYkI/AAAAAAAADzU/5d_851EN_JM/s1600-h/Ponte+25+de+Abril,+Lisbon,+Portugal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipVsiZYkI/AAAAAAAADzU/5d_851EN_JM/s320/Ponte+25+de+Abril,+Lisbon,+Portugal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154555963723309634" border="0" /></a>Ponte 25 de Abril, Lisbon, Portugal<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipVsiZYlI/AAAAAAAADzc/ewyAkWVKxCI/s1600-h/Little+Loch+Broom+at+Sunset,+Wester+Ross,+The+Highlands,+Scotland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipVsiZYlI/AAAAAAAADzc/ewyAkWVKxCI/s320/Little+Loch+Broom+at+Sunset,+Wester+Ross,+The+Highlands,+Scotland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154555963723309650" border="0" /></a>Little Loch Broom at Sunset, Wester Ross,<br />The Highlands, Scotland<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipV8iZYmI/AAAAAAAADzk/Tcpoct6w5_M/s1600-h/Sunset+Over+Scrabo+Tower,+Strangford+Lough,+County+Down,+Ireland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipV8iZYmI/AAAAAAAADzk/Tcpoct6w5_M/s320/Sunset+Over+Scrabo+Tower,+Strangford+Lough,+County+Down,+Ireland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154555968018276962" border="0" /></a>Sunset Over Scrabo Tower, Strangford Lough,<br />County Down, Ireland<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipV8iZYnI/AAAAAAAADzs/TqWLXKWM5Xw/s1600-h/Wetland+and+Sand+Dunes+at+Sunset,+Wadden+Islands,+Holland,+The+Netherlands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipV8iZYnI/AAAAAAAADzs/TqWLXKWM5Xw/s320/Wetland+and+Sand+Dunes+at+Sunset,+Wadden+Islands,+Holland,+The+Netherlands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154555968018276978" border="0" /></a>Wetland and Sand Dunes at Sunset,<br />Wadden Islands, The Netherlands<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipnMiZYoI/AAAAAAAADz0/z_xVhtCp9OM/s1600-h/Sunset+on+the+Island+of+Santorini,+Greece.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ipnMiZYoI/AAAAAAAADz0/z_xVhtCp9OM/s320/Sunset+on+the+Island+of+Santorini,+Greece.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154556264371020418" border="0" /></a>Sunset on the Island of Santorini, Greece<br /><br />Page: <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians.html">1</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-ii.html">2</a> 3 <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iv.html">4</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-v.html">5</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunset-across-meridians-vi.html">6</a><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-29776010445918064912008-01-12T03:35:00.001-08:002008-04-06T09:59:25.151-07:00Sunsets Across All Meridians IV<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inAciZYeI/AAAAAAAADyk/JN27JjCSsc4/s1600-h/Cairo,+Egypt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inAciZYeI/AAAAAAAADyk/JN27JjCSsc4/s320/Cairo,+Egypt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154553399627833826" border="0" /></a>Cairo, Egypt<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inAsiZYfI/AAAAAAAADys/tOlUd9h-9mc/s1600-h/Mystic+Journey,+Pyramids,+Giza,+Egypt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inAsiZYfI/AAAAAAAADys/tOlUd9h-9mc/s320/Mystic+Journey,+Pyramids,+Giza,+Egypt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154553403922801138" border="0" /></a>Mystic Journey, Pyramids, Giza, Egypt<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inAsiZYgI/AAAAAAAADy0/b057tmLByJk/s1600-h/Masai+Mara+Game+Reserve+at+Sunset,+Kenya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inAsiZYgI/AAAAAAAADy0/b057tmLByJk/s320/Masai+Mara+Game+Reserve+at+Sunset,+Kenya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154553403922801154" border="0" /></a>Masai Mara Game Reserve at Sunset, Kenya<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inA8iZYhI/AAAAAAAADy8/gY6EYUEWuBE/s1600-h/Serengeti+National+Park+Sunset,+Tanzania.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inA8iZYhI/AAAAAAAADy8/gY6EYUEWuBE/s320/Serengeti+National+Park+Sunset,+Tanzania.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154553408217768466" border="0" /></a>Serengeti National Park Sunset, Tanzania<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inA8iZYiI/AAAAAAAADzE/acPpaS7bWJg/s1600-h/Tropical+Beach+at+Sunset,+The+Seychelles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4inA8iZYiI/AAAAAAAADzE/acPpaS7bWJg/s320/Tropical+Beach+at+Sunset,+The+Seychelles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154553408217768482" border="0" /></a>Tropical Beach at Sunset, The Seychelles<br /><br />Page: <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians.html">1</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-ii.html">2</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iii.html">3</a> 4 <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-v.html">5</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunset-across-meridians-vi.html">6</a><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-60325250473011170712008-01-12T03:25:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:59:44.184-07:00Sunsets Across All Meridians V<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikYMiZYdI/AAAAAAAADyc/E4z-SMOHaTE/s1600-h/Agra+Fort,+India.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikYMiZYdI/AAAAAAAADyc/E4z-SMOHaTE/s320/Agra+Fort,+India.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154550509114843602" border="0" /></a>Agra Fort at Sunset, India<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOMiZYYI/AAAAAAAADx0/Ux3DLjEKiVI/s1600-h/Miyajima+Shrine+at+Sunset,+Miyajima,+Japan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOMiZYYI/AAAAAAAADx0/Ux3DLjEKiVI/s320/Miyajima+Shrine+at+Sunset,+Miyajima,+Japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154550337316151682" border="0" /></a>Miyajima Shrine at Sunset, Miyajima, Japan<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOciZYZI/AAAAAAAADx8/pnAAqffd1bQ/s1600-h/Mount+Fuji,+Tokyo,+Japan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOciZYZI/AAAAAAAADx8/pnAAqffd1bQ/s320/Mount+Fuji,+Tokyo,+Japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154550341611118994" border="0" /></a>Mount Fuji, Tokyo, Japan<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOsiZYaI/AAAAAAAADyE/BYzWmEBVbV4/s1600-h/Taking+Joey+Home,+Australia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOsiZYaI/AAAAAAAADyE/BYzWmEBVbV4/s320/Taking+Joey+Home,+Australia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154550345906086306" border="0" /></a>Kangoroo Beach Sunset, Australia<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOsiZYbI/AAAAAAAADyM/YYrzRXxNbYU/s1600-h/The+Kangaroo+Hop,+Australia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikOsiZYbI/AAAAAAAADyM/YYrzRXxNbYU/s320/The+Kangaroo+Hop,+Australia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154550345906086322" border="0" /></a>Kangaroos at Sunset, Australia<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikO8iZYcI/AAAAAAAADyU/bbdtGFbcXxI/s1600-h/Sunset+Over+the+Coromandel+Peninsula,+North+Island,+New+Zealand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ikO8iZYcI/AAAAAAAADyU/bbdtGFbcXxI/s320/Sunset+Over+the+Coromandel+Peninsula,+North+Island,+New+Zealand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154550350201053634" border="0" /></a>Sunset Over the Coromandel Peninsula,<br />North Island, New Zealand<br /><br />Page: <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians.html">1</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-ii.html">2</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iii.html">3</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iv.html">4 </a> 5 <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunset-across-meridians-vi.html">6</a><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-27990248326413995122008-01-12T03:18:00.000-08:002008-04-06T09:59:48.705-07:00Sunset Across Meridians VI<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ii4ciZYXI/AAAAAAAADxs/fNQOpxqK9Dw/s1600-h/Polynesian+Sunset,+Bora+Bora.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ii4ciZYXI/AAAAAAAADxs/fNQOpxqK9Dw/s320/Polynesian+Sunset,+Bora+Bora.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154548864142369138" border="0" /></a>Polynesian Sunset, Bora Bora<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iip8iZYRI/AAAAAAAADw8/-hKNCAyAjnE/s1600-h/Aitutaki+Island+at+Sunset,+Cook+Islands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iip8iZYRI/AAAAAAAADw8/-hKNCAyAjnE/s320/Aitutaki+Island+at+Sunset,+Cook+Islands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154548615034265874" border="0" /></a>Aitutaki Island at Sunset, Cook Islands<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqMiZYSI/AAAAAAAADxE/FTw1Cqg4M7c/s1600-h/Denarau+Island+at+Sunset,+Fiji.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqMiZYSI/AAAAAAAADxE/FTw1Cqg4M7c/s320/Denarau+Island+at+Sunset,+Fiji.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154548619329233186" border="0" /></a>Denarau Island at Sunset, Fiji<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqsiZYVI/AAAAAAAADxc/XugAZw2pz8k/s1600-h/Moorea+Island+Sunset,+French+Polynesia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqsiZYVI/AAAAAAAADxc/XugAZw2pz8k/s320/Moorea+Island+Sunset,+French+Polynesia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154548627919167826" border="0" /></a>Moorea Island Sunset, French Polynesia<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ii38iZYWI/AAAAAAAADxk/kYEs3vYtAdo/s1600-h/Na+Pali+Sunset,+Kauai,+Hawaii.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4ii38iZYWI/AAAAAAAADxk/kYEs3vYtAdo/s320/Na+Pali+Sunset,+Kauai,+Hawaii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154548855552434530" border="0" /></a>Na Pali Sunset, Kauai, Hawaii<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqMiZYTI/AAAAAAAADxM/V1lPj3nZL3U/s1600-h/Hawaiian+Sunset,+Hawaii.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqMiZYTI/AAAAAAAADxM/V1lPj3nZL3U/s320/Hawaiian+Sunset,+Hawaii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154548619329233202" border="0" /></a>Hawaiian Sunset, Hawaii<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqciZYUI/AAAAAAAADxU/sI-PvzBmHz8/s1600-h/Hula+Dancer+at+Sunset,+Oahu,+Hawaii.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4iiqciZYUI/AAAAAAAADxU/sI-PvzBmHz8/s320/Hula+Dancer+at+Sunset,+Oahu,+Hawaii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154548623624200514" border="0" /></a>Hula Dancer at Sunset, Oahu, Hawaii<br /><br />Page: <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians.html"> 1</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-ii.html">2</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iii.html">3</a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-iv.html">4 </a> <a href="http://adventurelogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunsets-across-all-meridians-v.html">5</a> 6<br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-44168518915166003532008-01-07T05:57:00.000-08:002008-04-06T10:00:13.109-07:00Neuschwanstein Castle, The New Swan Stone Castle, Bavaria, Germany<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwuMiZYLI/AAAAAAAADwA/jCaLPY96Q-I/s1600-h/Neuschwanstein+Castle,+Schwangau,+Germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwuMiZYLI/AAAAAAAADwA/jCaLPY96Q-I/s320/Neuschwanstein+Castle,+Schwangau,+Germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152734493862879410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwmciZYHI/AAAAAAAADvg/WNfsHsSAHBw/s1600-h/Neuschwanstein_Castle_LOC_print_rotated.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwmciZYHI/AAAAAAAADvg/WNfsHsSAHBw/s320/Neuschwanstein_Castle_LOC_print_rotated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152734360718893170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwtciZYKI/AAAAAAAADv4/fLqFXkLzM8s/s1600-h/Neuschwanstein+Castle,+Bavaria,+Germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwtciZYKI/AAAAAAAADv4/fLqFXkLzM8s/s320/Neuschwanstein+Castle,+Bavaria,+Germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152734480977977506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4Iwq8iZYJI/AAAAAAAADvw/CEX8C3m2jj0/s1600-h/Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+Winter,+Bavaria,+Germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4Iwq8iZYJI/AAAAAAAADvw/CEX8C3m2jj0/s320/Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+Winter,+Bavaria,+Germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152734438028304530" border="0" /></a><b>Neuschwanstein Castle</b> (<i>New Swan Stone</i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwosiZYII/AAAAAAAADvo/WBYY7eUFL1Y/s1600-h/Jewel+of+the+Valley,+Neuschwanstein+Castle,+Germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R4IwosiZYII/AAAAAAAADvo/WBYY7eUFL1Y/s320/Jewel+of+the+Valley,+Neuschwanstein+Castle,+Germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152734399373598850" border="0" /></a><i> palace)</i> is a 19th century Bavarian palace. Located on a mountain top in Germany, near Hohenschwangau and Füssen in southwest Bavaria, the palace was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner, the King's inspiring muse. Although photography of the interior is not permitted, it is the most photographed building in Germany and is one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations. <p>It is in good shape and because of its fairy tale-like looks it is sometimes called the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Cinderella Castle</i><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> Its remarkable, prominent though idyllic look on the mountain hill caused the palace to appear in movies several times. The palace has been open to the public since 1886.</p><p>The palace comprises a gatehouse, a Bower, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Knight's House </span>with a square tower, and a Palas, or citadel, with two towers to the Western end. The effect of the whole is highly theatrical, both externally and within. The king's influence is apparent throughout and he took a keen personal interest in the design and decoration. An example can be seen in his comments, or commands, regarding a mural depicting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lohengrin</span> in the Palas; "His Majesty wishes that .. the ship be placed further from the shore, that Lohengrin's neck be less tilted, that the chain from the ship to the swan be of gold and not of roses, and finally that the style of the castle shall be kept medieval."</p><p>The suite of rooms within the Palas contains the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Throne Room </span>followed by Ludwig's suite, followed by the Singers' Hall and by the Grotto. Throughout, the design pays homage to the German legends of Lohengrin, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Swan Knight</span>. Hohenschwangau, where Ludwig spent much of his youth, had decorations of these sagas. These themes were taken up in the operas of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Richard Wagner</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span>However, many of the interior rooms remain undecorated; only 14 rooms were finished before Ludwig's death. With the palace still under construction at the Kings death, one of the major features of the palace remained unbuilt. A massive keep was planned for the middle of the upper court yard and was never built at the decision of the Kings remaining family. The foundation for the keep can still be seen in the upper courtyard today.</p> Some of the many finished rooms include the throne room, which features a gem encrusted chandelier, all twelve apostles painted on the wall that surrounds the pedestal for the throne (the actual throne was never finished) and Jesus behind the pedestal. The King's master suite includes a four post bed hand carved out of wood, the canopy of the bed is carved as the cathedral towers from every cathedral in Bavaria, a secret flushing toilet (The toilet flushes with water collected from an aqueduct.) and a running sink in the shape of a swan. The palace also includes a oratory, accessible from the dressing room and the master suite, that features an ivory crucifix, a room made to look like a cavern, a full kitchen equipped with hot and cold running water and heated cupboards, servants quarters, a study, a dining room and the Singers' Hall. The Singers' hall is a place for musicians and playwrights to come and perform. The King built it for Wagner as a place to write and perform plays....(more on www.wikipedia.org)<br /><p><sup class="noprint Template-Fact"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources since May 2007" style="white-space: nowrap;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><br /></a></i></span></sup></p>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-64119651160241582182008-01-05T09:31:00.000-08:002008-04-06T10:00:24.540-07:00The Holly Mother of God Perivlepta, Ohrid, Macedonia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3_B_MiZXuI/AAAAAAAADsQ/e8F28pHIcUc/s1600-h/st.+bogorodica+perivlepta+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3_B_MiZXuI/AAAAAAAADsQ/e8F28pHIcUc/s320/st.+bogorodica+perivlepta+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152049790176550626" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >In</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3_B-ciZXtI/AAAAAAAADsI/eB6xHU_9N1g/s1600-h/st.+bogorodica+perivlepta+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3_B-ciZXtI/AAAAAAAADsI/eB6xHU_9N1g/s320/st.+bogorodica+perivlepta+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152049777291648722" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3_B98iZXsI/AAAAAAAADsA/OWCkIPtD4ZQ/s1600-h/st.+bogorodica+perivlepta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3_B98iZXsI/AAAAAAAADsA/OWCkIPtD4ZQ/s320/st.+bogorodica+perivlepta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152049768701714114" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >the</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > old part of </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Ohrid, near the Upper Gate, in 1295 the church of <span style="font-weight: bold;">St. Bogorodica Perivlepta</span> (The Holly Mother of God Perivlepta), known as St. Clement, was built. It is one of the oldest churches in Ohrid, and concurrently one of the most beautiful, above all for its frescoes.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > According to an inscription on the western entrance of the nartex, the Byzantine military commander and <span style="font-weight: bold;">deputy Progon Zgur</span>, a relative of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus</span>, built the church. The inscription also states that the church was dedicated to the Holy Mother.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >When the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Turks converted </span>the church <span style="font-weight: bold;">St. Clement</span> into a mosque, his remains were first moved to the small church of St. Clement, and later on to the church <span style="font-weight: bold;">St. Bogorodica Perivlepta</span>, after which the people simply renamed the church into St. Clement. </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >In the period after the conversion of the church <span style="font-weight: bold;">St. Sofia into a mosque</span>, the church St. Clement became the cathedral church of the Ohrid Archiepiscopate. A large number of religious objects, icons, and books were brought to St. Clement. It is known that within the church there was a large <span style="font-weight: bold;">Archiepiscopate library</span> that contained papyrus <span style="font-weight: bold;">manuscripts from XI and XII century</span>, and old<span style="font-weight: bold;"> musical notations of Byzantine </span>church songs. Some of these precious objects are preserved to the present day, however the majority was taken from their original home during the devastation that Ohrid and its citizens were exposed to. Also there was a large monastery estate around the church, and the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Archiepiscopate Palace was built</span> in its immediate vicinity. However, it was burnt to ashes in the middle of XIX century. The church St. Clement used to be called "The Great Church" because it was the cathedral church of the Ohrid Archiepiscopate.(more on <a href="http://www.ohrid.org.mk/eng/crkvi/sv_bogorod.htm">www.ohrid.org.mk</a>)</span>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-8307493260328982152008-01-04T07:59:00.000-08:002008-04-06T10:00:48.774-07:00Bridges of the World<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bF8iZXiI/AAAAAAAADqw/3aPeJyh-QAI/s1600-h/Llanrwst+Bridge,+Conwy+River,+Wales,+United+Kingdom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bF8iZXiI/AAAAAAAADqw/3aPeJyh-QAI/s400/Llanrwst+Bridge,+Conwy+River,+Wales,+United+Kingdom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151655181466295842" border="0" /></a>Llanrwst Bridge, Conwy River, Wales, United Kingdom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bGMiZXjI/AAAAAAAADq4/uRhwK6sYmzw/s1600-h/Old+Bahia+Honda+Bridge,+Florida+Keys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bGMiZXjI/AAAAAAAADq4/uRhwK6sYmzw/s400/Old+Bahia+Honda+Bridge,+Florida+Keys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151655185761263154" border="0" /></a>Old Bahia Honda Bridge, Florida Keys<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bGciZXkI/AAAAAAAADrA/sZX8yUcoScE/s1600-h/Rialto+Bridge,+Grand+Canal,+Venice,+Italy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bGciZXkI/AAAAAAAADrA/sZX8yUcoScE/s400/Rialto+Bridge,+Grand+Canal,+Venice,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151655190056230466" border="0" /></a>Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal, Venice, Italy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bHMiZXlI/AAAAAAAADrI/ON6Fw5JION8/s1600-h/Sunshine+Skyway+Bridge,+Tampa+Bay,+Florida.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bHMiZXlI/AAAAAAAADrI/ON6Fw5JION8/s400/Sunshine+Skyway+Bridge,+Tampa+Bay,+Florida.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151655202941132370" border="0" /></a>Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa Bay, Florida<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bHMiZXmI/AAAAAAAADrQ/dj4h-APNPaU/s1600-h/The+Sacred+Bridge,+Daiya+River,+Nikko,+Japan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35bHMiZXmI/AAAAAAAADrQ/dj4h-APNPaU/s400/The+Sacred+Bridge,+Daiya+River,+Nikko,+Japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151655202941132386" border="0" /></a>The Sacred Bridge, Daiya River, Nikko, Japan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z3siZXdI/AAAAAAAADqI/syLNHUOPJ44/s1600-h/Eitai+Bridge,+Tokyo,+Japan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z3siZXdI/AAAAAAAADqI/syLNHUOPJ44/s400/Eitai+Bridge,+Tokyo,+Japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151653837141532114" border="0" /></a>Eitai Bridge, Tokyo, Japan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z3siZXeI/AAAAAAAADqQ/6pB_vuAvFAY/s1600-h/Evening+Crossing,+Bay+Bridge,+San+Francisco,+California.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z3siZXeI/AAAAAAAADqQ/6pB_vuAvFAY/s400/Evening+Crossing,+Bay+Bridge,+San+Francisco,+California.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151653837141532130" border="0" /></a>Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z38iZXfI/AAAAAAAADqY/40UR2bxTv2E/s1600-h/Gateshead+Millennium+Bridge,+England.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z38iZXfI/AAAAAAAADqY/40UR2bxTv2E/s400/Gateshead+Millennium+Bridge,+England.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151653841436499442" border="0" /></a>Gateshead Millennium Bridge, England<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z4ciZXgI/AAAAAAAADqg/f80aMla0YOk/s1600-h/Hartland+Bridge,+New+Brunswick,+Canada.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z4ciZXgI/AAAAAAAADqg/f80aMla0YOk/s400/Hartland+Bridge,+New+Brunswick,+Canada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151653850026434050" border="0" /></a>Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z48iZXhI/AAAAAAAADqo/5juvJKCeSL0/s1600-h/Kintai+Bridge,+Yamaguchi+Prefecture,+Japan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35Z48iZXhI/AAAAAAAADqo/5juvJKCeSL0/s400/Kintai+Bridge,+Yamaguchi+Prefecture,+Japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151653858616368658" border="0" /></a>Kintai Bridge, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZBciZXYI/AAAAAAAADpg/AzXFsL3IGC4/s1600-h/Brooklyn+Bridge,+New+York+City,+New+York.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZBciZXYI/AAAAAAAADpg/AzXFsL3IGC4/s400/Brooklyn+Bridge,+New+York+City,+New+York.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151652905133628802" border="0" /></a>Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZBsiZXZI/AAAAAAAADpo/26qXIEDzvMA/s1600-h/Castel+Sant%27Angelo+and+Bridge,+Rome,+Italy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZBsiZXZI/AAAAAAAADpo/26qXIEDzvMA/s400/Castel+Sant%27Angelo+and+Bridge,+Rome,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151652909428596114" border="0" /></a> Sant'Angelo Bridge, Rome, Italy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZCsiZXaI/AAAAAAAADpw/Y8CjgGLj0i4/s1600-h/Chain+Bridge,+Budapest,+Hungary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZCsiZXaI/AAAAAAAADpw/Y8CjgGLj0i4/s400/Chain+Bridge,+Budapest,+Hungary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151652926608465314" border="0" /></a>Chain Bridge, Budapest, Hungary<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZC8iZXbI/AAAAAAAADp4/AkuqDSN6qow/s1600-h/Cologne+Cathedral+and+Hohenzollern+Bridge,+Cologne,+Germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZC8iZXbI/AAAAAAAADp4/AkuqDSN6qow/s400/Cologne+Cathedral+and+Hohenzollern+Bridge,+Cologne,+Germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151652930903432626" border="0" /></a>Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne, Germany<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZDciZXcI/AAAAAAAADqA/ssvByGNJaZw/s1600-h/Crossing+Over,Tower+Bridge,+London,+England.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R35ZDciZXcI/AAAAAAAADqA/ssvByGNJaZw/s400/Crossing+Over,Tower+Bridge,+London,+England.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151652939493367234" border="0" /></a>Crossing Over,Tower Bridge, London, England<br /><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-12209736006687374702007-12-27T05:08:00.000-08:002008-04-06T10:00:58.728-07:00The Seattle Space Needle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkYw4nzqI/AAAAAAAADhw/Bna6lLHXrUQ/s1600-h/Seattle+Skyline,+Washington.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkYw4nzqI/AAAAAAAADhw/Bna6lLHXrUQ/s320/Seattle+Skyline,+Washington.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148639544360816290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkYg4nzoI/AAAAAAAADhg/Tio2q26xOzE/s1600-h/seattle+space+needle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkYg4nzoI/AAAAAAAADhg/Tio2q26xOzE/s320/seattle+space+needle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148639540065848962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkYg4nzpI/AAAAAAAADho/LCgmuLIYGcw/s1600-h/Seattle+Skyline+at+Night,+Washington.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkYg4nzpI/AAAAAAAADho/LCgmuLIYGcw/s320/Seattle+Skyline+at+Night,+Washington.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148639540065848978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkZA4nzrI/AAAAAAAADh4/FNZAnq2zcIs/s1600-h/Seattle+Space+Needle,+Washington.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R3OkZA4nzrI/AAAAAAAADh4/FNZAnq2zcIs/s320/Seattle+Space+Needle,+Washington.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148639548655783602" border="0" /></a>The <b>Space Needle</b> is a tower in Seattle, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Washington</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> It is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and the symbol of Seattle. Located in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seattle Center</span>, it was built for the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">1962 World's Fair</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span> during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators — 2.3 million visitors in all for the World Fair. The Space Needle is 605 feet (184 m) high and 138 feet (42 m) wide at its widest point and weighs 9,550 tons.<br />The Space Needle features an <span style="font-weight: bold;">observation deck</span> at <span style="font-weight: bold;">520 feet (160 m)</span>, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">SkyCity restaurant</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>at <span style="font-weight: bold;">500 feet (152 m)</span>, and a gift shop. From the top of the Needle, one can see not only the Downtown Seattle skyline, but also the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Olympic</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cascade Mountains</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mount Rainier</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mount Baker</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elliott Bay</span> and surrounding islands.<br />The architecture of the Space Needle is the result of a compromise between designs. The two leading ideas for the World Fair involved businessman Edward Carlson's sketch of a giant balloon tethered to the ground (see the gently sloping base) and architect John Graham's concept of a <span style="font-weight: bold;">flying saucer</span> (see the halo that houses the restaurant and observation deck). Although Edward Carlson and John Graham most often get the credit, it was really Victor Steinbrueck who designed the Space Needle. It is built to <span style="font-weight: bold;">withstand </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">winds</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>of up to 200 mph <span style="font-weight: bold;">(320 km/h)</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">earthquakes</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> up to 9.5</span> magnitude (which would protect the structure against an earthquake as powerful as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake) and has <span style="font-weight: bold;">25 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">lightning rods</span> on the roof to prevent lightning damage....(more on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Needle">www.wikipedia.com</a>)silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-34479389306930029352007-12-19T12:28:00.000-08:002008-04-06T10:01:07.280-07:00AntarcticaWell, this would be an adventure for the really brave ones and just as mad. I'm kidding, however this would be considered as an extreme travel. An<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQg4nygI/AAAAAAAADXg/4JENFRKZGVU/s1600-h/Antarctic+Sailing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQg4nygI/AAAAAAAADXg/4JENFRKZGVU/s320/Antarctic+Sailing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145785070441187842" border="0" /></a>tarctica is one of the cruelest places on Earth.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAPA4nycI/AAAAAAAADXA/b2sxA1IE_YU/s1600-h/Eroded+Iceberg+in+the+Lemaire+Channel,+Antarctica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAPA4nycI/AAAAAAAADXA/b2sxA1IE_YU/s320/Eroded+Iceberg+in+the+Lemaire+Channel,+Antarctica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145785044671384002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQA4nydI/AAAAAAAADXI/scFtU6vP60Y/s1600-h/Icebreaking+McMurdo+Sound,+Antarctica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQA4nydI/AAAAAAAADXI/scFtU6vP60Y/s320/Icebreaking+McMurdo+Sound,+Antarctica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145785061851253202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQA4nyeI/AAAAAAAADXQ/m-MZytKcg94/s1600-h/Paradise+Bay,+Antarctica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQA4nyeI/AAAAAAAADXQ/m-MZytKcg94/s320/Paradise+Bay,+Antarctica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145785061851253218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQQ4nyfI/AAAAAAAADXY/xvxmplXM1rk/s1600-h/Pleneau+Island,+Antarctic+Peninsula.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R2mAQQ4nyfI/AAAAAAAADXY/xvxmplXM1rk/s320/Pleneau+Island,+Antarctic+Peninsula.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145785066146220530" border="0" /></a><br /><b>Antarctica</b> is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.4 million km² (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. Some 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, which averages at least 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) in thickness.<br />On average, Antarctica is the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">coldest, driest and windiest continent</span>, and has the highest average <span style="font-weight: bold;">elevation</span> of all the continents. Since there is little <span style="font-weight: bold;">precipitation</span>, except at the coasts, the interior of the continent is technically the largest <span style="font-weight: bold;">desert</span> in the world. There are no permanent human residents and there is no evidence of any existing or pre-historic indigenous population. Only cold-adapted plants and animals survive there, including<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">penguins</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">fur seals</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">mosses</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">lichen</span>, and many types of <span style="font-weight: bold;">algae</span>.<br />Antarctica has no permanent residents, but a number of governments maintain permanent <span style="font-weight: bold;">research stations</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>throughout the continent. The number of people conducting and supporting scientific research and other work on the continent and its nearby islands varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to about 1,000 in winter. Many of the stations are staffed year-round.<br />Antarctica is divided in two by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Transantarctic Mountains</span> close to the neck between the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ross Sea</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Weddell Sea</span>. The portion west of the Weddell Sea and east of the Ross Sea is called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Western Antarctica</span> and the remainder <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eastern Antarctica</span>, because they roughly correspond to the Western and Eastern Hemispheres relative to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greenwich meridian</span>.<br />Antarctica has no government and belongs to no country. Various countries claim areas of it, although as a rule, no other countries recognize such claims. The area between 90° W and 150° W is the only part of Antarctica, indeed the only solid land on Earth, not claimed by any country...(more on www.wikipedia.org)silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752828730901135836.post-68507422749539192282007-12-10T07:42:00.000-08:002008-04-06T10:01:22.300-07:00Aurora Borealis, The Northern Lignts<div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gwVvcAoI/AAAAAAAADBI/8yTZ1dLOobE/s1600-h/Northern+Lights+in+Winter,+Alberta,+Canada.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 428px; height: 321px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gwVvcAoI/AAAAAAAADBI/8yTZ1dLOobE/s400/Northern+Lights+in+Winter,+Alberta,+Canada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142372733113074306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Auroras</b> (or <b>aurorae</b>) are natural different colored light displays, which are usually observed in the night sky, particularly in the polar zone. Some scientists therefore call them "polar auroras" (or "aurorae polaris"). In northern latitudes, it is known as the <b>aurora borealis</b>, named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gwlvcApI/AAAAAAAADBQ/p1svbvIdMv0/s1600-h/Northern+Lights+Over+Portage+River+Valley,+Alaska.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 428px; height: 321px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gwlvcApI/AAAAAAAADBQ/p1svbvIdMv0/s400/Northern+Lights+Over+Portage+River+Valley,+Alaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142372737408041618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gwlvcAqI/AAAAAAAADBY/uchAr4-8fy0/s1600-h/The+Northern+Lights,+Churchill,+Manitoba,+Canada.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 321px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gwlvcAqI/AAAAAAAADBY/uchAr4-8fy0/s400/The+Northern+Lights,+Churchill,+Manitoba,+Canada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142372737408041634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fzVvcAlI/AAAAAAAADAw/E14rYZQaoRw/s1600-h/Camping+Under+the+Northern+Lights,+Boreal+Forest,+Canada.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 321px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fzVvcAlI/AAAAAAAADAw/E14rYZQaoRw/s400/Camping+Under+the+Northern+Lights,+Boreal+Forest,+Canada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142371685141054034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It often appears as a greenish glow (or sometimes a faint red), as if the sun were rising from an unusual direction. The aurora borealis is also called the <b>northern lights</b>, as it is only visible in the North sky from the Northern Hemisphere. The aurora borealis most often occurs from September to October and from March to April.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fylvcAjI/AAAAAAAADAg/1PbTOyyjaVs/s1600-h/Aurora+Borealis,+Alaska.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 421px; height: 316px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fylvcAjI/AAAAAAAADAg/1PbTOyyjaVs/s400/Aurora+Borealis,+Alaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142371672256152114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fzFvcAkI/AAAAAAAADAo/HHFH6CyLLs0/s1600-h/Aurora+Borealis,+Northern+Lights,+Alaska.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 313px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fzFvcAkI/AAAAAAAADAo/HHFH6CyLLs0/s400/Aurora+Borealis,+Northern+Lights,+Alaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142371680846086722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Auroras </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >are produced </span><span style="font-size:130%;">by the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >collision of charged particles</span><span style="font-size:130%;">, mostly electrons but also protons and heavier particles, from the magnetosphere, with atoms and molecules of the Earth's upper atmosphere (at altitudes above 80 km). When the trapped magnetic field of the solar wind is favourably oriented (principally southwards) it reconnects with that of the earth and solar particles then enter the magnetosphere and are swept to the magnetotail. Further magnetic reconnection accelerates the particles towards earth.(from www.wikipedia.org)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fzlvcAmI/AAAAAAAADA4/-NZTl8OrZRU/s1600-h/Dancing+Northern+Lights,+Alaska.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 315px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fzlvcAmI/AAAAAAAADA4/-NZTl8OrZRU/s400/Dancing+Northern+Lights,+Alaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142371689436021346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gw1vcArI/AAAAAAAADBg/zXGIcNrRCFU/s1600-h/Winter+Lights,+Alaska.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 312px;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11gw1vcArI/AAAAAAAADBg/zXGIcNrRCFU/s400/Winter+Lights,+Alaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142372741703008946" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fz1vcAnI/AAAAAAAADBA/wGgnu2cvs2E/s1600-h/Night+Lights,+Aurora+Borealis,+Alaska.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 312px;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_W1ueYt1O3xs/R11fz1vcAnI/AAAAAAAADBA/wGgnu2cvs2E/s400/Night+Lights,+Aurora+Borealis,+Alaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142371693730988658" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Click the images for a larger view.</span><br /></div>silfirielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293761633935551152noreply@blogger.com1