Tuesday, July 27, 2010

 Brasil - Ouro Preto, MG

Vanessa Campos - Brasil - 27.07.2010

Ouro Preto, MG
Ouro Preto é um município do estado de Minas Gerais. É famoso por sua arquitetura colonial. 

Foi a primeira cidade brasileira a ser declarada, pela Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura, Patrimônio Histórico e Cultural da Humanidade, no ano de 1980.

 Lithuania - Kaunas

Giedre - Lithuania - 27.07.2010


Kaunas pilis (XIV a.)
The Castle of Kaunas (14th c.)

 U.S.A. - New York, NY

Arian - U.S.A. - 27.07.2010


Metropolitan Museum, NY

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest and most important art museum in New York.
Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided among nineteen curatorial departments.[6] The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is by area one of the world's largest art galleries. There is also a much smaller second location at "The Cloisters" in Upper Manhattan that features medieval art.

Germany - Deidesheim

Iris - Germany - 27.07.2010


An der Deutschen WeinstraBe - Deidesheim
- historisches Rathaus -

 Netherlands

Auke - Netherlands - 27.07.2010


Holland in 9 Photos

 Mexico - Querétaro

Oscar Ulloa - Mexico - 27.07.2010


Querétaro - Andador Mariano Matamoros
The Mariano Matamoros pedrestrian zone

Finland

Airi - Finland - 27.07.2010


Lingoberry, a foraged fruit from the forests of Finland

Finland

Anu - Finland - 27.07.2010


Kid fishing

Friday, July 23, 2010

Malaysia - Melaka

Azah Aziz - Malaysia - 23.07.2010


Erna Dyanty Mad Daluis - Little House on Jonker Street
Melaka

Jonker Street is one of the most visited places in Melaka and there is no doubt that this is the busiest area especially over the weekends or school holidays. Throngs of visitors from all over visit this lively street famous for it's culture and heritage. The best possible way to enjoy visiting Jonker Street would be to walk around this historical area which is in the core zone of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Alternatively, traditional trishaws (becas) can be hired to take you on a nostalgic journey through this historical site.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Indonesia

A.H.Bby Waas - Indonesia - 22.07.2010


Special B'day Gift & Postcard

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

  Latvia - Riga

Irina - Latvia - 21.07.2010


The panorama of Riga

 Norway - Bergen

Uwe from Germany - Norway - 21.07.2010


Julehuset

Sent from Germany

  Costa Rica - Nosara

Josafat - Costa Rica - 21.07.2010


Volcán Arenal. Vista desde la Laguna del Arenal.
Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica

 Netherlands - Naarden

Mindy - Netherlands - 21.07.2010


Mooi Naarden Vestingstad in Nederland
Beautiful Naarden fortified town in the Netherlands

Finland

Heli - Finland - 21.07.2010


Painting with boats

 U.S.A. - Hilo, HI

Rico - U.S.A. - 21.07.2010


Aloha from Hilo
Memories from Hawaii, HI
Hilo, the second largest city in the state of Hawaii is located beneath Mauna Kea, the tallest peak in Hawaii.

 Peru

Carol from Costa Rica - Peru - 21.07.2010


Iquitos na selva

Sent from Costa Rica

 Slovenia - Bohinjsko Jezero

Ivana - Slovenia - 21.07.2010


Julijske Alpe
Julian Alps
Alpes Julianos
Slovenija

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

 China - Beijing

Yining Zhao - China - 13.07.2010


The Jingshan Park, Beijing
The Jingshan Park, located on the highest point of Beijing city's south-north central axis, is a royal landscape garden for emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Old pines and cypresses grow in lush green in the park. 
There are five pavilions on each of the five summits of the Jingshan Hill, providing visitors a perfect panoramic view of Beijing city.

 Japan - Tokyo

Noriko - Japan - 13.07.2010


Ann of Green Gables
Anne as she appeared in the 1979 Japanese anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.

Anne of Green Gables (1908) is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Written as fiction for readers of all ages, since the mid-twentieth century, the literary classic has been considered a children's novel. It recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl sent to a middle-aged brother and sister who have a farm on Prince Edward Island, and who had intended to adopt a boy to help them. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school and the town.

 Switzerland

Jacqueline - Switzerland - 13.07.2010


Animal Colorido

 Finland

Jorma - Finland - 13.07.2010


Little boat handmade on the River

 New Zealand - Stewart Island

Jon Cox - New Zealand - 13.07.2010


Stewart Island
The most southern of New Zealand's three main islands, idyllic Stweart Island is a haven for the holiday maker, fisherman and tramper.