Australia - Sydney

Manel - Australia - 01.07.2011

Sydney, Blue Mountains

About 65km west of Sydney, the sandstone of the Blue Mountains icon, the Three Sisters, glows golden in the sunshine, while the blue haze that gives the area its name cloaks the forest-clad slopes and the cliffs beyond.

Inset: Australian King-Parrot(male)

  Germany - Bodensee

Immanuel Seeger - Germany - 08.06.2011

Deutschlands gröbter Binnensee

Germany's largest inland lake

 Brasil - São Paulo, SP

MyTravels - Brasil - 14.05.2011

Cidade de São Paulo

Em primeiro plano vemos o maciço de prédios da região de Cerqueira César, que nesta foto abarca desde a Alameda Santos até a Rua Estados Unidos. Logo a área verde dos Jardins com o Parque de Ibirapuera ao fundo. A direita na imagem, área de prédios dos bairros de Itaim e Moema.

Brasil - Curitiba, PR

MyTravels - Brasil - 10.05.2011

Museu Oscar Niemeyer

Brasil - Rio de Janeiro, RJ

My first adventure travelling alone - May 2011

Rio de Janeiro

Pão de Açucar

Sugar Loaf

 Netherlands - Amsterdam

Sérgio - Netherlands - 18.04.2011

Herengracht

Amsterdam

 Canada - Alberta, AB

SV - Canada - 18.04.2011

Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake and Spirit Island.

Lac Maligne et Île Spirit, parc national Jasper

Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² (4200 mi²). It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and mountains. Wildlife in the park includes elk, caribou, moose, mule deer, white-tailed deer, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver, Rocky Mountain pika, hoary marmot, grey wolf, mountain lion, and wolverine.

UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984

 Canada - Toronto, ON

SV - Canada - 18.04.2011

The beautiful aerial view of Toronto

 Canada - Niagara Falls, ON

SV - Canada - 18.04.2011

Niagara Falls, American Falls

Puissantes et superbes, les chutes attirent des millions de visiteurs chaque année.

Powerful and beautiful, The Falls attract millions of visitors each year.

 Canada - Montréal, QC

SV - Canada - 18.04.2011

Vue aérienne du Centre Ville / Aerial view of downtown

Montréal, QC

 Norway

Martin Svangtun - Norway - 08.04.2011

michaelangelo

New Zealand - Gisborne

Catherine - New Zealand - 03.04.2011

Gisborne and the eastland region

 Thailand - Ayutthaya

Jirat - Thailand - 27.03.2011

Ayutthaya - Wat Phra Si Sanphet

The Ayutthaya historical park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, which was founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1350 and was the capital of the country until its destruction by the Burmese army in 1767.

In 1969 the Fine Arts Department began with renovations of the ruins, which became more serious after it was declared a historical park in 1976. The park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Thirty-five kings ruled the Ayutthaya kingdom during its existence. King Narai (1656 CE to 1688 CE) not only held court in Ayutthaya but also from his palace in the nearby city of Lopburi, from where he ruled 8-9 months in the year.

Wat Phra Sri Sanphet is one of the park site.

UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 (Ayutthaya historical park)

Indonesia - Borobudur

Ardita Sukma - Indonesia - 01.03.2011

Borobudur, Central Java. The upper terraces of the world's largest Buddhist monument

 Finland - Yyteri

Tuovi - Finland - 19.02.2011

Yyteri

 U.S.A. - Columbia, MO

Sean - U.S.A. - 10.02.2011

Conley House. 

Cultural Heritage Center. 

Columbia, Missouri MO. 

Named for the 19th Century Entrepreneur Sanford Francis Conley, the Conlet House is an example of Italianate Revival Victorian architecture. Completed in 1870, the building is one of the last surviving houses of the period in the Columbia area. It now houses the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center and the Honors College.

 Germany - Kassel

Nadine - Germany - 08.02.2011

Temple of Mercury, Kassel

Netherlands - Benschop

Linda - Netherlands - 04.02.2011

Groeten uit… Benschop! Koeiedag!

Greetings from… Benschop! Cow day!

France - Mont-Blanc

Audrey - France - 04.02.2011

Au pays du Mont-Blanc

COMBLOUX Hte SAVOIE alt. : 986m.

Echappée sur le village; en fond, le Mont-Blanc 4810m.

Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe, and the European Union. It rises 4810.45m above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence. It is also sometimes known as La Dame blanche or Il Bianco (Italian for "the White One").

The mountain lies in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the Arve Valley in France. The Mont Blanc massif is popular for mountaineering, hiking, skiing, and snowboarding.

The two most famous towns near Mont Blanc are Courmayeur in Aosta Valley, Italy, and Chamonix in Haute-Savoie, France — the site of the first Winter Olympics.

 Russia - Saint Petersburg

Natalia - Russia - 01.02.2011

Neva River. Palace Bridge. 1912-16, engineer: A. Pshenitsky, architect: R. Meltser; 1939, architect: L. Noskov.

 Italy - Padova

Giovanni - Italy - 31.01.2011

PADOVA Basilica Del Santo

Monumento al Grattamelata - Santa Giusina -Basilica Del Santo - Piazza delle Erbe - Cappela degli Scrovegni

Lebanon

Daniël from Nehterlands - Lebanon - 24.01.2011

Artist Painter - Andre Kalfayan - Window

Knowing for painting old doors and windows.

He created his own way of painting, his method of oil painting use the cutter, nails and pin as his lone tool.

Andre Kalfayan, born in Jbeil in 1968. 

His talent appeared in his early childhood. He never followed painting courses at specialized universities or institutes. 

 U.S.A. - Alaska, AK

Julie - U.S.A. - 24.01.2011

Alaska's NATIVE Peoples. 

The faces of Alaska present a varied tapestry of half a dozen different ethnic and language groups, from Tlingit to Aleut to Yup'ik.

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Banja Luka

Sandra Midžan - Bosnia-Herzegovina - 21.01.2011

Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, BiH

 Nepal - Pokhara

Nischal Mishra - Nepal - 21.01.2011

The Annapurna Himalayan Range with Phewa Lake, Pokhara

Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes 8,091m Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over 7,000m and 16 more over 6,000m. This section is a 55 km-long massif.

Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which literally means "full of food" (feminine form), but is normally translated as Goddess of the Harvests. In Hinduism, Annapurna is "... the universal and timeless kitchen-goddess ... the mother who feeds. Without her there is starvation, a universal fear: This makes Annapurna a universal goddess ... Her most popular shrine is located in Kashi, on the banks of the river Ganga." Her association with the giving of food (wealth) led her in time to be transformed into Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth.