Latvia - Riga
Leo - Latvia - 31.05.2012
Riga
The monument of Liberty
Brīvības piemineklis
Netherlands - Texel
Norbert - Netherlands - 31.05.2012
Texel
strandimpressie
beach impression
Texel is a municipality and an island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest and most populated of the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea, and also the westernmost of this archipelago, which extends to Denmark. The next island in the archipelago, to the north of Texel, is Vlieland.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Japan
Sonoyo - Japan - 29.05.2012
Cat by Lesley Anne Ivory
Lesley Anne Ivory is a British artist who excells at painting cats and combining various patterns such as Indian and Persian tapestry.
One of Britain's most beloved wildlife artists, Lesley Anne Ivory and her imaginative feline artwork are phenomenally popular the world over. Lesley has illustrated more than 40 children's books, and her wildlife wood engravings were exhibited at the Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy for a consecutive decade. She has also created limited edition wildlife art for World Wildlife Fund and has three one-woman shows in London.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Russia - Moscow
Dmitry - Russia - 28.05.2012
Mockba. Moscow - The kremlin
The Kremlin is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River (to the South), Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square (to the East) and the Alexander Garden (to the West). It is the best known of kremlins (Russian citadels) and includes four palaces, four cathedrals and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. The complex serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
The name the Kremlin is often used as a metonym to refer to the government of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) and its highest members (such as general secretaries, premiers, presidents, ministers, and commissars).
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990 (the Kremlin and Red Square)
U.S.A. - Ohio, OH
Tom - U.S.A. - 28.05.2012
When school is over for the day it's time to enjoy the one or two mille hike to home. These Amish boys have bundled up for this chilly 10ºF walk home.
Ohio, OH
The Amish, sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology. The history of the Amish church began with a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian Anabaptists in 1693 led by Jakob Ammann.[2] Those who followed Ammann became known as Amish.
The Amish are very unique. They do not use electricity, automobiles or telephones. They still travel by horse and buggy.
Total population: 249,000
Regions with significant populations: USA (notably Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and New York) and Canada (notably Ontario)
Languages: Pennsylvania German, Swiss German, English
Taiwan
Tracey - Taiwan - 28.05.2012
Chinese dragons are mythical creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore. In Chinese art, dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang and complements a yin fenghuang ("Chinese phoenix").
Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, hurricane, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck. With this, the Emperor of China usually used the dragon as a symbol of his imperial power.
Philippines - Manila
Cath Sanidad - Philippines - 28.05.2012
Manila Map
1.Makati
2. Black Nazarene Procession, Quiapo
3. Jeepney
4. Intramuros
5. Rizal Shrines
6. Manila City Hall
7. Fort Santiago, Intramuros
8. Philippine Bhrama with gypsies woven handicraft carriage, Diliman
9. San Augustin Church, Intramuros
10. Ortigas Center
11. Manila Bay sunset
12. Roxas Blvd.
13. Rizal Monument in Luneta Park
14. Manila Cathedral, Intramuros
15. MRT in Ortigas Center
16. Spanish-inspired horse - driven calesa, Intramuros
Malaysia - Malacca
Wai Wei - Malaysia - 28.05.2012
A Historical City… Malacca
Malacca City is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca.
It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with George Town of Penang on 7 July 2008.
Portuguese Malacca was the territory of Malacca that, for 130 years (1511–1641), was a Portuguese colony.
Dutch Malacca (1641–1825) was the longest period that Malacca was under foreign control. The Dutch ruled for almost 183 years with intermittent British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars (1795–1818)
The Straits Settlement of Malacca was a colony within the British Empire from 1825 to 1946 when it joined the Malayan Union. The colony was established by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and during World War II it was under Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945.
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008
