Finland

Heikki - Finland - 31.07.2012

Päivänkakkara (Leucanthemum vulgare).

Termos populares, pouco precisos, bem-me-quer, bonina, margarida, margarita, margarita-maior, malmequer-maior, malmequer-bravo ou olho-de-boi, é uma planta herbácea e perene, originária da Europa. Seu ciclo vital dura mais de um ano. É da família das compostas, a mesma do crisântemo, da dália e do girassol.

Finland

Heikki - Finland - 31.07.2012

Katso Nyt millaiseen sotkuun meidät järjestit. 

Now, see what kind of mess we arrange. 

Finland

Heikki - Finland - 31.07.2012

Rose Cat

 Finland

Heikki - Finland - 31.07.2012

Route 66.

U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway and colloquially known as the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was a highway within the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. Highways, Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926—with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in America, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, covering a total 3 940 km. It was recognized in popular culture by both a hit song and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s.

Turkey - Antalya

Nina from Russie - Turkey - 27.07.2012

Antalya

Sent from Russie

 Suriname - Paramaribo

Sherwin - Suriname - 27.07.2012

Waterkant

A view seen from the Suriname river. At the waterfront some historic buildings can be seen. The Historic Inner City of Paramaribo is a UNESCO Heritage site.

  Luxembourg

Anne Dahm - Luxembourg - 26.07.2012

Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (French: Grand-Duché), is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the north as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland ("good country") in the south. Luxembourg has a population of 512,353 (as of February 2011) in an area of 2586 sq km. A representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is ruled by a grand duke.

Luxembourg is a trilingual country: German, French and Luxembourgish are official languages.

The people of Luxembourg are called Luxembourgers. The immigrant population increased in the 20th century due to the arrival of immigrants from Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, and Portugal, with the majority coming from the last: in the 2001 census, there were 58657 inhabitants with Portuguese nationality.

 Luxembourg

Anne Dahm - Luxembourg - 26.07.2012

Luxembourg

 Russia - Saint Petersburg

Katerina A. - Russia - 26.07.2012

Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral, 1910s.

Saint Petersburg.

Trinity is a late example of the Empire style, built between 1828 and 1835 to a design by Vasily Stasov. It is located due south of the Admiralty on Izmaylovskiy Prospekt, not far from the Tekhnologichesky Institut Metro station.

The cathedral, which can accommodate up to 3,000 visitors, has only recently begun to be restored to its pre-Revolutionary splendor after years of neglect. In honor of the victory in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878, when the Russians liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman domination, a memorial column was constructed in front of the northern facade of the cathedral in 1886. The cathedral became a part of the Saint Petersburg World Heritage Site in 1990.

 Russia - Moscow

Katerina A. - Russia - 26.07.2012

Shops at the intersection of Pretrovka and Kuznetsky Most Streets. 1900s.

Moscow.

Taiwan - Hualien

Emily - Taiwan - 26.07.2012

Cingshui Cliff on the Su-Hua Highway. 

Hualien County, Taiwan.

Finland

Matti - Finland - 25.07.2012

Kun lähetät yhden hymyn, saat monta kaunista takaisin! 

When you send a smile, you get many beautiful back!

 Germany - Leipzig

Detlef M. Plaisier - Germany - 25.07.2012

MESSESTADT Leipzig

Deutsche Bücherei

Opernhaus

NikolaistraBe

Einkaufspassage

Bundesgericht

The Battle of Leipzig or Battle of the Nations, on 16–19 October 1813, was fought by the coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden against the French army of Napoleon at Leipzig, Saxony. Napoleon's army also contained Polish and Italian troops as well as Germans from the Confederation of the Rhine. The battle involved over 600,000 soldiers, making it the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I.

Defeated, Napoleon was compelled to return to France while the Allies hurried to keep their momentum, invading France early the next year. Napoleon was forced to abdicate, and was exiled to Elba that spring.

Leipzig (1723–50)

In 1723, Bach was appointed Cantor of the Thomasschule at Thomaskirche in Leipzig, and Director of Music in the principal churches in the town, namely the Nikolaikirche and the Paulinerkirche, the church of the University of Leipzig.

Macau

Kuan Long Lam - Macau - 25.07.2012

The Ruins of St. Paul's, Macau. 

The Ruins of St. Paul's refers to the ruins of a 16th century complex in Macau including of what was originally St. Paul's College and the Cathedral of St. Paul also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th century Portuguese cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle. Today, the ruins are one of Macau's most famous landmarks.

UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005

 China

Nancy - China - 25.07.2012

Ink and wash painting

 China

Thenrylbl - China - 24.07.2012

Natamen Chinese Girl

China: Advertisement for Natamen cigarettes from the 1930s

Advertisement characteristic of 'old Shanghai' in the 1920-1940s, a trend started by American newspaperman Carl Crow who lived in Shanghai between 1911 and 1937, starting the first Western advertising agency in the city and creating much of what is thought of today as the 'sexy China Girl' poster and calendar advertisements. In today's more liberal China, these are making a comeback and are widely considered minor works of art characteristic of 'Old Shanghai'.

 China - Jiuzhaigou

Thenrylbl - China - 24.07.2012

The Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. It belongs to the category V (Protected Landscape) in the IUCN system of protected area categorization.

The Jiuzhaigou valley is part of the Min Mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stretches over 72,000 hectares (180,000 acres). It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes, and snow-capped peaks. Its elevation ranges from 2,000 to 4,500 metres (6,600 to 14,800 ft).

Italy - Modena

Gabriele - Italy - 23.07.2012

"Il 500 e le sue Suggestioni"

Castelvetro di Modena

Piazza della Dama

seconda settimana di settembre

La "Festa a castello" ricrea un banchetto rinascimentale che rievoca il soggiorno del poeta Torquato Tasso a Castelvetro di Modena nel 1564 ospite dei Marchesi Rangone, allora Signori di queste terre.

 

Il banchetto è ambientato nella suggestiva cornice della piazza a scacchiera del Borgo Antico di Castelvetro; durante la serata, gli ospiti rigorosamente vestiti in abiti del ‘500 mangeranno cibi tradizionali serviti da popolani e fantesche. Inoltre durante la serata potranno assistere a spettacoli di mangiafuoco, zingari e danze storiche accompagnati da musici.

 Canada - Drumheller, AB

Rob M & Maria - Canada - 23.07.2012

Atlas Coal Mine

National Historic Site

Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

Between 1936 and 1956, coal was taken from the Mine entrance, high on the hillside, and shipped down a long conveyor belt to the wooden tipple. At the tipple, it was loaded into boxcars and shipped over the wodden train bridge to market.

Greece - Kos

Marga from Netherlands - Greece - 23.07.2012

The best Islands Kos Nisyros Pserimos

Kos is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. The island measures 40km by 8km, and is 4km from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, and the ancient region of Caria.

Nisyros is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between the islands of Kos and Tilos. Its shape is approximately round, with a diameter of about 8 km, and an area of 41.6 km2.

Pserimos is a small Greek island in the Dodecanese chain, lying between Kalymnos and Kos in front of the coast of Turkey. It is part of the municipality of Kálymnos, and reported a population of 130 inhabitants at the 2001 census.

The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. 

 Norway - Egersund

Roy Aasheim - Norway - 21.07.2012

Nordlys. The Northern Light. Aurora Borealis.

 Norway - Bragdøya

Mats Blakstad - Norway - 21.07.2012

Norgey. Kristiansand, Bragdoya.

  Canada - Calgary, AB

Maria B. - Canada - 21.07.2012

Calgary Zoo

The Calgary's Zoo tiger habitat is home to four Siberian (Amur) Tigers: Kita, Katja, Vitali and Baikal.

The Amur tiger is the largest species of cat in the entire world. They are an endangered species, with only an estimated 450 left in the world.