Namaste,
Now a days you don't need a tour guide, travel sites like Tripadvisor and google search gives you all you want and more.
Moving on to the Slovenian capital Ljubljana...
Monument to the national poet Preseren in the central square, named after him
Monument to Ivan Hribar - a noted banker, diplomat, journalist and a one time revered mayor of Ljubljana
Funicular station for a ride to the Ljubljana Castle
City as viewed from the Ljubljana Castle
Pranam.
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Last edited by Believer; 23 May 2014 at 09:32 AM.
Namaste,
Bled, Slovenia
The serene lake in Bled
A boat on the dock at the far end takes visitors to the church on the island in the lake
The Bled Castle, built during the German occupation
Printer's shop in the castle - such old style shops were used at one time to print material by the rulers and the clergy to control the masses
The city casino
Pranam
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Seward Harbor, Seward, Alaska
Exit Glacier, near Seward - Glaciers always have that divine feeling, as they often are the starting points of rivers
Mountains around Anchorage
Bisons at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Girdwood
King's Crown Mountain, Denali National Park
Unfortunately, because of the constant cloud cover and rain, the pictures did not come out to be quite sharp.
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Namaste,
A mango festival is held in New Delhi every summer where they bring in most varieties of mangoes grown in India. This year they had some 750 varieties on display with some available for purchase.
After his coronation King George V came to Delhi to announce his coronation and to seek the allegiance of all the maharajas and other ruling functionaries. A special park called Coronation Park was built for the event and a stage erected for him to sit on so as to be visible to everyone. This park still stands today with a plaque about his visit there. Point of interest; in old times, the letter U was denoted as V. So, the letter W, double U or two U's was a combination of two U's, which in those days were V's. That is the origin of the notation for the letter W. Later on the printers had some problem following that tradition due to mechanical difficulties and the notations for U and V were swapped to what we have today. This can be seen in the plaque below.
This multi-colored sparrow like bird is native to Hawaii, but may be found on the mainland USA too.
Pranam.
Last edited by Believer; 22 July 2015 at 09:49 PM.
Namaste,
Dale Chihuly, a renowned glass artist is a native of Tacoma, Washington. His work is on display in the Tacoma and the Seattle glass museums. Here are some blown glass/sculpted glass objects arranged to look like a garden.
Some more blown glass/sculpted glass objects.
Mt. Rainier with its 14,400 ft altitude summit peaking out of the clouds. It is on the list of 17 most dangerous volcanoes in the world.
Snoqualmie Falls, about 25 miles outside of Seattle
Pranam.
Last edited by Believer; 28 August 2015 at 08:15 PM.
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