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Unknown flower from
Taupo Gardens
New Zealand
Bruges bikes
Murano,
Italy
Very much closer to home.
Victoria,
Vancouver Island
Canada
Belgium
FOWChallenge-Coach
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coach
a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power
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Brugges,
Belgium
Melbourne,
Australia.
Victoria,
Vancouver Island
Canada
Anyone who has gone on an organised tour which involves
transport by what many regularly refer to as a’bus’
soon learns the correct terminology for a tour bus,
is coach.
Courtesy of Coach Cam we can ride along with Diana
on her wedding day.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Coach
FriendlyFriday21-2901-Special-Treats
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Visual treats
Visiting Notre de Dame de Paris was a real treat…
…made all the more special after the Cathedral…
…was ravaged by fire with 12 months.
I guess I have seen the Eiffel Tower…
…lit up in movies, however seeing it
in person was fantastic.
The Moulin Rouge was also a
must see in Paris.
I doubt that even in my younger days
would I have gone fishing
in the vicinity of white water…
…let alone the white water of Victoria Falls.
An optional helicopter flight over Victoria Falls…
…to view the effect the rushing waters of
the Zambezi River has had on the landscape
leaving previous falls sites high and dry.
A goodbye London special treat was
a ride on the London Eye.
Well worth the time for some nice views of London…
…after dark.
Finally…
…after hearing my Father speak of Menin Gate
from time to time, I was pleased to find
a tour group that included a visit
to Menin Gate in its
Western Front itinerary.
So it was that in early June of 2017,
before a relatively small crowd, I was
part of the ceremony that commemorates
the Great War each and every night.
Three local buglers performed the last post
in a simple but moving ceremony at Ypres’
Menin Gate, in Belgium
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FriendlyFriday:...Special-Treats
Amanda Sandi
Lens-ArtistPC-131-Emotions
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Happy
Laughing at a quip.
I always thought these windows
lent a sad demeanour to this old house.
Perhaps they knew the fate of the house.
It no longer exists.
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Finally, I have no known relatives who
perished on World War I Battlefields,
however, on more than one occasion
I found myself taking deep breaths
to suppress tears as I contemplated
the loss of life two World Wars
have inflicted on our planet.
I created this image of the
Thiepval Military Cemetery
for another challenge.
I often wonder if there are
unseen guardians at each cemetery.
The wall at the back of Belgium’s
Tyne-Cot Cemetery,
contains the names of 35,000 soldiers
who have no known grave.
This is the overflow from
Menin Gate at Ypres,
where another 54,000 names
are inscribed
Nearly a decade ago Fromelles’ mass graves
were discovered.
From these six graves
250 Australian and British Soldiers…
…were exhumed and re-interred in the
Fromelles Military Cemetery.
One of MGW’s relatives is among
those resting peacefully at Fromelles.
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti:...Emotions
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya:...Emotions
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy:…Emotions
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina:…Emotions
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FOWChallenge-Brass
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brass
* brass wind instruments
(including trumpet, horn/bugle, and trombone)
forming a band or a section of an orchestra.
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Menin Gate Buglers
Ypres,
Belgium.
Silver plated bugles made of brass
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:...Brass
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FriendlyFriday-Practice
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I happened to spot this harpist
setting up in Brugge.
What appeared to be tourists
were being lead her way.
Five minutes later not a sign of her.
Must be the shortest practice/busking
session ever.
I know I posted this image last week,
however, looking at again I could not help
but wonder if this bloke could practice
his pick up technique a bit more?
Even Lucerne’s famous Chapel Bridge,
which crosses the Reuss River is an ideal place
to hone one’s skills and perhaps glean
a few tourist dollars/euros in the process.
A Bourke Street, Melbourne, busker
What a way to practice one’s
Twister skills and…
…pay a bill or two at the same time.
I love this image.
The very young appreciating
the older generation’s skills.
Something not seen or heard very often
these days….unfortunately.
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FriendlyFriday:…Practice
Amanda Sandi
One-Word-Sunday-Spectacle
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Over many years…
… I had heard of Menin Gate.
Menin Gate is probably the most well known entrance
to the City of Ypres in Belgium.
Each evening at 2000 hours buglers play
the last post for the gathered crowd.
In 2017 the spectacle was supervised
by two lions on loan from…
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
…the Australian War Memorial.
Originally the lions were donated to Australia
by the Mayor of Ypres in 1936.
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Although the crowd was not as large as previous nights.
After the event those who wished
could lay a wreath in memory
of the fallen.
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One Word Sunday Challenge: Spectacle
Cee-BW-Challenge-Fountains-Sprinklers
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Het Zand Square
fountain…
…in Brugge,
Belgium
Whether in Black and White…
…or a colourful abstract…
…the El Alamein Fountain at
Sydney’s, King’s Cross
makes for spectacular viewing.
Back home again and just inside
the main gate to Geelong’s
Botanic Gardens is a fountain,
which on the few occasions I have visited
the Gardens, has been inactive.
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Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Fountains-Sprinklers
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Cee-BW-Challenge-Feet-Human-Animal
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Feet from all over.
Leopard’s feet,
Kruger National Park,
South Africa.
Purple Swamp Hen,
Warrnambool
(South West)
Victoria
Probably tourist feet
in
Great Britain
Harpist feet,
Brugge,
Belgium.
Elephant
Round front feet
vs…
…Oval Hind feet
Black Swan
Warrnambool
(South West)
Victoria
Warrnambool is a coastal town
which fills with tourists during summer.
It also was our shopping centre
whilst living on the farm.
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Cee’s Black & White Challeng: Feet-Human-Animal
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One-Word-Sunday-Arch
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Archways in the centre of
Hamilton Botanical Gardens,
New Zealand.
Arch of Victory
spanning
Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour
The Ballarat Avenue of Honour is famous for being the first avenue of its kind in Australia (perhaps in the world) and the longest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
It incorporates the Ballarat Arch of Victory and extends for approximately 22 kilometres.
(Source:bih.federation.edu.au)
