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Some random potential postcard images.
Eastern Beach
Geelong
The Twelve Apostles
Lochard Gorge
Corio Bay Sunrise
Geelong
Geelong
Ferris Wheel
Paris
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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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Amanda Sandi
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queue
A queue is a line of things, usually people.
Queue comes from the Latin cauda, for tail.
Outside the United States it means
a line of people or vehicles waiting their turn,
so if your English friend talks about
queuing up for the movies,
that means getting in line for a ticket.
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My first experience…
It’s moments like this that I was extremely thankful
that Travel Marvel had arranged priority access
to some attractions.
This was the queue as we were
leaving Versailles Palace.
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Seasonal lights
Chandelier in the foyeur of the
Hotel Grand,
Naples, Italy.
A restaurant near the London Eye
Paris Street lights
Geelong’s pre-dawn lights on Corio Bay.
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SUNDAY STILLS PHOTOS:...Night-Lights
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Night shots from a variety of places.
Big Ben and Parliament House
from the London Eye
Arras Bell Tower and Place des Heros
Arras,
France
Our night cruise on the River Seine
gave us a multitude of river-side parties…
annd a different perspective
of the Eiffel Tower.
The drive back to our hotel took us past
the Arc de Triomphe…
…and also city lights.
After arriving in Dubai at 0400,
we had a quiet day…
…prior to boarding a Dhow for a…
…Dubai Creek Dinner Cruise.
Just a few colourful images…
…from our Diner Cruise on…
…Dubai Creek.
Night two saw us on a desert safari and dinner,
with entertainment provided by a fire dancer…
…and a belly dancer.
A great time was had and if you don’t mind
sand from horizon to horizon you
will love the experience.
Me?
I’m not a fan of sand.
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One Word Sunday Challenge:…Night
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The National Gallery of Australian Art.
A building which Melburnians have
a love-hate relationship with.
However, regardless of whether one loves or hates it…
…we all have to admit their is a lot of mathematics
in the building’s design.
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gargoyle
a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting
from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout
to carry water clear of a wall.
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My gargoyles are from both sides
of the English channel.
I wish I knew why my Notre Dame de Paris gargoyles…
…are out of focus.
These last three are all heavily cropped images…
DC Photography 16
…and were captured on York Minster…
in the united Kingdom.
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Symmetry at, in, or near
Notre Dame de Paris.
In a small park near
Notre Dame which is in the
middle right background.
Above front entrance to
Notre Dame de Paris.
Rose window above front entrance.
Inside out view of one of the rose windows.
Inside Notre Dame Cathedral
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti: Symmetry
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya: Symmetry
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy: Symmetry
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina: Symmetery
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A variety of Towers towering over
their respective landscape.
I’m not sure why the Tower of London was so named.
Google to the rescue:
It was founded towards the end of 1066
as part of the Norman Conquest of England.
The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name,
was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was
a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted
upon London by the new ruling elite.
And now I know 🙂
Closer to home is…..
…Auckland’s Sky Tower in New Zealand.
Using your imagination it could be
described as similar to Sydney’s Tower.
The major point of difference is that we
celebrated Number 2 Daughter-in-Law’s birthday
with dinner in the Auckland Sky Tower in 2018.
Many of my photos I remember taking,
not so this one over Paris…
…not from the top observation point.
Alas we only made it to the
second observation deck.
I guess we should be happy to have made
it up the Eiffel Tower at all,
because we did not set foot inside the
Giotto Bell Tower in Florence, in Italy.
I think we may have paid more than we should have,
to visit the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa
(Burj meaning Tower, so I was told).
However, it was a wonderful, last day, experience
and we thought some pricey
souvenir photos worthwhile.
High Tea at the Burj Al Arab was our
main reason for a stopover in Dubai.
Again, not something to do on a weekly basis
but a wonderful experience.
We nudged the local retail economy along
with a new set of clothes each, for the occasion,
and felt human after living in the same
traveller kit for four weeks.
These Towers are springing up
all over the Western District.
Almost at our back door, on the farm,
is a wind farm of over 100 towers
claimed to be the largest in
the Southern Hemisphere.
May have been when built,
but no longer so, I suspect.
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SUNDAY STILLS PHOTO:….Towering
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rosette
** a rose-shaped decoration, typically made of ribbon, worn by supporters of a sports team or political party
or awarded as a prize.
**an object or arrangement resembling a rose.
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I don’t have one picture which comes
under the ‘rosette’ category as in
the first interpretation of the word.
However, if one uses imagination…
…these stained glass windows…
may fit the second interpretation of ‘object’.
The
Rose Window
in York Minster.
I only have exterior images of
York Minster’s
Rose Window.
