When we were in Prague, we took a sunset cruise on the Vtlava. The views from the river were spectacular. The Prague skyline is a full of spires and wonderful shapes. The beautiful Prague architecture made the perfect backdrop for the sunset.
Historic Old Town
Historic Old Town in Prague is visible from the river. The architecture is a mix of Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo. The colorful cityscape is reflected in softly moving river below.
Modern Prague
Modern Prague has some non=traditional architecture, such as the Dancing House or Fred and Ginger House. This modern skyline, after dark features the Dancing House and the Jirásek Bridge, is reflected below in the river.
Church Spires
Further down the river, these two spires stood high over the buildings below. The Basilica of St. Peter and Paul is located in the Vyšehrad fortress. I love the way the towers are lit from inside, creating a little detail in the silhouette.
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New Orleans Magical French Quarter is filled with talent and each block offers a different and wonderful form of entertainment. At nearby Jackson Square you can listen to great blues, learn your future from a tarot card reader, and watch a mime or magician entertain a delighted crowd. There is never a dull moment.
The music is the true soul of the Quarter.
The Blues
A trio of musicians in the French Quarter plays some fine hurtin’ music for cash. This trio uses a child’s potty chair to receive donations and has decorated it with fake dog poo. Who can resist donating to such quality sounds and wit!
Jazz
Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans is a jazz group that preforms regularly at the corner of Royal and St Peter St in the French Quarter. Doreen Ketchens, the leader of the group, is called “Queen Clarinet”, “The female Louis Armstrong”, and “Lady Louie” by music critics. They have performed around the world and for four United States presidents. Here, Doreen’s husband Lawrence plays the trombone.
Medley
In New Orleans Magical French Quarter the sounds of everything from jazz to country fill the air, often performed by world famous musicians. Wander until you hear something you like, pull up a curb and let the music wash over you.
The Unexpected
Antoine is from France and has opened his own creative business on Royal Street in New Orleans Magical French Quarter. He is using what surely must be the world’s oldest typewriter, which creates its own special music.
From the French Quarter to your walls
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Medieval destination in a modern era, a look at the beautiful Firenze, Italy
Florence is a beautiful city in Italy with many attractions to visit, an incredible medieval destination for sure. It’s an ideal place for architecture lovers, and if you like medieval cities, you’ll really enjoy it. Visiting Florence is like a travel in time. One of the first things you´ll probably want to see there is this beautiful bridge, Ponte Vecchio. A bit of background on it:
The bridge spans the Arno at its narrowest point where it is believed that a bridge was first built in Roman times, when the via Cassia crossed the river at this point. The Roman piers were of stone, the superstructure of wood. The bridge first appears in a document of 996. After being destroyed by a flood in 1117 it was reconstructed in stone but swept away again in 1333 save two of its central piers, as noted by Giovanni Villani in his Nuova Cronica. It was rebuilt in 1345.
Source: Wikipedia
As you can see in the image, other more modern buildings surround this bridge. Also its big structure homes various stores, so you can go shopping if you wish. I suggest you to visit it at sunset or even better, at dawn. That way you´ll get the most magical views of and from the bridge. The first image of this post has not been taken at sunset nor at dawn, I just created two versions of it. The following is the one that preserves the original midday light and colors:
Cathedrals and Palaces
Another impressive piece of architecture in this medieval destination is the well known cathedral Santa María del Fiore, or the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, located in Piazza del Duomo (the Duomo´s Square). Its gothic style and the vintage buildings around it will make you feel like you´re in the middle of a medieval city. This is one of the views you can get of it from the streets. I like how the diagonal line composed by the buildings leads the view to the cathedral:
Just look at that scene and tell me if it doesn´t feel like a fragment of medieval magic in a modern era. I love this city! If you´re planning your vacation, consider visiting this precious italian corner. Plus if you do, don´t miss the chance and visit one of the cities that I loved the most, the beautiful Venice. If you go to one of those places, it´s a shame not to visit the other, since they are very close to each other.
Another place that you can visit if you go to this magical city is the Pitti Palace. There you’ll be able to enter the galleries and visit the beautiful gardens of the Palace, the Boboli Gardens. The gallery has many rooms with sculptures, furniture and beautiful art masterpieces. It’s a must for art lovers or for those who want to see the old rooms of the Palace. On the other hand, the gardens are absolutely huge and labyrinthic. But I´ll cover this incredible place in another post.
From Firenze to your walls
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Now it´s your turn to tell me: have you visited Florence? How was your experience? What places did you visit there? Tell me all you want about this incredible medieval destination below in the comments.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Things in a Row
Photo for the Week – 12 – Clouds
Lens-Artists Challenge #14 – Look Through My WINDOW
Natural lookout in Tarragona, Spain
Spain is a country with many contrasts. There you can find ancient ruins and incredible landscapes, as well as beautiful modern architecture. This is a natural lookout right next to the old monastery of Escornalbou in Riudecanyes, a small town in the province of Tarragona, which is located in the region of Catalonia, Spain. This monastery is on the mountains, surrounded by trees and endless landscapes. And at its foot there is this natural lookout, from where you can admire the amazing views.
As you can see in the image, the clouds helped to create a magnificent scene, beautiful and magical. It felt like you could touch them, and this kind of scenes easily captivates me, since I love dramatic skies. But this one is not the only corner in Tarragona that´s worth seeing. In the old part of the city, you´ll find the gorgeous Roman walls that are part of an archaeological walk. From those walls you can get incredible views of the old city with picturesque vintage buildings of many different colors, again, surrounded by huge mountains. So this city is worth visiting, I mean it! If you want to see more images of Spain, including the area that surrounds the monastery of Escornalbou and the old city of Tarragona, click here.
From Spain to your home
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Patagonian raspberry farmlands in El Bolsón, Argentina
You can see the sign with the spanish word “Frambuesa” on it, that means “Raspberry”. Click on the image to see how can you make this landscape part of your life.This is an image of patagonian raspberry farmlands in El Bolsón, a picturesque city full of enchant in the province of Río Negro (Black River in English), in Argentina. This rustic town has many attractions for tourists. It’s often visited by travelers who go to San Carlos de Bariloche, one of the most beautiful cities in the argentine patagonia.
If you love to breathe pure air surrounded by green landscapes and amazing views with mountains and lakes, you should visit Bariloche! From there you will be able to visit other equally beautiful places like Villa La Angostura in Neuquén, another province, and of course, these farmlands. They are part of a jam factory located right next to them. Many tourists visit it, often in guided visits, and there is even a beer factory very close that you can visit too.
The city of El Bolsón is like a small spot surrounded by huge mountains. These patagonian raspberry farmlands are located a bit further away from the center of the city; just a bit though. By the way, there are free samples of LOTS of different jams at the factory, so you can try as many as you want. Then you can buy if you want, and you probably should, they are delicious indeed 🙂
Lands of memories
I really like the lines of the farmlands guiding your view towards the huge snowy mountains in the background. This is a common view there, and it’s so magical! There are some rustic houses among the trees. The big white clouds in the blue sky make it even more beautiful to my eyes. This is the kind of places that I love the most.
The thing is.. these landscapes make me remember good things, they bring amazing memories back to my mind. Even if those memories have nothing to do with the landscape or place itself! Why is that? I can´t be sure. Maybe it´s just that I feel so good when I´m in front of them, that I can´t avoid to think about other moments in which I felt the same way.
Now I´m curious, does this happen to you too? Do these incredible landscapes and places bring to you memories that have nothing to do with them? Or is it just me? I would be happy to know, so feel free to answer the question in the comments 🙂
Bring the peace to your walls
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I submitted this photograph to the following challenges:
Not because the mountain, although it could be, but because this landscape brings big feelings of happiness and peace to my soul, to: Tuesday Photo Challenge – Go Big!
Because of the beautiful patagonian raspberry farmlands showcased in the image 🙂 to: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things People Grow
And finally, because this kind of places create an illusion in which I live a beautiful past moment again, to: FOWC with Fandango — Illusion
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Cruise Ships in Cozumel Mexico.
It is simply amazing to see these monster cruise ships in Cuzumel Mexico. My husband and I spent a few weeks in this beautiful location on the Caribbean Sea. The cruise port is very busy, and you can see these giants coming and leaving every day. They are so big that the people going in and out look literally like ants 🙂
From: http://www.travelways.com/cruise-ships-in-cozumel-mexico/
Here is a close-up on one of them – I liked the patterns created by the rows of windows…
Watching the cruise ships in Cozumel at night is a great thing to do if you are on an upper floor of a building nearby…
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For the fun of Challenges, I posted them to:
FOWC with Fandango — Leave | Photo for the week: Boats | Tuesday photo challenge: Go Big | Weekly Photo Challenge: Rows | Lens-Artists Challenge #16 – BIG Can Be Beautiful Too!
The Sydney skyline at night is magical with the lights of its iconic buildings and historic bridge reflecting in the river.
Since retiring, my husband and I have traveled nearly full time as house and cat sitters. Of course, I bring my camera along in hopes of recording some of the beauty we see around us.
Australia has always been on both our bucket lists. After saving lots of airline miles we could finally afford to go in 2018. Fortunately, we were approved for 12-month visas, allowing us to take our time exploring the country.
A few months into our stay, we decided to make a whirlwind four-day trip to Sydney. I’ve written a post on my Housesit The World site about some of the wonderful things to do and see in Sydney’s harbor area.
For the past year I’ve been practicing long-exposure photography. I couldn’t wait to try my hand at capturing the Sydney skyline at night. Just after sunset I set up across the river and waited for the perfect moment.
This panoramic photograph is the result. Leaving the shutter open for several seconds made the river’s water appear almost glassy, and the lights reflected so nicely on it. I hope it captures a little of this vibrant city’s beauty.
Sydney Skyline at Night can be printed on a variety of materials, but I think its colors really shine on acrylic. It is available for purchase in sizes ranging from 16” x 8.375” to as large as 60” x 31.125”.