545. Batlic States

 Narva Hermann Castle and Ivangorod Fortess, Estonia

Rundale Palace, Latvia

Cross Hill, Lithuania

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538. Koryakskaya Sopka

 

 Koryakskaya Sopka (Russian: Коря́кская со́пка) is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east. It lies within sight of Kamchatka Krai's administrative center, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Avachinsky, it has been designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas. Koryaksky lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, at a point where the Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the Eurasian Plate at about 80 mm/year. A wedge of mantle material lies between the subducting Pacific Plate and the overlying Eurasian Plate is the source of dynamic volcanism over the whole Kamchatka Peninsula.  The volcano has probably been active for tens of thousands of years. Geological records indicate that there have been three major eruptions in the last 10,000 years, at 5500 BC, 1950 BC and 1550 BC. These three eruptions seem to have been mainly effusive, generating extensive lava flows.

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507, Evening by the Baltic sea

 Evening by the Baltic sea

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481. Kernave

 Kernavė was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site. It is located in the Širvintos district municipality located in southeast Lithuania. A Lithuanian state cultural reserve was established in Kernavė in 1989. In 2004 Kernavė Archaeological Site was included into UNESCO world heritage list

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458. Funny art

 Funny card ;) When I saw it, my first thought was it:

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440. Baltic Sea

 Storm on Baltic Sea

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423. Jiuzhaigou

 Jiuzhaigou (literally "Nine Village Valley") takes its name from the nine Tibetan villages along its length.
The remote region was inhabited by various Tibetan and Qiang peoples for centuries. Until 1975 this inaccessible area was little known. Extensive logging took place until 1979, when the Chinese government banned such activity and made the area a national park in 1982. An Administration Bureau was established and the site officially opened to tourism in 1984; layout of facilities and regulations were completed in 1987. The site was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. The tourism area is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration

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379. Dune of Parnidis

 The Parnidis dune placed in the coner of Nida. If you haven‘t take 148 steps to the dune top, means never been in the Curonian Spit. At the panoramic square wide opens the view one side to the Curonian Lagoon another to the Baltic. The 6m sundial exposed here as well. Between dunes, the desert feeling comes when look at spanless vast and the wind blows sand to the face.

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Kartki otrzymane 28.05-03.06.2012

Kartki otrzymane 28.05-03.06.2012

296. The Snork Maiden

 The Snork Maiden (Swedish: Snorkfröken) is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. She is a member of the species known as Snorks, and is the sister of the Snork and Moomintroll's beloved, although their relationship is very innocent. Her appearance is very similar to Moomins, being round and furry, with a large snout that resembles a hippopotamus's

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Kartki otrzymane 19-25.03.2012

Kartki otrzymane 19-25.03.2012

205. Kaunas

 Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation it was the capital of the Kovno Governorate from 1843 to 1915. It became the only temporary capital city in Europe during the Interwar period. Now it is the capital of Kaunas County, the seat of the Kaunas city municipality and the Kaunas district municipality. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas. Kaunas is located at the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, the largest body of water entirely in Lithuania

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Nida - Swap

Nida 

1. Nida from "bird" view
2. Sunset in dunes
3. Thomas mann House-museum
4. The Baltic Sea.

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1. Neringa

Neringa - jedna z popularniejszych nadmorskich miejscowości wypoczynkowych na Litwie. Składa się z czterech osad (Nida, Preila, Pervalka, Juodkrante) oddzielonych od siebie lasami i wydmami. Położona jest na Mierzei Kurońskiej, której część należąca do Litwy nie ma połączenia z lądem. Mierzeja Kurońska została wpisana na Listę Światowego Dziedzictwa UNESCO.

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Wilno

Dwie kartki z Wilna.