piątek, 4 maja 2012

261. Hardenberg

 Hardenberg  is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city of Hardenberg has a population of about 17,200. It received city rights in 1362 from Jan van Arkel, Bishop of Utrecht. The famous Pieterpad also passes through Hardenberg.

czwartek, 3 maja 2012

260. The nature from Magadan area

The climate of Magadan is subarctic. Winters are prolonged and very cold, with up to six months of sub-zero temperatures, so that the soil remains permanently frozen. Permafrost and tundra cover most of the region. The growing season is only one hundred days long. Average temperatures on the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk range from −22 °C  in January to +12 °C  in July. Average temperatures in the interior range from −38 °C  in January to +16 °C  in July

259. Elk


The Star Lake - Tag

 Situated in the northern suburb of Zhaoqing. Guangdong Province, the Star Lake is a famed scenic resort consisting of the well-known Seven Star Rocks and the lakes around them. Seven monoliths with steep surfaces stand by the lake like the Big Dipper, and are scooped into a series of limestone caves.
A network of dykes divides the lake into five parts, and more than forty pavilions, terraces, kiosks and storied chambers stand by the lake and on the dykes, and the rocks with their lush vegetation covers set off the silver liquid of the lake in a most picturesque way. The Star Lake is a paragon of the Chinese garden culture

środa, 2 maja 2012

Minsk - Swap

 1. Liberty Square. View on Minsk Town Hall; 2. Independence Square; 3. Station Square "Gates of Minsk" ; 4. Oktyabrskaya Square; 5. Victory Square