Trekking
on the pyrenées in Summer 2015. 3rd and Rainy day of the 3 Refuges trail: From Ras de Carrança Refuge to Coma de Vaca Refuge.
mardi 28 juin 2016
samedi 25 juin 2016
mercredi 22 juin 2016
Tatev Monastery. ARMENIA
The Tatev monastery is a 9th-century Armenian
Apostolic monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the Tatev
village in Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The monastic
ensemble stands on the edge of a deep gorge of the Vorotan River.
In the 14th and 15th centuries the monastery
hosted one of the most important Armenian medieval universities, the
University of Tatev, which contributed to the advancement of science,
religion and philosophy, reproduction of books and development of
miniature painting.
Wings of Tatev, a cableway from Tatev to Halidzor
village was opened in October 2010 and it was included in the
Guinness World Records as world's "longest non-stop double track
cable car."
Pbotos from Summer 2016.
dimanche 19 juin 2016
Dambulla Caves. SRI LANKA
Dambulla cave temple, also known as the Golden
Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka,
situated in the central part of the country. It is the largest and
best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160
m over the surrounding plains.There are more than 80 documented caves
in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five
caves, which contain statues and paintings, related to Gautama Buddha
and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues
of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses. The
latter include Vishnu and the Ganesha. The murals cover an area of
2,100 square metres (23,000 sq ft). Depictions on the walls
of the caves include the temptation by the demon Mara, and Buddha's
first sermon.
Prehistoric Sri Lankans would have lived in these
cave complexes before the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as there
are burial sites with human skeletons about 2700 years old in this
area, at Ibbankatuwa near the Dambulla cave complexes.
Photos from Spring 2016
jeudi 16 juin 2016
lundi 13 juin 2016
Trek in Korcula Island. CROATIA
From Korcula town to Raznjic Point, thorugh Lumbarda village, and back to Korcula. Wonderful landscaping all over with the Adriatic in all splendor. Photos
from 2015
vendredi 10 juin 2016
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