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Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Queen Mary 2 in Sydney

The Queen Mary 2 visited Sydney in February 2007.

It berthed at Garden Island (Sydney's Naval base dock) as it was

too large to go the Sydney Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay.

It is a beautiful ship. I would love to be fortunate enough to be a passenger!

Photos by Kaye

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Monday, 26 January 2009

Tower bridge - Lucerne - Switzerland

Lucerna - Ponte da Torre

Bad weather on the west coast

Mouth of the river Douro Foz do rio Douro

Global warming - When do we start to think seriously about this great problem?

Aquecimento global . Quando é começamos a pensar seriamente neste grande problema?

Sunday, 25 January 2009

The dead end road

The road of the crisis...

A estrada sem saída - a estrada da crise...

Octopus

Octopus taken in shallow clear water at a beach in Urunga, New South Wales, Australia

Photo by Kaye

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Sunset - view across Kalang River, NSW, Australia

Photo by Kaye

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Sunset after storm

This shot was taken as a storm was passing over in a suburb of Sydney. The various beautiful colours were created by the setting sun shining on the storm clouds which were still overhead.

Photo by Kaye

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Friday, 23 January 2009

Beach, NSW - Crystal clear water

Beach - North Coast, NSW, Australia

Photo by Kaye

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Thursday, 22 January 2009

Sydney Harbour Bridge & Opera House

Late afternoon view from speed boat

Photo by Kaye

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Prague - City of one hundred domes

Praga - A cidade das cem cúpulas

Prague is one of the most beautiful and ancient city centers of Europe, famous for extensive architectural heritage and rich cultural life.

Praga é uma das mais bonitas e antigas metrópoles da Europa, famosa pela sua magnífica arquitectura medieval e pela riquíssima vida cultural.

Prague is located on hills, on both banks of the Vltava River.

At night the domes of the buildings are very bright and look like buildings made of gold.

Praga estende-se sobre colinas em ambas as margens do rio Vltava.

De noite, as cúpulas dos edifícios são muito iluminadas e até parece que são construídos em ouro.

The medieval bridges of the River Vltava have an original beauty.
The Charles Bridge is the most famous and is the meeting point for several artists. This is a place one should go for a pleasant walk.
As pontes medievais sobre o rio Vltava têm uma beleza única.
A ponte Carlos é a mais famosa e o ponto de encontro para diversos artistas. Um ponto de passagem obrigatório para um inesquecível passeio pedestre.

I couldn't resist the temptation to devote a watercolour to the Charles Bridge ...
Não resisti à tentação de dedicar uma aguarela à ponte Carlos...

We will always look forward to returning to this beautiful city.
Ficamos sempre com vontade de voltar a esta bela cidade.

Cute young puppy

6 weeks old

"I want to play..."

Photo by Kaye

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Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Circular Quay - Sydney Harbour

Visit of Diamond Princess ship

This photo was taken from one of the Sydney ferries crossing Sydney Harbour. It shows the"Diamond Priness" docked at Circular Quay.The Diamond Princess is one of the most recent and largest cruiser ships.

Photo by Kaye

Click on image to enlargeEsta foto foi obtida a partir de um dos "ferry.boats" que cruzam o porto de Sydney.

É uma boa imagem do "Diamond Princess" atracado no Circular Quay,

mas não mostra o imenso horizonte de edifícios de Sydney.

O "Diamond Princess é um dos maiores e mais recentes navios de cruzeiro

"Clock Fountain"

Unusual fountain that tells the time - Sydney

Photo by Kaye

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Tuesday, 20 January 2009

Beautiful coast of Madeira Island

Mina de S.Domingos - Alentejo

Nazaré - walking on the beach

Monday, 19 January 2009

Tree from Winter to Spring.... Sydney

Photo by Kaye

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Amazing reflections

Cherrybrook Lakes, Sydney

Photo by Kaye

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Paris - the city of good air quality

Despite its large population and horendous traffic, Paris has very good air quality. The secret lies in the magnificent work of Georges-Eugène Haussmann. He was a lawyer, public servant, politician, French administrator, and was appointed mayor of Paris by Napoleon III. He had the title of Baron. He was a great remodelor of Paris, taking care of the planning of the city for 17 years, with the collaboration of the best architects and engineers of Paris. Haussmann planned a new city, improving the Parisian parks and creating others, building more public buildings, such as L'Opéra. He also improved the water distribution system and created the vast network of sewers, and in 186l he started the installation of sewers between Les Halles and La Villette, supervised by engineer Belgrand.

Apesar da sua grande população e do enorme trânsito rodoviário, Paris tem uma qualidade de ar muito boa. O segredo está na magnífica obra de Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Foi um advogado, funcionário público, político e administrador francês. Nomeado prefeito de Paris por Napoleão III. Tinha do título de Barão. Foi o grande remodelador de Paris, cuidando do planejamento da cidade, durante 17 anos, com a colaboração dos melhores arquitetos e engenheiros de Paris. Haussmann planejou uma nova cidade, melhorando os parques parisienses e criando outros, construindo vários edifícios públicos, como a L’Opéra. Melhorou também o sistema de distribuição de água e criou a grande rede de esgotos, quando em 186l iniciou a instalação dos esgotos entre La Villette e Les Halles, supervisionada pelo engenheiro Belgrand.

In all of the major avenues (Boulevards) there are gardens or trees. Besides the big parks, there are trees on the pavement in the streets. It sets an example for all major cities and is justified by the millions of tourists that visit Paris every year.

Em todas as pontas das grandes avenidas (Boulevards) existem jardins ou árvores. Além dos grandes parques há árvores nos passeios das ruas. É um exemplo para todas as grandes cidades bem justificado pelos milhões de turistas que, anualmente, visitam Paris.