2008-07-11 » (a small tribute to an extraordinary man and to all the people, non-showoffs, who are day-by-day working on a better Mankind - for all of us).
Santa Eulália Basilic, Mérida - Spain. (neither tripod nor flash...)
[Originally posted on Mar 3rd, 2008]
Category: LOOSE LEAVES
2008-06-27 »
A very nice group of Umbrella pines (Pinus pinea, family Pinaceae), Batalha - Portugal. Batalha means Battle: this town's name is after the Battle of Aljubarrota, to celebrate the Portuguese victory against Castile (now Spain).
These trees are probably Canary laurels (Apollonias barbujana, family Lauraceae) at Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island - [...]
2008-03-06 » Textures and colours of paving stones.
From top to bottom: in Seville (Andalusie, Spain) - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Lourinhã (Lisbon district, Portugal) - Faro (Algarve, Portugal).
[originally posted on Feb 9th, 2008]
Category: QUARTERS
2008-02-19 » in the Historical Centre of Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
"The idea of creating an international movement for protecting heritage emerged after World War I. [...] The event that aroused particular international concern was the decision to build the Aswan High Dam in Egypt, which would have flooded the valley containing the [...]