Category Archives: Around the World
Last but not least!
Enjoy some photographs taken on Sunday the 1st of July, 2012 from the VIP steam boat Côte-d’Azur.
After a two-week break in Lorient, the fleet is on the way to Galway for Leg 9.
Despite of a tough start Camper managed to win Leg 9. Groupama sailing team arrived second in Galway which means… no matter how they will sail the last In-port Race in Ireland… they won the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012! Congratulations to the French Franck Cammas and his teammates!
Leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Lorient (France) to Galway (Ireland)
More photographs of the Volvo Ocean Race: the end of Leg 8 and arrival in Lorient and the French Acrobatic Patrol over the Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Create
How can a photographer create without creations of others?
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Paris-Delhi-Bombay (Archives – Summer 2011)
The artist, Hema Upadhyay, recreated the Dharavi Slum of Bombay on two sides of a narrow corridor. This photograph plays with the lights and shows a detail the elaborated work.
Up in the sky
A great family band helped me with the title of this post: thanks! But the title only. The content is, once again, related to the Volvo Ocean Race and its stop in Lorient, France.
The Alpha Jet of the Patrouille de France (French Acrobatic Patrol) performed an acrobatic demonstration to welcome the teams of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Click on one of the photographs above to get a slide show
Saturday the 16th of June 2012, Up in the sky of Lorient over the Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Way too early!
On Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Lisbon (Portugal) to Lorient (France) Groupama Sailing Team arrived first and earlier than expected!
The dedicated Race Village of Lorient is not ready yet but will open tomorrow.
The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s longest and toughest ocean race!
The 2011-2012 edition started at Alicante (Spain) the 5th of November 2011.
Abbaye Notre-Dame d’Orval
Orval Abbey, Villers-devant-Orval, Belgium
Founded as a Cistercian monastery, the abbey is well-known for its history and current spiritual life. Trappist Cistercian monks still welcome guests for short retreats.
The Abbaye Notre Dame d’Orval attracts also many tourists probably thanks to ist local production of Trappist Beer and typical cheese!
Lyon, ville équitable & durable
Place Bellecour, Lyon, France
“Rendez-vous sous la queue du cheval !” Un lieu pratique pour se retrouver en plein coeur de Lyon!
Le jour la prise de vue, la statue de Lyon XIV portait un sac rose en bandoulière. Par cette action de street marketing, la ville de Lyon présente un label pour développer la consommation responsable.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Today
I have not been really committed to share photographs recently… I just discovered a challenge that will (hopefully) help me to upload photographs on a regular basis:
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/weekly-photo-challenge-today/
So from now on, one photograph every week (at least): ENJOY!
Note:
I did not share many photographs recently… but it does not mean that I do not play with my camera! It is just laziness which prevents me from sitting in front of a computer and updating this blog!
This morning roses in the garden were smiling to me, reminding me of The Little Prince written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Die Welt der Habsburger – Schloss Schönbrunn
Schloss Schönbrunn, Wien, Österreich, Europa
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Land of refuge for His Holiness
Since 1959 the 14th Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration has lived in exile in Dharamsala / McLeod Ganj.
McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, India
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