I think we took around 6 miles walk – Orange trail ? I am not 100% sure now, but it was long walk through the forest, ferns, moor and plains.
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Category: 2016
Durdle Door and Man O’ War / December 2016
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England:
Man O’War:
Lisbon / May 2016
I really like Lisbon…it combines old and new:
It was part of our epic trip in May 2016.
Pantenao Nacional
Lisbon tram
Lisbon street
Lisbon street
Lisbon street
Lisbon street
Lisbon street
Lisbon street
Lisbon street
Lisbon street
View on the castle
Santa Justa Elevator
Lisbon streets
Lisbon streets
Lisbon streets
Lisbon streets
Lisbon streets
Dom Jose I
Comerce Square
Comerce Square
Lisbon streets
And my favourite Belem Tower :
Sunrise at Bournemouth / December 2016
Yes, we arrived in the evening (pictures of Bournemouth by night here) and then said Hello to the sun in the early morning 🙂
Bournemouth by night ! / December 2016
I visited Bournemouth on a trip to Stonehenge 🙂 Arrived at night and went for a walk:
Ps. Simply enlarge the pic by clicking the one you like 🙂
Albufeira, Algarve / May 2016
Albufeira is a city in south Portugal, Algarve which is quite british 😛 Wherever you go, you can hear English, there are lots of english pubs, english radio station and many adverts are in English. Albufeira is just favourite place for British holiday makers.
However, it is still Portugal !
I like the city, sea front and Archeological Museum. It was our stop place to wait for rainy clouds to go away. They finally did not go and we went sightseeing in a shower. Sea looks great in every weather anyway 😛
I loved the little streets climbing up and then going down:
Just click the photo to enlarge 🙂
Archeological Museum is small but has great exhibition of history of Albufeira and lovely paintings/photographs of the city changing over the years.
Worth to visit ! Admission just 1 Euro.
International Sand Sculpture Festival FIESA/ Pera, Algarve, May 2016
FIESA is the largest sand sculpture exhibition ever built, held annually since 2003 in Pêra, Algarve, attracting thousands of visitors every year.
The sand is hand-carved by a group of sculptors, of various nationalities, exploring different sculpting techniques, producing original pieces that stand out by their magnitude, technique and aesthetics.
FIESA is regarded as the largest event of its kind in the world as it uses 40,000 tonnes of sand, covering 15,000m², with some sculptures reaching 12 metres in height, reproducing in amazing detail representations of people, objects and different scenarios.
In this 14th edition visitors can see around hundred different sand scenes, inventively depicting, musicians, instruments and musical cultures from around the world.
Source: http://fiesa.org/en/
We have visited this place when going around Algarve and Albufeira trip in May 2016 as a part of our Epic trip 2016 (when we visited 4 countries on 2 continents) #epictrip2016
Theme changes every year and all sculptures were Music related when we have been there.
We spent two hours in the park. It is huge !
Lisbon Oceanarium / May 2016
Lisbon Oceanarium
The Lisbon Oceanarium (Oceanário de Lisboa) is the second largest aquarium in Europe, after L’Oceanogràfic in Valencia. More than 15,000 living creatures of more than 450 different species coexist in its habitat.
Its building is one of the most eye-catching in the Park of the Nations. It is “floating” in the water, and can be accessed by crossing a footbridge. During the Expo it was called the Oceans Pavilion (Pavilhão dos Oceanos), and was one of the most popular attractions.
The Oceanarium has two floors, and everything rotates around a huge central aquarium. If you go round it in the specified order you’ll see marine species from different oceans. On the upper floor you’ll see surface animals and plants, while on the lower floor you’ll find the marine species from the depths.
The central aquarium is probably the one that most catches the eye in the Oceanarium, as here there are hundreds of species living together: sharks, stingrays, manta rays, and tropical fish are some of the inhabitants. (source: http://www.lisbon.net/oceanarium)
It was the first attraction we visited in Lisbon 🙂 I just loved it ! Large tank, many oceans, marine life, exhibitions. Fun for kids and adults xd
Just click the photo to enlarge.
You could go across the rainforest as well 🙂 It was so warm in there 😛
Besides the permanent exhibition – the tank in the floating building – there is a temporary exhibition called Forestas, created by Takashi Amano features tropical forests inside a magnificent aquarium. Nature is just relaxing, I would spend a day in there and enjoy the underwater species in the aquarium. Amazing exhibition !
more information: https://www.oceanario.pt/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibition/
Stonehenge / December 2016
Everyone knows the oldest megaliths of the world ? Don’t ya ?
Stonehenge was on my bucket list and due to long break between Christmas and New Year we decided to go somewhere xd
Long way m11 and m25 to Stonehenge then spent night in Bournemouth – we had walks at night and before the sunrise – pictures soon ! Last point was Durdle Door – post about it in preparation.
Stonehenge:
Admission: £15,50
There is a museum with a few exhibitions, Stonhenge builders village next to the visitor centre and other neolitic relicts (burrows) around:
Brighton / Spring 2014
We visit Brighton quite often as it is a place where we met and had nice time 🙂
I love the beach, atmosphere and architecture of this city.
Let me show you my best documentary shots ever 😉
The Royal Pavilion is an exotic palace in the centre of Brighton with a colourful history. Built as a seaside pleasure palace for King George IV, this historic house mixes Regency grandeur with the visual style of India and China.
Source: http://brightonmuseums.org.uk/royalpavilion/
Brighton Wheel was closed in May 2016.
The prettiest sunsets ever:
Sunset
View on Pier
View on Pier 2
Brighton Wheel
Arcades in the sunset 🙂
Seagulls !
Brighton Wheel
Old Pier
Old Pier and seafront
Cityscape
Brighton Cityscape
Photography by Paulaart18 