Category: seaside & lakefronts
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Bregenz, Austria
We passed the city of Bregenz on our way to Lindau, and made it the destination of one of our day trips. Bregenz is the capital of the province of Vorarlberg which borders three countries: Germany(Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg via Lake Constance), Switzerland (Grisons and St. Gallen) and Liechtenstein. Vorarlberg is the westernmost state of Austria. The city sits by the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain (Der Berg am Bodensee). The…
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Lindau, Germany
In May, we went to Lindau with IT. Lindau is a small island in Lake Constance (Bodensee), located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German and Swiss borders and is nestled on the lake in front of Austria’s Pfänder mountain (see later post). We took this aerial photo when flying from Zurich to Kiev after our visit…
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Tromsø snapshots 2017
We had two main objectives on this trip to Tromsø in Norway: Northern lights (aurora borealis) and reindeers. We joined a lights-chasing tour one night – spent four hours with a “guide” who directed the driver to take us inland, looking for a cloud-free patch of night sky. There were plenty of stars, and even…
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Our home over Christmas 2017, Tromsø
Before spring arrives, we want to post these pictures before they become out of season. We went to Norway over Christmas. Our first destination was Tromsø in Northern Norway – at the top of the Scandinavian land mass. It is the third largest urban area north of the Arctic Circle (following Murmansk and Norilsk). Most of Tromsø, including the…
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Belém waterfront, Lisbon, Portugal
One evening after the day’s meetings are over, I(Chris) and friends walked along the Belém waterfront from the conference venue to a gala dinner. Here are some of the photos taken during the walk. We started from the Fundação Champalimaud at the western end of the waterfront – the sun was setting. The Monument to…
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Scheveningen Beach, The Netherlands
Scheveningen Beach (Strandweg) is Holland’s most famous seaside resort. And being only 15 minutes from the center of The Hague (Den Haag), it is being used year around by residents and visitors. The beach faces the North Sea (which is generally not known for fine weather). I imagine it must be quite a change from day…