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Up to Planpraz, Chamonix
We were back in Chamonix … We wanted to do a bit of hiking, initially hoping to walk down from one of the peaks of Aiguilles Rouges (“Red Peaks”) – Le Brevent (2525 m or 8284 feet above sea level) down to Planpraz (around 2000 m or 6562 feet). But due to low cloud and…
Random photos #176 – 185
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #176 – sinker…
Den Blå Planet, Danemark – part 2
Continuing with Den Blå Planet (the blue planet) in Copenhagen … See earlier post here … a few more photos of the building’s architecture. Futuristic without feeling cold, I may even say it looks organic, possibly because there were no right angles or sharp corners in sight. They have very few mammals but this pair…
Den Blå Planet, Danemark – part 1
Den Blå Planet (the blue planet) is the National Aquarium of Denmark (Danmarks Akvarium), located on Amager in Copenhagen. The building’s architecture was inspired by the circulating currents of the whirlpool. . From the entrance, the visitor steps into the vortex of the whirlpool – the round lobby – and is drawn inside the spiral…
