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August 31, 2005

Cemetery, Clonmacnoise

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Cemetery, Clonmacnoise, originally uploaded by laurenz.

While the monastery is no longer active, the cemetary of Clonmacnoise is still in use nowadays.

August 30, 2005

Custom House, Dublin

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Custom House, Dublin
Custom House is one of the most architecturally important Georgian buildings in Dublin. The house was finished in 1791
To get this night shot, I put my Lumix FX8 on a mini tripod and shot from the next bridge.

August 29, 2005

Oscar Wilde in a Dublin Park

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Statue of Oscar Wilde in Dublin's Archbishop Ryan Park

For some reason, this relatively small country has produced many literary giants, including 4 Noble price winners.
The one author that is most often associated with Ireland is James Joyce (”Dubliners”, “Ulysses”, “Finnegan’s Wake”) and “Bloomsday” (16 June) celebrating the adventures of Leopold Bloom (the main character in “Ulysses”) in Dublin is a sort of National Holiday.
To name just a few of the other Irish classics:
Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett,WB Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, Bram Stoker (”Dracula”), Seamus Heaney, James Connolly, Oliver Goldsmith and modern author Brendan Behan.

August 28, 2005

Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise was founded by St. Ciaran about 1500 years ago.
Although the monastery itself was destroyed by the English, it is still regarded as a place of high religious significance - and also is a major tourist attraction.
I especially like the beautiful setting.

August 27, 2005

Schierstein Harbour

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The harbour of Wiesbaden-Schierstein and the river Rhine.

August 26, 2005

Cliffs of Moher

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Cliffs of Moher
The cliffs of Moher and the Burren (the barren landscape next to the cliffs) are two of Irelands major tourist attractions and rightly so.
Unfortunately, a new visitor centre is being built at the cliffs, so large parts are inaccessible now and when the Centre is opened, admission to this natural wonder will no longer be free…

August 25, 2005

Schierstein

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August 24, 2005

Shannon River at Athlone

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Athlone, Ireland
Within a couple of hours, I”ve seen this river in rain, beautiful sunshine and many different lights.
The weather changes rapidly here…

I took this photo only a few minutes ago with my small Lumix - digital photography sure has its advantages.
Still looking forward to the slides from my Minolta SLR though…

Galway Rainbow

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Rainbow over Galway
A rainbow I saw the day before yesterday in Galway, Ireland.

August 23, 2005

Little Monster - spider

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Macro Shot of a Spider
A spider net all but barred my way on the Isle of Man (obviously, no one had walked there for a while), so I took a shot of the spider in its net. (Panasonic Lumix FX8)

August 22, 2005

Sagrada Familia

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One of the spires of the Sagrada Familia, the new cathedral-to-be of Barcelona.

August 21, 2005

Castlerigg Stone Circle

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The Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Lake District
There are many little known stone circles found on the British Isles.
This one is only a short walk from Keswick, a pleasant town in the heart of the English Lake District.
The Castlerigg circle may be much smaller in size than Stonehenge, but the setting with its 360 degree panorama is simply breathtaking and its much less touristy than other rings.

August 20, 2005

Laxey Wheel

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Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man
Maybe the most photographed tourist attraction of the Isle of Man, this is one of the wheels in the old mining town of Laxey used for lifting huge quantities of water.

Please excuse the somewhat unusual perspective, but I do not have access toimage editing software while travelling.

August 19, 2005

Atlas Mountains

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in Tunisia…

August 18, 2005

Moot Hall, Keswick (Lake District)

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Moot Hall, Keswick
Keswick is a beautiful little town in the English lake district.
Moot Hall now is home to the tourist information centre.

August 17, 2005

Derwent Water, Lake District

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Derwent water, one of the major lakes in the Lake District
A beautiful lake, here seen at Keswick, in the English Lake District.

August 16, 2005

Isle of Man: Calf of Man

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The
The small island at the South tip of the Isle of Man is a prime location for bird watching.

August 15, 2005

“Alter Friedhof”

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Again, the old cemetary, Wiesbaden.

August 14, 2005

Cathedral in the Evening, Arequipa

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Tower of the Cathedral
The Tower of the cathedral eith the Andes as a highly photogenic backdrop.

August 12, 2005

Grave

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another grave on the “Alte Friedhof” (”old graveyard”) in Wiesbaden

August 10, 2005

Devil’s Marbles, Australia

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The famous Devil’s Marbles, Australia

August 9, 2005

Edinburgh Castle at Night

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Edinburgh Castle at Night, originally uploaded by laurenz.

Taken yesterday evening after a day of enjoying the madness that is the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh.

August 7, 2005

Angel

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Grave on the old cemetary of Wiesbaden.

August 4, 2005

Wasp

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Cropped Wasp, originally uploaded by laurenz.

a macro shot of a wasp taken in Wiesbaden Schierstein with my tiny Lumix FX8.



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