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15 Charming Side Streets

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15 Charming Side Streets

Side streets are often small, narrow streets. usually with beautiful facades and balconies, which are covered with various flowers and vines. Mainly available only to pedestrians, they are a favourite place for tourists and photographers, because during walk amazing photos can be taken.

1. Street in Antibes, France

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Antibes is a resort town in theAlpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It lies on the Mediterranean in the Cote d Azur, Located between Cannes and Nice. The Old Town section of Antibes has to be one of the most relaxed locations along the French Riviera. Fascinating street of Antibes(from picture), was lined with many art shops, local residences and made for a pleasant walk to say the least.

 

2. Street in Jerez, Spain

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The economy of Jerez has traditionally been centered on the wine industry, with exports of sherry worldwide. This amazing street is located in the city of Jerez in the province of Cadiz, Andalusia.
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The trees are pinned back against the walls, with clean trunks, thereby allowing the canopy to form over the lane.
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The street is located in the old part of the city. It is currently pedestrian walkway and is part of a local winery.

3. Street in Eguisheim, France
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Eguisheim is a village in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (“The Most Beautiful Villages of France”) association and is a very popular tourist destination.
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In Eguisheim, it is pleasant to stroll in the narrow streets in  a warm luminosity that varies with the season and enhances the colorful palette of houses nesting up against its ramparts.

4. Street in Alberobello, Italy
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Alberobello is a town in the province of Bari, Puglia, famous for its collection of Trulli, traditional dry-stone dwellings which are only found in the Itria valley. Although there are many Trulli scattered around this region, Alberobello represents the largest collection of original buildings, many of which are still occupied, and has been made a Unesco World Heritage Site. This is just one of the many streets which are popular tourist promenades in Alberoello.

5. Streeton Cunda Island, Turkey
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Street with houses whose facades are decorated with artistic pattern is located on the island of Cunda. It is a small island in the northwestern Aegean Sea off the coast of Ayvalik, part of Balikesir Province of Turkey.

6. Venice Canal Street, Italy
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Venice is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world for its celebrated art and architecture. The city has an average of 50,000 tourist a day. It is regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful cities. This street is one of the many streets lines with a canal in Venice and it is one of favorite places for walking tourist.

7. Street in Giverny, France
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Giverny is a village in the Eure department in northern France. It is best known as the location of Claude Monet’s (famous painter) garden and home. Narrow street from the image above is a true floral park and therefore it is very pleasant to walk.

8. Lombard Street, San Francisco, USA
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The street is famous for a small section near the top of Russian Hill, between Hyde and Leavenworth streets. Here the hill is so steep (27°) that it would
be too dangerous for most vehicles, so between 1922 and 1923 this part of
  Lombard Street was transformed into a switchback with eight sharp turns.

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The crooked section of the street, which is about 1/4 mile (400 m) long, is reserved for one-way traffic traveling east (downhill) and is paved with red
bricks. The speed limit in this section is 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h).

9. Cherry Blossom Street, Bonn, Germany
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Cherry Blossom Street (Heerstrabe) is located in the German city of Bonn . It is a peaceful street over which, a series of beautiful trees of cherry blossoms
droop. Spring becomes alive when the blossoms are in full bloom overhead
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Two such roads in Bonn has cherry trees planted around but the mostly travelled is Heerstrabe. Cherry blossoms are said to last for 7- 10 days on
average and it greatly depends on weather conditions.

10. Street in Orvieto, Italy
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Orvieto is a city in Province of Terni , southwestern Umbria , Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The site of the city is among
the most dramatic in Europe , rising above the almost-vertical faces of tuff
 cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone called Tufa.
This beautiful city is full of charming narrow streets, like this one in the picture above.

11. Acorn Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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This famous street is located in Beacon Hill, a historic neighborhood of Boston .  Acorn Street, often mentioned as the “most frequently photographed street
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It is a narrow lane paved with cobblestones that was home to coachmen employed by families in Mt. Vernon and Chestnut Street mansions.

12. Fiskargrand, Visby, Sweden
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Fish Alley (Fiskargränd) is a street of Visby and it is one of the most photographed streets in Sweden . The area where Fiskargränd lies is popularly
called “Fish root” from the 1600s onwards. Fiskargränd, adjoining neighborhood
 fishermen, has been used as a street name since the 1750s. Climbing roses,
among other plants, were planted in the early 1940s.
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13. Street in Frigiliana, Spain
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” White street ” from the picture is located in Frigiliana – small, andalusian town.   The town is made up of steep cobbled alleyways winding past white houses
resplendent with flowers.

14. Street in Cartagena, Colombia
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A beautiful street in the image is located in the old part of the city of  Cartagena. Architecture is among the main attributes of Cartagena ; the city
has plenty of remarkable colonial houses and military buildings, plus modern
 tourist infrastructure, allowing the visitor the recognition of its historical development.

15. Rue Des Thermopyles, Paris, France
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The Rue des Thermopyles is so-named because the street is as narrow as the pass where the legendary battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 B.C.
The cobblestoned, plant-filled, cat-friendly Rue des Thermopyles, off the busy
 Rue Raymond Losserand in Paris ’s 14th arrondissement, is home to a number
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As you stroll through the picturesque pedestrian street, you might find books or furniture left out by the residents for passersby to take home. Many walls
are covered with graffiti, including one piece by famous French graffiti artist Miss Tic.

 

33 Beautiful Abandoned Places in the World

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Many people doesn’t know, and didn’t even heard about these famous places. Many of these are really something amazing, but are also really sad when you take a closer look at them. On the following list, you can see abandoned planes, abandoned ships, as well as the abandoned houses, and so many other things, that are really amazing and magnificent. So, check out these amazing abandoned places photos.

1. Christ of the abyss at San Fruttuoso, Liguria

2. Kolmanshop in the Namib Dessert.


3. Nara Dreamland in Japan

4. Remains of of the SS Ayrfield in Homebush Bay, Australia

5. The abandoned Wonderland Amusement Park outside Beijing, China

6. Fishing hut on a lake in Germany

7. Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay

8. The Kerry Way walking path between Sneem and Kenmare iin Ireland

9. Pripyat, Ukraine

10. 15th Century monastery in the Black Forest in Germany

11. Kalavantin Durg near Panvel, India

12. The remains of the Pegasus in McMurdo Sound, Antartica

13. Angkor Wat in Cambodia

14. The Maunsell Sea Forts in England

15. Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, England

16. Cincinnati’s abandoned subway path

17. Sunken yacht in Antartica

18. Abandoned distillery in Barbados

19. Hafodunos Hall in Llangernyw, North Wales

20. 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo

21. Craco, Italy

22. Russian Military rocket factory

23. Abandoned mill from 1866 in Sorrento, Italy

24. Cooling tower of abandoned power plant

25. House of the Bulgarian Communist Party

26. Abandoned city of Keelung, Taiwan

27. Lawndale Theater in Chicago

28. North Brother Island near New York City, New York

29. Abandoned Blade Mill, France

30. El Hotel del Salto in Colombia

31. Asuncio, Paraguay

32. The Tunnel of Love in Ukraine

33. Abandoned dome houses in Southwest Florida

That Day has Arrived!

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When I started blogging in 2007, I was the only one taking photos, but nowadays everyone takes photos! haha

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That day has arrived!

 

The day that Albert Einstein most

feared has finally arrived..

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 A day at the beach.

 

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Cheering on your team.

 

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Having dinner out with you friends.

 

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Out on an intimate date.

 

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Having a conversation with your BFF.

 

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A visit to the museum.

 

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Enjoying the sights.

 

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It’s here.

Amazing Pictures…… Truly Amazing Too Good to Miss!!

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Amazing Pictures….. Truly Amazing Too Good to Miss!! Great pictures. There’s nothing so strange or wonderful as real life.

 Impressive Highways system above the Rainforest in Sao Paolo, Brazil

 

Dinner in the sky in Brussels, Belgium

 

Beijing International Airport, China (It’s not as impressive inside the building!!)

 

Super Moon rising above Sierra Nevada Sequoia National Park California

 

 

The Amazing Stone Mirror in Istanbul, Turkey

 

 

Amazing view of Schwerin Castle, Germany

 

The water is so clear it looks like the boat is hovering! Bora-Bora Pearl Beach

 

Heart Island in mangrove delta of the Vaza-Barris River, Brazil

 

Escalator of the New World Trade Center

Airplanes rolling over highway at Leipzig-Halle Airport in Germany

 Amazing walk at West Side of Taihang Mountain in Shanxi Province, China

Impressive Swim Pools Balconies at Bandra Ohm Residential Tower in Mumbai, India

Mesmerizing Niagara Falls – Rainbow Bridge, USA

Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi

Amazing Corinthos Channel in Greece

Awesome Singapore – Dance of Light

World’s Largest Ice Cave in Austria

The Streets of Monaco Yacht

World’s first billion dollar house in Mumbai, India – 27 Floors Ambani’s Palace

Amazing Landwasser Viaduct Switzerland

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A Riot of Colour Shortlist for Sony World

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A riot of colour: Shortlist for Sony World

Photography awards provides a real challenge for the eye 

By CHRIS PARSONS

Last updated at 6:20 AM on 3rd February 2012

From a smartly-dressed man on the London underground, to dragonflies and a surfer riding a wave at sunset, these are the stunning images all vying for top spot in the world’s top photography competition.

The shortlisted images in this year’s Sony World Photography Awards have been unveiled, and as usual include a spectacular array of colours and subjects from around the globe.

The collection of pictures on this year’s list features everything from historic moments and spectacular landscapes to everyday portraits and detailed close-ups.

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Stunning: A folk painter blends in to her background in one eye-catching picture taken in Kolkata, India, while, a small frog peers out from inside a plant in another beautiful image

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A sea of arms makes up this well-composed image taken as people celebrate during the Indian Festival in Mumbai

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Emotional: A man sat laughing on the London Underground in this black and white picture shows a human aspect to the competition

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Seascape: This dramatic wide picture of the fairground on New York’s Coney Island brings the people and rides to life

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Split second: Samuel Chan’s depiction of Dragon boat racing during a chinese festival was another strong contender

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Perfect panorama: Matthew Post’s entry in the competition shows a stunning sunset at Lake Tekapo in Southern Canterbury, New Zealand

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The sky at night: Dozens of lanterns illuminate the night air in Thailand in another ‘low light’ entrant

The 2012 competition saw 112,000 entries sent in from 171 different countries.

Different categories in the competition reflect the huge breadth of locations, styles, and subjects used in the shortlisted photographs.

In one mesmerising image, a folk painter seems to almost blend in to her artwork on display while working at a handicraft fair in Kolkata, India.

Another eye-catching picture shows a small child playing in a swing chair in Northern Xinjiang, China

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Tranquil: Krzysztof Browko’s picture of the Baltic Sea taken last August shows that not every image has to be action-packed 

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Painting a picture: Johnny Joo’s entry showcases an array of colours which is almost hypnotic 

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Human study: Two men dressed western costumes in Tabernas, Almeria, Spain are the subjects of this thought-provoking image

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Making the cut: A young man sits in a barbershop chair in Australia in this striking picture

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Shot of a lifetime: A young girl appears suspended in mid-air in another picture in the split second category 

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Life’s rich tapestry: Dragonflies are seen mating and laying eggs on a lotus plant on top of a calm water surface

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Derek Woo’s impressive nighttime landscape image shows the sky lit up in spectacular fashion

Astrid Merget, the creative director of the awards, said: Looking at the vast collection of shortlisted work across the categories, is truly gratifying this year.  

‘Within the Professional awards, the bodies of work are beautifully presented and distinctive, whilst in the Open categories, the single snapshots are diverse and demonstrate excellent skill within the amateur market.  

‘The new Youth competition also delighted us, as we were thrilled to find some exceptional budding talent.’

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Family life: A boy watches over his younger brother while clutching a soft toy in Northern Xinjiang, China

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A bug’s life: This picture taken in Indonesia provides a close-up look into the natural world 

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Low light: Sparks fly in this picture taken in Russia, named ‘Symphony of Fire’ 

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Paul Irving’s simple shot depicts a man sat alone in a chair, as light beams into the darkened room 

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Riding a wave: A surfer launches into the air in front of a beautiful sunset in this stunning photo 

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On top of the world: This picture taken from above Costazza Peak in Passo Rolle, Italy captures a stunning view 

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Feeling blue: Star Capella over the deserted salt marsh in Karyn Zharyk hollow, Western Kazakhstan

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