The centre of Dublin has a very organic feel to it, with its winding, narrow streets and low buildings. There is only one grand avenue in the centre and that is O’Connell Street. The rest of the streets is much more human in scale. Few buildings in the city centre are more than four stories high and an appealing mix of 18th century Georgian and 19th century Victorian styles dominates most streets in the centre. Life in Dublin’s city centre is charming, slightly chaotic and fairly laid back.
Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the country’s east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence. In the MuseumsQuartier district, historic and contemporary buildings display works by Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and other artists.
Video recorded: April 23, 2021 Air temperature: 13 °C / 55 °F
Video timeline: 0:00 Donaukanal / Aspernbrücke 2:00 Stubenring 12:30 Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz 14:00 Wollzeile 21:00 Rotenturmstraße 22:25 Lichtensteg 23:25 Ankeruhr 24:00 Hoher Markt 26:00 Wipplingerstraße 27:15 Jordangasse 28:30 Judenplatz 30:35 Drahtgasse 31:40 Am Hof 34:25 Naglergasse 36:20 Kohlmarkt 42:00 Reitschulgasse 44:00 Josefsplatz 44:50 Augustinerstraße 48:25 Operngasse 49:30 Opernring 52:25 Burggarten
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe.
The Great Wall was continuously built from the 3rd century BC to the 17th century AD on the northern border of the country as the great military defense project of successive Chinese Empires, with a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers.
The Great Wall begins in the east at Shanhaiguan in Hebei province and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu province to the west. Its main body consists of walls, horse tracks, watch towers, and shelters on the wall, and includes fortresses and passes along the Wall. The Great Wall reflects collision and exchanges between agricultural civilizations and nomadic civilizations in ancient China.
It provides significant physical evidence of the far-sighted political strategic thinking and mighty military and national defense forces of central empires in ancient China, and is an outstanding example of the superb military architecture, technology and art of ancient China. It embodies unparalleled significance as the national symbol for safeguarding the security of the country and its people.
Lugano is a city in southern Switzerland’s Italian-speaking Ticino region. Its Swiss-Mediterranean mix of cultures is closely related to that of Italy’s northern Lombardy region. This mix is reflected in its architecture and cuisine. The city stands on the northern shore of glacial Lake Lugano, surrounded by mountains. Its main square, Piazza della Riforma, is ringed with pastel-colored, neoclassical palazzi.
Tønsberg, historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, southern Norway, located around 102 kilometres south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg.
Walking in London’s Borough Market around 1PM in the Christmas EVE was something UNIQUE for me. I saw a lot of people grabbing the last shopping groceries, others having a drink and enjoying the season holidays, others walking around and see what’s happening 🙂
Borough Market is a wholesale and retail market hall in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century.
Corniglia is a frazione within the comune of Vernazza in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy with a population of about 150. Unlike the other localities of the Cinque Terre, Corniglia is not directly adjacent to the sea.
▼▼Video Timeline Links▼▼ 0:00 – Drone Intro 1:27 – Walk begins 3:48 – Piazzetta Ciapara 4:30 – Via Fieschi 6:38 – Largo Taragio 7:06 – Oratory of the disciples of Saint Catherine 8:20 – Scenic Lookout 13:06 – Terrace of Santa Maria 17:20 – Scenic Lookout & Largo Taragio 18:20 – Via alla Marina (down) 22:19 – Via all Marina (up) 26:19 – Via Fieschi 27:39 – Path out to Viewpoint 28:34 – Viewpoint 32:10 – Church of San Pietro 36:40 – Trailhead 37:28 – Lardarina Steps to Train Station
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