Gudrun's photos

The lighthouse at Bjargtangar in its present form dates from 1948. It sits on a high cliff. so the light's focal plane is 60m above the sea even though the building is only 6m high. This lighthouse on Iceland's westernmost point is also the westernmost building in Europe. We visited on a very windy day and only saw one solitary puffin on the famous bird cliffs of Látrabjarg, all others had either hidden in their burrows or were out at sea. Going near the cliff edge definitely wasn't an option in the storm;-)

SSC: Kurve

Old tractor, new fence;-) hFF and a good weekend, folks!

The late Egill Olafsson, farmer at Hnjótur in remote Patreksfjörður, accumulated quite a collection of old boats, airplanes and lots of other stuff- a typical pastime on isolated farms in the West Fjords (others had loads of old cars, built Eiffel towers from scrap metal etc...). This collection has been turned into a museum with cafè, a welcome lunch stop for tourists on their way to the bird cliffs of Látrabjarg. (I couldn't find any information about the sculpture which from the other side shows the stylized prow of a boat with the cross on top)

Looking towards Vatnajökull from the outwash plains of Hornafjörður

Lago di Como The Church of San Lorenzo was built in the early 17th century on the site of an earlier church of which the romanesque campanile survives. museodimandello.sistemamusealediocesicomo.it/la-chiesa-di-san-lorenzo

SC 58- Red as predominant colour Archives this week because walks through town didn't yield enough red and I couldn't find enough stuff for a decent still life. Terminus of Albula-/Bernina Railway at Tirano whc.unesco.org/en/list/1276

SSC: Bahnhof Aufgenommen von Gleis 13/14 ganz vorne. Der Weg zu den Gleisen führt in großem Bogen über die S21- Baugrube bzw.an der Baugrube vorbei und heißt im Volksmund "Fernwanderweg Stuttgart 21". Nach 2 Jahren kam die DB endlich auf die Idee, einen Shuttle für mobilitätseingeschränkte Passagiere einzurichten. Der im Bau befindliche Tiefbahnhof (S21) wird übrigens bahnrechtlich nur eine Haltestelle sein, denn das Gleisgefälle beträgt mit 15,1 Promille das 6fache des zulässigen Werts (gemessen auf die Länge eines ICE sind das 6,5m).

Eine der kleinsten eingetragenen Einzel-Reblagen in Baden-Württemberg, 360-420m über NN, S-SW, Hangneigung 35-60%. HFF to all Ipernity friends!

One of many examples of brick gothic town houses in the Hanse city of Stralsund, Burmeisterhaus houses an exhibition about natural scientist Hermann K. Burmeister (1807, Stralsund- 1892, Buenos Aires) and working space for scientists at the German Oceanographic Museum which is just across the road. whc.unesco.org/en/list/1067 www.ostsee.de/stralsund/altstadt-burmeisterhaus.html

aber kein Anwohnerparkausweis;-)

SC57- Street Photography Water features for the kids to play, outdoor cafes and sunshine- what more do you need:-) whc.unesco.org/en/list/1067 Two clickable alternative takes: This week's photo, I wasn't sure it fits the bill

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A Hornito (literally: little oven) is a small turret shaped spattering/ degassing vent that develops in effusive eruptions. Hornitos are rootless, meaning they aren't fed from deep sources but from hot lava running in tubes not far from the surface. When pressure in the tubes gets too high the lava and gases break out in such vents. whc.unesco.org/en/list/1604 www.katlageopark.com/geosites/mainly-geology/lakagigar By the melting patterns in the 1st note and the volcanic glass in the 2nd you can see how hot and fluid the lava must have been.

RE5 Rostock- Berlin: auch wenn es nicht so aussieht, es war sehr sauber!

SC56: message, number or plain characters Das Plakat hängt schief;-) Two clickable alternative takes:

I hate liquorice;-) In this form it's easy to avoid but with other stuff like teas/infusions, cough pastilles you always have to read the ingredients list.

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