Shangri-La
This photo was actually taken at the tourist location of Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden in July 2008.
Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, “Shangri-La” is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia—a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. The story of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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Christopher Bi...
beautiful..
Babbler
beautiful image
kimberleigh sarah
Amazing! I love it!!
Irene Burdell
So beautiful , the colours are wonderful a fabulous capture .
pmistric
Gorgeous and nice read.
Chet King
Nice composition and greens.
deegarra
a definate look at paradise.
Arlene Zapata
Perfect composition + color balance! This reminds me of a japanese bridge painting by Monet.
genaro1
very nice
Wanda Lechene
wow this is so so so beautiful i love it.
linda858100
LOVELY CAPTURE
Rosalie Scanlon
Beautiful image, wonderful lead into the photo.
Kasey Cline
A beautiful image. I love all the colors. So cool!! Well done!
ANNETTE HAGGER
sure does look a magical place michael, the colours are so beautfiul ! ; ) great capture!
Nikki Mulkern
Love the vibrant green, wonderful image Michael!!!! =)
Lara Bianco
this is beautiful – the colours are magic
crackgerbal
gorgeous!
weeneydog
Gorgeous.
melant1017
This is wonderful, I love the rich earth colors :-) WELL DONE!
~A
PhotosByG
Hi Michael. A Garden somewhere.…. is looking for photos of this quality and calibre if you are interested in submitting this photo and any other photos you may have with a garden design theme.
Cheers, Graham.
Scott d'Almeida
incredible image
PhotosByG
Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “A Garden somewhere.….”
This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.
Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to this group.
Michael J Armijo replied
Whoa…much appreciated! Hugs, Michael :)