Mgpta
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This church lies in one corner of the Rynek Glowny (Market Square) in the centre of Cracow, Poland. It dates from the second half of the fourteenth century, is now a minor basilica, and contains some beautiful carvings by Veit Stoss (Wit Stwosz).
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The Jews of Cracow (Krakow) enjoyed protected status in 14th century Poland, but by the end of the 15th century were forced to move to this district, south of the city. They suffered terribly during the second world war, though much of the action of the film “Schindler’s List”, though shot here, took place in another district on the other side of the Vistula river. Kazimierz is full of picturesque old streets like this. Taken with the synagogue behind me. Pentax K10D.
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The building in the foreground is a hotel and the white expanse in the extreme foreground is the frozen lake (Pleso means mountain lake in Slovakian. Strba is the name of the village below the High Tatras). / Original pic specs: Pentax K10D, 1/250 sec, f8, zoom set at 50mm, ISO 320
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The town of Beaujeu is the main town from which the prosperous Beaujolais wine region NW of the city of Lyon derives its name. The region is stunningly beautiful and not just after tasting the principal product! Well worth a detour…
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This fort lies at the end of the city of Birgu (Vittoriosa) on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean. It was the chief defensive military edifice of the Order of St. John before the Great Siege (1565). Interestingly enough it was not defended during the major battle because the Grand Master (La Valette) decided that it would not provide a good example to the local inhabitants if the knights were relatively safely esconced in this fort while the locals were left to defend themselves as best they could. It later became a major British naval HQ and suffered more than 50 direct hits during the last war; great mirth ensued when it was reported by the enemy that HMS St. Angelo had been sunk. Apologies if any of the above is incorrect – I am relying on memories of a conducted tour more than 30 years ago! Please feel free to let me know and I will correct them.
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The Tatra mountains near Poprad, Slovakia. Unfortunately a fierce wind a few years ago devastated the trees in this region; nevertheless the view is still magnificent.
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The picturesque harbour at Mgarr (pronounced imjarr) Gozo, Maltese islands on a beautiful November day.
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This village (pronounced ine (as in fine) seelem) lies just above the harbour at Mgarr, Gozo, Maltese islands.
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These hardworking ships (Maltese-built) provide a vital service linking the two main islands of the Maltese archipelago. The ships are large, comfortable and the shuttle service is very efficient.
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The town of Cospicua (Bormla to the Maltese) in the island of Malta celebrates its feast day (festa) on the 8th December (the feast of the Immaculate Conception) and here it is on that day in all its splendour. Pentax K 10D.
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The ancient chapel of Santa Marija ta Bir Miftuħ (literally, Saint Mary of the Open Well) is located near the main airport and provides a rare haven of peace in this busy part of the island of Malta, especially at sunset when this was taken. This wayside chapel, which is now looked after by Malta’s main heritage trust, is one of the best remaining examples of simple medieval church architecture. It dates from at least 1430 and used to be the main parish church for a large surrounding area, but it suffered depredations from marauding Turks and others and so a new parish church was built closer to the centre of the nearby village. It contains remains of a fresco of the Last Judgement over the main door. Fragments of this painting, which dates from about 1480, were only recently discovered under many layers of paint. The chapel is surrounded by fields and has been well looked after by its new keepers.
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Another view of the fort, this time in daylight. When the Knights of St. John came to Malta from Rhodes in 1530 they chose this fort as their main military stronghold. There was probably a Phoenicean temple to Astarte on this site before the fort was built, but the date of construction of the original fort is unknown. It was almost certainly ancient when the Knghts arrived. The creek where the yachts are moored was the scene of a pitched battle during the Great Siege of Malta (1565). The Turks who had overrun Senglea on the left, tried to swim across and mount an attack on the fort, but were stopped by the Maltese who dived into the water from the fort side and cut them to pieces in a hand-to-hand battle. / These creeks form part of the Grand Harbour, one of the finest in the Mediterranean. The peninsula of Valletta (the capital) lies shaded in the background. Pentax K 10D
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