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A Fantasy For Nature Lovers

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   Tigh Mor and Loch Achray, Perthshire Bing has taken this breathtaking photograph at  Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park which also happen to be the favorite place of photographers. And by looking this shot you know the reason why... The whole Loch is covered in mist and a magical spell that bounds your hearts and calls to its beauty.  Loch Achray is one of 22 larger lochs in Scotland’s first national park. Others include its namesake, Loch Lomond, Britain’s largest freshwater lake, and Loch Katrine, which inspired Sir Walter Scott to pen his epic 1810 poem The Lady of the Lake. Tigh Mor sits about a mile east of Loch Katrine and was well situated in the 19th century to pick up passing trade from tourists en route to see the famous loch. When it was built as a hotel in 1849, it had a fairytale-like appearance with its imposing towers and ‘candle snuffer’ coned roofs. Despite later additions, and a restoration in the 1990s which saw it turned into holiday a...

A Lone Tree In The Lovely Llanberis Lake

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Sunrise at Llyn Padarn at Llanberis, Snowdonia National Park by Helen Hotson. The lone tree of Llyn Padarn This serene scene on Llyn Padarn, a glacially formed lake at the foot of Snowdon, is a photographer's favourite with its solitary tree set against a dramatic landscape. Sitting on the western shore of the lake, the 'Lone Tree' is visually striking at any time – be it full of leaves and set against a sunrise in the spring, leafless and mirrored in the still waters of the lake or enveloped in mist in the autumn and winter. The lake itself is a site of Special Scientific Interest which is home to lots of wildlife including the rare Arctic Char. At an impressive 29m (95ft) deep and two miles long, it is one of the larger natural lakes in Wales, sitting on the Llanberis Pass below Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.

Making Bridges To Fill The Gapes

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Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge over the Cooper River, South Carolina, USA An illuminated pathway! This cable-stayed bridge has one of the largest spans in the western hemisphere and is particularly impressive in the dark when it is illuminated.  When opened in 2005, the eight-lane Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge replaced the two older, dilapidated bridges that previously ran over the Cooper River.  It can withstand wind speeds of over 480 km / h and 7.4 magnitude earthquakes on the Richter scale.  And that's really necessary as: ​​Many of the more than 134,000 residents of Charleston in the US state of South Carolina can still remember Hurricane Hugo, which swept across the port city in 1989.  While earthquakes do not occur particularly often in Charleston, caution is still advisable. The 1886 earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of over 7.3 almost completely destroyed the city at the time.

A Walk Along Federsee— Bad Buchau

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The Federseesteg at dawn near Bad Buchau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Morning mood at the lake The Federsee near Bad Buchau is located in the middle of a large moor area, so access to the open water is not easily possible.  Thanks to the Federseesteg, walkers can reach the water with dry feet.  It leads from Bad Buchau's edge over a length of 1.5 kilometers through scattered meadows and reed landscape to the lake shore and ends at a viewing platform in the lake. With an area of ​​1.4 square kilometers, the Federsee is Baden-Württemberg's second largest lake and is protected together with the surrounding moor area.  The variety of plant and bird species is unique.  A visit to the Federsee museum in Bad Buchau is recommended.  Finds of prehistoric pile dwellings and replicas of bog villages can be viewed there.

A Picturesque Sight Of Angkor Wat

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Sunrise in Angkor Wat, Cambodia Sunlight at Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is Angkor's most famous Buddhist temple, which explains a lot, because Angkor Archeological Park is actually a collection of 398 square kilometers of historical temples and related holy places, just outside Siem Reap, Cambodia.  If you happen to be there during the spring equinox in Angkor Wat, then arrive before sunrise.  During the autumnal equinox, the sun aligns with the top of the main tower of Angkor Wat, then rises to a higher sky, ushering in longer days and shorter nights.  Of course, if this photo has any indications, every sunrise in Angkor Wat is spectacular.

Down Town Japan, At Night

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Cherry blossoms near the Imperial Palace with Tokyo Tower as the background ,  Tokyo ,  Japan   Cherry Blossom Everywhere! It's a serene sight of Tokyo, where you can see cherry blossom everywhere these days.  Its the start of spring and its the best season to visit Japan, especially Tokyo.  Chidorigafuchi Park  is filled with these cherry blossoms and so with people who come from all around the world just to gaze the loads and loads of these trees, laden with pink, white  and  purple  hanami   ( cherry  blossom).  There are more than 150 types of cherry blossoms, bloom here but survive only for a short period of time. When you come here, have a stroll in the enchanting gardens, inhale the fresh air that is filled with hope, love and beauty. Rent a boat and enjoy a long rowing session with your love ones. Spend a full day in a most modern city surrounded with nature and beauty. This year however, Cor...

Emperor's Birthday— Mt. Fuji Day !!!

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"Mt. Fuji seen from Lake Yamanaka", Yamanashi Prefecture. Today is "Emperor's Birthday" and "Mt. Fuji Day". "Mt. Fuji seen from Lake Yamanaka" Yamanashi Today is Emperor's Birthday and Mt. Fuji Day.  This is an anniversary established from the 2nd (Fu) 2 (Ji) 3 (Mr.) linguistics.  From this year, it has been a national holiday as "Emperor's Birthday", but until now, all public high schools have been closed as "Mt. Fuji Day" only in Shizuoka Prefecture at the foot of Mt. Fuji ... Mt. Fuji has five lakes at its foot, and Lake Yamanaka is one of them.  It boasts the largest area of ​​Fuji Five Lakes and is located at the highest point.  Mt. Fuji became a World Heritage Site in 2013, and Fuji Five Lakes are also registered as a World Heritage Site. ( © Nyoman Sundra / GettyImage )

Rio Mundo— A Timeless Journey

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Source of the Mundo River, Sierra de Alcaraz, Albacete. The birth of the Rio Mundo is a show that you should not miss.  This tributary of the Segura sprouts hidden in the Albacete mountain range of Alcaraz thanks to an underground aquifer of karst origin that emerges abruptly and is then torn up by a cliff of almost 300 meters.  This is what we show you today in our photograph and it is between the towns of Vianos and Riopar, in the natural park of the Calares del Mundo and Sima.  If you want to go see it, you should know that in the nearest car park there is only room for 100 cars and on weekends it is usually crowded, so early in the morning if you do not want to queue. The River Mundo is not named for the noun "world" of the Latin "mundus", but for the adjective of the same language that means "clean", as opposed to "unclean."  Its groundwater flows from a cave that is still to be explored, since to date only 30 kilometers of the 60...

Burns Night At The Falls Of Bruar

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The Falls of Bruar, Perthshire

Seventeen Solstice

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The Seventeen-Arch Bridge over Kunming Lake in Beijing Summer Palace, China.