Category: BP Geographic Travel
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Las Cosas Diferentes
Sometimes things seem to be in a different condition than they appear. There is the calzone in an Italian restaurant which seems to be a pizza. And there is the state of not being in Barcelona anymore which seems to be not right as it is a fascinating place. After…
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When The Moment Never Dies
As matter and energy seem to be one as they can be converted into each other, space and time sometimes also seem to be one. Sometimes you might find yourself at a place that makes you want to stop time, and you even seem to be successful. Like here at…
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La Sagrada Família
The Sagrada Família, or as it prefers to call itself, Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in Barcelona, Spain. Construction started in 1882 and is expected to be completed some time after 2026. It was designed by architect Antoni Gaudí with a mix…
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The Masterpiece
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, shortened to Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Construction started in 1882 and is expected to be completed some time after 2026. It…
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Barcelona Debajo De La Luna
Christmas time in Barcelona. Being one of the largest of Europe the city showed a large variety of decorations and lights
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Time To Arrive In Barcelona
Arrival in Barcelona. It made clear immediately that it is Mediterranean. The first thing to do was having lunch at a Chinese restaurant. It was really operated by Chinese as I could hear some words in Mandarin
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Barcelona Appearing Below
Descending over Catalonia. The area has been settled for thousands of years but the Romans founded the Colonia Faventia Julia Augusta Pia Barcino. The modern city Barcelona is one of the largest of Europe. When observing properly the Sagrada Familia can be found in the centre
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The City Of Tiles
Porto has a special character with its buildings with tiles in different patterns and colours, both inside and outside of the building
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Prone To Exploration
Portugal is a country at the southeastern edge of Europe, prone to exploration over the oceans of the world and colonialism where land was found. From the renaissance over the industrial revolution till nowadays many inventions and advances were made and an interesting architecture as well as engineering achievements came…
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Chegamos Ao Porto
Arrival in Porto with view over the Douro River during approach. In the background of the first two photos the Ponte de Dona Maria Pia is visible, a bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1877, twelve years before the Eiffel Tower. Porto is the second largest city of Portugal after…
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And There Was London
This appeared unexpectedly on the way from Hamburg to Porto. It is called London. The route of the flight was more northwestern than expected. The first photo shows the City of Westminster with the Houses of Parliament and the Elizabeth Tower of Big Ben, and the second photo shows the…
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With Difficulties To Hamburg Airport
I had to take the train to Hamburg one day earlier than planned, on the day before my flight, because of a railway worker strike which meant cancellations of most trains in Germany on the day of my flight. Therefore I had to stay one night in Hamburg. I found…
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