Category: BP Geographic Travel
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Llegar A 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. In large cities restaurants tend to be authentic.
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Descending On Barcelona
Descending on 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. The descent on Josep…
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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. Sometimes there are whole pictures displayed on the tiles, mostly in the typical blue and white tones. The historic centre of Porto is listed as a UNESCO World…
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Chegamos Ao Porto
Arrival in Porto with view over the Douro River during approach. In the background of the 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 Lisbon. It…
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And There It Was
This appeared unexpectedly on the way from Hamburg to Porto. It is called London. 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 financial centre of Canary Wharf. The City of London with…
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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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By Car On A Train Over The Sea
On a car train from the island of Sylt to continental Germany. This infrastructure project of a railway as connection to the island means that if you come by car you have to go with your car on a train, but with a view over the wadden sea. The Hindenburgdamm…
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Around The Island
Driving around Sylt, probably the most famous German island, located next to the border to Denmark. Sylt is the largest one of the North Frisian islands and has a distinctively shaped shoreline. It is frequently covered by the media in connection with its exposed situation in the North Sea and…
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The Village Named Keitum
Driving through the village of Keitum on the island of Sylt, a village known for its thatched houses which are typical for the island of Sylt in the North Sea next to the border of Germany and Denmark. The village has a large number of traditional Uthland-Frisian houses. They all…
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Over The North Sea
On the way to the island of Sylt, as usual over the Hindenburgdamm causeway but for the first time by a classical train, while the North Sea reflected a suitable nature. The Hindenburgdamm is an eleven kilometres long causeway joining the North Frisian island of Sylt to mainland Schleswig-Holstein in…
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Rhapsody In Sea
Getting closer to the island of Sylt while the North Sea on both sides reflects more than people do these days. It reflects the nature which is being overly dramatic today. And it is not the only one.
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Sunset Over The Sahara
The sun is setting over the Sahara. At this time of the year the night will bring some relief from the heat of the day. However, late September also brings a general relief from the heat of the summer. While temperatures in summer can be up to around 40 degrees…
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