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14/02/2019

Village houses in the alps of Switzerland are usually decorated with flower boxes like the one you see here.

"Window boxes have a history traced back to ancient Rome and were typically used by the lower classes that didn’t have the land for a traditional garden. They were used to grow food for the family, herbs for medicinal purposes or flowers used in religious ceremonies. As time went on, the boxes became popular in other countries and were used more as a decorative element to adorn homes"
- Extract from
https://www.blindsgalore.com/blog/index.php/lifestyle-musings/dont-miss-the-windows-of-the-swiss/

Happy Valentines Day!

09/02/2019

Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland

29/01/2019

The Lauterbrunnen Valley: It is one of the deepest in the Alpine chain when compared with the height of the mountains that rise directly on either side - wikipedia

21/01/2019

Interesting fact about Wengen, Switzerland

From August 1944 to the end of World War II, Wengen served as a sort of open-air internment camp for allied prisoners, mostly US bomber crews. Since the only practical way in or out of Wengen was via the cog railway, it was difficult for internees to escape - wikipedia

14/01/2019

Wengen is one of the very few car-free resort villages in Europe, although there are a few service vehicles, local farm vehicles, electric vehicles for taxiing to and from the railway station. - wikipedia

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10/01/2019

These photos are of Wengen, a small mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland. Located in the canton of Bern at an elevation of 1,274 m (4,180 ft) above sea level.

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04/01/2019

My friend Nitin Gupta (an Assistant Professor in Indian Institue Of Technology, Kanpur) has been selected to be one of the finalists for Nature India photo contest.

What I like about this pic is that the mosquito was actively sucking blood out of him while he managed to pick up a DSLR and got the right focus and sharpness in this picture. Commendable!

In Nitin's words
"Female mosquitoes bite us because they need blood to nourish their eggs. The bite itself is not harmful: the tiny belly of a mosquito, seen in the photograph, can take no more than a few microliters of blood at a time, while the human body produces 10 times more every minute. What makes the bite dangerous occasionally is what the mosquito leaves behind, which could be a deadly parasite.
The photograph shows a female Culex mosquito gorging on my left hand, which I captured using a camera held in the right hand."

So next time a mosquito bites you, instead of slapping it, you know what to do ;)

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29/12/2018

When Wander Woman is followed by wandering cats, I get to take some pShots ;)

13/12/2018

The Schilthorn is a summit in Europe at 2,970 metres (9,744 ft). It is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the Sefinenfurgge Pass. The Schilthorn lies above the village of Mürren, from where a cable car leads to its summit.

10/12/2018

Muiden Castle (Dutch: Muiderslot) is a castle in the Netherlands, located some 15 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, in Muiden. You can bike from Amsterdam to visit this castle, like I did :) You have to bike on few bridges and if lucky, you will be able to see some sheep grazing on the way. Amsterdam is super bike friendly with dedicated bike paths everywhere, even on bridges.

09/12/2018

Looks like the famous Iamsterdam letters have been removed from the Rijksmuseum square, due to fears over mass tourism.

Here is a link to the tribute tweeted by Rijksmusuem
https://twitter.com/rijksmuseum/status/1069491298544091136

26/11/2018

The Windmills of Schiedam are the tallest windmills in the world. Of nearly 50 sites in and around the city, eight mills stand today.