Resilient (Stonehenge) – photo challenge

This week’s photo challenge of The Daily Post was about something ‘resilient’. As I really like travelling and experiencing different cultures I already have seen some very old and resilient monuments or places such as the Via Apia or the Colosseum in Rome as well as Stonehenge in England. It is a breath-taking feeling standingContinue reading “Resilient (Stonehenge) – photo challenge”

Path (to the Upper Lake in Ireland) – Photo Challenge

This week’s photo challenge of the Daily Post is ‘path’. A path can be a physical way someone is walking on, for example for a walk in the park or the hike up a mountain. But a path can also be meant symbolically for a direction of someone’s life situation or the aims a personContinue reading “Path (to the Upper Lake in Ireland) – Photo Challenge”

Christmas Special – 4th Advent: Christmas tree and Advent wreath

It’s the fourth Advent and nearly Christmas. All four candles of the Advent wreath are burning, symbolising the end of the waiting time. But why is one candle lit every week?   At the time when there was no electricity, the rooms were dark without the light of the candles during the moody and darkContinue reading “Christmas Special – 4th Advent: Christmas tree and Advent wreath”

Anticipation – photo challenge

This week’s photo challenge of the Daily Post is about ‘anticipation’ which can be an act someone is looking forward to, especially pleasurable expectations. Anticipation could mean different things. It is important to have them in order to work towards something or to experience something. However, anticipation could also mean different standards or things thatContinue reading “Anticipation – photo challenge”

Prohevito in altum – new horizon

This year is nearly over. Hence, many people start thinking about their new year’s resolutions for the following year. This week’s photo challenge also animates to think about new horizons and possible resolutions or goals for the coming year. However, I was never a person who made a list with resolutions for a whole year.Continue reading “Prohevito in altum – new horizon”

Relax – photo challenge

This week there was another weekly photo challenge of The Daily Post that I wanted to participate. The theme this week was ‘relax‘ which I think is very important to do 😀 We all live in a fast-paced consumption society  where everyone wants to be the first, best, biggest, loudest, fastest, prettiest, most outstanding orContinue reading “Relax – photo challenge”

Magic – photo challenge

This week I thought I should also participate in a weekly photo challenge of The Daily Post. This week’s theme is magic and I think it is a really great topic. Magic can be many different things and is unique for each and everyone. It could be an atmosphere that is magical or some vibesContinue reading “Magic – photo challenge”

Mount Snowdon

With an elevation of over 1,085m over sea level, Snowdon is not only the highest mountain in Wales but also the highest point in Britain outside the Scottish Highlands. The welsh mountain is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd and has been designated as a national nature reserve due to its rare flora andContinue reading “Mount Snowdon”

Lake of Derwentwater

Only a short walk away from the centre of Keswick town there is a very beautiful lake fells of Cat Bells in the west, the viewpoint of Friar’s Crag in the east and the entrance to the beautiful Borrowdale valley at its southern foot. The town offers many boutiques and shops providing outdoor equipment asContinue reading “Lake of Derwentwater”

Solar Eclipse

The 20th March 2015 was a very special Friday. At this day there was a partial eclipse of the sun. This type of eclips occurs when the moon partly or fully covers the shape of the sun by passing the sun between the earth. The phenomenon can happen only at new moon. Because the moonContinue reading “Solar Eclipse”