Mount Snowdon, also called Yr Wyddfa in Welsh, is the highest mountain in Wales with a height of 1,085m. Located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, it is a well-visited attraction, especially amongst hikers and rock climbers. There are many different routes leading to the summit as well as a railway that starts at theContinue reading “Mount Snowdon, Wales 2019”
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Cadair Idris
Cadair Idris is one of the mountains located in Gwynedd, the Southern end of the Snowdonia National Park in Wales. The Welsh name means ‘Chair of Idris’ and refers to Idris ap Gwyddno who was the prince of Meirionnydd in the 7th century and won a battle against the Irish on the top of theContinue reading “Cadair Idris”
Summer – weekly pictures
The weekly photo topic hasn’t been weekly so far, I have to admit, which I’m very sorry about! However, as the current weather situation is really great for anyone who likes heat and sun, I thought summer is a great topic 😀 I really want to appreciate a bit of sun and warmth but asContinue reading “Summer – weekly pictures”
Place in the world – photo challenge
This week’s photo challenge of the Daily Post is a very nice one to think about – it id sharing ones favourite ‘place in the world‘. In my case, there is not such thing as one favourite place. It all depends on the point of view. However, I always loved the seaside and a roughContinue reading “Place in the world – photo challenge”
Unlikely – photo challenge
The latest photo challenge of the Daily Post had the topic ‘unlikely’. Quite a broad and versatile topic. It is about something that happened even though it was not expected to happen. This made me think of a trip to Mount Snowdon which was wrapped in clouds when I arrived and didn’t seam to revealContinue reading “Unlikely – photo challenge”
Lines – photo challenge
Last week’s photo challenge of the Daily Post had the topic ‘lines’, a very broad and versatile topic. There are so many ways in which lines can be captured. Whether they are crafted or form naturally, lines can be found anywhere. As I thought about the topic and what I could chose as pictures forContinue reading “Lines – photo challenge”
Prolific – photo challenge
Last week’s photo challenge of the Daily Post was about something ‘prolific‘ – for me it is about something successful. The first things that came onto my mind were ‘U2’ and ‘Dublin’. Being such a successful band, having fans from all over the world traveling to their hometown to follow the footsteps of music historyContinue reading “Prolific – photo challenge”
Smile – photo challenge
Last week’s photo challenge of the Daily Post had the topic ‘smile’ 🙂 As I currently attended a guided street art tour with Shoreditch Street Art Tours I got some inspiration for the challenge seeing all these amazing pieces of art. With the information we got during the three and a half hours walk throughContinue reading “Smile – photo challenge”
Rise / Set – photo challenge
Last week’s photo challenge covered one of my absolute favourite topics – ‘Sunset’ 🙂 Watching a day go by sitting at the beach with a lovely sunset is always a special time. No sunset looks the same in my opinion and it is just impressive seeing the big fire ball at the horizon vanish, turningContinue reading “Rise / Set – photo challenge”
Happy Easter
Happy Easter! Even though I know that Easter is a religious Christian tradition, I always wondered how colourful eggs rabbits and sweets became the main Easter symbols and traditions nowadays of the holiday, as well as what’s the story behind them. Easter is traditionally the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. The exact origins of theContinue reading “Happy Easter”