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Lithuania, the Curonian Spit Travel diary Latvia

Our second destination in Lithuania was the Curonian Spit.
Extract from my travel diary:

Sillamae in the north of Estonia The stairs and promenades of Sillamäe

Today's Sillamäe high in the northeast of the Republic of Estonia has shown many faces over the centuries.

Tallinn - the beautiful capital of Estonia View of the old town of Tallinn

When cruise ships arrive, the tourist flood increases and many shops in Tallinn's beautiful old town, the capital of Estonia on the Baltic Sea, are now booming.

Singapore - City of the Lion Singapore skyline

It is worthwhile to explore the eventful history of Singapore, which includes associated with the names

Spotted hyenas in the Etoshapark Spotted hyenas in the Etoshapark

Spotted hyenas populate large areas of Africa. They are also called spotted hyenas and appear strange due to their external appearance, since their front legs are

Klein-Aus-Vista in the Namib Desert Namibia Travel Diary

Today I once looked into the travel diary of Namibia and came across the entry about the Klein – Aus – Vista – Eagels Nest Chalets.

The Namib - Desert of Superlatives The dunes of the Namib desert

The Namib Desert shows many superlatives. It is e.g. the oldest desert in the world.

Dune 45 in the Namib desert The dune landscape around Dune 45 in the Namib

The dune 45 is something special because it belongs e.g. to the few dunes in the Namib that can be climbed.

The Namib desert is alive, even if some animals are very small Lizard in the Namib Desert

There are more animals in the large areas of the Namib than one would expect from the wide sandy desert. Swakopmund therefore also offers tours to the "Little Fiv

The tree skeletons in Deadvlei and Sossusvlei in Namibia The Deadvlei

The access road from Sessriem to the Sossusvlei (Sossus means "blind river" in the Nama language, Vlei in Africaans stands for sink) is paved, but it ends about 5 km before the actu

Violet-eared hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Boquete Violet ear hummingbird(Colibri coruscans)

The photo shows a Violet-eared Hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) flying through a sea of flowers in Boquete, Panama.

Powers of Yellow and Rapeseed Dirk with drone

Do you know the short film "Powers of Ten" from 1977, in which a fantastic journey along

Mapungubwe - place of the stone of wisdom The Mapungubwe hill

The Mapungubwe National Park is located in the South African province of Limpopo.

Ceaușescu's home decor In the "golden bath"

Nicolae Ceaușescu received the highest award of the Federal Republic of Germany for heads of state in 1971: the special grade of the Grand Cross.

The Moldavian monasteries in the Bukovina Moldovita monastery church

The Principality of Moldova, founded in the 14th century, reached its cultural heyday in the 15th century under the province of Stephen the Great.

The Kuna from San Blas on the Atlantic coast of Panama Elderly woman of the kuna

About 30,000 Kuna, which call themselves Dule (translated: human), live in San Blas, an approximately 200 km long coastal strip along the northeastern Atlantic coast of Panama with

Photo technique: "High Dynamic Range (HDR)" The basalt lake in Eulenberg as SW-HDR

The HDR display technology is primarily intended to compensate for the restricted dynamic ranges of digital sensors.

Photo technique: Color-key Technique for creating color key recordings

In color-key shots, an object of the photo composition is highlighted by making it appear in the original color, while the rest of the image is only shown in shades of gray or black

Holocaust in Lithuania - the abysses of National Socialism Kaunas Memorial

The sources for the following outline of National Socialism in Lithuania can be found in the included links, well documented without a doubt.

Comet Neowise above Hennef Neowise over Hennef

Comet C / 2020 F3, Neowise, was difficult to photograph above Hennef.

Saturn's rings over Hennef Saturn with tele lens

If you look towards the south after sunset and before the moon rises, you can see two special planets of our solar system side by side - Saturn on the left and bright Jupiter on the