hiking the Mangart saddle

One can access Mangart Saddle, the highest road in Slovenia, from different directions: from  Lake Predil, from Trenta valley or from Bovec. The steep, winding and quite exposed road with several tunnels carved into rock bed was rebuilt upon the old military road  reaching 2055 meters above sea level.

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a door to nowhere

There’s this beautiful door in center of Bled all by itself, the only remains of a house torn down. It stands there for a while now and as much as one can hope it to remain as it is, you can never be sure it will be there tomorrow. So here it is for you, in case it should disappear like the house it once belonged to.

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Petrovaradin fortress clock tower is famous for having clock hands sized just the opposite of the regular clocks. The hour hand is longer to be more visible to barge crews on the Danube river below the fortress.

Continuing the Novi Sad series of previous post, here is my new contribution to there is beauty in the city project: a beauty in Novi Sad, Serbia. Thanks to Glen, this little report was all over Facebook almost before I clicked send button in my e-mail.

One of the Novi Sad’s main points of interest is the Petrovaradin Fortress (Serbian: Петроварадинска тврђава or Petrovaradinska tvrđava, Hungarian: Péterváradi vár, German: Peterwardein) is a fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located in the province of Vojvodina, on the right bank of the Danube river. The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on October 18, 1692, by Charles Eugène de Croÿ. Petrovaradin Fortress has many underground tunnels as well (16 km of underground countermine system).

In 1991 Petrovaradin Fortress was added to Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance list, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

Every once in a while a simple black and white photo is the best way to tell a story, of a town, a place, a moment in time, a trip, a travel, an impression… This short series was taken in Novi Sad, Serbia last weekend.

power lines extravaganza

An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) characterized by freedom of style and structure and usually containing elements of burlesque, pantomime, music hall and parody. It sometimes also has elements of cabaret, circus, revue, variety, vaudeville and mime.^[1] Extravaganza may more broadly refer to an elaborate, spectacular, and expensive theatrical production.^[2]

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It is a very simple idea – on the walk I have my camera and my magnets, which say ‘THERE IS BEAUTY IN THE CITY’ and that is precisely what I am looking for, and I know it when I see it. The only specification for placing the magnets is a metal surface – so as long as there is something to be noticed and a metal surface I can make my intervention – placing the magnet…

I have found it to be a great eye-opener, and just taking a walk with my sign cheers me up if I’m in a bad mood – try it, it definitely helps to reframe a situation or place in a more positive way. If you are looking for beauty – you will find it! …

Anna Francis

there is beauty in the city project has been since taken care of by Glen Stoker, who also maintains a facebook page. And here is   my contribution:

there is a beauty in Radovljica