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Ghent Belgium Pictures Ghent is a Flemish city of Belgium located at the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt, capital of the province of East Flanders. Ghent is since 1559 the headquarters of the diocese of Ghent. Ghent is one of the largest cities of Belgium and, by the number of inhabitants, the second city […]

Bruges Belgium Pictures Bruges is a Dutch speaking city of Belgium located in the Flemish Region and largest city in the province of West Flanders. Bruges is a member of the World Heritage Cities Organization since 2000. Bruges was also the European Capital of Culture in 2002. Bruges is called the “Venice of the North” […]

Photos by Yann Arthus Bertrand Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born on March 13, 1946 in Paris and is a photographer, journalist, reporter, businessman and environmentalist. In 1994, under the sponsorship of UNESCO, Yann Arthus Bertrand undertook a substantive work on the state of the planet by offering to take photos of the most beautiful landscapes in […]

Omo Tribes Ethiopia Body Painting Gallery

In the confines of Ethiopia, centuries away from modernity, Hans Sylvester photographed during six years the tribes where men, women, children, old people, are geniuses of an ancient art. At their feet, the Omo river, astride a triangle on Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya, the vast Rift Valley which slowly separates from Africa, a volcanic region which provides a vast range of pigments, red ochre, white kaolin, copper green, yellow or light gray ash.

The Omo Tribes are genius of painting, and their bodies of two metres high is a huge canvas. The strength of their art lies in three words: fingers, speed and freedom.

Phoenix Park in Dublin Photos Phoenix Park is a large park located in Dublin 3 km north-west of downtown. The park covers an area of 712 ha and a circumference of 11 km and is the second largest urban park in Europe after Sutton Park in Birmingham, Britain. Phoenix Park is made up of large […]

Howth Beautiful Pictures Howth is a small peninsula about 12 km north-east of Dublin. You can visit the Howth Castle Gardens, which cover 12 hectares of magnificent flora. The small port village is also very nice. You can make a wonderful trip by boat around the peninsula. Howth is a small paradise near the sea! […]

Dublin City Pictures Dublin has undergone a tremendous transformation in the last 50 years and has become amongst the most beautiful European capitals. Dublin has a young and cosmopolitan population which has not only been seduced by the atmosphere in its hundreds of pubs. It is pleasant to stroll in Dublin, the beautiful Georgian houses […]

Brussels Flower Carpet 2008 Every two years people can admire the carpet of flowers on the Grand Place in Brussels. This year, 700,000 begonias form the largest tapestry of the Savonnerie the world: a tribute to the French presidency of the European Union. Since 1971, it is the 16th carpet of flowers on the Grand […]

Dinant Belgium Pictures Dinant is a French-speaking city of Belgium located in the Walloon Region, the chief town district in the province of Namur. Dinant is built on the right bank of the Meuse, 90 km south of Brussels, Namur 25 and 16 north of Givet the Franco-Belgian border. In 2002, Dinant has a population […]

My Trip to Montreal, Canada – May-June 2008 Sphere Montreal, Expo 1967 Sphere Montreal – Expo 1967 Place des Arts in Montreal Canada Place des Arts in Montreal Canada Church in center of Montreal Saint Catherin street Church in center of Montreal on St Catherine street Begging Raccoon in Mont-Royal mountain Begging Raccoon in Mont-Royal […]

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