Classic cross-country in Lapland
I have grouped the photos from Lapland in a gallery which you can find also here At least one photo a day
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Candle lights
The street looks really nice with all these candle lights, I said.
Boudhanath /3
At least one photo a day
Boudhanath /2
"By prostrating before a stupa, we turn our face away from our egos and toward our enlightened nature. By circumambulating—walking around the stupa in a clockwise fashion and reciting prayers—we keep the image of enlightenment at the center of our attention."
Boudhanath /1
Boudhanath is a stupa in Kathmandu. Located about 11 km from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal.
And now Kathmandu
I was back in Kathmandu last April. I had not been back for many years. I lived there of a year in 1999-2000 when I started working in international development in food-for-work project funded by the German agency for international cooperation (GTZ at that time)
Onnea Rovaniemi / Happy Birthday Rovaniemi
On our way back from Lapland we had a stopover in Rovaniemi. We had enough time to visit the Arktikum, the science centre and museum about northern nature and culture. In one of the side rooms the museum has a photo exhibition about the 60 years of the city of Rovaniemi. It is a very simple display. One TV screen shows a slideshow of black and white photos about the 60 years of the city. […]
Classic cross-country skiing landscape
When I start the day, I follow the track with my eyes. Two parallel lines in which the cross-country skis find their way forward.
Classic cross-country skiing /2
At least one photo a day
Classic cross-country skiing /1
The classic cross-country skiing style is often used on prepared trails (pistes) that have pairs of parallel grooves (tracks) cut into the snow. It is also the most usual technique where no tracks have been prepared.