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1. Deleted 2. Kenai 3.Alberta fence hats 4.Wasilla, Alaska 5.Ramallah 6.Islamabad 7.Kyoto 8.Cranfield, Beds 9.Quarry Bay, H.K. 10.Elkhorn, WI 11.Wuhan, China 12.Ho Chi Minh City 13.Isle of Coll, Scotland 14.Tonga 15.Amsterdam, N.Y. 16.Harker’s Heights, TX - Click on the pics to embiggen. OK?
- KENAI
What about this, in Calgary; (You REALLY gotta click on this one!)
Alberta Fence Hats!
WASILLA, Alaska.
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Chugach
Twin Peaks
Lake Lucille
RAMALLAH
SNOW!
Thanks to Simon for the opportunity to see Ramallah!
RAMALLAH – Part 2
Following on from previous post on Ramallah, these pics were taken by a Dickiebo reader, who offers a guided tour of The Holy Land for any of us who can get there!
Palestine
Israeli Checkpoint
The Wall
This Sometimes Happens
Olive Trees Dating Back To Roman Times
It Snows Most Years
ISLAMABAD
Market
Dam
National Monument
Qau
Saudi Pak Tower
Islamabad Hailstorm!
Cobra Gunships at Faisal Mosque
Kyoto
Temple of The Silver Pavilion
The Gardener
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Nashinoki Shrine
CRANFIELD, Beds.
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University Square
Cranfield Library
School of Engineering
Cranfield
Cranfield Trees
Cranfield Windmill
World War Two
“Teddy” Wheeler outside the schoolhouse, Cranfield.The house was the local Home Guard HQ. Under the stairs Bren guns,grenades and rifles were stored. “If we’re hit we’ll all go up”, complained mother Lilley. “Yes” replied father laconically.
QUARRY BAY, HONG KONG.
Kowloon Peak from Quarry Bay
Kornhill Private Housing
Mall
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ELKHORN, WI.
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In the early 19th century, Colonel Samuel Phoenix spotted a rack of elk antlers in a tree and continued to proclaim the area as “Elk Horn”.
The area’s beauty and fertile soil lead Daniel Bradley, his brother Milo, and LeGrand Rockwell to create a village in the area. The success of the village lead to the first town meeting held in 1846. The growth of the city had reached 539 people the year of the first town meeting. Elkhorn was designated county seat that same year because of its position in Walworth County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhorn has a total area of 7.3 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,305 people, 2,919 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city.
In 1851, Elkhorn became the residence of the Walworth County Fair which is now hosted annually at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. (Above pic.) The fair has been ranked as one of the greatest fairs in the country. The event has been bringing people from all around the country since its birth.
Elkhorn has been known as the nation’s ‘Christmas Card Town’ since the city has been placing unique Christmas decorations around its center since before World War II. This tradition of being the ‘Christmas Card Town is celebrated and noted every year with the oil paintings done by local artist Jan Castle Reed. This tradition of a new painting every year came from the 1950′s watercolor paintings done for the Ford Motor Company. These watercolor paintings were turned into Christmas cards and sent all around the country.
Acknowledgements to Wikipedia and Google Earth.
Wuhan, China.
- Is this what you thought China looks like?
Can you spot where Dickiebo’s Reader lives?
HO CHI MINH CITY
At the conclusion of the Vietnam War, on April 30, 1975, the city came under the control of the Vietnamese People’s Army. In the U.S., this event is commonly called the “Fall of Saigon,” while the communist Socialist Republic of Vietnam call it the “Liberation of Saigon.”
In 1976, upon the establishment of the unified communist Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the city of Saigon, the province of Gia Ðịnh and two suburban districts of two other nearby provinces were combined to create Hồ Chí Minh City in honour of the late communist leader Hồ Chí Minh. The former name Saigon is still widely used by many Vietnamese, especially in informal contexts. Generally, the term Saigon refers only to the urban districts of Hồ Chí Minh City. The word “Saigon” can also be found on shop signs all over the country, even in Hanoi.
- RE-UNIFICATION PALACE
- ISLE OF COLL
- Coll
- Balanced rock!
- Clabhach
- Grishpoll House
- ‘Nuff said!!
DO click on the pics. Well worth the effort, I promise.
TONGA
Ata, Tonga
‘Eua, Tonga
Oceanic Cascades
Pangaimotu Beach
Buildings destroyed on ‘Day of Shame’ 16-11-06.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Toni’s Guesthouse!!!
Tau, Tonga
Undersea Volcano
AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK.
- Lark Street
- Kirk Douglas Park
- Cannon in Southside Park
- Harkers Heights, Texas.
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- The Cathedral, House of Prayer.
- Harker’s Heights.
