Christmas Tree in Porto, Portugal.
When i took this photo in November, it was the tallest Christmas tree in Europe.
The 76-metre (250ft) high tree weighs 280 tons, has a total of 2,400 microbulbs, 13,000 round bulbs, 28,000 metres of illuminated tubing, 500 metres of neon and 600 strobe lights.
You can watch the youtube video here
Currently, the tallest tree in Europe is the one in Romania.
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of The King of Spain, Juan Carlos.
The Palacio Real de Madrid is still used for state occasions while the King stays in a smaller Palacio de la Zarzuela, on the outskirts of Madrid.
This Neogothic Cathedral is located opposite to main entrance of Palacio Real ( Royal Palace) in Madrid Spain. The building of this cathedral lasted for more than 100 years (1883-1993).
Nou Camp, Barcelona during the La liga match between F.C. Barcelona v/s Real Betis on November 4th 2007.
Was verry lucky to see this match while visiting Barcelona for 2 days during that weekend.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Situated near the Tagus river, Praça do Comércio, known as Palace Square (Terreiro do Paço),is one of the most majestic squares of Lisbon and was once the main maritime entrance to Lisbon. The name Palace Square is clearly a reference to the Palace that was located here for 400 years, until the 1755 earthquake that almost completely destroyed it. Also seen in the foreground is the Statue of King José I.
This is the view of Rossio area of downtown Lisbon from the St. George Castle. (Castle of São Jorge)
This fishing village lies south of Lisbon in the Setúbal district. The town is famous for its beaches, fish restaurants and nightlife.
The Praça da Figueira (Square of the Fig Tree) is a large square in the centre of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is part of the city rebuilt after the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. In 1971 a bronze equestrian statue representing King John I (1357-1433), was inaugurated in the square.
The Santa Justa lift, is in the Santa Justa street of Lisbon. The lift is 45 meters tall and totally made of iron. It is a representative of this architectural style in Portugal and connects downtown streets with the uphill Carmo Square and also is a very popular tourist attraction.
Welcome to Lisbon!
I am currently in Lisbon, Portugal. Should be here for some more weeks and hoping to blog regularly again!
This is Rossio Station in Restauradores Plaza (Praca do Restauradores)
Trains depart from this station to Sintra, where you can see the Pena Palace (Palácio da Pena).
This station was built in 1886/87 and was recently renovated.
Today is Onam. Onam is the biggest festival in the Indian state of Kerala. Onam Festival falls during the Malayali month of Chingam (Aug - Sep) and marks the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali (King Mahabali's rule was considered as the golden era of Kerala). Carnival of Onam lasts for ten days and is celebrated by people of all religions.
Pookalam
Pookalam is an intricate and colourful arrangement of flowers laid on the floor. Tradition of decorating Pookalam is extremely popular in Kerala and is followed as a ritual in every household during ten-day-long Onam celebrations.
'Pookhalam' consists of two words, 'poov' meaning flower and 'kalam' means colour sketches on the ground. It is considered auspicious to prepare Pookalam, also known as 'Aththa-Poo' during the festival of Onam.
Even though i have spent all my life here in Bangalore, we always make it a point to celebrate Onam. So we (me and my better half) just went out to the market, bought some flowers and just finished preparing this Pookhalam at our home. Even though its a simple one, we had a very nice time preparing this floral arrangement. It was real fun too!
Wishing everyone a Very Happy Onam. Have a wonderful day ahead!
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Sunset at Malpe beach, Udupi.
St. Mary's Island just off Malpe beach, near Udupi, in Karnataka.
Its a nice place to go and relax for sometime but can get crowded during weekends.
Nubra valley in Ladakh. The name Nubra is applied to the district comprising the valley of the Nubra river, and that of the Shayok. The route from Leh takes you over the Khardung-la, the highest motorable road in the world (18,300 feet / 5,578 m).
Muzhapilangadi beach, near Kannur in Kerala. Used my Hoya R72 to capture this one.
Exif: 18mm, f22, 30 sec. ISO 200, Nikon D70.
Wonder whats inside that?
Garbage on the beach always throws up interesting photography subjects. This one taken from Malpe Beach, near Udupi.
Exif: 50mm, f2.5, 1/8000 sec. ISO 200, Nikon D70.
