Thursday, May 31, 2012

Syntagma Square

Πλατεία Συντάγματος: 
Εύζωνες της Προεδρικής Φρουράς στο Μνημείο του Άγνωστου Στρατιώτη
Syntagma Square: 
Presidential Guard soldiers facing the Monument of the Unknown Soldier

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone

Small geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, which has the highest concentration of geothermal features in Yellowstone; August 2009 / © I.A. Daglis
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Montana, West Yellowstone

Entering West Yellowstone in Montana (USA). 
Watch this video (From West Yellowstone to Old Faitful):

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Landscape Arch

At the Landscape Arch, the longest natural arch in the world, spanning 88 meters; Arches National Park, Utah (USA).


Friday, May 25, 2012

Three Sisters

Visiting the Three Sisters (or, The Three Gossips) of the Arches National Park in Utah (USA)


Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Monday, May 21, 2012

Santorini

Overlooking the lagoon of Santorini, the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands in Greece.
Santorini is a unique island - it is the solid remnant of a volcanic caldera, created by an enormous volcanic eruption more than 3500 years ago.




Sunday, May 20, 2012

Lonau

20 May 1995: Anna and Anna, with Alexandros, Thanasis and Dimitris, in the woods near Lonau am Harz, Lower Saxony (Germany) ...

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Siegaue

Bicycling along the Sieg river in North Rhine-Westfalia, near Bonn (Germany), with Stathis and Margarete, and cooling off with a glass of beer; May 2011.




Friday, May 18, 2012

Ocean Beach, San Francisco

Cooling our feet in the Pacific Ocean with my son Dimitris at Ocean Beach, San Francisco (USA)

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Γιάννενα, Ιτς Καλέ

Στην Ακρόπολη του Ιτς Καλέ, του κάστρου των Ιωαννίνων, χτισμένου από την εποχή του Ιουστινιανού. Με τους Ηπειρώτες φίλους μας, Αύγουστος 2011.





Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Arab Souk Jerusalem

Small food stores in the Arab souk of the Old City of Jerusalem, May 2012.


Monday, May 14, 2012

Jerusalem Shopkeeper

Old shopkeeper taking a nap; Muslim Quarter, Old City of Jerusalem, May 2012

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Dome of the Rock

© I.A. Daglis

At the Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem. The Dome is in the shape of a Byzantine martyrium, a structure intended for the housing and veneration of saintly relics, and is an excellent example of middle Byzantine art.
Στο Τέμενος του Ομάρ (Θόλος του Βράχου του Ναού του Σολομώντα), Ιερουσαλήμ.

Το Τέμενος αποτελεί εξαιρετικό δείγμα μεσοβυζαντινής αρχιτεκτονικής.




Saturday, May 12, 2012

Gethsemane / Γεθσημανή

Υπεραιωνόβιες ελιές στον κήπο της Γεθσημανή, Ιερουσαλήμ.
Old (very old!) olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem.


Friday, May 11, 2012

Mount of Olives view

View of the Temple Mount and the Mosque of Caliph Omar (Dome of the Rock)
from the Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, May 2012.
With my gratitude to Tsvi.


View of the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives.
The Jewish Cemetery is visible in the foreground.


Thursday, May 10, 2012

Holy Sepulchre

At the Holy Sepulchre, in the Church of the Resurrection; Christian Quarter, Old City of Jerusalem.