Big Sur is a sparsely populated region of the central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. The name “Big Sur” is derived from the original Spanish-language “el sur grande”, meaning “the big south”, or from “el país grande del sur”, “the big country of the south”. The terrain offers stunning views, making Big Sur a popular tourist destination.
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Betws-y-Coed (“Prayer house in the wood”) is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It has a population of 534. The name Betws or Bettws is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon Old English ‘bed-hus’ – ie. a bead-house – a house of prayer, or oratory. The earliest record of the name is ‘Betus’, in 1254.
Tokyo Japan at Night Long Exposure HDR Photo
Tokyo at Night Long Exposure HDR Photography in Japan [photo] The ultimate urban metropolis, this is Tokyo, Japan. This photo was taken in the Shinjuku district on a rather busy weekend night. I had seen several jaw dropping photos of Tokyo over the years and couldn’t wait to see all the amazing neon lights and [...]
Bodiam Castle – East Sussex, England
Bodiam Castle Photo in Monochrome, East Sussex, England [photo] Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years’ [...]
Bled Castle in HDR Bled Lake Slovenia
Bled Castle in HDR, on Bled Lake in Bled, Slovenia [photo] “According to a legend which stayed with the people, the temple of the ancient Slavic goddess Živa, once stood in the place of the current Baroque church. Priest Staroslav and his daughter Bogomila guarded it when ?rtomir came to the island. The temple disappeared [...]