Laurie

Kandylakia

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Also known as iconostases Kandylakia are the Greek version of a wayside shrine. They are found all over Greece, typically on the curve of a mountainous road. They are erected to memorialize the spot where someone was killed or as an offering at the place where someone was miraculously saved.

Rio–Antirrio Bridge

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Rio–Antirrio Bridge, officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, which crosses the Gulf of Corinth, is one of the world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type.

 

Historic Window

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The Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp is a printing museum which focuses on the work of the 16th century printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. Located in their former residence and printing establishment, the 400 year old building is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

Bridge Day 2023

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Bridge Day is West Virginia’s largest single-day festival! Every third Saturday in October, thousands of people gather on the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia to watch daredevils BASE jump 846 ft into the Gorge below.

Can you findthe BASE jumper and parachute?

What You Lookin’ At?

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I was running out of time, after an overfull week (aren’t they all?), to finish a shot for a Monochromia post this week. Thankfully, this fella was accommodating ! The photo is just okay, but isn’t he handsome ?!