Sent to me by long-term friend Dan Gomez. Enjoy.
Isn’t it beautiful!
A Paradise Tanager…mostly found in South America.
At Wat Samphran in Nakhon Pathom Province there is a 17 storey building that has a giant dragon climbing to the roof.
The head is at the top where there is a shrine and the tail is on the ground floor. The dragon is hollow and it is possible to walk up some sections of it.
This house was designed by Rudy Ricciotti. The unique architecture includes a pool house, which is like a window in the living room where you can enjoy not only swimming in the water, but the person swimming in it with the effect of the outdoor landscape which is reflected through the window.
The Aiguille du Midi cable car leaves from the centre of Chamonix. It takes visitors up to 3,842m (12,605 feet) for a stunning view of the French Swiss and Italian alps.
Paradise! Jungfrau Mountain Range in Switzerland
HallgrÃmskirkja (244 ft), is the largest church and the sixth tallest architectural structure in Iceland.
The Melisanni Cave, Greece. This beautiful cave, which was discovered in 1951 and is surrounded by forests, features in Greek mythology as the cave of the nymphs.
New Town Hall in Hanover, Germany.
Thermal baths inside a cave – Miskolc Tapolca, Hungary
Piva Canyon, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Lake Mellisani on the island of Kephalonia, Greece.
Manarola, Italy.
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Hope you found these photographs as captivating as I did.
Another set of stunning pictures tomorrow.
Learning from Dogs 
You appear to (currently) have a problem with the height description on the second through fifth images in this set (though, as always, the problem could be at my end). Please see: http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u128/snafubucket/misc/not-so-beautiful-photographs_zpse9e3d04e.jpg
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That’s interesting. I’m not seeing that issue using my browser (Chrome) or on the Kindle tablet. Not sure what to do. Guess you and maybe others will have the same problem tomorrow when the second set are published. Paul
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I would agree with you about Lake Melissani in Kefalonia, a reminder of a wonderful holiday – thanks for posting it!
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More than welcome, Jules.
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Such a beautiful and wonderous world we live in! And I can see by the previous story, you and Jean are a living part of it. You are totally blessed!
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Merci,
Thank you. Though I might modify your lovely thought by responding that Jean and I are trying to be a living part of it. Nature seems to be laying out an interesting \obstacle course for us. But it is a joy to be living here, that’s for sure. Fondest wishes, Paul
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Best wishes for health, happiness, peace, and prosperity to you and yours for 2013 and beyond.
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Thank you very much and Jean and I return the kind compliments.
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