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Parking and moving in Amsterdam

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:59:00 -0700

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Amsterdam Look Up

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:37:00 -0700

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Happy Mother’s Day! Field of Hyacinths in the Netherlands

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:02:00 -0700

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An estimate is that there are some 2.3 billion mothers on the globe, I’m afraid this field could “only” supply some 0.01% of them with a beautiful blue hyacinth…

Mother's Day is today celebrated in close to 90 countries (Wikipedia). Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. It complements Father's Day, a similar celebration honoring fathers. The celebration of Mother's Day began in the United States in the early 20th century; it is not related to the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration. Despite this, in some countries Mother's Day has become synonymous with these older traditions. The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. She then began a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States. Although she was successful in 1914, she was already disappointed with its commercialization by the 1920s. Jarvis' holiday was adopted by other countries and it is now celebrated all over the world. In this tradition, each person offers a gift, card, or remembrance toward their mothers, grandmothers, and/ or maternal figure on mother's day.

For the 305th birthday of the “Prince of Botanists” Carl von Linné – his summer house “Hammarby” outside Uppsala (part of tentative UNESCO world heritage "The Rise of Systematic Biology")

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:02:55 -0700

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I had wished for a garden more in bloom… :-) "The Rise of Systematic Biology" would be an interesting world heritage, and I hope it will eventually be accepted!

Wikipedia: Carl Linnaeus (Swedish original name Carl Linnaeus, 13 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology. Many of his writings were in Latin, and his name is rendered in Latin as Carolus Linnæus (after 1761 Carolus a Linné).

Linnaeus was born in the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. Linnaeus received most of his higher education at Uppsala University, and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published a first edition of his Systema Naturae in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden, where he became professor of botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 60s, he continued to collect and classify animals, plants, and minerals, and published several volumes. At the time of his death, he was one of the most acclaimed scientists in Europe.

The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau sent him the message: "Tell him I know no greater man on earth." The German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote: "With the exception of Shakespeare and Spinoza, I know no one among the no longer living who has influenced me more strongly." Swedish author August Strindberg wrote: "Linnaeus was in reality a poet who happened to become a naturalist". Among other compliments, Linnaeus has been called Princeps botanicorum (Prince of Botanists), "The Pliny of the North," and "The Second Adam".

In botany, the author abbreviation used to indicate Linnaeus as the authority for species' names is L. Linnaeus' remains comprise the type specimen for the species Homo sapiens, following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, since the sole specimen he is known to have examined when writing the species description was himself.

More about the world heritage nomination: whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5491/

Kasteel de Haar close to Utrecht - some think it's the most beautiful Dutch castle

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Mon, 06 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700

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Wikipedia: Castle De Haar is located near Haarzuilens, in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The current buildings, all built upon the original castle, date from 1892 and are the work of Dutch architect P.J.H. Cuypers, in a Neo-Gothic restoration project funded by the Rothschild family.

The oldest historical record of a building at the location of the current castle dates to 1391. In that year, the family De Haar received the castle and the surrounding lands as fiefdom from Hendrik van Woerden. The castle remained in the ownership of the De Haar family until 1440, when the last male heir died childless. The castle then passed to the Van Zuylen family. In 1482, the castle was burned down and the walls were torn down, except for the parts that did not have a military function. These parts probably were incorporated into the castle when it was rebuilt during the early 16th century. The castle is mentioned in an inventory of the possessions of Steven van Zuylen from 1506, and again in a list of fiefdoms in the province Utrecht from 1536. The oldest image of the castle dates to 1554 and shows that the castle had been largely rebuilt by then. After 1641, when Johan van Zuylen van der Haar died childless, the castle seems to have gradually fallen into ruins. The castle escaped from total destruction by the French during the Rampjaar 1672. In 1890, De Haar was inherited by Etienne Gustave Frédéric Baron van Zuylen van Nyevelt van de Haar, who was married to Baroness Hélène de Rothschild. They contracted architect Pierre Cuypers in 1892 to rebuild the ruinous castle, which took 15 years.

Smiling Norwegian Woman - at The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:15:00 -0700

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I forgot to ask about her name...

Wikipedia: Norsk Folkemuseum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at the peninsula Bygdøy in Oslo, is a large open air museum. The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is situated near several other museums, including the Viking Ship Museum; the Fram Museum and the the Kon-Tiki Museum. It was established in 1894 by librarian and historian, Hans Aall (1867-1946). It contains over 150 buildings which have been relocated from different districts of Norway.

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The Oslo Opera House Magic Hour

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:04:00 -0700

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The Oslo Opera House (Norwegian: Operahuset) is the home of The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera theatre in Norway. It is the largest cultural building constructed in Norway since Nidarosdomen was completed around 1300. The Opera House was built 2003-2007 at a cost of NOK 4.1 bn (some EUR 560 mn) and has become an important landmark building in Oslo.

Stockholm - The Rocks off the City in Twilight [EXPLORE #1 - Thank you!!]

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:01:00 -0700

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Colosseum Fisheye [Explore - thank you!!]

nobody@flickr.com (Maria_Globetrotter) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:05:00 -0700

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Wikipedia: The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. Its construction started in 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus.

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine. Although in the 21st century it stays partially ruined because of damage caused by devastating earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum is an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions. The Colosseum is also depicted on the Italian version of the five-cent euro coin.

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