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Tourist scrum, Temps de Flors 2013, Girona, Spain

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:35:01 -0700

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Little red car II, Temps de Flors 2013, Girona, Spain

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:34:49 -0700

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Escales Dr. Oliva i Prat, Temps de Flors 2013, Girona, Spain

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:18:32 -0700

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Hanging shoes at the Escales Dr. Oliva i Prat.

Daisies, Temps de Flors 2013, Girona, Spain

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:02:27 -0700

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Plaça dels jurats, Temps de Flors 2013, Girona, Spain

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:18:33 -0700

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The display in the Plaça dels jurats was intended to be a maze of pallets, but an early morning fire set by vandals destroyed the installation. The organisers rallied around to create a beautiful display from the ashes.

A message in the ash (seen from above) reads:
Wake up, it's a new day,
the light of the rising sun, the old guide
through the quiet ways of smoke.
Don't leave anything
to walk and to look to the west.
For everything, in a moment,
will be taken from you.

In Spanish:
Desperta, és un nou dia, la llum del sol llevant, vell guia pels quiets camins del fum. No deixis res per caminar i mirar fins al ponent. Car tot, en un moment, et serà pres.

Salvador Espriu

Escales de Sant Marti, Temps de Flors 2013, Girona, Spain

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:46 -0700

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This year the escales de Sant Marti (Stairs of Saint Martin) features 3 ladybirds on a grassy stair.

Temps de Flors, Girona, Spain

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:41:37 -0700

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My first visit to Spain, and a day out at the 58th Temps de Flors in Girona.

Pausing for prayer, Kathmandu, Nepal

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sat, 04 May 2013 07:29:24 -0700

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A Nepali women pauses for prayer amongst the hubbub in Kathmandu

A women watches, Krishna mandir, Patan, Nepal

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:48:24 -0700

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Taken in Patan Durbur Square in 2010.

Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:18:09 -0700

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Taken in July 2010. The Boudhanath is huge and therefore very tricky to take photos of without a wide angle lens! Photographer David Min has a good one here: www.flickr.com/photos/david_min/6517274351/

Sorting through old photos I realised very few from my trip to Nepal had made it onto flickr. I like this one for it's dramatic sky.

Sadhu, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Nepal

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:00:29 -0700

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A Sadhu is a Hindu holy man, who leave behind all material attachments and focus on spiritual practice. Taken in the very touristy Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Taken on a trip to Nepal in 2010.

Awesome cat at our guesthouse in Ghent

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:29:41 -0700

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For our stay in Ghent we booked a place through AirBnb. It was brilliant - highly recommended. This chap was great company.

Gravensteen, Ghent, Belgium

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:58:57 -0700

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Gravensteen, 'Castle of the Count' was built by Philip of Alsace in 1180. The castle was restored at the beginning of the 20th Century.

The Graslei over the river at night in Ghent, Belgium

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:43:29 -0800

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The Graslei lies on the banks of the old harbor of Ghent. It's a beautiful area of the city, particularly by night. The oldest house on the street is the Spijker (pictured 3rd from right), dating from the end of the 12th century. To the left of this is Tolhuisje, a tiny former toll house

Dawn over Angkor Wat

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:50:05 -0800

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An old photo I've just converted to black and white - taken in 2008

Wat mahathat, Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:31:37 -0800

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The sun sets behind a Buddha at Wat Mahathat.

Orangutan, Sepilok Orangutan Wildlife Centre, Borneo

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:24:43 -0800

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We arrived in Sepilok just in time to see the 3pm feed for the orangutans. No sooner had we handed over everything except cameras (the orangutans like to steal!) than monsoonal rain started. So most of the photos are a bit blurry..but we did get a chance to see these amazing aminals in their natural habitat.

Wat Si Sawai, Sukhothai, Thailand

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:05:19 -0800

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From Bangkok we took an evening train to Phitsanulok, in North Thailand. Several hours of Uno later we arrived at 1am (2 hrs late) & crashed out in a hotel. The next day we made our way by bus to Sukhothai. We took a songthaew to Old Sukhothai for 30 baht (around 60p). We hired a bike to explore the beautiful ruins, which date from the 13th and 14th Century Sukhothai kingdom. There are just under 200 ruins on 40sqkm, including the remains of a Royal Palace and 26 temples. This is Wat Si Sawai, SW of the more famous Wat Mahathat.

Bonfire night in Battersea park, London

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:43:02 -0800

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The perfect bonfire night: Hogroast at the Westbridge, fireworks in the park and then some mulled wine.

Piccadilly Circus Wenlock, London 2012

nobody@flickr.com (EmmaJG) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:40:38 -0700

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I couldn't resist