Barichara (6°38’05″ N 73°13’25″ W) is a small town 240 km north-east of Bogotá. It is known for it’s beautiful streets and viewpoints – 250 m cliff, which lowers to a valley 800 m lower than the city before raising to 3000 m.a.s.l. mountain range just 17 km from the city.
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (6°38’10″ N 73°13’25″ W).
Viewpoint at 6°38’16″ N 73°13’31″ W.
Mirador de Barichara (6°38’08″ N 73°13’39″ W).
A viewpoint in Bioparque Móncora (6°38’40″ N 73°13’19″ W). Barichara can be seen on the left.
Boyacá is a region in inland Colombia north of Bogotá.
Tunja
Tunja (5°32’ N 73°22’ W) is a medium city in Colombia, 130 km north-east of Bogota.
Plaza de Bolivar (5°31’57″ N 73°21’42″ W).
Catedral de Tunja (5°31’55″ N 73°21’39″ W).
Santuario de San Ignacio (5°31’53″ N 73°21’45″ W).
Iglesia De Santo Domingo (5°31’59″ N 73°21’48″ W).
Villa De Leyva
Villa De Leyva (5°38’0″ N 73°31’30″ W) is a beautiful small village 20 km from Tunja.
Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva (5°38’01″ N 73°31’25″ W).
View from Mirador El Santo Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (5°37’30″ N 73°30’49″ W) over the city.
View from viewpoint (5°36’0″ N 73°31’22″ W) near Las Cárcavas and along the way, near Villa de Leyva.
Monguí
Monguí (5°43’19″ N 72°50’56″ W) is a small town 60 km from Tunja and 10 km from Sogamoso. I went there mostly for the view from a small local mountain.
Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Monguí (5°43’19″ N 72°50’56″ W).
Malta is a small island (just 27 x 14 km) that together with smaller Gozo (14 x 7 km) is inhabited by just half million people. Even though it’s small Malta has surprisingly high number of monuments and cultural properties.
Valetta
Valetta is a Malta’s capital, is inhabited by just under 6000 people and has cultural properties literally on every corner.
St. John’s Co Cathedral (35°53’51″N 14°30’45″E).
Side naves
Berġa ta’ Kastilja (35°53’45″N 14°30’40″E) is an auberge with Castile Place in front of it.
Church of Our Lady of Victory in Valetta (35°53’45,5″N 14°30’39,5″E).
View on Bighi Bay from Ġnien il-Gardjola gardens (35°53’26,5″N 14°30’50,5″E). At left side Valetta is visible with Siege Bell War Memorial (35°53’51,4″ N 14°31’06″E) at the end (Fort St. Elmo at Valetta’s tip is not visible). On the right side closer is visible Fort St. Angelo (35°53’33″ N 14°31’03″E) and far in the background the tip of Fort Ricasoli (35°53’53″ N 14°31’30″E).
View on Fort Rikasoli from Lower Barrakka Gardens (35°53’51″ N 14°31’03″E).
View from Upper Barrakka Gardens (35°53’42″ N 14°30’43″E) on Fort St. Angelo and Bighi bay.
View on Il-Bajja ta’ Marsaskala bay in Marsaskala (35°51’52″ N 14°34’09″E).
Rotunda of Mosta (35°54’36″ N 14°25’33″E).
St. Paul’s Cathedral (35°53’11″ N 14°24’14″E) in Mdina.
View on Benuarrat bay (35°57’11″ N 14°25’44″E) and Qawra (35°57’17″ N 14°25’17″E) from nearby of Challis Tower (35°57’12″ N 14°26’04″E).
View on Qalet Marku bay from nearby road.
Madliena tower (35°56’11″ N 14°28’23″E).
View on Marku Shoal bay (35°56’31″ N 14°27’59″E) from Madliena tower.
View on Bugibba (35°56’57″ N 14°24’37″E) from around Il-Hofra (35°57’23″ N 14°23’26″E).
Mistra Bay (35°57’30″ N 14°23’29″E), in the background visible Bugibba.
Selmun Palace (35°57’33″ N 14°22’53″E).
View on Imgiebah Bay (35°58’04″ N 14°22’55″E).
White Tower (35°59’43″ N 14°21’52″E) seen from the around of the Coral lagoon (35°59’52″ N 14°22’03″E).
View on L-Armier (35°59’29″ N 14°21’48″E) from White Tower.
View on Ras in-Niexfa Bay (35°57’56″ N 14°19’59″E) from around Radar station (35°58’18″ N 14°19’29″E). Popeye Village is slightly to the left from center of the image, but not visible.
Popeye Village (35°57’39″N 14°20’28″E) was built in 1979 for the purpose of filming the movie Popeye. Now it is a theme park.
Golden Bay beach (35°56’02″N 14°20’40″E).
Next to Golden Bay beach is Għajn Tuffieħa beach (35°55’44″N 14°20’41″E), one of the most popular beaches on Malta.
A peninsula between Għajn Tuffieħa and Il-Ġnejna beaches.
Il-Ġnejna beach (35°55’13″N 14°20’36″E).
View on Fomm ir-Riħ Beach (35°54’24″ N 14°20’28″E) from viewpoint (35°54’29,5″ N 14°20’33″E).
St. Peter’s pool (35°49’59″ N 14°33’44″E) is a nice natural pool formed by rocks, it’s a very popular place among young people.
View on Il-Ħofra ż-Żgħira bay (35°50’13″ N 14°33’42″E).
View on Il-Ħofra l-Kbira bay (35°50’26″ N 14°33’55″E).
Due to renovation works, that will last until 2024, museum is closed in 2021, it will be partly opened starting from 2022.
Wisłoujście Fortress (literally mouth of Vistula river fortress) was located at the mouth of Vistula river in order to protect Gdańsk from invasion from the sea. Since it was build, Vistula moved more sand and additional land was formed at the north of fortress (mainly Westerplatte) so now fortress is not at the mouth of the Vistula, but 2,5 km from it.
It’s construction begun in 1308, but it was modified and expanded numerous time through history. During second world war it was severy damaged, but was rebuild after war. Now it serves as a museum.
Entrance to the fortress.
Central tower served also as a lighthouse. Around central tower are officers living quarters.
If you look at the other side you will see barracks.
Sightseeing of the museum is done every one hour with a tourguide. A part of the tour is going to the viewpoint on top of the tower.
Eastern view: you can see barracks inside fortress and in the distant cranes from the container port.
North eastern view: mainly facilities of the fortress can be seen.
North view: Vistula river near it’s mouth.
South western view: Vistula river seen towards Gdańsk historical city center, you can also see cranes of the shipyard.
In this museum you can see many clocks and clock mechanisms installed in varius towers. Mechanisms are shown to the public and everybody can see how they work.
Entry ticket to the Tower Clock Museum is 10 zł.
To enter the museum you need to go to a small entrance near main entrance to the church and go several dozens of small and narrow steps until you finally arrive at first floor of museum.
Clock with the longest pendulum in the world – 31,22 m. Of course not whole pendulum is shown, it stretches through few floors.
Second floor.
Third floor – there are no clocks in here, but on this floor is 50-bell carillon.
Top view on carillon.
Going higher takes you to the view point atop of St. Catherine’s Church bell tower.
Eastern view: just behind the back of St. Catherine Church you can see St. Brigitte Basilica. Far left you can see cranes of the Gdańsk Shipyard.
Northern view: St. Catherine Church is located at the edge of Gdańsk’s historical city center and northern view is already outside of it. Buildings visible are Mercure hotel, Organica Trade office bulding and the green one in the distant is Zieleniak.
Landscape
