Deadliest Journeys - Philippines
Thousands make a perilous journey in the Philippines to see a saint in the hope of miracles. To complete the journey they must survive mudslides, ancient transport and deadly ravines.
Pamplona's Running of the Bulls
Heading to Spain this summer? If you time your trip right, you’ll witness one of Europe’s most exuberant festivals and craziest spectacles: Pamplona's Running of the Bulls. For nine days each July, throngs of visitors descend on the city for the adrenaline-filled event. Revelers enjoy carousing, music, parades, fireworks, and lots of sangria. My TV crew and I were there for two days with front-row seats for the stampeding action. I was really impressed at how the people of Pamplona have it organized: party, party, party, bulls run, clean up, sleep, party, party, party...repeat daily for nine days.
If you’re thinking of taking in this one-of-a-kind festival, get started on planning with my “Rick Steves Spain 2018” guidebook:
Holašovice, Czech Republic - UNESCO - Unravel Travel TV
Holašovice is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a traditional central European village. It has a large number of outstanding 18th- and 19th-century vernacular buildings in a style known as South Bohemian Folk Baroque, and preserves a ground plan dating from the Middle Ages.
The settlement was not founded until the period of large-scale colonization of the border regions of Bohemia in the first half of the 13th century. The first written record is in a 1292 document of Wenceslas II, who gave the village, along with several others, to the Cistercian Monastery at Vyšsí Brod, which retained possession until 1848. Until the beginning of the 16th century the area was settled by Czechs, but the plague that ravaged Bohemia in 1521 left only two inhabitants alive. The Cistercians brought in settlers from other possessions of the order in Bavaria and Austria: all the family names listed in a monastic record of 1524-30 were German. There followed a period of prosperity that came to an end with the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), but the village quickly recovered.
The population remained predominantly German until the creation of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. By the time the ethnic Germans were expelled at the end of the Second World War Czechs remained in a minority. The Definitive Cadaster of 1827 reveals that all the farmsteads (with the exception of the barns) in 'Holschowitz' were of masonry, not timber-framed, as was the case in most of the villages of Bohemia at that time. Between 1840 and 1880 there was considerable rebuilding in the villages of North Bohemia, and later in South Bohemia, and the style adopted, known as 'Folk Baroque', is characteristic of this region.
Holašovice is situated in the heart of South Bohemia, 15 km west of České Budějovice and 18 km north of Český Krumlov. The village consists at the present time of 120 buildings arranged round an elongated village square, with a small chapel and cross on it, and some more recent buildings on the outskirts. The historical reservation consists of the original village as surveyed in the Definitive Cadaster, which includes 23 farmsteads that are protected architectural monuments, along with their attached farm buildings (barns, stables, etc.) and gardens or tofts. The farmsteads are all built with their gable-ends facing the square. Among the others, Farmstead No. 8 is the largest in the village. The main farmhouse is a modest chamber-type structure with two rooms, and this adjoins a long cowhouse, divided into two vaulted rooms; this wing is dated on the facade to 1861. To the right of the entrance is a massive three-storey granary, the present form of which probably dates from the mid-19th century. The courtyard is closed at the rear by a spacious stone barn, built towards the end of the 19th century to replace an earlier timber structure.
In a number of cases granaries and barns were converted in the years preceding and following the Second World War into retirement dwellings; this process involved substantial reconstruction. In addition to the farmsteads there are several farm labourers' cottages that are much smaller and simpler in design. The village smithy and the smith's house are located in the middle of the village square. A facility of this kind is known to have existed in Holašovice since the beginning of the 18th century. It was originally located on the west side of the square, but was moved to its present position in 1885. Both buildings are single-storey structures with saddle roofs, and the smithy has a characteristic arched opening on the square (now closed, since it has been converted for residential use). The other architectural feature in the village square is the small Chapel of St John of Nepomuk. This is a slender structure with a tall bell-shaped front. The rectangular interior is vaulted, with two lunettes closing it. The chapel has a saddle roof hipped at one end and with a four-pillar lantern spire containing a bell in its centre. It appears to date from the mid-18th century.
Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
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***Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic.It is the fifteenth-largest city in the European Union. The city is home to about 1.24 million people. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Prague is widely considered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Prague is the fifth most visited European city after London, Paris, Istanbul and Rome.
***Prague est la capitale de la République tchèque. Il est la ville du XVe plus grand dans l'Union européenne. La population de Prague s'élevait à 1 257 158 habitants. Depuis 1992, le centre ville historique est inscrit sur la liste du patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO. Prague est largement considéré comme l'une des plus belles villes d'Europe. Prague est la cinquième ville européenne le plus visité après Londres, Paris, Istanbul et Rome.
***Praha je hlavní a současně největší město České republiky a 15. největší město Evropské unie. V současnosti se rozkládá na území 496 čtverečních kilometrů a má přes 1,2 milionu obyvatel. Od roku 1992 je rozsáhlé historické centrum Prahy zahrnuto do seznamu UNESCO. Praha je všeobecně považována za jedno z nejkrásnějších měst v Evropě. Je to páté nejnavštěvovanější město Evropy, po Londýně, Paříži, Istanbulu a Římu.
***Prag ist die Hauptstadt der Tschechischen Republik. Es ist der fünfzehnte größte Stadt der Europäischen Union. In der Hauptstadt Prag wohnen ca. 1,2 Millionen Menschen. Seit 1992 ist die umfangreiche historischen Zentrum von Prag in die UNESCO-Liste des Weltkulturerbes aufgenommen worden. Prag gilt als eine der schönsten Städte in Europa. Prag ist die fünfte meistbesuchte europäische Stadt nach London, Paris, Istanbul und Rom.
***Praga– stolica Czech, położone w środkowej części kraju, nad Wełtawą. Jest to piętnasty co do wielkości miasto w Unii Europejskiej. Według danych z 2008 r. liczba ludności miasta wynosi 1 226 697 osób. Praga jest uważana za jedno z najpiękniejszych miast w Europie z 1100 roku historii. Od 1992 r. zabytkowe centrum miasta znajduje się liście światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO. Ze względu na bogactwo atrakcji, należy do najchętniej odwiedzanych miast Europy. Praga jest piątym najczęściej odwiedzanym miastem europejskim, po Londynie, Paryżu, Stambule i Rzymie.
***Прaга— город и столица Чехии. Это пятнадцатый по величине город в Евросоюзе. Население — 1,3 млн человек (2013 год). Исторический центр внесён в список Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО. Прага считается одним из самых красивых городов в Европе. Прага пятый самый посещаемый европейский город после Лондона, Парижа, Стамбула и Риме.
Abandoned monastery in Brussels, next to European quarter
I found this abandoned monastery in Bruxelles (near Place Jean Rey), right next to the buildings of the European Union. This monastery has been transformed into office buildings (notice the lights inside the upper floor of the main building). They also took the cross on the roof and the statue of a saint above the entrance away. A good example of what this perverted secularisation does to the world: it deforms it. The chapel right next to it is still in use but it wasn't open when I came by.
Does anybody know which congregation owned this building?
Om Kom - The arrival of Tine Maria (Our Lady of Fatima)
During our trip home in 2004, we brought to the island a statue of Our Lady of Fatima all the way from Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada to Om Kom, Ponam Island, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. The following slide shows the activities that unit the community together. We thank all those relatives that helped us one way of the other to make this occasion a reality.
Wuroh....as these shots were taken with an old camera, the shots are not as clear as expected. Enjoy the scenery surrounding this special day (Sept 26 2004)....:)
We also remember those who were called before us: those who family members that taught us the faith, through works and deeds.....to you all, we say thank you (wuroh)..:)
Le pont Long Bien à Hanoï (YT1).wmv
Le pont Long Biên à Hanoi, Vietnam, fut autrefois connu sous le nom de pont Paul-Doumer, du nom de l'ancien gouverneur général de l'Indochine (1896-1902) qui présida à sa construction.
Rappelons pour mémoire que Paul Doumer a plus tard été élu Président de la République Française, en 1931, et qu'en 1932, il a été assassiné par un certain Gorgulov.
Ce pont magnifique a été la cible de nombreuses attaques de l'aviation des USA dès 1967, lors d'un conflit meurtrier dont il ne sera pas ici question pour ne pas susciter de polémique. Il en garde encore les traces.
Le Pont Long Biên permet le franchissement du Fleuve Rouge aux trains se dirigeant vers le Nord et la Chine et aux habitants vivant de part et d'autre du fleuve.