Blog launched: November 10, 2009

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Abu Dhabi skyline

_MG_5934 [Abu Dhabi skyline]

A view of the Abu Dhabi City skyline [Corniche] taken from a beach at Heritage Village in Abu Dhabi.

Please click on the picture for a better view.


Photographed on November 21, 2007

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Ophrys attica


802-8097 [Ophrys attica]






A closer look at the same flower


Photographed in Lavrio on March 14, 2017

 

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Alcea rosea

DDD_4799 [Alcea rosea]

Photographed in Evoia on June 20, 2014



Saturday, January 6, 2018

Gold masks

_8012793 [Mask A]

Death masks made of gold.
They were found in Grave IV at Mycenae excavations.

16th century BC

 
 
The mask below is the only one found that shows the eyes open.




_8012787 [Mask B]


Photographed within the National Archeological Museum in Athens [here] on March 16, 2014