Warsaw, Poland, Pt II

I did say what a beautiful city Warsaw is, didn't I? Unfortunately, I only saw the center, so I don't have an overall opinion. Nevertheless, althought the view of Vistula river is nothing special - at least that time of the year -, the view of the forest and especially the palace from the river is quite impressive.

Abisko, Sweden Pt II

"There'll be more sunny days..."

"Coming back?"

Same day as the previous post.

The first photo is from the way back. The, cloudy those two days, sky is opening to the south and the sun is again visible (but not warming us yet). That previous week - the skies were clear - was the first time that winter that the sun became visible in the horizon.

The other photo is a small nest at the end of a branch. Looks like a nest, at least...

Abisko, Sweden

At the gate of the frozen kingdom

That was our last day in that trip and a couple hours before we took the train for Kiruna (and then back home). We walked in those snowy/icy paths from Abisko Östra to the Abisko Tourist Station and then a little further away, to the frozen waterfall. The water is still flowing from... somewhere, making a small opening in the ice, down in the canyon, and then taking its way towards the lake under a layer of ice and snow.

Dogsledding in Abisko, Sweden

Abisko is a small village next to the Natural Park of the same name, in north Sweden. There are a several things you can do there and dogsledding is one of them.

This video is the short version of the... well, long version of the tour, whose riding part lasted over one hour.

This is one of my first efforts with GoPro Hero2. 

Tuscany, Italy, Part I

Various photos from Tuscany. An amazing area to visit with beautiful villages. This is part I of several...

Kiruna, Sweden

Trip to Kiruna, Sweden, the last days of January, hoping to see the Northern Lights. We were lucky enough to have clear skies almost all of the days and the nights we managed to see the Lights, although not very intense. Exposure in this photo was 30 seconds. The day photos are from the city, which seems to start getting off the white cover by the end of April.

The trip had also a couple days stop in Abisko, with much nicer Northern Lights (patience... :)).

Deep Purple, Graveyard - Gothenburg, 10th December, 2011

Ian Paice

Well... part of the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt.

Don Airey

Roger Glover and Ian Gillam

Roger Glover

Steve Morse

Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan

Ian Paice

Ian Gillan

Roger Glover

Don Airey

Steve Morse

Roger Glover

Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt

Don Airey

Don Airey

Graveyard

Graveyard

This is my first post with music photos. Deep Purple gave a great show in Scandinavium, Göteborg, Sweden, on December 10th, 2011, with the New Symphonic Orchestra of Frankfurt. Swedish band Graveyard opened the show. Enjoy and leave a comment...

Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva in the summer. Always kind of moody, elegant, classy...

Härlanda, Göteborg, Sweden

This year the frost came late in Gothenburg. These are from a weekend in January, the temperature had stopped fluctuating above and below zero just a few days ago and the first thin ice had formed on the surface of lake Härlanda. Snow was still absent from the city.

Białowieża, Poland

Several views from the viewpoint, on top of the Museum of Natural History, located in the Białowieża village, just a short distance from the Białowieża National Park. The National Park itself is a beautiful place. More photos from inside the forest will follow.