Sea of Rhododrendons

Sea of Rhododrendons, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

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taken in the Burcina Park, Biella, Piedmont, Italy (ca.10 kms from where we live )
Located 7 km from Biella is the Parco Burcina Nature Reserve. It occupies almost all of the hill very near the pre-Alpine foothills of the Biellese.

The park was a gift from the Piacenza family whose roots go back to the middle of the 19th-century. Giovanni Piacenza, a wool industrialist, decided to buy the hill and turn it into a park - one of the most admired in Italy.

Today the slopes of the hill are covered with beeches, pines, fir trees, cedars and various aromatic plants. Above all it is known for its rhododrendons (rhododendra) that comes from the Caucasus and the Himalayas.

They flower between mid May and the beginning of June and are well worth a visit. It also harbours many species of trees that come from all over the world.



www.piemonte-emozioni.it/natura/eng/parchi/burcina.shtml


www.parcoburcina.piemonte.it/index01.html


>>>This was my playground when I was a child, I lived very close to this Park!<<<

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The Solomon's Pillars

The Solomon's Pillars, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

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Timna Valley Park is a National Park in the Negev desert of Israel, located approximately 30km north of Eilat [1].

The Park is noted for its natural sandstone formations, including King Solomon's Pillars, the "Mushroom", "Arches" and "the Sleeping Lion".

It includes what are believed to be the oldest Copper mines in the world, dating back to at least 4000 BC and worked almost continuously by (among others) the Egyptians, Romans, Nabateans and Ummayads.
markers to Timna Park

Rock carvings, including "the Chariots", and ancient inscriptions are visible as well as mining shafts, the remains of ancient copper furnaces and a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Hathor.[
Timna Valley Park
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Mute Witnesses

Mute Witnesses, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection (Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως, Naos tis Anastaseos; Arabic: كنيسة القيامة‎, Kanīsat al-Qiyāma; Armenian: Սուրբ Հարություն, Surp Harutyun) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha,[1] (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified,[2] and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). The church has been an important pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Today it also serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries.

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You've Come a Long Way, Baby

You've Come a Long Way, Baby, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection (Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως, Naos tis Anastaseos; Arabic: كنيسة القيامة‎, Kanīsat al-Qiyāma; Armenian: Սուրբ Հարություն, Surp Harutyun) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha,[1] (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified,[2] and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). The church has been an important pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Today it also serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries.

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Man on The Moon

Man on The Moon, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

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Timna Valley Park is a National Park in the Negev desert of Israel, located approximately 30km north of Eilat [1].

The Park is noted for its natural sandstone formations, including King Solomon's Pillars, the "Mushroom", "Arches" and "the Sleeping Lion".

It includes what are believed to be the oldest Copper mines in the world, dating back to at least 4000 BC and worked almost continuously by (among others) the Egyptians, Romans, Nabateans and Ummayads.
markers to Timna Park

Rock carvings, including "the Chariots", and ancient inscriptions are visible as well as mining shafts, the remains of ancient copper furnaces and a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Hathor.[
Timna Valley Park
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre v3

Church of the Holy Sepulchre v3, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection (Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως, Naos tis Anastaseos; Arabic: كنيسة القيامة‎, Kanīsat al-Qiyāma; Armenian: Սուրբ Հարություն, Surp Harutyun) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha,[1] (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified,[2] and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). The church has been an important pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Today it also serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries.

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Happiness is a state of mind

Happiness is a state of mind, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

© Angela M. Lobefaro

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Simple Gestures

Simple Gestures, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

© Angela M. Lobefaro

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection (Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως, Naos tis Anastaseos; Arabic: كنيسة القيامة‎, Kanīsat al-Qiyāma; Armenian: Սուրբ Հարություն, Surp Harutyun) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha,[1] (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified,[2] and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). The church has been an important pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Today it also serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries.

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre v2

Church of the Holy Sepulchre v2, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! BUSY.

© Angela M. Lobefaro

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection (Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως, Naos tis Anastaseos; Arabic: كنيسة القيامة‎, Kanīsat al-Qiyāma; Armenian: Սուրբ Հարություն, Surp Harutyun) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha,[1] (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified,[2] and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). The church has been an important pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Today it also serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries.

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Jerusalem Western Wall

Jerusalem Western Wall, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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The Western Wall (Hebrew: הכותל המערבי‎, translit.: HaKotel HaMa'aravi) (Arabic: حائط البراق‎, translit.: Ḥā'iṭ Al-Burāq), sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel (lit. Wall; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kosel), and as al-Buraaq Wall by Muslims,[1] is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem. Just over half the wall, including its 17 courses located below street level, dates from the end of the Second Temple period, being constructed around 19 BCE by Herod the Great. The remaining layers were added from the 7th century onwards.

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Light My Faith

Light My Faith, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

© Angela M. Lobefaro

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection (Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως, Naos tis Anastaseos; Arabic: كنيسة القيامة‎, Kanīsat al-Qiyāma; Armenian: Սուրբ Հարություն, Surp Harutyun) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha,[1] (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified,[2] and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). The church has been an important pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Today it also serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre

The Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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The Sea of Gallilee, also Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Kinneret or Sea of Tiberias (Hebrew: ים כנרת‎), (Arabic: بحيرة طبريا‎), is Israel's largest freshwater lake, being approximately 53 km (33 miles) in circumference, about 21 km (13 miles) long, and 13 km (8 miles) wide. The lake has a total area of 166 km², and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m.[3] At 209 meters below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake).[4]

The Kinneret is situated deep in the Jordan Great Rift Valley, the valley caused by the separation of the African and Arabian Plates and is fed partly by underground springs although its main source is the Jordan River which flows through it from north to south. Consequently the area is subject to earthquakes and, in the past, volcanic activity. This is evidenced by the abundant basalt and other igneous rocks that define the geology of the Galilee region.

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The Dark Side of the Golan

The Dark Side of the Golan, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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Taken in the Golan Heights, in a place called "Custom House",
the place was an heavily fortified Syrian position. There are mine fields surrounding this place lasting from the '60.



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Calatrava Remix

Calatrava Remix, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

© Angela M. Lobefaro .

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We had an amazing holiday in the Holy Land with you, and we enjoyed to learn something about the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot,the Festival of Matzah, it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.


Taken under Calatrava String Bridge in Petach Tiqwa, Israel

listen to:
There must be another way

Fishing @ Yaffo

Fishing @ Yaffo, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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taken in Jaffa (Yaffo)

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Shyness is not a crime

Shyness is not a crime, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

© Angela M. Lobefaro

taken in Tel Aviv
( these two girls, were admiring a boy...)


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Not All Fungus are Equal

Not All Fungus are Equal, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

© Angela M. Lobefaro

Timna Valley Park is a National Park in the Negev desert of Israel, located approximately 30km north of Eilat [1].

The Park is noted for its natural sandstone formations, including King Solomon's Pillars, the "Mushroom", "Arches" and "the Sleeping Lion".

It includes what are believed to be the oldest Copper mines in the world, dating back to at least 4000 BC and worked almost continuously by (among others) the Egyptians, Romans, Nabateans and Ummayads.
markers to Timna Park

Rock carvings, including "the Chariots", and ancient inscriptions are visible as well as mining shafts, the remains of ancient copper furnaces and a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Hathor.[
Timna Valley Park
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From Massada to the Dead Sea

From Massada to the Dead Sea, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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Taken in Massada, Israel

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Masada (Hebrew מצדה, pronounced Metzada, from מצודה, metzuda, "fortress") is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel on top of an isolated rock plateau, or large mesa, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. After the First Jewish-Roman War (also known as the Great Jewish Revolt) a siege of the fortress by troops of the Roman Empire led to the mass suicide of Jewish rebels, who preferred death to surrender.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada

Stone Age

Stone Age, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

© Angela M. Lobefaro


Timna Valley Park is a National Park in the Negev desert of Israel, located approximately 30km north of Eilat [1].

The Park is noted for its natural sandstone formations, including King Solomon's Pillars, the "Mushroom", "Arches" and "the Sleeping Lion".

It includes what are believed to be the oldest Copper mines in the world, dating back to at least 4000 BC and worked almost continuously by (among others) the Egyptians, Romans, Nabateans and Ummayads.
markers to Timna Park

Rock carvings, including "the Chariots", and ancient inscriptions are visible as well as mining shafts, the remains of ancient copper furnaces and a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Hathor.[
Timna Valley Park
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Misterious Cave

Misterious Cave, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.

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Timna Valley Park is a National Park in the Negev desert of Israel, located approximately 30km north of Eilat [1].

The Park is noted for its natural sandstone formations, including King Solomon's Pillars, the "Mushroom", "Arches" and "the Sleeping Lion".

It includes what are believed to be the oldest Copper mines in the world, dating back to at least 4000 BC and worked almost continuously by (among others) the Egyptians, Romans, Nabateans and Ummayads.
markers to Timna Park

Rock carvings, including "the Chariots", and ancient inscriptions are visible as well as mining shafts, the remains of ancient copper furnaces and a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Hathor.[
Timna Valley Park
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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