Friday, March 21, 2008

Happy Easter

Happy easter to all
click on the bunny to see the flashing

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Indonesia

This is the house in the Jalan Cipunegara (Bandung) where I lived the first 10 years of my live. It was a spacious house as far as I can remember. When I lived there there was no fence before the house. In the backyard were several trees, the one I remember most is a Jambu tree, I also remember a banana tree and a jeruk bali tree next to the back porch.
This is a house I did not live in. It is the palace of the Indonesian president in Bogor. It was build as a palace for the Governor General, founded by Governor-General van Imhoff in 1744 and rebuilt after being destroyed by an earthquake in 1834. It is situated in near the Botanical Garden (founded in 1817). In the botanical garden is a memorial for Olivia Raffles the wife of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was Lieutenant-Governor from 1811 untill 1816, during the British rule of the Dutch Colony.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Cremona 2

Above is a picture taken in The Piazza Roma in Cremona. Under is a picture of the San Sigismondo Church at the outskirts of Cremona.



Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Mantova, Italia 2

This is a detail of the Duomo of Mantova. It is at the right side of the Building. If I'm right the person depicted is Publius Virgilius Maro, aka Virgile who was born in the year 70 BC in Andes a village near Mantova, that was destroyed by Napoleon Bonaparte. The City is also known as the seat of the Gonzaga dukes. Verdi's opera Rigoletto was situated here

This is a view of an old street in Mantova near the centre of the town. The origin of Mantova is Etrusk and it existed in the Roman times. Mantova is one of the richest provinces of Italy.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Mantova, Italia

This is the side entrance to the Basilica di Sant'Andrea in Mantova. The Architect was Leon Battista Alberti (Febr 14, 1404 - April 25, 1472), and it was commissioned by Ludovico II Gonzaga, the church was begun in 1472. The building, however, was finished only 328 years later. Though later changes and expansions altered Alberti’s design, the church is still considered to be one of Alberti's most complete works. One of the chapels houses the tomb of painter Andrea Mantegna, with a bronze figure of him, by Gianmarco Cavalli.

I forgot the name of this church, so if anybody can help me to find the name of this church I would be much obliged.

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum
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