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![Smit & Palarczyk > [FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2713]
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Southern-France-Four-Hikes/2713/252941333_G7z3n-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2713]
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2628]
'Marriage in Menton.'
Watching the newly married couple coming out of the église St. Michel in the Old Town of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Southern-France-Four-Hikes/2628/252941305_GSAxA-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2628]
'Marriage in Menton.'
Watching the newly married couple coming out of the église St. Michel in the Old Town of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BRANDENBURG 14]
'Schloss and Park Sanssouci, Potsdam.'
Fountain at the base of the stairs climbing the terraced vineyard garden towards the baroque Sanssouci palace, french for free of worries. In the evening, when most of the tourists have left, the park seems to dream towards the night, a vision of the world as the Prussian kings imaged it in their romantic fantasies. Sans souci - an illusion that became reality in Potsdam.
The terraced garden is the heart of the much larger, 290 ha Sanssouci Park, that itself is just the centerpiece of a whole chain of parks, gardens and palaces. Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) and generations of Prussian kings after him had these parks constructed along the banks of the Havel, a river that widens into an idyllic lake every few kilometers. It has become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Germany-Parks-and-Castles-in/15/139247759_AYbfE-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BRANDENBURG 14]
'Schloss and Park Sanssouci, Potsdam.'
Fountain at the base of the stairs climbing the terraced vineyard garden towards the baroque Sanssouci palace, french for free of worries. In the evening, when most of the tourists have left, the park seems to dream towards the night, a vision of the world as the Prussian kings imaged it in their romantic fantasies. Sans souci - an illusion that became reality in Potsdam.
The terraced garden is the heart of the much larger, 290 ha Sanssouci Park, that itself is just the centerpiece of a whole chain of parks, gardens and palaces. Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) and generations of Prussian kings after him had these parks constructed along the banks of the Havel, a river that widens into an idyllic lake every few kilometers. It has become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BRANDENBURG 11]
'Schloss and Park Sanssouci, Potsdam.'
Stairs climbing terraced vineyard garden towards the baroque Sanssouci palace, french for free of worries. This garden is the heart of the much larger, 290 ha Sanssouci Park, that itself is just the centerpiece of a whole chain of parks, gardens and palaces. Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) and generations of Prussian kings after him had these parks constructed along the banks of the Havel, a river that widens into an idyllic lake every few kilometers. The park landscape starts at Werder and reaches, via Potsdam, deep into Berlin. In the past the Glienicker Bridge, famous for its exchange of spies, divided this area. Since the German unification you can enjoy it as a whole and it has become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Germany-Parks-and-Castles-in/12/139247731_Pzi7b-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BRANDENBURG 11]
'Schloss and Park Sanssouci, Potsdam.'
Stairs climbing terraced vineyard garden towards the baroque Sanssouci palace, french for free of worries. This garden is the heart of the much larger, 290 ha Sanssouci Park, that itself is just the centerpiece of a whole chain of parks, gardens and palaces. Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) and generations of Prussian kings after him had these parks constructed along the banks of the Havel, a river that widens into an idyllic lake every few kilometers. The park landscape starts at Werder and reaches, via Potsdam, deep into Berlin. In the past the Glienicker Bridge, famous for its exchange of spies, divided this area. Since the German unification you can enjoy it as a whole and it has become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BRANDENBURG 10]
'Schloss and Park Sanssouci, Potsdam.'
Stairs climbing terraced vineyard garden towards the baroque Sanssouci palace, french for free of worries. This garden is the heart of the much larger, 290 ha Sanssouci Park, that itself is just the centerpiece of a whole chain of parks, gardens and palaces. Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) and generations of Prussian kings after him had these parks constructed along the banks of the Havel, a river that widens into an idyllic lake every few kilometers. The park landscape starts at Werder and reaches, via Potsdam, deep into Berlin. In the past the Glienicker Bridge, famous for its exchange of spies, divided this area. Since the German unification you can enjoy it as a whole and it has become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Germany-Parks-and-Castles-in/11/139247724_2vgEj-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BRANDENBURG 10]
'Schloss and Park Sanssouci, Potsdam.'
Stairs climbing terraced vineyard garden towards the baroque Sanssouci palace, french for free of worries. This garden is the heart of the much larger, 290 ha Sanssouci Park, that itself is just the centerpiece of a whole chain of parks, gardens and palaces. Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) and generations of Prussian kings after him had these parks constructed along the banks of the Havel, a river that widens into an idyllic lake every few kilometers. The park landscape starts at Werder and reaches, via Potsdam, deep into Berlin. In the past the Glienicker Bridge, famous for its exchange of spies, divided this area. Since the German unification you can enjoy it as a whole and it has become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [AUSTRIA.OBER 04233]
'Augustine Chorherr in St. Florian.'
Gernot Grammer is one of the Augustine Chorherren of the St. Florian monastery. The monks do not really belong to a mendicant order; it's wealth whereever you look, like in this sumptuous staircase. During a guided tour you'll see marmor of all colours and a baroque library without any straight line. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Austria-Along-the-Danube/14-Chorherr/50100792_trAkW-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [AUSTRIA.OBER 04233]
'Augustine Chorherr in St. Florian.'
Gernot Grammer is one of the Augustine Chorherren of the St. Florian monastery. The monks do not really belong to a mendicant order; it's wealth whereever you look, like in this sumptuous staircase. During a guided tour you'll see marmor of all colours and a baroque library without any straight line. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [POLAND.POMERANIA 4679] 'Gdansk.' Amsterdam in a surrealistic dream - that is the old Gdansk. Shouldn't these houses in Ulica Mariacka be lined along a canal? And shouldn't the stairs be flanked with pillars instead of huge spheres? Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Poland-Masuria-Kayaking-in-the/900/2063723_KEqGY-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [POLAND.POMERANIA 4679] 'Gdansk.' Amsterdam in a surrealistic dream - that is the old Gdansk. Shouldn't these houses in Ulica Mariacka be lined along a canal? And shouldn't the stairs be flanked with pillars instead of huge spheres? Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01681] 'In the gardens of Isola Bella.' View over Lago Maggiore from the gardens of Isola Bella, indeed the 'beautiful island.' Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1681/1528873_Zm6zi-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01681] 'In the gardens of Isola Bella.' View over Lago Maggiore from the gardens of Isola Bella, indeed the 'beautiful island.' Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01725] 'Sweating gardener.' Everywhere on Isola Madre you recognize the 'English' way of gardening, with exotical plants coming from all over the world. But ofcourse no gardener is English. Heavy sweating Italoboys do the work. They make Isola Madre the most interesting place to be among the Borromeo Islands, for garden lovers that is. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1725/1528861_Ej2DW-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01725] 'Sweating gardener.' Everywhere on Isola Madre you recognize the 'English' way of gardening, with exotical plants coming from all over the world. But ofcourse no gardener is English. Heavy sweating Italoboys do the work. They make Isola Madre the most interesting place to be among the Borromeo Islands, for garden lovers that is. Photo Paul Smit.")
[FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2713]
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2713]
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/Southern-France-Four-Hikes/2713/252941333_G7z3n-S.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2713]
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.")
[FRANCE.COTEDAZUR 2713]
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.
'Hiker in Gorbio.'
Hiker in the perched village of Gorbio in the hinterland of Menton. Photo Paul Smit.
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