Miscellaneous

[AUSTRALIA.NTERRITORY 9828] 'Uluru seen from close by.' Uluru (Ayers Rock) seen from close by, in the light of sunrise. Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.NTERRITORY 9842] 'Desert flowers near Uluru.' After a rare rainshower, desert flowers called Rosy Dock (Rumex vesicarius) pop up at the base of Uluru (Ayers Rock). Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.NTERRITORY 9860] 'Desert flowers near Kata Tjuta.' Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) is as spectacular as Uluru (Ayers Rock), 25 km to the east. Here it is seen at sunset. The white bushes are called Cotton Bush (Ptilotus obovatus). Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.QUEENSLAND 9881] 'Endeavour River and Cooktown.' The Endeavour River, a beautiful rainforest river, got its name after the ship of captain Cook, that was wrecked on the corals in the river mouth and that was repaired on the spot where Cooktown is situated today, in Far North Queensland. Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.SYDNEY 9918] 'Sydney.' Sydney, with its Opera House as world famous icon, is a very livable city. And great for eating out, since all cultures are present. One of the neighbourhoods where life is good is The Rocks, at right on the foreground. Photo Paul Smit.

[GERMANY.SACHSENANHALT 11005] 'Forest in Brocken National Park.' The granite of the higher regions of the Brocken national park is weathered into peculiar cliffs, locally called "klippen". Photo Paul Smit.

[GERMANY.SACHSENANHALT 11007] 'Marienkirche and vineyards in Freyburg.' The romanesque towers of the Marienkirche in Freyburg date from the first half of the 13th century. The town of Freyburg lies in the Unstrut valley, known for its Unstrut-Saale wines and, localy, the Rotkäppchen Sekt. Photo Paul Smit.

[GERMANY.SACHSENANHALT 11009] 'Rolling fields.' Rolling fields are the characteristic landscape of the area bordering the Harz mountains to the north. Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.NTERRITORY 9832] 'Uluru seen from close by.' Uluru (Ayers Rock) seen from close by, in early morning light. Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.NTERRITORY 9856] 'Desert flowers near Kata Tjuta.' Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) is as spectacular as Uluru (Ayers Rock), 25 km to the east. Here it is seen at sunset. The white bushes are called Cotton Bush (Ptilotus obovatus). Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.QUEENSLAND 9879] 'Lighthouse on Grassy Hill near Cooktown.' From the top of Grassy Hill, next to Cooktown in Far North Queensland, captain Cook looked out over the Coral Sea after his ship was repaired. He intended to find a route to the open sea through the coral riffs. Nowadays a lighthouse stands on Grassy Hill. Photo Paul Smit.

[AUSTRALIA.QUEENSLAND 9882] 'Endeavour River.' The Endeavour River, a beautiful rainforest river, got its name after the ship of captain Cook, that was wrecked on the corals in the river mouth and that was repaired on the spot where Cooktown is situated today, in Far North Queensland. Photo Paul Smit.

[CZECHIA.BOHEMIA.U 11004] 'Forest in Kamenice gorge. Lush forest in the Kamenice gorge in Bohemian Switzerland, part of the České Švýcarsko National Park (Bohemian Switzerland National Park). Photo Paul Smit.

[GERMANY.SACHSENANHALT 11006] 'Selke Valley Railway.' The Selke Valley Railway (Selketalbahn) is a narrow-gauge railway, winding through the friendly lower Harz mountains. Rare steam engines are used, of which only 27 have been ever built. This one, 99 7233, dates from 1954. Photo Paul Smit.

[GERMANY.SACHSENANHALT 11008] 'Marienkirche and vineyards in Freyburg.' The romanesque towers of the Marienkirche in Freyburg date from the first half of the 13th century. The town of Freyburg lies in the Unstrut valley, known for its Unstrut-Saale wines and, localy, the Rotkäppchen Sekt. Photo Paul Smit.