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Baltic Sea, October 2023

November 23, 2023Posted in Architecture Photography, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecture, art, autumn, balticsea, inspiration, nature, photography, sea, svetlogorsk, TravelsLeave a comment

Svetlogorsk

The Water tower was built in 1907-1908 in Rauschen. The 25-meter building was designed in the German national romanticism style. Now this is a symbol of Svetlogorsk.

Makarov Organ Hall

Tikhoe (Silent) lake

There is a monument of wildlife near the lake – a linden tree whose age is more than 450 years (the information about this long-lived tree is listed in the Guinness Book of Records).

Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov

The Orthodox Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in Svetlogorsk, in the time of East Prussia, was a Lutheran Church. The Church was built in 1903 in the Eastern part of Rauschen. It is located on a hill in a small pine park.

Rainy streets of Svetlogorsk

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Beautiful autumn decorations everywhere!

Hartman Hotel

Baltic sea

The Curonian Spit (Куршская коса) is a 98-km long, curved sand-dunespit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia.

Yantarny (Palmniсken)

Yantarny (until 1947 Palmnicken) is an urban-type settlement located in the west of the Kaliningrad region, on the Baltic sea coast. Yantarny is considered the capital of the Amber region. The largest amber reserves in the world (about 90%) are concentrated in Yantarny and there is a unique place of its kind where amber is extracted on an industrial scale by an open method.

Церковь Казанской Иконы Божьей Матери

Zelenogradsk (Cranz)

Beautiful sky

Sunny and snowy Svetlogorsk, March 2023

April 26, 2023Posted in Architecture Photography, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecture, art, balticsea, inspiration, kaliningrad, nature, photography, sea, snow, svetlogorsk, Travels, winterLeave a comment

Sunny and snowy streets of Svetlogorsk

Makarov Organ Hall

Tikhoe (Silent) lake

There is a monument of wildlife near the lake – a linden tree whose age is more than 450 years (the information about this long-lived tree is listed in the Guinness Book of Records).

Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov

The House-museum of Herman Brachert

The House-museum of Herman Brachert was opened in 1993 in the country house of the Bracherts family in Svetlogorsk. This is the only museum dedicated to the life and work of the wonderful German sculptor. The museum has a total of 738 exhibits – documents, letters and photographs from the sculptor’s family archive. But the pearl of the collection are the original works of the master.

Snowy Baltic sea

Hartman Hotel

Snowy storm at the Baltic sea (weather was changing within minutes).

Spring is coming!

The Water tower was built in 1907-1908 in Rauschen. The 25-meter building was designed in the German national romanticism style. Now this is a symbol of Svetlogorsk.

Hoffmann House and monument to ancient Svetlogorsk

Amber found of Baltic shores after the storm

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Cozy places of Svetlogorsk

Beautiful sunsets

Beautiful Kaliningrad region on the Baltic sea shore

December 15, 2021March 21, 2023Posted in Architecture Photography, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecture, art, balticsea, inspiration, kaliningrad, nature, photography, sea, svetlogorsk, Travels, zelenogradskLeave a comment

Kaliningrad

Kant museum

Magnificent museum named after Kant is located on the Kant island. The collection of the museum includes a variety of exhibits related to the history of Konigsberg-Kaliningrad, with the life and scientific activities of the great German philosopher.

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of the World Ocean

Observation deck Mayak

Homlins workshop

Homlins are small and cute dwarfs who work hard throughout their lives and create amber works that are known in the whole world. There are total of seven homlins in Kaliningrad, which are located in the different places of the city, near the important landmarks.

Amber museum

Svetlogorsk

Zelenogradsk

Cat museum

Cat museum is the largest art collection of cats images which is located in the old water tower, the symbol of Zelenogradsk. There is an observation deck in the dome of the tower which offers beautiful views of the city and sea.

House of Angels

Museum “House of Angels” located in a small beautiful mansion is very nice and kind place with private art collection of more than 1000 unique exhibits from different countries.

Christmas is all around!

Magnificent England

September 3, 2019October 27, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecture, architecturephotography, battle, beach, bexhill, england, hastings, nature, naturephotography, rye, sea, streetphotography, summer, sunset, Travels, ukLeave a comment

Hastings

Hastings is a town in East Sussex, England, most famous for the Battle of Hastings in 1066. This town is home to the largest beach-launched fleet in Europe, the ruins of the first castle in England to be built by Willian the Conqueror.

Hastings beach Rock-a-Nore.

Hastings Old Town is a charming mix of beautiful houses, narrow streets, museums, fish market.

Hastings Castle located on a cliff top of the West Hill is a great part of English history from 1066 of modern days. The savage storms of the 13th century brought chaos to Hastings, so the large parts of the castle fell into the sea.

Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve.

Hastings Beach.

Rye

Rye, in East Sussex, is one of England’s most beautiful medieval towns, each street of it has a unique style. If you wander along the Mermaid, Watchbell streets and Church Square you will come across houses declaring they were rebuilt and refurbished in 1450.

Rye Harbour is an amazing place for nature lovers and has a rare coastal landscape. This red roofed hut, also known as Gran’s Hut, is one of the most photographed things. It looks simple but eye-catching. The date it was first built is unknown, but was in use from the early 1900’s to store fishing and shrimping equipment.

Battle

The town of Battle is located in the south east of England, best known for being the site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Each street of this town or even a small corner or a shop has its own unique style and beauty.

Battle museum of local history is set in walled gardens of Battle’s Almonry. This charity-based and independent museum is solely run by volunteers. The museum has a collection covering 125 million years of history in Battle.

Battle Abbey is a partially ruined abbey which was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings by William the Conqueror and Normans as a penance of killing so many people during their conquest of England. The Abbey is dedicated to St.Martin. Its church was finished in about 1094.