secret diary: the rush (belle)

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Photos: Beirut
dw: timelord (the doctor)
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December 6th, 14:54


A month ago I went back to Beirut on a business trip. It was shorter that last year, so we didn't get to do as much stuff and mostly stayed in the same area (Solidere & Nejmeh Square) - not to mention it rained most of the time!

My newer camera is much better taking photos at night, so I had fun with that :D

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Photo: Lily Allen Live, 22 oct 2009
actors: pencil pose (billie piper)
[info]emmahyphenjane
October 23rd, 22:26


I went to see Lily Allen live last night, and of course, brought my camera along :) The opening act was amazing (Just Jack) and Lily was super cute. She kept giggling and saying 'Merci beaucoup'. It's funny I expected her to be a lot more self-confident on stage, but she seemed quite anxious at times.

Anyhow, the show was fun and the venue absolutely full - 6000 people (eeeeeek, I am afraid of crowds, so I was a little stressed) but since we had seats I was ok :)

The photos aren't great because we were quite far back, but I did manage some close-ups *pats camera's extra ordinary zoom*

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Photos: French Pays Basque - July 2009
secret diary: the rush (belle)
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September 27th, 15:56


More of my summer photos :)

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Photos: Olite & San Sebastian, Spain - July 2009
tudors: the fire in you (henry/anne)
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September 5th, 0:02


Olite (Erriberri in Basque language) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.

According to Isidore of Seville (Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum), the city, Oligicus, was founded by Swinthila, Visigothic King of Hispania (621-631).

The Palacio Real de Olite, a fine Gothic castle-palace, was the royal seat of Charles III of Navarre.

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Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque: Donostia, Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián) is the capital city of the province of Guipuscoa, in the Basque Country, Spain.

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Photos: Bardenas Reales, Spain - July 2009
hp: rawrrrrrr! (ronald)
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September 3rd, 0:06


Bardenas Reales is a semi-desert in Navarre, Spain whose vegetation and rocky formations created by erosion are unique in Europe. It covers 45,500 hectares of terrain, and its most famous sight is the Castildetierra.

In 1999, the Bardenas Reales was named as a natural park, in response to the large influx of tourists throughout the 1990s, and on 7 November 2000, it was declared a UNESCO Biosphere reserve

The desert was quite amazing and unlike anything we had ever seen before. We drove through and crossed only two other cars. Not only is the scenery breathtaking, it's like being alone in the world! We initially set out to spend a couple of hours there and ended up staying almost all day :)

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Photos: Condat-sur-Vezere, July 2009
gossip: she was electric (chuck/blair)
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August 30th, 19:16


This tiny village was where we spend the first night of our holiday. We weren't expecting but the village was really beautiful. There was a river going through with small waterfalls, an old dungeon and a church.

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Photos: Collonges-la-Rouge - July 2009
merlin: valiant prince (arthur)
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August 29th, 14:18
Collonges-la-Rouge is entirely built with red sandstone, its existence is proven since the eighth century thanks to the donation of the count of Limoges of the parish to the monastery of Charroux.

The monks of Charroux Abbey founded a priory in the eighth century which attracted a population of peasants, craftsmen and tradesmen who lived and prospered around its fortified walls. The welcoming of pilgrims for Compostelle through Rocamadour was a lasting source of profit. In 1308, the viscount of Turenne granted the village a right to high, medium and low jurisdiction, permitting it to govern the birth of lineages of prosecutors, lawyers and notaries. The enclosure soon became too small to contain the entire population, and faubourgs were created. Following the french wars of religion, the reconstruction of the nobility's fortune coincided with the viscounty's rise in power.

After selling the viscounty in 1738, and after the French Revolution which caused the destruction of the priory buildings, the village regained a short-lasting prosperity at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Later on, its population slowly decreased and the village was transformed into a stone quarry.

In the beginning of the twentieth century, some villagers created the association Les Amis de Collonges ("the friends of Collonges") and eventually obtained the classification of the entire village as a historical monument in 1942.



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Photos: Chateau de Beynac - July 2009
dw: we were so care free (rose/ten)
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August 29th, 0:31


The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France. The castle is one of the best preserved and best-known in the region.

This Middle Ages construction, with its austere appearance, is perched on top of a limestone cliff, dominating the town and the north bank of the Dordogne River.

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Photos: Jardins de Marqueyssac
dw: travelling with you i love it (rose/
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August 26th, 20:39


The Marqueyssac gardens are on a hill overlooking the Dordogne River, with splendid views. The primary planting is boxwood hedging, with cypress and wild cyclamen. The box is more sculpted than clipped, with the organic shapes harmonizing with the landscape. The clipping is done, by hand, with only four gardeners and the planting dates from the nineteenth century.

The gardens have a sort of Alice in Wonderland feel to them (well they way I picture Alice in Wonderland :p)

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Photos: Sarlat-la-Canéda - July 2009
tudors: the fire in you (henry/anne)
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August 22nd, 20:54
Part two of my july pictures :)

Sarlat is a medieval town that developed around a large Benedictine abbey of Carolingian origin. The medieval Sarlat Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Sacerdos.

Because modern history has largely passed it by, Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. It owes its current status on France's Tentative List for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site to the enthusiasm of writer, resistance fighter and politician André Malraux, who, as Minister of Culture (1960-1969), restored the town and many other sites of historic significance throughout France. The centre of the old town consists of impeccably restored stone buildings and is largely car-free.



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Photos: Saint Yrieix & Chateau de Hautefort, July 2009
torchwood: it will be over soon (owen)
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August 22nd, 17:07
I just realised I never posted any photos here from my vacation in the south-east of France this summer! So here is part one :)



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Photos: Le Croisic, Brittany - August 2009
ub: oooh evil masterplan (marc)
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August 17th, 14:56


Le Croisic is a seaside town & small port in southern Brittany.

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Photos: Chateau de Ranrouet, Brittany - August 2009
firefly: bang bang (mal)
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August 14th, 11:01
I was in Brittany last weekend, and you know me I had to find a castle, didn't I! :p



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Photos: Provins - June 28, 2009
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June 29th, 0:06
Provins is a medieval town about an hour from Paris and is currently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.



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Photos: London - 13 June 2009 - Around Buckingham Palace
dw: working OMG!TONGUE (ten)
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June 22nd, 18:30


The final batch of pictures from my trip to London. As I walked up to Buckingham Palace from Hyde Park there was quite a commotion and people all over the place and I suddenly realised it was the Queen's birthday!

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Photos: London - 13 June 2009 - Hyde Park
dw: daughter of london (donna)
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June 21st, 11:28


On Saturday morning I woke up early and decided to make the most of the sunshine in Hyde Park while my cousin was in a full swing hangover mode! lol. Flowers, statues & duckies under the cut :D

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Photos: London - 12 June 2009 - Hampton Court - part 2
torchwood: nothing left (tosh)
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June 20th, 1:39


MOAR pictures! And believe me, I sorted through them because I took so, so many! lol. But it was a fun day with lots of things to see :)

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Photos: London - 12 June 2009 - Hampton Court - part 1
bsg: good guys can be badass too (helo)
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June 20th, 1:29


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Part 2 in it's way!
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Photos: London - 11 June 2009 - St Paul's Cathedral
vm: pieta II (veronica/logan)
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June 16th, 23:47


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Photos: London - 11 June 2009 - Tower of London
buffy: good girl gone bad gone good (fai
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June 14th, 17:55


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