Visit trip to New York 16.11-03.12 2009 U.S.A.

Lower Manhattan
from Newark at night

Harrison city

the Harrison train station
where i took the train to New York city

my first look to the Empire State Building
from the 33st west

the Madison Square Park looking to the
Empire State Building
toward top

one
of a lot squirrels in
Madison Square Park

me with the Flariton Building background

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figure and ice skating in Bryant Park

the holiday shop :

Metal Park

in Bryant Park

the Chrysler building crossing the fith avenue

Saint Patrick `s Cathedral

the hurry of the citizens in New Work

one
Rockfeller tower

figure/ice skating at Rockeller center

me on Broadway

Ponte da Misarela 28.10.2009 Pt

is on this away!!!

the short and dark valley here the bridge
is situaed
legend that this was built by the Devil...
located 15 meters above above
the crystalline river Rabagão

This famous bridge is covered by a legend
When a woman loses her children that generates, to have recourse to the supernatural.
At the end of pregnancy, at midnight, should be close to the bridge and wait for the first person to pass there is a new day and ask him to baptize with water from the river for the unborn child thus born perfect and good health. If it were called boy would Gervasio, if call girl would Senhorinha.

also

was the scene of fighting during the French invasion

b.w. effect of Ponte/bridge da Misarela
the Devil bridge...

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me with the bridge... background

strange forms the rocks arround here...

crossing the bridge ,
checking if it is safe...

time to leave the local end this amazing
and mitic bridge

P.N.P.Gerês/Xurés:ponte Seara,Corga da Fecha,Mata Albergaria,Toco,cascata Pincães 26,27,28.10.2009 PT

the river Caldo in the portuguese side

the mission was to guide:

www.soniaguerreiro.com

in order to photograph the most beautiful waterfalls
in the sierra of Gerês

the bridge/ponte Seara

a nice cat enjoying Solarium,
Vidoeiro

crossing the border to Spain in the first day

to eat always in Lobios...Luma restaurant

one frog crossing the road

in los Banõs,Torneiros,Spain the

volcanic waters,the pool next to the river Caldo
here we spend the nigth,
the view
in the morning with the cows passing

the trail/sendeiro Corga da Fecha

river/rio Caldo

on the away to Corga da Fecha!!

the last water falls into this natural
swimming pool:

just makes you want to dive...

we looking to Corga da Fecha

front view :
Corga da Fecha

we move to the border of Portugal-Spain and start the trail of
Geira Romana mile XXXIII

the beautifull water falls inside the
Mata da Albergaria

hearing the sound of the waters...

nocturnal photo experiences at Mata da Albergaria

passing at Portela de Leonte

overnight at pedrabela
one
Salamandra :
Salamandridae is a family of amphibians

a visit to the Toco/Tahiti waterfalls,strong flow
to explore all the place, soo just time to enjoy one kafee

the bridge on the left side

the rigth side bridge

me looking to the main bridge
and the river Toco

just Nature: water + rock...

one of the three bridges of the
river/rio Toco

the daily life of local
Fafião

me looking to the biggest waterfall/
cascata of
Pincães

FANTASTIC and real...

P.N.P.Gerês: Lindoso-Parada 17.10.2009 Pt

the informative point
with the
2 treeking lines of the area;
this treeking and
visit to the central Alto Lindoso was
organized by:

www.amigosdamontanha.com

start in the morning the treeking , first visit
the Lindoso castelo/Castle

on the away to the Castle!

we on the front door of the Lindoso
castelo/castle
time to listen some glory ,history facts
about Portugal and is Castle

loocking to the Castle

eng.Virgílio

giving some lights... on the localpassing on the local church and
a nice local dog

the panorama to Lindoso castelo/castle and the church
the mountains toward is Spain...a lunch time at Poço da Gola

move foward on the sierra!

Parada

the Granaries/Espigueirios ,passing
Parada

is just my imagination...
or can not see
anything more than stone?!almost on the top...

on the top of view...

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every stop:
good company!

we,the first group to get to the bus!
on the shadow....after the treeking
now time to go by bus visit underground the central electric

Total installed power - 630 MW!!
the passages to lines

the watershed rio/river Lima
and the Dam/Barragem Alto Lindoso

the entrance/tunnel for underground access to
the central Alto Lindoso

Underground:

toward one of two groups installed
of the central

me in Sidhasana and
Átman mudrá

the cooling systemme and the "stars"sky
top background

the main specifications of the central

Via Ferrata Mürren – Gimmelwald 18.09.2009 Ch

more information
about this Via Ferrata clik down:

www.klettersteig-murren.ch

early morning pass Lauterbrunnen lift to Grutschalp 1486mts,
train to Winteregg on the away to Mürren
toward the Jungfrau and Silberhorns left side some Horses

my first summer visit to Mürren mountain village
elevation 1650mtsfrom Mürren this amazing view of Breithorn 3782mts
top center
and
Gimmelwald

the tunnel before the adventure start!was my last day off of this summer season,

I decided to do something different and challengin:

"Fell like a adventure?Litle beats Murren`s vertigo -inducing Via Ferrata/Klettersteig

Sure to get the adrenaline pumping,this high -altitude 2.2km via ferrata is one of Switzerland most astonishing ,wriggling,across breathtakingly steep limestone cliffs to Gimmelwald ."
(source :lonely planet Switzerland p.188)

let`s go!!
via Ferrata action time
the Eiger on the rigth side

beginning...

amazing views...into to the unknow...

enjoy the scenery

Behind wall of limestone rock
and the valley

the scariest place of this via ferrata!!!!
(im)possible looking down...?

!VERTICAL CLIFF PASSAGE!

real life game of snakes and ladders...

my leg and the verticality of the via,
ADRENALINE PUMPING!!!!
...
...

just the photomachine look down....

me with a lot of adrenaline inside my brain...
do you do this?!

new challenge ahead!!

looking up
on this passage beautifull but attention!!the river brings
materials and i`m exposed...

Mürren bach/river

across the Passage

look back to the passage with 3 fixed cables

the river form a huge cliff on the Rock mountain

i feel i have a BIG DESCEND!!
Ahead!!!...

slowly goes the distance?

Descend time

mixed terrain on the via ferrata

large drop!!!

the last big stairs of via ferrata
on the refresh shadows,looking to Usser Rottagrat
and behind the JungFrau mountain

Start the cross this passage
with fixed cables

on the other side of the passage looking back

hard passage,no problem

brave moment via ferrata partner ,he is on the center of the bridge
no hands to hold it...

NEPAL Bridge,,,
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now it's my turn to cross the bridge

finnaly finish the via ferrata time to relax ,
Gimmelwald mountains views....

local flowers
left photo the Nepal bridge view

from the lift between Gimmewald-Stechelberg and
the view of the valley arrive to Stechelberg

Visit trip to Bern 03/11.09.2009 Ch

city map of BERN:

is the capital of switzerland and plus
Unesco World Heritage

Brief Description:

Founded in the 12th century on a hill site surrounded by the Aare River, Berne developed over the centuries in line with a an exceptionally coherent planning concept. The buildings in the Old City, dating from a variety of periods, include 15th-century arcades and 16th-century fountains. Most of the medieval town was restored in the 18th century but it has retained its original character.

(source :unesco.org)

start the visit on the Budenberg platzBarenplatz Marktplatz

me at Bundesplatz of Bern ,looking
to the home of the Swiss Federal Assembly:
houses of Parliament,
built in Florentine style in 1902 the National Bank of Swizterland...

Bern`s Zytglogge/clock tower

the view of Swiss Federal Assembly from
the bridge kirchenfeld

the river Aare with
the waterfalls/rapids

one Bear!!!
in the center of the picture

crossing the bridge kirchenfeld

toward the Casino and
on the top rigth side the 15th-century Gothic catedral Berner Munster
Switzerland `s tallest!

short pass to Thun city on the away back home

Visit trip to Gruyères (Alien home) 03.09.2009 Ch

leave early in the morning Wengen
to Lauterbrunnen,pass Interlaken-Bern-Fribourg-Bulle- Gruyères
this panorama to the Lauterbrunnen Valley
on the top left side the JungFrau,Silberhorns and the Breithorn
with some clouds center right side

fast passage Fribourg city

the train station of Bulle on the away!!

the train takes me to Gruyères

in Guyèresa visit to la maison Gruyère:cheese,cheese and more cheese
the Fondue normaly the local people eat in the cold winter
but now all year arround the visitors consume

the Village is called Gruyères but it`s cheese
is called Gruyère(no s)

panorama to the Chateaux/Castle and the Churchnice dog at central square

time to a drink inside the Giger Bar,
outside on the street the turists always look strange
to this wacky surrealist style...

photos please...

the entrance of the museum
official site link:

H.R.Gigermuseum

home of Biomechanical art

the Alien!saying hey!! ...to me

on the roff top of the museum
this nice panorama to the central square of Gruyères
and its surrounding Alpine pastures

mirror reflex inside the museum shop

after leaving Gruyères obligatory passage at Bulle,city
and there
in the bus station this nice wall paint

Cross the Thunersee/Lake Thun in a boat 20.08.2009 Ch

the line cross on the Thunnersee

by the boat in red dots.

The plan for the day was visit Locarno in the italy part of the Switzerland but asleep and almost i went to Milan ,Italy...soo i spend almost 3 hours in Gallarate,Italy
just to change ...some swissfrancs to euros..........................to pay the ticket return to Switzerland,soo
with this experience in Italy( public service very,very,very slow and bureaucratic...)
i decided to returt to the efficient Switzerland...

the beninning of the trip on the boat

some back flips divings to the waters

getting into the big Lake Thunersee

in the middle of the Lake,
sun reflexions in the waters

Aeschlen

people diving in the lake towards on the top
the Monk mountain

at Faulensee looking to Niederhorn 1950mts
the mountain on the rigth top and Merlinger

enter in the channel to interlaken

leaving the boat in Interlaken west

Trip visit to Jungfraujoch 14. 08.2009 Ch

early morning i leave Wengen in the first train up to Jungfraujoch
the weather condition were perfect :
Birg,Shilthorn Piz Gloria view,
piece of snow on the star inferno piste

the first view of the north face of the Eiger,
when i arrived on Kleine Sheidegg

Géraldine Fasnacht

leaving the train to star a visit to the Eiger Glacier,snowboarder professional,base jumper,
above all
passionate for the mountain ,
more about her:

lineprod.ch

leaving the Eiger glacier on the top rigth side the
Jungfrau mountain

from the point of view on the Eigerwand 2865m the shadow
of the Eiger and Kleine sheidegg

Eismeer station 3160m
looking to Eismeer glacier
view point... film... photo...non stop...allwaysSphinx observatory
looking to Monch mountain

nice fotogenic bird behind the
biggest glacier on Europe:
Aletsch

inside the tunnel Ice palace

visit to the always ice,
Ice Plalace,
very danger place to walk...i almost fall twice!!

leave Kleine Sheidegg to Wengen inside the train,end of afternoon
the view of the clouds on the Eiger and the Monch

Climb the Mönch 4107mts 14.08.2009 Ch

the south face :

the three different routes

Situated in Oberland of Bern the Mönch , 4107 m is framed by Jungfrau south and by
Eiger to north.
Two routes Ascension classics: edge southeast PD+ and southwest AD.Acess from Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen by train Jungfraujoch(3454m) and hut Monchsjoch (3650m).
First ascension edge S-E by Christian Almer ,Melchior Anderegg and R.Macdonald

red the line of the SouthEast Ridge ,
normal route
of the Mönch

the start of the SE ridge looking up

the first step rock climb

sea rock... section

the climber must go up!on the shoulder of the JungFrau can be seen
the Mont Blanc!!France: highest mountain

on the left top two climbers decided take a break...
i really understand why...

the Matterhorn can be seen among the clouds,
just before getting to the summit ridge

walking with the crampons(very gentil...to not fall down)
on the summit ridge looking to Wetterhorn 3692mts
and Schreckhorn 4078mts

summit of the Mönch in the end....
white on blue

from the summit of the Monch!
great views over to Jung Frau,

down at left side the jungfraujoch

me with
the Fiescherhornpeaks and the Finsteaarhorn
in the background

on the summit with the Eiger behind
center of the picture

towards
the cornice formation
on the summit ridge

time to descend,down,down,descend on mixed terrain
,rock,snow and ice....

to leave behind the sea of rock on the first part,
section of the climb

looking to the monchsjoch hutte/refuge
before finish the climb

a visit to Monchsjoch hutte /refuge 3657mts
after the ascension of the Monch
just 50cl drank

finnaly leaving the Aletsch glacier into the jungfraujoch