Wallpaper of March 2014

Wallpaper of March 2014





This is a picture of 'Bodrum Castle' taken by me, on July 2011.  It was a peaceful, quiet morning, when I went for a walk in and around the neighbourhood of the Castle.

In another blog, one day in the coming future, I will write about 'Bodrum' and also the historical Castle in this pristine town.

Thank you for visiting,

Beautiful Konyaalti Antalya

Beautiful Konyaalti Antalya

I took this picture June of 2011.  

This is Konyaalti.  

The 'town' is 20 kilometres west of Antalya.  

Once here, you feel a sense of 'peace' and 'calm' in the air. 

The warm Mediterranean Sea beckons a swim.  

And the 'Beydaglari' Mountains wrap the town and they peak to the heavens quickly. 

Makes for a beautiful picture.  

Have you ever made it out to this far away place called Antalya?

Out of the way, Uruguay

Out of the way, Uruguay

I wanted to write about the South American country of Uruguay today. 

Does anyone know why it is called Uruguay? 

how the country declared independence from the European Powers? 

when was the independence?

and finally, what is the capital city?

Here are the answers to the above questions, however first, let me elaborate a bit.  

Uruguay has the neighbours of Brazil and Argentina; and is surrounded on two sides by river, and the third side by the Atlantic Ocean. 

The river of 'Río de la Plata', which is one of the widest rivers in the world is located on the north. 

The 'Río Uruguay' is on the west of the beautiful country. 

And finally, the Atlantic Ocean borders the country to the east. 

The main port and capital city is Montevideo; which was founded in 1726.

The name 'Uruguay' originates from the river mentioned above.  Its etymology derives from a 'Guaraní Indian' word meaning "the river of shellfish". 

Never been to Uruguay yet, but I will definitely make it out to this 'out of the way' country soon. 

Thank you for reading.