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1. OCASO S.A. My neighborhood in Madrid is centered around the Glorieta de Bilbao, a very lively and large place at the intersection of several streets and subway lines. People enjoy the bustling cafés and restaurants, check out shops and newspaper stands, or simply meet up with friends - all the while, fancy architecture from the turn of the 19th/20th century is all around them. There is a fountain in the middle of crazy circular traffic, there are old cast-iron railings around the place and at metro entrances, there are old-fashioned café house entrances, and then there is the pretty building owned by Spanish insurance giant OCASO S.A., which is wonderfully lit up by night. Photo Data: File ID - 20108. Camera Model Name - Canon PowerShot S230. Shooting Date/Time - 19.07.2004 16:04:49. Shooting Mode - Manual. Photo Effect Mode - Vivid. Tv (Shutter Speed) - 1/320. Av (Aperture Value) - 7.1. Metering Mode - Evaluative. Exposure Compensation - -1/3. ISO Speed - 50. Lens - 5.4-10.8mm. Focal Length - 5.4mm. Digital Zoom - None. Image Size - 2048x1536. Image Quality - Superfine. Flash - Off. White Balance - Daylight. AF Mode - Single AF. File Size - 1313KB. Drive Mode - Single-frame shooting. |
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2. Karlstein The castle of the old Czech kings one hour outside of Prague. It's a beautiful hike from the train station up to the hill. |
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3. Place of Wonders A change of perspective - not the Pisa's Leaning Tower itself is pictured but what you can see from its top. |
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4. Plaza de Toros In Madrid there's not just any bull fight arena - this is the Plaza Monumental Taurino de Las Ventas, olymp of bull fighting. |
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5. Semper Opera The icon of East German roads, a Trabant, is parked in fron of Dresden's landmark opera house. |
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6. La Valetta The skyline of Malta's capital reflects its wild history and influences from Rome as well as Arabia. |
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7. Kyoto Palaces Many historic buildings in the old capital of Japan are part of a system of royal palaces throughout the city. |
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8. Vienna Lifestyle Many castles in Austria underline the playfulness of royals in the 18th and 19th century. |
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9. Gondola Parking This swanky hotel in Venice has its own parking lot in front of the door - nothing for folks with a thin wallet. |
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10. Marienkirche For a town as small as Friedland, this church is huge - a sight I grew up with for 12 years. |