By Artur Ciesielski | Photography , Places
Park Łazienkowski – Royal Baths Park – in Warsaw, Poland, is one of the most beautiful and magical parks I know of. It has a sense of place, history and a magic: I feel magic there and cherish every moment spent under the lovely canopy of trees. To learn the wonderful history of this park please […]
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I’ve been going through my old Lightroom catalogs, while sipping dark beer, to see what’s there. When I find interesting photos I will share them even though I’m not big on nostalgia. In fact, I have an adversity to nostalgia, but that’s not what this is about. This is simple about finding and posting interesting […]
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It’s only looking through the photos that I’m reminded what a great year it was and how many thing we/I did. Some happenings seem so far off in the past already. If asked I could not confirm for sure if it was this year or last year – that’s where the memory of the photos […]
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It’s been confirmed, I don’t belong in Phoenix – a dying, fake, unsustainable, hypocritical (politically) city – not even a real “city” though so many are working hard to make it so, against the grain. What’s next?: Portland, Washington, somewhere in Slovenia, Krakow?
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The night was rough. Across the street someone was having a good time and the entire neighborhood, windows closed or not, had to participate until about 2am. The cement, brick and stone 4-6 story canyons were perfect for keeping and amplifying sound. About 3am a skirmish below got me to my feet and looking out […]
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The photo below is of us traveling in a 20 kilometer tunnel in a car on a train on the way back to Zurich. It’s simple. You drive your car onto a train and relax as you save about 2 hours of driving versus going over a mountain pass. This is really cool and practical. […]
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That’s actually not true. The only photos I got are of an apple orchard and none from the riding itself, but the riding today was exceptional. We rode 700 meters up a steep hill then we walked 200 meters with the bikes on our backs to the top. The mountain was in the clouds with […]
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The previous day, our day ended at a spa. We still had to drive up the Stelvio to get to our hotel in Little Tibet. It was dark and the road was covered by a thick cloud. The drive was slow and long. The hotel is on top of the Passe Del Stelvio. It is […]
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In the morning we ended up in Bernino, a small Italian town, but in Switzerland. It was a short break before we did an absolutely epic ride. This is Passo Del Stelvio – a famous mountain pass. It’s closed in the winter. In some spots two cars will not fit, side by side. It is […]
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An easy day today: lots of downhill singletrack riding and very little climbing. We had a shuttle take up up several times to a high point from which we rode down in to several different towns. Each ride up was about 2,000 meters. It was warm below and cold at the top. The first photo […]
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This was a hard day or riding. 2,800 feet of assent in a very short time. Livignio is a small town in the Italian Alps. The only access is via car and bus, no trains here, yet it has a special tax status and a shopping street to go with it, with hundreds of products […]
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Day Two in the Davos area. We’re actually staying in a small village near Davos called Kloisters, it’s much more charming and beautiful then the more teutonic Davos. Unlike the cloudy and dreary yesterday, today started and ended off with some beautiful weather. Breakfast was good: I had three cappuccinos and a white coffee: they […]
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