Articles by: mercedescatalan

Evening at the Docklands

Located in the eastern part of Dublin, the Docklands are a recently renovated area at both sides of the River Liffey. What was once a derelict and very contaminated area close to the Dublin port, now is a busy and modern area full of glass business buildings, modern apartments and new landmarks, […]

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After the storm

The last weeks have been a bit dull for me. Since I came back from Zurich, we have been visited by storms Gertrude, Henry and Imoge… It’s been rainy, windy and cold, not a very good combination to go out and explore with the camera. Sometimes it’s so windy that […]

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The Rock of Cashel

Cashel is probably one of the most well-known places in Ireland. Located in Tipperary County, it is home to the medieval monastic settlement of the Rock of Cashel. The origin of the monastery is supposed to date back to the 5th century, when the king of Munster was converted to Christianity by St. Patrick. […]

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Reykjanes, land of fire

Reykjanes is a small peninsula in Iceland, just south of Reykjavik. It is well known because one of the main Icelandic atractions, the Blue Lagoon, is located there, as well as Keflavik airport. But Reykjanes is more than just the Blue Lagoon, it is much more! The peninsula is situated in […]

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Misty Morning

These photos are from other of those rare sunny days in Dublin. The weather changes very fast and it’s not easy to plan ahead something for the weekend. In this rare ocassion, the forecast was sunny for many days, so I decided to wake up very early and go to […]

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Snowy Uetliberg

One of the things I love about Zürich is that nature is so close to the city. Within a few minutes walk from the city centre you can reach the Zürichsee with all its beautiful birds and swans, there are many parks and green spaces, including two botanical gardens… But what I […]

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Winter Zürich

Last year, I visited Zürich for the first time. It was just before Christmas and I fell in love with this city. Zürich is small and beautiful, standing on the mouth of the Limmat river and the northern side of the Zürich lake (or Zürichsee). I think that time the city center […]

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The Icelandic waterfalls. Part II

A few weeks ago I showed you some of the waterfalls I found in Northern Iceland. Today, I want to show you a few more. The first one is Skógafoss, located in South Iceland. This is one of the tallest waterfall of the country, with a height of 60m. The legend says […]

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Rainy Extremadura

I was looking forward to spending a couple of days in the countryside while I was in Spain in Christmas. This winter has started very warm and I expected to see a wonderful sunset and millions of stars at night like last year… Unfortunately, when I arrived to Extremadura it was cloudy and […]

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