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[ska]

http://travel.yahoo....erests-35526661


World's Most Beautiful Lakes

Plitvice Lake

Croatia

These 16 blue-green lakes, hidden by thick vegetation and connected by hundreds of waterfalls, could be the set for the next Jurassic Park. For adventure as well as killer views, start at one of the lower lakes and work your way up following the sturdy wooden planks that turn what could be a treacherous trek into a fun hike. Take a detour along the 10-minute loop that leads to the region's tallest fall, 230-foot-high Veliki Slap ("Big Waterfall"), a breadth of streaming white water that collects in turquoise pools. While hiking, keep your eyes peeled for deer, wildcats, boars, wolves, and bears—a more likely sighting than a T. rex.

Nearby: There are four hotels in Plitvice Lakes National Park, but most people drive in for the day from Zagreb, about two hours by car.

Peyto Lake, Canada
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Peyto Lake

Canada

Alberta's Lake Louise is the famous one, on all the postcards and posters. But Louise's sister lake 29 miles north along Icefields Parkway, a two-laner that winds 142 miles through the Canadian Rockies, is even more picturesque. Thanks to glacial rock flour that flows in when the ice and snow melt every summer, the waters of Banff National Park's Peyto Lake are a brilliant turquoise more often associated with warm-weather paradises like Antigua and Bora-Bora. For the most dramatic views of the 1.7-mile-long stunner, encircled with dense forest and craggy mountain peaks, pull into the lot at Bow Summit, the parkway's highest point, and follow the steep hike to the overlook.

Nearby: The town of Banff, the heart of the park, is 62 miles south of Peyto Lake.

Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
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Lake Atitlán

Guatemala

Nearly a mile up in the highlands of Guatemala, Atitlán (Lago de Atitlán) rests at the foot of three massive conical volcanoes. Small Mayan villages line its shores, which are set off by steep hills draped with oak and pine trees and nearly 800 plant species. There's no single, must-see view of the lake, so try several vantage points: from up high on Highway 1; from the town of Panajachel, the buzzing market hub that juts out into the water; or aboard a lancha, one of the many small boats that ferry visitors from village to village. We're saddened to note that the lake has built up high levels of blue-green algae over the years. Last October and November, a film of green scum briefly marred its surface. But an ambitious effort to solve the problem is underway.

Nearby: Panajachel is about 2.5 hours by car from Guatemala City.

Loch Lomand, Scotland
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Loch Lomond

Scotland

With a backdrop of windswept rolling hills and medieval castles, Loch Lomond feels like it's straight out of a Victorian romance novel. The 24-mile-long lake is dotted with islands, some so small that they disappear when the water levels are high, and others large enough to be (sparsely) inhabited. Most ferries stop at the largest island, Inchmurrin (polulation 10), so visitors can get a look at the remains of a 7th-century monastery and the 14th century Lennox Castle, used often as a hunting lodge for kings.

Nearby: The lake is 24 miles north of Glasgow and 66 west of Edinburgh.

Lake Garda, Italy
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Lake Garda

Italy

If the shape of Italy is a couture boot, think of the imprint of Lake Garda as a design from the funky sister line—long and skinny at the top, opening up toward the bottom. Garda is the country's largest lake and one of the most polular vacation spots among Italians. The southern shore is home to hot springs, resort towns with pastel villas and terra-cotta-roofed hotels, and most of Garda's 28 miles of serene, pebbly beaches. To the north are the jagged peaks of the Dolomites, a magnet for hikers and bicyclists who want to test their endurance. In Malcesine, an adorable speck of a town with cobblestoned streets and a medieval castle, you can board a cable car up to Mount Baldo for one of the best aerial views of the lake.

Nearby: Lake Garda is about halfway between Milan (89 miles away) and Venice (109 miles away), but to get the full, relaxing effect, stay in one of the south shore's many small towns.

Lake Annecy, France
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Lake Annecy

France

This alpine lake in the heart of the French Alps is a looker, but don't expect to spend your visit gazing over the water in quiet reflection. Lake Annecy is all about activity—particularly in August, when Paris shuts down and the French take extended holidays. Sailors, kayakers, and water-skiers crisscross the water; bikers and hikers hit surrounding nature trails; and refugees from the city fill the outdoor tables at the lakeside restaurants and bars. Repeat visitors know to plan their trip for the first Saturday of August, when a staggering, nearly two-hour-long fireworks display illuminates the water.

Nearby: The closest major city is Geneva, 30 miles north, in Switzerland, but most people stay right on the lake.

Crater Lake, Ore.
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Crater Lake

United States

Thousands of years ago, the top of a 12,000-foot-high volcano in the Cascade Range exploded. The massive pit left behind became known as Crater Lake, the centerpiece of a national park in southern Oregon that displays nature at its rawest and most powerful. Forests of towering evergreens and 2,000-foot-high cliffs surround the lake, where extraordinarily deep waters—at 1,943 feet, it's the deepest lake in the United States—yield an intense sapphire-blue hue. If winter hiking and cross-country skiing aren't your thing, wait until early July to visit, when the roads have been plowed and the trails cleared. Rim Drive, a 33-mile road that encircles the lake, has picture-perfect views from all sides. For a closer look, follow the mile-long Cleetwood Cove Trail to the shore. Brace yourself before diving in: The water temperature rarely rises above 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

Nearby: The laid-back mountain town of Bend, 112 miles away, makes a nice home base for a Crater Lake day trip.

Lake Nakuru, Kenya
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Lake Nakuru

Kenya

The water is blue enough, and the backdrop—grasslands and rocky hillsides—has the makings of a nice photo, but neither is what sets this lake in central Kenya apart. The real draw here is the mass of pink on Nakuru's edges. Flamingos are one of the few species that can withstand the lake's hostile conditions—the water has so much sodium carbonate that it burns nearly everything that touches it —and they flock to the lake en masse. There can be as many as a million birds feeding on algae in the shallows at one time, wading side by side.

Nearby: The lake is in the heart of Lake Nakuru National Park, a sanctuary for black-and-white rhinos, three hours by car from Nairobi.

Lake Matheson, New Zealand
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Lake Matheson

New Zealand

Alternately known as Mirror Lake, this South Island lake is famous for its reflections of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. Visiting just after dawn is ideal, when the water is at its calmest and mirror images are impossibly perfect. The lake itself is well worth exploring, too. Park near the Clearwater River suspension bridge and follow the 1-mile loop past kahikatea and rimu trees, which have extra-tall trunks and fanciful bushy tops and look like something from a Dr. Seuss book.

Nearby: Fox Glacier township, a village that serves as a base camp for trekkers, is three miles east of the lake.

Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Lake Bled

Slovenia

Why not get to the good stuff right away? To take in this Slovenian lake's most breathtaking vista, head immediately to Bled Castle, at the edge of a sheer, 460-foot-high cliff. You'll see mountains in every direction—the Julian Alps and the Karavanke range—and below, the Alpine lake and its main attraction, Bled Island, a tiny forested circle that's home to the 17th-century Church of the Assumption and its prominent baroque clock tower. Down on the lake's shore, board a pletna boat (similar to a gondola) to the island. Be sure to ring the church bell and make a wish before returning to the mainland. Mountains shield the water from icy northern winds, so Lake Bled is warm, relatively speaking (79 degrees Fahrenheit). If that's still too chilly, head to the lake's northern section, where three hotels have built pools around natural thermal springs.

[cata69]

Ăla primul e unde am fost cu ady oare?

[cata69]

Băh, fix ce ne lipsea, o telenovelă ProTV cu "ţigani" în vacanţă la Nisa. Şi aşa în Franţa am găsit coloraţi de pe la noi, preferam să mă ascund. Pe viitor o să dezvolt noi metode de comunicare.

[ska]

telepatie...

[cata69]

Şi tu te gândeai la acelaşi lucru, nu? Deja funcţionează.

[DanCld]

Am gasit o poza interesanta pe englishrussia:

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E din anii '90, din perioada razboiului din Transnistria - in mod cert e vorba de "voluntari" transnistreni dintre care unul face un desen obscen. Cunoscatorii de alfabet chirilic vor identifica sigur "Moldova" la posesorul limbii si "Romani..." la cel al posteriorului

Acuma sincer, am vrea noi!

[adytzu]

Ăla primul e unde am fost cu ady oare?

Da, nene, ala e...ce vremuri...

[cata69]

Deci am fost la cel mai mişto, deci putem muri liniştiţi. Şi da, AM MERS acolo de ne-au luat dracii, TOŢI!

Chiar ce vremuri. Frumos. Încă ţin minte porcul. E, a trecut şi asta

Edited by cata69, 30 August 2010 - 07:27 PM.

[Aer Curat]

Din ciclul "suntem nesatui si vrem sa va jupuim de cat mai multi bani, indiferent de realitatea economico-financiara" :

OMV Petrom scumpeste de marti benzina si motorina


A reinceput sarabanda scumpirilor carburantilor, desi nu au fundamente/motive/justificari reale; dar asta nu i-a oprit vreodata, se gandesc ei cum sa o mascheze cumva. Creste cotatia barilului pe piata internationala sau cursul de schimb, de astea clasice.
Consiliul concurentei vad ca nu a mai facut nimic cu investigatia la companiile petroliere.

[cata69]

Din ciclul "incredibil dar adevărat, e chiar în România"

http://www.sanatatea...arii-organelor/

Telocitele reprezintă cea mai interesantă descoperire făcută în cadrul cercetării româneşti după cel de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Telocitele sunt nişte celule care există practic în fiecare organ, în afară de creier, adică printre celule nervoase. Telocite sunt nişte celule mici ca dimenisiuni, dar cu nişte prelungiri enorme. „Telo“ înseamnă, din limba greacă, distanţă, capăt şi, deci, telocitele sunt nişte celule cu prelungiri foarte lungi.

„E ca şi cum corpul celulei ar fi de dimensiunile unui cap de om şi acel om ar avea mâini şi picioare care ar putea ieşi din cameră să vadă ce se întâmplă împrejur. Prelungirile acestor celule imense ca lungime şi foarte subţiri încât nu pot fi văzute cu un microscop obişnuit, oferă şi preiau informaţii de la distanţă, informaţii pe care le prelucrează. Probabil că aceste celule vehiculează nişte substanţe al căror transport prin mediul din afara celulelor ar fi fie imposibil, fie prea lung. Cert este, am arătat şi este acceptat, că aceste prelungiri emit nişte vezicule, numite exozomi. Aceste vezicule permit transferul unor molecule de pe celulele pentru care altă cale nu există”, spune Acad. Prof. Univ. Dr. Laurenţiu Mircea Popescu, Preşedintele Preşedintele Academiei de Ştiinţe Medicale din România.

Cercetătorii români spun că telocitele ar putea fi „cheia regenerării inimii”. Cauza principală de mortalitate în lume o reprezintă bolile cardiovasculare, în special infarctul miocardic. Aceste celule numite telocite ar putea fi folosite pentru regenerea unui organ, precum inima. „În privinţa acestor celule, se întrevăd trei direcţii. Prima este formarea unei structuri normale a inimii, în stadiul de formare, fetal şi la nou-născut. Urmează mecanismul de reparare a inimii, o speranţă vitală a omenirii şi, dacă se va găsi o metodă de stimulare a acestor celule, este foarte probabil să se ajungă la capacitatea de a repara ceea ce se petrece în infarctul miocardic. A treia problemă este implicarea acestor celule în diferite procese patologice cum este fibrilaţia atrială, o boală cu importante consecinţe asupra inimii şi care ar putea fi vindecată”, a adăugat Acad. Prof. Univ. Dr. Laurenţiu Mircea Popescu.

[pejte]

Trist...

[ska]

Ieri pe la 4pm ne puneam o intrebare intrebatoare...
Mergem la Viena la concertul U2 ?



Raspunsul a venit in mai putin de 5 secunde...

Nu pot sa zic decat ... WOW.

Voi detalia mai pe seara.
Acuma sunt la lucru. N-am decat 1 ora de somn la bord.

Repet... WOW!!!

[the1]

Adica ai plecat pe la 4, ati ajuns la timp, ai gasit si bilete si te-ai intors? Wow! Superman. Sa ne spui cum fu!

[cata69]

M-ai lăsat fără cuvinte. Şi ştii cât de greu e

[VIPER]

"Just so people don't ask constantly how it's done, I'll tell you. A full body layer of rubber, and copper and zinc wire wrapped around his hands, channeled down to his feet. The closer he gets to the tesla coils, the higher pitched the sound gets, that's oxygen and other various particles being heated up. When that electric current goes to the ground, it also translates into sound, and not just a bang."

[ska]

M-ai lăsat fără cuvinte. Şi ştii cât de greu e

ieri am fost tocat ca un biftec.
am ajuns acasa, am mancat si pe la 7 am luat somn pana dimineata.
trebuie sa descarc si pozele.
mai am si de lucru.
...

[the1]

POZE!!!!

[Forester]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=BhhQ4z-AL1w

[Relu]

Bai nene, sa faci ce fac astia, nu inseamna ca "le ai mari", ci ca esti TOTAL defect !!

Edited by Relu, 01 September 2010 - 01:30 PM.

[salesman]

Ieri pe la 4pm ne puneam o intrebare intrebatoare...
Mergem la Viena la concertul U2 ?


Raspunsul a venit in mai putin de 5 secunde...

Nu pot sa zic decat ... WOW.

Voi detalia mai pe seara.
Acuma sunt la lucru. N-am decat 1 ora de somn la bord.

Repet... WOW!!!

Daaaaaaaa, U2 e o chestie tare de tot! Am fost si eu anul trecut la Barelona (cu avionul ) si concertul a fost genial!

[tibitu]

unde imi recomandati sa merg pentru 2 zile (1 noapte) . Maxim 200 km distanta, sa am aer curat, pensionareala si seara plimbarica prin civilizatie. Maine dimineata vreau sa plec.

[ska]

REF - U2 - 360 TOUR - Viena

Voi detalia mai pe seara.

am detaliat pe topicul "muzical" pentru doritori
gasiti si poze

http://www.garajul.r...post__p__436872

http://picasaweb.goo...RViena30082010#

[pejte]

http://www.dailymail...e-Universe.html

[cata69]

Era o vorbă, "avem nevoie de el mai mult decât are el nevoie de noi". Dar există o lege a compensaţiei, nu ştie nimeni de ce, de unde vine acest echilibru.

[Swiby]

Sunt maror la o discutie intre un coleg si o colega:
botez, 200 € tacamu'....PLM, WTF ?