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Following the groomed snow.536 views
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Looking to the other side.536 views
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Hot-air balloons.536 views
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Potsdam Square.536 views
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Velika planina village.536 views
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Octopus.536 views
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Piran - Tartini Square.536 views
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Typical roof.536 views
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.536 views
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).536 views
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Bled Castle.536 views
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.536 views
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Kamnik.536 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)535 views
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A boat.535 views
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The first few runs were splendid, although I stopped every two minutes to take photos. :)535 views
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Photographers were hard at work.535 views
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Photographers.535 views
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Four in a row.535 views
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Yep, the water is cold.535 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.535 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.535 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.535 views
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Just before plunging back into the woods we said goodbye to Planina. I know we'll be back soon.535 views
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Climbing.535 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.535 views
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Fall colors.535 views
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View of Prague from the Prague Castle at blue hour.535 views
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The wooden St Michael church on Petřín hill.535 views
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Prague Castle and Charles Bridge in the blue hour.535 views
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Mala planina.535 views
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More snowy slopes in clouds.535 views
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Krvavec TV tower.535 views
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Mali Draški vrh, Veliki Draški vrh to the left, Triglav and Rž to the right.535 views
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Mt. Stol in the Karavanke range. The visibility was terrible and I had to crank up the contrast in postproduction a lot.535 views
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Double Lake.535 views
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Views from Bled Castle.535 views
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Lepena Valley.535 views
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Mt. Slivnica and hoarfrost535 views
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More boats.534 views
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A tree.534 views
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More cottages in the dusk.534 views
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A stick wedged between the rocks.534 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)534 views
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But when we reached Velika planina and looked over the edge ... the light started to change.534 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.534 views
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Those with lots of luggage took the chairlift, but I chose to hike down and take some pictures on the way.534 views
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After sunset from our balcony.534 views
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Backlit tree at Lake Jasna.534 views
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Katka and I at the Great Strahov Stadium.534 views
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TV tower.534 views
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Blue skies and puffy clouds.534 views
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Velika planina village.534 views
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Trees.534 views
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T-bar lifts.534 views
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Ripples on Lake Bohinj.534 views
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Mt. Slivnica and hoarfrost534 views
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A steep street that leads to one of the city cemeteries took some effort to climb in the summer heat.533 views
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A motorbike.533 views
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Kempten's St. Mang Church.533 views
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Patches.533 views
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Spectators lined the track.533 views
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View from the bridge.533 views
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I returned to the race just in time for the best skiers of the second run.533 views
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Looking back to where we came from.533 views
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The village of Velika planina.533 views
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... and three hours later, the ominous clouds were replaced by deep blue skies.533 views
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Panorama from Zeleni rob inn before returning home.533 views
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It reminded me of some Greek islands.533 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.533 views
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Our car down below.533 views
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It was cloudy when we emerged from the forest to Mala planina.533 views
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The trail along the edge.533 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.533 views
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The Rettenbach glacier with the women's GS course.533 views
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Sparkling snow.533 views
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Top three: Kathrin Zettel (2nd), Tanja Poutiainen (1st), Denise Karbon (3rd).533 views
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Taken while waiting for the bus on Sunday morning.533 views
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Panorama.533 views
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"Ginger and Fred" building.533 views
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Reflections on Berlin streets.533 views
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At one of the Christmas markets.533 views
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An abstract from Potsdam Square.533 views
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One of the cabins at Pokljuka.533 views
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).533 views
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.533 views
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Mt. Slivnica and hoarfrost533 views
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Locals in front of the mosque.532 views
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An interesting shop window in Nuremberg.532 views
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Pastures.532 views
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Dramatic sky in the background.532 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.532 views
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The southern tip of the island is very desolate. The road isn't paved and only few people make it this far. This is the view from the lighthouse at the very end of the peninsula back towards the island.532 views
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Just before the saddle.532 views
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Looking down.532 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).532 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.532 views
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Birch forest.532 views
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Sorica.532 views
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.532 views
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The stairway of the St Nicholas belfry.532 views
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At one of the Christmas markets.532 views
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Jaka.532 views
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Mt. Triglav and a paraglider.532 views
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And then the moment of joy: the first sun rays illuminated the slopes and suddenly the world changed and became bright and colorful.531 views
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A typical Velika planina hut.531 views
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Rakitna.531 views
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The view of Soelden after sunset.531 views
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The tripod helped me play with long exposures.531 views
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A road divides the sea and the dunes.531 views
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Blue skies and white clouds and green waters.531 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.531 views
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One more look before returning.531 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.531 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.531 views
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Thus far we had only seen one other hiker - at the Planja saddle. It's great to have the trail all to yourself. :)531 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.531 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.531 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.531 views
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The trail follows the ridge.531 views
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After sunset from our balcony.531 views
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The hot-air balloons at the finish area.531 views
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Larches at the Vrsic road in the late afternoon light.531 views
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Mt. Mojstrovka.531 views
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The chapel at Javorca.531 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.531 views
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Wenceslas Square (Václavske náměstí).531 views
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Vyšehrad, Vltava and Prague.531 views
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Vltava weir.531 views
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Layers.531 views
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Golden light.531 views
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Mahavšček.531 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.531 views
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. Mt. Triglav in the background.531 views
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Last sun rays from Mangart pass.531 views
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Winter conditions.530 views
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor530 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)530 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.530 views
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It seemed odd to us that all towns and villages were incredibly deserted. There was nobody in sight. Did we land in the land of ghost towns?530 views
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Only rare plants grow in the desert.530 views
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From the road along the peninsula.530 views
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There were only a handful of swimmers at the beach.530 views
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Typical architecture.530 views
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Colorful hills.530 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.530 views
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Trenta.530 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.530 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.530 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.530 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.530 views
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The Streža ridge is quite airy with precipices on both sides. The fog, however, prevented us from seeing the abyss to the left.530 views
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Fans.530 views
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Ted Ligety at the press center.530 views
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Railway bridge across Vltava.530 views
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Swans.530 views
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One of the oldest streets in Prague, Nový svét.530 views
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Christmas market in front of the Memorial Church.530 views
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Entrance cave of Planinska jama (Planina Cave).530 views
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Views from Kriška planina across to the Julian Alps and Triglav.530 views
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Shadows.530 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.530 views
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"Pletna" boats on Lake Bled.530 views
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A typical sign for hiking trails.529 views
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In the cable car.529 views
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OK, a nice road, but nothing special.529 views
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A hole.529 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.529 views
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A Moroccan town.529 views
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We stayed at an apartment hotel in Corralejo at the northern tip of the island. The place was big, pleasant, quiet, and had several swimming pools for those who preferred to stay put.529 views
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Faro del Tostón.529 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.529 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.529 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.529 views
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Against the sky.529 views
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Take-off.529 views
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Just before landing after a 45-minute flight.529 views
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