2021-03-20
Sundial on Parnidis Dune, Curonian Spit, in Lithuania (© amoklv/Getty Images)
帕尼迪斯沙丘上的日晷，立陶宛库尔斯沙嘴 (© amoklv/Getty Images)
This 40-foot sundial stands atop the Parnidis Dune, one of the scenic highlights of Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia. Built in 1995, the sundial was damaged by a hurricane a few years later and rebuilt in 2011. It accurately tells time by creating shadows on the steps, with notches for hours and half hours, as well as months, equinoxes, and solstices.
Sundial on Parnidis Dune, Curonian Spit, in Lithuania (© amoklv/Getty Images)
帕尼迪斯沙丘上的日晷，立陶宛库尔斯沙嘴 (© amoklv/Getty Images)
This 40-foot sundial stands atop the Parnidis Dune, one of the scenic highlights of Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia. Built in 1995, the sundial was damaged by a hurricane a few years later and rebuilt in 2011. It accurately tells time by creating shadows on the steps, with notches for hours and half hours, as well as months, equinoxes, and solstices.
2021-03-21
Bluebell flowers carpet the Hallerbos forest floor, Flanders, Belgium (© Jason Langley/plainpicture)
覆盖了Hallerbos森林地面的蓝铃花，比利时佛兰德 (© Jason Langley/plainpicture)
What color do you normally associate with a forest? Well, in the Hallerbos forest of Belgium, that would be blue, for reasons you can clearly see here. For about 10 days every year, usually in late April or early May, this very old forest floor is transformed as bluebell hyacinths wake up from their winter slumber and carpet the forest floor in blue.
Bluebell flowers carpet the Hallerbos forest floor, Flanders, Belgium (© Jason Langley/plainpicture)
覆盖了Hallerbos森林地面的蓝铃花，比利时佛兰德 (© Jason Langley/plainpicture)
What color do you normally associate with a forest? Well, in the Hallerbos forest of Belgium, that would be blue, for reasons you can clearly see here. For about 10 days every year, usually in late April or early May, this very old forest floor is transformed as bluebell hyacinths wake up from their winter slumber and carpet the forest floor in blue.
2021-03-22
Château de Joux in the Jura mountains of France (© Ivoha/Alamy)
汝拉山中的Chateau de Joux堡，法国 (© Ivoha/Alamy)
Overlooking the valley linking France to Switzerland (the Cluse de Pontarlier), Joux castle – with its keep, towers, drawbridges, surrounding walls and fort – offers fantastic evidence of the way fortifications have developed over the years. Built in the 11th century, then modified by Vauban in the 17th century, people will discover 10 centuries of history there.
Château de Joux in the Jura mountains of France (© Ivoha/Alamy)
汝拉山中的Chateau de Joux堡，法国 (© Ivoha/Alamy)
Overlooking the valley linking France to Switzerland (the Cluse de Pontarlier), Joux castle – with its keep, towers, drawbridges, surrounding walls and fort – offers fantastic evidence of the way fortifications have developed over the years. Built in the 11th century, then modified by Vauban in the 17th century, people will discover 10 centuries of history there.