Smoo Cave - Durness
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Entrance to Smoo Cave in Durness, Scotland. A little town way up north on the west coast Scotland. John Lennon spent spent his holiday's here at his aunt's house when he was a child.
A Highlands impression. Travelling south from Durness to Ullapool, passing lochs, heaps of peat, beau...
a view from a hill top by the sea. The wind has my fingers red and frozen by the time the shot was co...
The approach to this bridge from the South is sudden and then as you pass over the bridge and get to ...
Found just off the A836 , Strathy Beach is one of the best beaches found on the north coast of Scotla...
Found just off the A836 , Strathy Beach is one of the best beaches found on the north coast of Scotla...
Beside Loch Assynt these ruins stand on a small peninsula.
Meandering past the Forss House Hotel , the River Forss is popular for its salmon fishing .It's a ver...
This shot was taken from the upper waterfall viewpoint on the Forss Hotel side of the river .The Rive...
Found on the banks of the River Forss , the old mill here is in a state of ruin . It still has its wa...
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The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
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Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
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Text by Steve Smith.
