Autumn Sunset at the Forest
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The sunset "burning" tree narrates the story of the beginning of the autumn. The nearby village is preparing for its sleep and makes the moment so special to contemplate.
It's autumn and the corn has been gathered. The road goes from the Ivanovci village to the nearby for...
The panorama is taken at the main square of village Ivanovci in front of the municipality building an...
The sun is going down. We are inside the forest at the village of Ivanovci in Vidin. It is the beginn...
This is a street panorama at the small village of Ivanovci near the city of Vidin. It is a typical st...
This pano shows a view of the old school at village Ivanovci which does not function any more.
The image is taken before sunset in the fields near village Ivanovci at Vidin. The village is founded...
Vartop is a small village in the Vidin municipality, situated over the canyon of Archar river 3 kilom...
Vartop is a small village in the Vidin municipality, situated over the canyon of Archar river 3 kilom...
The Belogradchik Fortress, also known as Kaleto (Калето, "the fortress" from Turkish kale), is an anc...
The Belogradchik Rocks, a group of bizarrely shaped sandstone, limestone and conglomerate rock format...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
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.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
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.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
