Berny's photos

Driving south on Ruta 149, heading to Upsallata, Province Mendoza, Argentina. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Another more simple "Difunta Correa shrine" at Ruta 149 (see PiP for one at Ruta 40). People mainly pray to survive on the lonesome roads and deposit water bottles, tires and another trash, believing, this helps not to die of thurst in the wilderness. Difunta Correa (the late Correa, actually María Antonia Deolinda y Correa) was a woman who allegedly died of thirst in 1841 while looking for her husband in the desert of Argentina. However, thanks to the mother's milk, her child had not died. It has been found laying suckling on the dead mother's breast. scanned slide, Minolta X700

Doubtless this car is more appropriate than our Kangoo was, here on Ruta 149, Province Mendoza. There are paved sections, but with such deep and dangerous potholes, that cars and trucks often use the space outside the pavement (see PiP), which is actually better driveable, except you miss a crossing culvert inlet. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Looking East from Ruta 149 to the "foothills" of Andes, which quickly rise to an altitude above 5000 m. The highest peak there is Cerro del Tambillo, 5651 m. Province Mendoza, Argentina - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Vineyards near the village of Tamberias, Province San Juan, Argentina scanned slide, Minolta X700

Valley of Rio Los Patos, Ruta 149. Rio Los Patos from the south and Rio Castano from the north are joining to the Rio Juan, which we were following in the series of Argentina images before. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Continuing the Argentina stream......Ruta Nacional 149, leaving the mountainous part of Ruta 12 to the west, direction Andes. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Falasarna - Crete HFF and a sunny weekend for everyone! Stay safe!

Venetian settlement in Deres - West Crete (this special items could be a little bit younger).....

not to confuse with "Breaking bad" ;-)) Abandoned Venetian settlement in Deres - West Crete

These old Venetian settlement in West Crete is abandoned, but partly still used by a farmer. - see PiP's