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Garden Walks: Kamakura Hydrangea Temple, Japan

Kamakura is one of the most popular day trip destinations for both Tokyoites and tourists, uniting the beauty of nature with the majesty of history. It’s a stunning place to explore no matter the time of year, but Japan’s rainy season clads the ancient city in a breathtaking dress of blossoming hydrangea flowers. The elegant flowers can be admired at various sites, including the famous Hase-dera Temple. However, there’s only one place so stunning, it earned the nickname “hydrangea temple:” Meigetsu-in. Come with us on a journey to a world full of petals, raindrops, and little discoveries.

Boat Tours: Sea Caves Of Vieste, Puglia, Italy (4K)

The erosion of the Gargano coast cut through many karst cave systems, which are now sea caves. The caves are eroded by the mechanical forces of the waves, the result are sea caves like any other sea cave on earth, except for some remaining stalactites on the ceiling probably.

Timeline: 0:00 Vieste Lighthouse 0:15 Vieste Old Town 1:01 Arco di San Felice 1:52 Testa del Gargano 2:33 Grotta Sfondata 3:55 Grotta dei Due Occhi 4:44 Grotta dei Pomodori 6:25 More views of the rocky coast 8:37 Grotta delle Due Stanze 10:45 Grotta della Tavolozza

Vieste is a coastal town in Gargano National Park, in southeast Italy. It’s known for its beaches, like Scialara, home to the imposing Pizzomunno limestone monolith, and the broad Spiaggia di San Lorenzo. Marine fossils and rare shells are on display at the Museum of Malacology. Nearby are the Castello Svevo, a medieval fortress, and the 11th-century Vieste Cathedral, with its baroque bell tower and painted ceiling.

Walking Tour: Old Town Edinburgh, Scotland (4K)

Walking Tour of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland – Old Town, Royal Mile High Street to Princes Street. Edinburgh has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings, which will be covered in the next video. Filmed on 26 June 2021

POINTS OF INTEREST 00:00 – Edinburgh Castle 2:13 – Castlehill 4:42 – Lawnmarket 6:01 – High Street (The Royal Mile) 10:36 – Hunter Square 12:52 – Cockburn Street 17:08 – Craig’s Cl 18:04 – Market Street 18:43 – Waverley Bridge 20:34 – Princes Street

Aerial Views: Brisbane – Eastern Australia (4K)

Brisbane, capital of Queensland, is a large city on the Brisbane River. Clustered in its South Bank cultural precinct are the Queensland Museum and Sciencentre, with noted interactive exhibitions. Another South Bank cultural institution is Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, among Australia’s major contemporary art museums. Looming over the city is Mt. Coot-tha, site of Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

Village Walks: Cisternino In Southeastern Italy (4K)

Cisternino is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the coast of south-eastern Italy, approximately 50 kilometres north-west of the city of Brindisi. Its main economic activities are tourism, the growing of olives and grapes, and dairy farming. 

Video timeline: 0:00 – [Drone intro] 2:00 – [Walking tour begins / Corso Umberto I] 3:40 – [Brief history of the town☀️] 6:45 – [Belvedere of Piazza Marconi] 7:40 – [Via Manzoni] 10:30 – [Villa Garibaldi park] 11:55 – [Torre Grande (“Big Tower”)☀️] 12:50 – [St.Nicolas Church☀️] 19:12 – […walking in the old town…] 20:40 – [Piazza Vittorio Emanuele] 23:00 – [Church of St.Lucia☀️] 25:15 – […walking continues…] 42:00 – [Porta Piccola (“small gate”)] 43:40 – […walking continues…] 1:00:23 – [Piazza Pellegrino Rossi] 1:04:00 – […walking continues…] 1:06:30 – [Southern Gate] 1:08:00 – [Via Manzoni]

Views: British Steam Yacht Gondola In Lake District

Set sail over Coniston Water with the National Trust in this behind-the-scenes video of Steam Yacht Gondola, one of the only steam-running gondolas remaining in the Lake District. In this video, find out about the work that goes into every voyage, and hear the stories of the gondola from the boat’s Manager, Julian. He’ll show you how he stokes the fire and what he and the team do to prepare the gondola before setting out for a journey. You’ll also hear about the traditional methods that are still used to this day to dock the boat. The history of Steam Yacht Gondola reaches as far back as the Victorian period, and to step aboard is to step back in time. Sir James Ramsden, Director of the Furness Railway Company, saw an opportunity to bring a pleasure cruise to Coniston Water after being inspired by a trip to Venice in 1850. Out of his vision, Steam Yacht Gondola was borne.

Aerial Views: Los Angeles, Southern California (4K)

Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes. 

Hikes: Cache Lake In Yellowstone Park (4K)

Cache lake is a small and picturesque lake at the base of Electric Peak in the Gallatin BMA area of the park, and it is a short, roughly 12-mile round-trip hike to the lake and back.

This is a nice day hike that most people can do if you want to try experiencing the backcountry. You will see other people and horses on this hike but you can also see wildlife, including bears, if you hike the right way. I saw lots of grizzly tracks and saw a black bear on this hike. This hike is around 13 miles round trip and only about 1,000 vertical feet elevation gain. There is water all along this hike.