Sandwiched between soaring pinnacles of sandstone, Bastei Bridge is a highlight of Saxon Switzerland National Park. But don"t be fooled by the park"s name because we"re not in Switzerland; we"re hundreds of miles away in eastern Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic. The name comes from two Swiss artists who visited the area in the second half of the 18th century and felt the picturesque upland scenery was reminiscent of their homeland.
A bridge that rocks
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Endangered Species Day
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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Happy Pi Day!
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Eurasian scops owl
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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Village of Labro, Italy
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World Whale Day