Photography by Acer: Czechia => España

Few photos from my hitchhiking trip from Czech Republic to Kingdom of Spain.

In this trip with my friend we drove in over 35 cars as much as +/- 2900 km. It was amazing traveling and photography experience. Perhaps soon I will have more opportunities like this to explore España and the Basque country. I apologize for using wikipedia as main and only source of informations. At first I thought I will just upload photos but then I realized that those places are too amazing and not a photo nor a word can describe them. Also I want to thank my traveling partner for his patience and company.

1. Trier

Porta nigra is the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. It was built at the end of 2nd century AD. It has been preserved until these days only because of greek monk Simeon who lived in the ruins of the porta nigra. After his death was Porta nigra transformed into a church and monastery was built next by to honor him. In 1804 Napoleon ordered to convert porta night to its roman form. In 1986 Porta nigra was designated a World Heritage Site

Porta Nigra
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2. Luxembourg

ts capital city of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with population +/- 115 000.

It is considered as world most safe city and 19th city with highest quality of living.

Street of Luxembourg
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3. Mersch

Mersch is the home of the National Literature Centre, Luxembourg's national literary archive. The town is the site of one of the six regional headquarters of the Grand Ducal Police.

Mersch Train station
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3. Hitchhiking from Luxembourg

Colors of road
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4. Metz

Metz is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is theprefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Great East region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg,

Temple Neuf de Metz
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Saint Étienne de Metz
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Saint-Étienne de Metz (French for "Saint-Stephen of Metz"), also known as Metz Cathedral, is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral, Saint-Étienne de Metz is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz and the seat of the Bishop of Metz, currently Pierre Raffin.

Saint Étienne de Metz
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5. Paris

Big brother
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Notre-Dame de Paris (meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture. As the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame contains the cathedra of the Archbishop of Paris. The cathedral treasury contains a reliquary which houses some of Catholicism's most important relics, including the purported Crown of Thorns, a fragment of the True Cross, and one of the Holy Nails. In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered desecration in the radical phase of the French Revolution when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. An extensive restoration began in 1845. A project of further restoration and maintenance began in 1991.

Notre dame de Paris
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Contrasts
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Eifel Kitsch
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6. Aigues-Mortes

Aigues-Mortes is a French commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France.The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved. The foundation of the city is said to have been by Gaius Marius, around 102BC

The Massacre of the Italians at Aigues-Mortes was a series of events on 16 and 17 August 1893, in Aigues-Mortes, France, which resulted in the deaths of immigrant Italian workers of the Compagnie des Salins du Midi, at the hands of French villagers and labourers. Estimates range from the official number of eight deaths up to 150, according to the Italian press of the time. Those killed were victims of lynchings, beatings with clubs, drowning and rifle shots, as well as many casualties.

The massacre was not the first attack by French workers on poor Italian immigrant labourers that were prepared to work at cut-rate wages. When the news reached Italy anti-French riots erupted in the country. The case was also one of the greatest legal scandals of the time, since no convictions were ever made.

Traveling
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Petit ruelle Aigues-Mortes
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7. Carcassone

The Cité de Carcassonne (Occitan: Ciutat de Carcassona) is a medieval citadel. Founded during the Gallo-Roman period, the citadel derives its reputation from its 3 kilometres long double surrounding walls interspersed by 52 towers. The town has about 2,500 years of history and has seen the Romans, Visigoths, Saracens and Crusaders. The original walls were supported by between 34 and 40 towers, spaced from 18 to 30 metres apart along the curtain wall.

Inside the fortress
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Before the night
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8. Duna de Pyla

The dune has a volume of about 60,000,000 m³, measuring around 500 m wide from east to west and 2.7 km in length from north to south. Its height is currently 110 meters above sea level.

Before the rain
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9. San Juan Pie de Puerto

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (literally "Saint John [at the] Foot of [the] Pass) is a commune in the Pyrénées. The town is also the old capital of the traditional Basque province of Lower Navarre. This is also a starting point for the Camino Francés, the most popular option for travelling the Camino de Santiago.

Two comrades
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High in the night
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Night street
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10. San Juan Pie de Puerto to Roncesvalles

The French Way (Galician: Camiño Francés) is the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James , the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. It runs from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees toRoncesvalles on the Spanish side and then another 780km on to Santiago de Compostela through the major cities of Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos and León. A typical walk on the Camino Francés takes at least four weeks, allowing for one or two rest days on the way

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Levels
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11. San Sebastian

San Sebastian, La semana grande
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La Semana Grande de San Sebastián, es una de las principales fiestas de la ciudad vasca de San Sebastián.

Fiesta por la noche
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Durante estos días la ciudad entera se viste de fiesta y se realizan cientos de actividades que no pasan desapercibidas para nadie. Entre ellas, el tradicional concurso de fuegos artificiales, en el que cada noche una pirotecnia realiza su actuación desde los jardines de Alderdi Eder.

12. Bilbao

Bilbao is a municipality and city in Spain, a major city in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. It is the largest municipality of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and the tenth largest in Spain, with a population of 353,187. The Bilbao metropolitan area has roughly 1 million inhabitants, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in northern Spain.