Photo Challenge - Animal

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Guess the Name...

It's famous for:

Transylvania with its Bran Castle, Dracula, vampires...

Nicolae Ceausescu with his Palace of the Parliament (the largest building in Europe and the world's second largest administrative building behind the Pentagon; 10% larger by volume than the Great Pyramid of Giza)...

Nadia Elena Comăneci (November 12, 1961) - famous gymnast, winner of 5

Olympic gold medals...

Gheorghe Hagi – “The Maradona of the Carpathians”, a hero in his homeland as well as in Turkey...

Gypsies who use to beg, steal and deceive ...

O-zone, ladies and gentlemen! In fact, a Moldavian pop music trio (but this country claims it 's theirs) that gained notoriety for their song "Dragostea Din Tei". One of its ex-members is Dan Balan (Crazy Loop).
NB. Rihanna sampled the song in her new hit "Live Your Life".

“The bearer of death on the highway” - Dacia – the best affair (cheap and easy to maintain)...

Monasteries...

Beautiful women...

Any ideas?!

How about their traditional costumes?

Is getting hotter and hotter in here...
What about this flag?

And now?

One more suggestion. Today, the 1^st of December is its 90th National Birthday! Ergo, all you who have friends in this country, don't forget to congratulate them!

La multi ani, Romania!

Coffee Relaxes... But not Now and Here!

Coffee... Hmmm, dellllllicious! I go gaga over its inviting smell...

Coffee in the morning... Kisses in the night...

This year my sister went on a vacation in Kenya, Africa.

When she came back she brought souvenirs and cute knickknacks for our family... I was gifted with:

• a superbly crafted wooden statue of a Maasai man;

• a safari-styled bandanna. Frankly being, the design met my taste... It reminded me of tigers, hot sand, savage... I’ve tried to put it on… But nope! It didn’t work! My first thought: “Wow! That’s so original! Should be a special way to be worn!” In fact the African capillary adornment turned out to be XXS for me (it was sewed for the little head of a 6-year girl)...

• banana tee;

• Ohhh! I can't refrain from mentioning at least some words about a pair of local handmade peep-toe sandals. And here again! Fiasco! One sandal was lighter than the other... Thus my sister separated 2 sandals in love forever, ever... One is in Europe and the other in Africa... 2 broken hearts! What a pity!

• vanilla coffee...

African gifts impressed me a lot! Especially the headband and the twosome of sandals perfect for those who suffer from color blindness. The best mark was given to the local Kenyan coffee... It was fantastic! Vanilla... Sweet, warm, soft ...
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That was an intro to the following “clever” test... dedicated to all you and especially to one of my anonymous visitor…

So, here you see many, many coffee beans. Some are darker... Others are lighter... Some are smooth... Others depict irregular shapes...

Now POZOR!!! There is a curious head of a man among these dandy beans... What is it doing here? – No idea!

Your task?! - Find it...

If you’ll find it in 3 seconds, tam-tadam-dam! The right hemisphere of your brain is very, very developed.

Your right brain is developed normally if you'll find that bold head in a minute.

Hmmm... poor, we, who need 1-3 minutes to locate that hidden “spot”! Our (including mine) right hemisphere reacts slowly... Scientists recommend us to eat more proteins. (I'll cry three days because of this finding, for sure! Not so long ago I was a genius!!!)

The good news is that there are brains that need more than 3 minutes to find the man's head or can’t find it at all... Ohhhh! A catastrophe! If your brain belongs to this category, you act like a three-toed sloth, a creeper, maximum like a turtle... Here proteins are inevitable... Or maybe you should buy a higher quality pair of glasses?! Clean them better!

What now? Any changes? Any heads? Don’t say you see 2 of them!

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PS. I am drinking coffee... Just to relax...

Ouch! Mom's Daughters, But so Different...

Czech vs Russia

I like to travel. No wonder I am a wicked Sagittarius!
I like to take pictures.
I love my country. But my curiosity is piqued when it comes to other “distant territories”. Far away, I feel free, relaxed and happy... Truly free! No responsibilities! No work! No monotony!
Only new sensations! Over there I have fun, I meet new people and “collect” new moments for my life's album.

Recently I was in Prague, Czech Republic. It was the YMCA Europe Festival held between 3^rd - 9^th August, 2008.

The weather was excellent! Young men were joyful and my mood was extraordinary!

So, here we are in Prague! Where everything is POZOR! Wherever you go and turn around, at every corner – POZOR!

What does it mean?

As I fluently speak Russian it was amusing for me to find out that the Czech word “POZOR” reminded me of the Russian word “ПОЗОР” which means “DISGRACE”.

Well, I have found its meaning in no time! It's all about “ATTENTION”or “CAUTION”
So what do we have? - “ATTENTION!” and “DISGRACE”. 2 different meanings! The same spelling! The same root!

“Ty vonaš!”= “You smell nice!” Say it to a Czech lady and she'll present you with a sexy smile you'll never forget.
Say it to a Russian girl and get ready to get a sexy kick! She will understand it as: “Tы воняешь!” which means “You stink!”

That was a note of “umor” (Russian) = humor and “umor” (Czech) = repayment (as mortgage repayment)... The first variant is better in this case...

Great tricks! :))

And what's funny is that both languages have the same Mom, called Slavic. One daughter is christened West Slavic (Czech) and the another one - East Slavic (Russian).

The same Mom! Two sisters! But so different!