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Cosmopolitan Alexandria [1860-1961] part 5
In part 5, photos of more landmarks from the cosmopolitan era of the city are presented.Most are from AAHA = Amicale Alexandrie Hier et Aujourd'hui : www.aaha.ch PHOTOS D'ALEXANDRIE .The accompanying music is that of a rare Greek song from the 40s or before,titled [Geneka pou skotoni-- tango -POLYDOR] . The description of the photos are as follows: 1.A shop selling Greek style antiques at downtown. 2.The Brazilian coffee stores before its renovation in 2006 [AAHA] 3.The interior of Atheneos Restaurant at downtown [AAHA] 4.Club Mohammed Ali [AAHA] 5.The generale consulate of Italy in the 30s [AAHA] 6. .The generale consulate of Italy today [AAHA] 7.Saad Zaghlool square at downtown [AAHA] 8.Fouad I Street at downtown in the 30s [AAHA] 9. Chatby district [AAHA] 10.Italian retirement house at Chatby [AAHA] [2 photos] 11.Label at the entrance of the Italian retirement house [AAHA] 12. A historical marble label stating that the Italian retirement house was constructed during the reign of King Victor Emanuel III before World War II [AAHA] 13. Greek retirement house [Antoniades --Kaneskeris ] at Chatby [AAHA] [2 photos] 14.A beautiful shrub [Vitex agnus castus --Family Verbenaceae] planted at the Greek retirement house [Antoniades --Kaneskeris ] 15.A marble label at the entrance of the Latin Cemeteries at Chatby [AAHA] 16.Interior of Latin Cemeteries [AAHA] 17. .The photo is for a rare species of Laurel [Laurus azorica] from the campass of the Faculties of Science and Agriculture in 1999.The tree was most likely planted before world war II when this area was a high school for the Italian Community.18.Montaza former Royal Palace 19.Sleeping Lion ,Montaza Gardens [AAHA] 20.Greek style building at Montaza Gardens where the Late King Farooq used to drink his afternoon tea. 21.Araucaria excelsa tree [Araucariaceae] at [Montaza Gardens] 22.Spathodea nilotica tree [Bignoniaceae] at [Montaza Gardens] |
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298 Kenya Funzi, Botanical walk on Funzi island agriculture
Ez a kis amatőr film egy botanikai kirándulás mellékleteként készült 1999-ben. A kiránduláson kb 150 fotót készítettem a lagúna mangrove fajairól, ill. a Ramisi folyó torkolatának a folyó parti növényeiről és madarairól. A szigeten néhány etnográfiai tárgyú fotó is készült, továbbá videó jegyzetek. Details can be seen on this video: A videón látható részletek: Funzi sós mangrove mocsár, Sonneratia alba Sm. Sonneratiaceae, légzőgyökerek, halcsapda a mangrove erdő szélén, afrikai halászsas Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish-Eeagle , séta Funzi szigetén,mangótörzsből vájt kenu, Agelanthus (Tapinanthus) sansibarensis subsp. sansibarensis Loranthaceae fán lakó élősködő, kesu dió Anacardium occidentale L. cashewnut szuaheli: Mukoloso, Tamarindus indica L. Caesalpiniaceae szuaheli: Mkwaju, Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn. Palmaceae szuaheli: Mkoko, Mkoma papája, dinnyefa Carica papaya L. Caricaceae mangó Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae szuaheli: "Boribo" mango baobab Adansonia digitata L. Bombacaceae épülő ház váza hánccsal erősítve A teljes Funzi-Ramisi gyűjtés botanikai kulcsszavai: Botanical tags of Funzi-Ramisi photo collection due publishing 2008 winter via internet: Acrostichum aureum L.*, Adansonia digitata L.*, Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh.*, Bombacaceae*, Borassus aethiopum Mart.*, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam.*, Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B. Robinson*, Combretaceae*, Combretum constrictum (Benth.) Laws.*, Derris trifoliata Lour.*, Etnográfiai adatbázis*, Funzi, Funzi sziget*, Funzi sós lagúna*, Heritiera littoralis Ait.*, Hibiscus tiliaceus L.*, Hyphaene compressa H. Wendl*, Kenya 1999 December, Malvaceae*, Meliaceae*, Palmae*, Papilionaceae (Fabaceae)*, Pteridaceae*, Ramisi folyó*, Rhizophora mucronata Lam.*, Rhizophoraceae*, Sonneratia alba Sm.*, Sonneratiaceae*, Sterculiaceae*, Verbenaceae*, Xylocarpus granatum Koen. (X. benadirensis Mattei)*, bird*, mangrove*, |
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