My hometown...

in cityscapephotography •  7 years ago 

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Dear Steemit friends, let me introduce you with my lovely hometown. The name of the town is Rijeka and it is located in Croatia. (Small country in eastern Mediterranean)

The town is full of history and the most interesting thing is that it was a part of several countries over couple of centuries.

City population is roughly 130,000, and it is probably the most liberal city in Croatia and in this part of Europe. It is most known for Rijeka Carnival (Huge rally with masks of all kinds) which is the third carnival of that type in the world. (by size)

Most notable moment in newer history is that Peter Whitehead invented the first torpedo here, in Rijeka, and the former mayor of New York Giuseppe La Guardia lived here when he was stationed in Europe. (One of the NY airports is named by La Guardia)

This picturesque town is divided in half by a river called Riječina (as you can see on the photo), and in history, the eastern part of the town belonged to Croatia and western to Italy.

To finish my post I will encourage you to explore more about my hometown and would like for you to know that I will write about it occasionally.

Photo was taken by: Nikon D5100 / 18-55mm kit lens

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What a fantastic photo of your city. I hope to follow a lot more of your future post So do you do photography as a hobbie?

@skytronia Thank you for your kind comment. I am mostly doing amateur photography, even though it started to pay of recently. (Freelancing)

Glad that it has started to pay off for you. I did love the water-river. You are actually very good at photography and I hope that it in the end pays you handsomely! Keep up the good work.

Thank you for all kind words, I appreciate it! Photography is my big passion and love, I really hope I'll learn more and more by each day, and become better!

You are most welcome

I love Croatia...been there many times (12 times for the Salsa festival, and many a great meal in Rijeka) Upvoted you ppssst Do you like my holiday stopover shot in Singapore? https://steemit.com/cityscapephotography/@godfatherofsalsa/cityscapephotography-holiday-ramble-in-singapore

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thank you

I'm glad to hear you've enjoyed visiting Croatia. It's a beautiful country with stunning scenery and interesting history. Checked your post.