What's that in the distance? Oh, my!

in travel •  7 years ago 

The soundtrack for this post:

It wasn't the biggest

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or the fanciest

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or the prettiest

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Not the most fairy tale like.

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But, even though my name is @onceuponatime

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I liked it!!!

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And I hope

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that you do too!

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all photos courtesy of moi

ouzo and out,
@onceuponatime

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Because in Greece we lack in this type of architecture, I personally like it VERY MUCH and it's one of the things (Medieval architecture in general) I REALLY enjoy when I visit a European country.

Awesome castle, awesome soundtrack and in my opinion one of the most iconic music logos in history. I was once asked in the comment section of a musical list I wrote (think it was Listverse) if I had any idea what this logo is all about. As you understand I did a little research and I am going to share it with you now (or whoever is willing to read).

The "Tongue and Lip" logo as it is known was designed by the GREAT British art designer John Pasche back in the early 70's. When he was asked why a tongue and lip he just replied: I just wanted something anti-authority, but I suppose the mouth idea came from when I met Mick Jagger for the first time at the Stones' offices. ... In a nutshell, it perfectly encapsulated Mick Jagger's lips and the band's rebelliousness. I didn't even have to try hard really! Can you think of anything more rebellious or anti-authority than Mick's lips?

"the band's rebelliousness"

LOL. You know who got back stage passes when the Stones performed in Cuba? Warren Buffet, LOL

I know right! LOL Plus, the concert was "blessed" by Pope Francis and supported by Obama and Oprah! Totally filth!!!!!!!! But hey @onceuponatime, John Pasche was talking about the wild, rebellious kids Mick and Keith were back in the 60's and 70's. It's truly sad how some people start and end up though, isn't it?

Especially this dude right here, who once was the DEFINITION of a rebellious artist and has ended up being the only alive billionaire musician that exclusively attends parties and dinners of the English royal family, the Vatican's oligarchy, Obama, Putin and so on. What money can do to humans huh? lol

How would I know? I haven't had a raise in my allowance for fifty years :-)
(and the Pope NEVER blesses me)

LOL....You keep it real at all times!!!!!!!!!!! And please STAY AWAY from Pope. His blessings may be as "good" as a witch's curse :P

May nightingales wake you each morning and lull you to sleep each night!

Hello! fabulous places! Thank you for helping to travel through photos :)
By the way, maybe you did not see, I drew your portrait Do you like it? This is not spam! if you do not like, then I'm waiting for criticism! In any case, I tried to draw you beautiful!
Have a nice day!
https://steemit.com/art/@yakubenko/onceuponatime-nice-guy-good-companion-for-traveling

It is VERY hard to draw me beautiful LOL

hhahaa) oh well! Do not ask for a compliment! :)

Brilliant with reading/looking at your post with the STONES in the background! I love the Rolling Stones!! And I love your conversation with @tkappa! I have to agree with @tkappa...you might want to put on your running shoes if you were to get a blessing haaaaa

Hey! I'm Catholic!

Opps :)

At least they won't have to worry about water in the basement.

That's Himself! Always looking on the bright side!

I really like it...you are a very good photographer 😀😀😀...I love too the castles.. this is Bran castle..or Dracula castle... in Romania

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I've heard stories of Vlad the Impaler :-)

haha This is what I think too @nikosnitza

haha, thanks and this is my ghost...

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Once upon a time, in a big old castle, lived a man called onceuponatime....

Oh, man! That would make a GREAT story!

First of all, I love your soundtrack music!!! ❤

Second of all, I love your beautiful photos! I always had a BIG LOVE for fairy-tales and castles!!!

So extra kudos for it @onceuponatime!!! 😉

And third of all?

:-)

Third of all, a fairytale story should follow!

A Steemit fairy tale, set in a castle like that would be ideal!

Would you volunteer to be the "damsel in distress"?

Hehehe I have been a volunteer for many "helping others" organisations in my life!!!

So yes, I think it would be fun, someone else to try to save me for a change !!!

You're a trooper :-)

It's nice but I'm wondering if you can stay in it.
I saw one you get at least for a while via airbnb even.
It was from this post by @rea :
https://steemit.com/cn/@rea/a-queen-for-the-weekend-in-the-scottish-highlands-part-i

I read in wikipedia that it i a museum now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg_Castle

Ah, I guess no ordinary people will be living in it then. :-)

I have NEVER considered you to e ordinary. Go for it!

Ahaha... I can just say we are all the 'same'. We are unique.

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Great shots..Thanks for the choice of soundtrack..

Thank you.

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Distance is what is between you n me,
Though you ended my distance with this amazing nature, by clicking them amazingly i dont feel any distant from them

OK, but don't hurt yourself :-)

Never gonna remain hurt , your words will heal all the hurt :)

These photos are beautiful. Dear @onceuponatime, I admire your style of writing

You mean I've got "style"?
Oh, wow!

You do. The way you tie up your writing with pretty pictures is oh-so orgasmic

I'm not going there :-)

Please do! I am going there with you

To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.
I liked your every tittle line you've used on your every picture .
Keep posting like that , i will wait to see more .

OK. Will do.

Wonderful pictures
Castle has amazing architecture.
Really enjoyed your music track and picture
Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

Is there a road or an elevator leading up to there? Nice trips you take... :)

I never got quite close enough to see, but I would suppose so. I was in a hurry to get to Lichtenstein. I heard that the Hell's Angels kept there corporate headquarters there :-)

There's this song about being in a rock n' roll band and then there's EVERYTHING else.

I performed this karoake-style at a corporate sales function with 4 friends and unplugged instruments at a club in SoCal and had so much fucking fun we got carried away and broke the instruments!

The place went crazy, they didn't even charge us for the instruments!! Sometimes I miss 1989, then again...

Breaking the instruments was a thing there for a while. You were just keeping up a tradition :-)

Excellent photography. Honestly speaking all the clicks just amazing i loving it 🙂
Its a fabulous photography ever i seen.
Please keep continue to your clicks..

Thanks!

Its my pleasure 😊

I hope you'll keep continue to share with us those type of amazing photography 📸

That's one of my favourites when you write a story together with pictures.
Great photos :d

Merci beaucoup!

Gutenberg Castle ... steals the show in Balzers!

You are a knowledgeable man!

Thanks - but I am a woman. I guess my pic doesn't do me justice...
Anyway, I hope you were you able to make a stop and visit this castle - did you see the bronze horse in the inner courtyard?

I like women!

No, I didn't stop. I was on a whirlwind tour from Ticino. Had to get back the same day.

You made me laugh ... I can now sleep better knowing this particular detail.
Love your wit & intelligence.
Keep well!

Ouzo & Octopus & Out

Where is this one @onceuponatime? it reminds me of Bran Castle (aka Dracula's Castle from Bran, Romania

I just read it in the comments! have a lovely trip!!

@onceuponatime, I know who are you. You don't know who am I. :) :)
You're the besty photographer in steem blockchain. You have own style of writing and taken captures. Pretty stunning castle image clicks various degrees. Deserving place to travel in Greece.

The important thing is: Do you know who you are?

Yep...I know me who am I.

Good! You are half way home!

O yes I know you're @onceuponatime. Outstanding background indeed greatest photo shots taken like as a professional photographer. Have a nice day.

I'm so happy that at least you know that I am @onceuponatime! Sometimes when I look in a mirror all that I see is @twiceuponatime :-)

Omg..You seems both upon a time... :)

They're naturally anazing, sometimes the simpleness of something makes it extraordinary and wonderful, I applaud you for the photos and oh the sound track? You can't just imagine, I love it

I agree. It is my simpleness that makes me extraordinary and wonderful :-)

Yes sir, I guess you've got even more splendid pictures like these

It is really beautiful and your name is nicely combined with the castle XD, everything starts there haha! Nice soundtrack! Also where is this place?

Read above comments for clues.

Thanks, I found it below XD, Switzerland, lovely! Those countries there Switzerland, Germany, Austria have magnificent castles, like in the fairytales!

Hello @onceuponatime
I really do love these view
It reminds me of the movie "Melin"

Nice. "Melin"

Were there any panther guards? :P

Cougars. Cougars everywhere :-)

Cou-guards I think :P

Yes. Praetorian Cou-guards.

Haha, the song fits here quite nicely! I really like the view. Pictures from a fairy tale :P

Once upon a time...............................

I wonder how is it possible for someone not to like it...
The landscape is amazing,so is (the castle?-fortress?)
I loved it actually.Hope you had great time

A great time was had by all :-)

That is all that matters eventually!

Sometimes even right away :-)

Where is this? It's gorgeous, and makes me want to go.. reminds me of some things in both Austria and Italy, actually.

Edit: didn't listen to the song until after - just commenting on the pictures :)

It is in Switzerland, approaching Lichtenstein.

Didn't make it there when I lived overseas. Gorgeous spot - would love to go.

I do love it too, especially the houses on the mountain. Nice captures

Thank you. It was fun taking those shots. I had more, but didn't include them.

I have been in UK and they have plenty of this architecture.
Also where I come from in Italy, there are great example of medieval constructions. Especially in Ravenna and San Marino area.
Cheers for sharing!

Italy is definitely on my bucket list :-)

I don't believe you, @onceuponatime.
I am sure it was the biggest, fanciest, prettiest, most fairy-tale like , once upon a time. And you loved it. This is why you are writing about it :) :) .

The photos are beautiful. I love this castle and this hamlet. Like a dream :)

Well then, if I do one of those "10 truths and a lie" posts, your guess is already prepared :-)

:D :D ... Most definitely . ;) :) .
Their are no lies. Just Veiled Truths. 😎🙂

The ORIGINAL 100% REAL NO FAKE castle of @ONCEUPONATIME !!!!

(Cheers like a college girl looking at a beautiful K-Pop band)

I want to be in a K-Pop band :-)

@ONCEUPONATIME in a K-Pop band, far, far away...

Now you are just trolling me with perfection.

When something comes from you, its always eye catching and like always cant turn my eye , the mood of these pics will be like once upon a time in future :)

I need to introduce you to my alter-ego, @twiceuponatime, one of these days. He's really in to flattery :-)

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

In Romania we have a similar castle called Bran Castle. I also like the soundtrack you chose. I hope you enjoy your time spend there. Cheers

amazing landscape,, surely u had nice time,,u got new fan here

The soundtrack is so satisfying. I am loving it and those picture with this soundtrack in background made it more cool.
I have just downloaded the soundtrack, thanks for sharing it @onceuponatime

Wow ! extraordinary photography
Beautiful pictures thank you..Greets
as a photographer i can say this is very good work! Nice place to go travel. Thanks for share

Amazing picture, the environment looks great and with mixture of beautiful lights
and addon effect of this picture is natural views.
and it makes an eye catching effect and i hope that you really enjoyed this beautiful environment. Thanks for sharing and wishing you an great day. Very excellent photography also.
Stay blessed. ??

Wow very awesome place to go to travel. I like travel very much. When ever i get some time then i go to travel any where any natural place. This is very great photography i also. I really impress to your best post.

  ·  7 years ago Reveal Comment

which camera did you use for these pictures Please? amazing!!

Beautiful photo-story. And gorgeous photography.
Well played))

It is absolutely wonderful and fantastic but your words made it look like there's is nothing in this world like it. It's the power of your words. I loved the song too. @onceuponatime

Awesome sound track given @onceuponatime. Also great photography sharing. Thanks for massive effort. Followed.

Awewome places and photography .

The best music to take advantage of and clean the house.

Woww.. Super amazing,I want to always follow the master..

Cool and beautiful photographs! Yes i did liked everything. Well-done

@onceuponatime,
There are only very few counties which had great civilizations before! Like you said, ONCE UPON A TIME the great civilization of the Greece! This is amazing! A great photography and did you visit that place? If so, I wish you will share that experience with us too!

Cheers~

i like those words..how you have built up a short and sweet story out of it :)

Beautifull scenary. I like the history place

Spectacular scenes there what a nice place loving it :) thanks for sharing some awesomeness

That looks a cool and awesome place wow the natural place its awesome :)

I'm sure that everyone like it as me! It looks like attractive. I would like to go there someday..

These photos are beautiful. @onceuponatime, you are wonderful with the camera

Very nice historic place. I wanted to visit and see...

nice pict :D

That's a mind blowing photography.Wow what a beautiful place man.
You are really great onceuponatime.
Thanks to share this post.
I really enjoy your post.

Good pictures, I hope your days are always fun @onceuponatime

Stones tune and
awesome photography 😊

@onceuponatime - Sir old is gold... These photography is a good example for it... Stunning photography Sir...

+W+

Even i liked the way haha that was cool way of describing something ;)

The pictures are insanely beautiful. Thanks a lot for sharing. Such pictures genuinely give travel goals.!!! :)

the weather was on perfect point that time looks so amazing :) thanks for sharing

beautiful place................. sounds peace.

wonderful photograpy. great shots
just awesome i love it. enjoy your travel. thanks for share.

the fairy tale just got real in once upon a time life is blessed

I like it.

hahah even i had a hope for once that was some cool way of showing the world around

very beautiful photography! enjoy traveling!

who don't love your post they are simple and yet so beautiful ;;)

glad that i turned the music on first its was a great experience for me

Oh ! I wanna visit there.

professional way of telling something so cool awesome pro shots too

so pleasure seeing this place .

That's some kickass music, kinda tunes me to a crazy mood haha

It is like a tower.

That's a cool place the background scenes make it the prettiest of them all