“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” - Rainer Maria Rilke
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“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.” - Andrew Boyd
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“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"The beauty of photography is that a moment in time is carefully preserved in a small frame which may serve as a window into the past to rekindle and remind..but alas, a mirror is only a mirror and picture only a picture. Sometimes though..that may just be enough." - Len R. Cruz
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Happy New Years to all my followers!
Happy NYE everyone! Thank you for following, reblogging and liking my pictures this past year! Can’t wait to start sharing my new pictures from Toronto with you all!
Great work on surviving 2016! and hope you make it another year :P 2017 here we come!
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Biblioteca de México José Vasconcelos - Library of Mexico
Plaza de la Ciudadela #4, Col. Centro. 06400, Alameda, Mexico City, Mexico
Inaugurated in 1946 by President Manuel Avila Camacho in large part for the efforts of the Minister of Public Education at the time, Jose Vasconcelos and whose name was eventually added to the library in 2000 for his contribution in helping establish the site and has come to be known Biblioteca de México José
Vasconcelos.
The library has a rich history dating back to its creation around 1807 (209 years to this date). Originally intended as a site for the tobacco factory of Spain but due to the course of history and the turbulence in Mexico, eventually became a prison, an artillery depot, weapon storage and other purposes by the Mexican military. The site did not start being rebuilt until 1944 when President Camacho started granting parts of the building to different offices of the government and would eventually help it become what it is today.
The library now houses one of the largest collections of books, newspaper, articles and some even dating back to the 15th century. Additional services offered by library include books in braille, video collection, digital services room, children reading areas and host public events and cultural events throughout the year. (During my short visit I was fortunate enough to witness an ongoing Chess competition of students from all over the country).
Truly another treasure in the heart of Mexico City with a range of purposes for anyone visiting or living in the area. If one should be visiting the area is also located by the Ciudadela market which sells thousand of work from all over the country in case you are looking for gifts or souvenirs or traditional items for your house.
Don't miss a chance to visit and enjoy the Library of Mexico!
Hours:Monday - Sunday (8:30am - 7:30)
Cost: Free
Public Transport: Metro/Metrobus: Juarez and Balderas
Links:
Home Page / Facebook Page / English Article / Spanish Article
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Photo credit to: Bora - Instagram
Visiting Toronto - Nov 24th - Dec 12th
Good Day Tumblr! I am coming to visit Toronto at the end of this month and really hoping for some advise on places to visit and photograph, must see events or locations and of course to have a little fun with locals and would be happy to meet fellow photographers, travelers or friendly locals who have time to show me around.
Feel free to message me via Tumblr or Facebook
Cant wait to explore Toronto! See you all soon!
- Len from Mexico City
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¨Big Fucken Rocket - SpaceX¨
Link (click): Story
`The 2031 and 2033 and 2035 oppositions will bring substantially more people to the new New World. By this point, the budding Martian city will be a part of our lives. We’ll follow the Twitter feeds of some of our favorite journalists on Mars to keep up with what’s happening there. We’ll all get hooked on Mars’s first hit reality shows. And some of us will start thinking, “Should I sign up to go to Mars one of these years before I get too old?`
- Elon Musk
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