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A shot of the fine swimming waters of the North Sydney Olympic Swimming Pool, right underneath the iconic Harbour Bridge.

Unsurprisingly, also the doors of 'Der Goldener Saal' in Augsburg's Rathaus are golden and beautifully decorated...

A detailed look at the coffered ceiling and murals of the Golden Hall (Goldener Saal) of Augsburg's Town Hall. It is a restoration of the orginal work of Johann Matthias Kager from 1643.

The Goldener Saal (golden Hall) is Augsburg's Town Hall's ceremonial room and highly impressive.... After the original Goldener Saal was destroyed in the bombings of the Second World War in 1944, at first no effort was taken to restore the room in its orginal and splendid manner and a much more simplified room was built instead. Around 1980, however, the vast project was undertaken to restore the golden Hall in its former glory, for the celebration of the Augsburg's 2000 years anniversary. Based on pictures and drawings from before the bombings, a beautiful restoration has taken place. Costing millions, and taking years, it is almost if the original Hall never was destroyed. Originally, the interior was desgined by Johann Matthias Kager in 1643, and the murals and coffered ceilings of this room belong to the very best of the German Renaissance.

Many people believe our dog is a cute puppy...but while cute, she is certainly not a puppy anymore....in fact, she's celebrating her 12th Birthday today! Quite a respectable age for a dog already actually...I guess she believes the concept of long beauty-sleeps on deckchairs outside in the sun may help keeping her forever young....that many more days may come!