As I cannot set values in the form: Aperture - f/2.0 Focal length: 58mm

Winter is taking grip with temperatures well below -10®C. Sitting next to the fireplace memories of summertime and travels comes to my mind. Not so many days ago Stephen from Malaysia published a shot of a laughing Buddha. This shot is from Thailand (Phuket) and the monastery of Chalong. Please feel free to comment...

The Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării pronounced ˈdelta ˈdunərij; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю, Del'ta Dunaju) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.[1|1] The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea county), while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine (Odessa Oblast). The approximate surface is 4152 km², of which 3446 km² are in Romania. If one includes the lagoons of Razim-Sinoe (1015 km² of which 865 km² water surface), which are located south of the delta proper, but are related to it geologically and ecologically (their combined territory is part of the World Heritage Site), the total area of the Danube Delta reaches 5165 km².