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Morning tranquility at Lake Malawi

Brothers Fred and Mphatso Luns stood on the shore of Lake Malawi as the sun rose over the calm water. It was early morning in Chitimba, a small village in northern Malawi. The air was cool and the silence was only occasionally disturbed by the gentle sound of the waves.

Fred looked out at the horizon, where the light was slowly coloring the sky, and the world seemed to stand still for a moment. There was cloud, but the sky was slowly clearing.

Fred warmed himself in the rising sun. Mphatso played with a piece of driftwood that had washed ashore. It was a moment of simple peace, in which the day unfolded in all its tranquility.

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Quiet Morning Fishing: A Moment on Lake Malawi

Kenneth Chilongo is fishing in a local fishing boat on Lake Malawi, in the village of Chitimba, in northern Malawi. The sun has set, the air is cool and the water calm. The silence is broken only by the soft sound of the boat. His rod moves slowly to the rhythm of the lake. At first he sits upright, but soon he changes position and lies relaxed in the boat, as children and teenagers often do: mobile and free.

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Eijsden Castle

Besides my passion for nature and wildlife, I also love architecture. Every time I am in the Netherlands, I can't resist exploring and taking pictures of a castle, church or other iconic building. For example, a few years ago, Eijsden Castle was on my list.

Eijsden Castle is a manor house with a castle farm and is located south of Eijsden, in the Dutch municipality of Eijsden-Margraten in Limburg. The castle is located on the river Maas, near the place where the river Voer flows into it.

Before the current castle was built in 1636, there was already a fortified house, called the de Caestertburg. On the east side of the castle is a stately driveway, with a Mary chapel with a murder cross at the other end.

The original builder was Arnold de Lamargelle. The castle remained in his family for a long time, but was later inherited by a Count of Hoensbroek and eventually came into the hands of Hubert de Geloes.

Eijsden Castle is a fine example of the Maasland Renaissance style. The surrounding park, which was laid out around 1900, is freely accessible to the public.

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