 #2553705 An egg, tomato and lettuce salad in a baguette, or bread stick, on a bed of lettuce and cucumber. picture... #2553704 A black Cocker Spaniel bitch sitting on a white background picture... #2553703 A black cocker spaniel bitch lying prone on a white background picture... #2553702 An English Cocker Spaniel bitch lying in an alert pose on a white background. picture... #2553701 A meal of barbecued sirloin steak, baked beans in tomato sauce and baked potato. picture... #2553700 Portrait of a black Cocker Spaniel bitch on a white background. picture... #2534297 The ingredients for making a traditional British beef stew, a common home-cooked winter meal. picture... #2534296 The ingredients for making a traditional British beef stew, a common home-cooked winter meal. picture... #2534295 A vegetarian pasta with mushrooms and broccoli in a garlic and cream sauce served over a ribbon pasta with a salad. picture... #2534294 A typical English-style beef stew, containing carrots, swede (rutabega) and mushrooms, served with suet dumpling and boiled potatoes.l picture... #2534293 A typical English-style beef stew, containing carrots, swede (rutabega) and mushrooms, served with suet dumpling and boiled potatoes, with a sprig of fresh rosemary. picture... #2534292 A vegetarian pasta meal of mushrooms, garlic, broccoli and onion, cooked in a cream sauce and served with tomato and lettuce salad on a bed of mafaldine (ribbon-shaped) pasta picture... #2534291 A traditional British Cornish Pasty - a pastry case filled with a thick meat and potato stew - with a fork on a plate. picture... #2534290 A vegetarian pasta with mushrooms and broccoli in a garlic and cream sauce served over a ribbon pasta with a salad. picture... #2534289 A mushroom and onion stir-fry being cooked in a non-stick wok picture... #2534285 A baked potato with butter melted on it over a white background picture... #2491062 A view of the River Cherwell next to the University Parks in Oxford, England. picture... #2491055 A view of Ramboda falls, Sri Lanka, in the tea plantation country (a tea estate is visible in the background). picture... #2491054 A view of Ramboda falls, Sri Lanka, in the tea plantation country at the centre of the island. picture... #2491053 The Bidda Tower under construction in Doha, Qatar, November 18, 2007, with other construction in the New District visible behind. picture... #2491052 The landmark Radcliffe Camera reading room of the University's Bodleian Library in central Oxford, England picture... #2491051 The boat, tied up in the Venetian Harbour at Rethymno, Crete. It provides tourists with trips along the north coast. picture... #2491050 The Bidda Tower under construction in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, at sunset on November 18, 2007 picture... #2447938 Yachts tied up in the marina at Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, with the clour-capped mountains of eastern Crete in the background picture... #2444674 A view across the lake at the heart of Aghios Nikolaos, in Crete, Greece. picture... #2444673 Details from the 2007 issue of Qatar's high-value QR500 (worth about $140) banknote. picture... #2444672 Banknotes of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar with a gold key that has the dollar symbol at its end. picture... #2444671 The Minoan town of Gournia, near Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, which is the best-preserved New Palace-era (c. 3,500-year-old) Minoan town so far discovered. picture... #2444670 The entrance to the famous lake at Aghios Nikolaos, Crete. picture... #2444669 A fishing boat on the lake at Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece, early in the morning. picture... #2444668 An inviting beach at dawn in Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, with its sunbeds ready to receive the day's holidaymakers. picture... #2444667 A high-value Qatari 500 riyal banknote, on top of US currency notes. picture... #2444666 US currency notes with a gold key, its end in the shape of the dollar symbol. conceptual for locking in profit or unlocking wealth. picture... #2444665 A beach in the Cretan resort town of Aghios Nikolaos, in the eastern half of the island. picture... #2444664 Banknotes of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the US. picture... #2444663 A battered, bullet-pocked sign in the Greek hills, warning of the danger of lit cigarettes starting a fire. picture... #2444662 The fishermen's church, at the back of Lake Voulismeni in Aghios Nikolaos. picture... #2444661 Boats tied up at Voulismeni Lake, Aghios Nikolaos in the morning picture... #2444660 Steps through the old town of Hania, in a quintessentially Greek setting. picture... #2444659 Two euros on US$3
The European Union euro currency has made huge gains against the US dollar since 2001 and by the beginning of 2008 was approaching $1.50, when a two-euro coin would be worth three greenbacks. picture... |