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"RAIFFEISEN SPARKASSE" (savings bank) written middle top. Must be Switzerland. Or Austria. Or Germany. Here is Herr Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (30 March 1818 – 11 March 1888), who pioneered rural crediti unions -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_Raiffeisen
"... Raiffeisen stated that there is a connection between poverty and dependency. To fight poverty one should fight dependency first. Based on this idea he came up with the three 'S' formula: self-help, self-governance, and self-responsibility (in the original German: Selbsthilfe, Selbstverwaltung, and Selbstverantwortung). When put into practice, the necessary independence from charity, politics, and loan sharks could be established ..."

beachcomber australia It’s cool to see this bank represented in Ireland. I used their Bankomat when I lived in Sarajevo.

Aileen Kane My mistake! I thought it was in Ireland. I was wrong.

Aileen Kane Do you know where this building is? I keep coming up against, er, um, brick walls! Someone will know ...

They're all over central Europe - it could be anywhere.
probably Switzerland from the title, though.

Seems like it was a thing but the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and is one of the 365 most endangered species in the world, as per the 2nd link below.

thepearlgirls.com/blogs/pearl-blog/irish-pearls

www.pearlmusselproject.ie/freshwater-pearl-mussel.html

A picture from the catalogue of their shop in Belfast

catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000519165

“THE DIRECTORY OF BRITISH ELECTROPLATED SILVER MAKERS described this establishment as: "A retail business active since 1884 at Donegall Place, Belfast and at Edgware Rd, London from 1852 until c. 1880. In 1909 the firm was converted into a Ltd. Sharman Dermott Neill was a descendent of Robert Neill, who in partnership with Henry Gardner, advertised 'Telescopes' in 1810. Sharman D. Neill Ltd is still active at 7-9 Royal Avenue, Belfast" An interior shot of the shop: When World War One broke out, Mr Neill was commissioned to make cap badges for the Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV). Each member of the YCV had to purchase one of these distinctive badges, which depicted a shamrock and the Red Hand of Ulster, topped by a crown. The business also made the ‘Neill’s Sight’, a sniper sight for the 36th Ulster Division. This was issued to the best shots in the battalion. It differed from other sights as it was affixed to the side of a rifle - thereby allowing a soldier to focus on far away targets while also being able to use the gun’s normal sight for closer range. Two sons from the Neill family, Dermot and Robert, joined The Royal Irish Rifles. Both were killed on the Western Front”

www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/buildi...

No pearls, so far

Suck Diesel Keep panning for pearls.

The view is likely taken from the area of the Lower Barrakka Gardens or St Barbara Bastions, looking towards Fort St Elmo and Fort Sant Angelo across the water.

This is the second posting of this photo. The first one disappeared into the ether somewhere and we reposted to keep it up there. Flickr is sometimes amazing😄

GoogleMapsSatellite3D is fascinating - www.google.com/maps/@35.894716,14.5125171,41a,35y,49.25h,...

I agree on the location but is it not a reversed image?

Irish251 Well spotted, no wonder streetview didn’t match.
Compare to this PC, very similar

www.alamy.com/harbour-at-valletta-malta-image560874244.html