What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
Answer is in the comments field.
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Google Analytics is a free service from Google that generates detailed statistics about visitors to a website. It shows how many people visit your site, what keywords they used to find your site, how they explored it and more. With this information you can come up with ways to enhance the experiences of your visitors. If you have multiple sites, the data helps you determine which sites you should spend more time on.
Overview
Below is the Google Analytics Dashboard, which shows the number of visits, pageviews, pages/visit, bounce rate, average time on site and new visits. It also has a map showing the country/state/city of each visitor.
Additional information is available on the left menu bar in Google Analytics. For example, if you click “Traffic Sources” you will be given referral sources. On this page, you can also see the specific keywords visitors used to find your site. Very helpful!
Getting started
Go to www.google.com/analytics. If you already have a Google account, log in with your existing information. If not, click “Create an account now”.
Once you have signed in, you will see a page similar to the one below. Start adding your website(s) by clicking on “Add new profile” in the top right corner. (It’s below “Day|Week|Month|Year”.)
Make sure the radio button is on “Add a Profile for a new domain”. Type your website address in the field to the right of http://. Choose your country and time zone. Click “Finish”.
Google will generate code that you need to place in the html of your site. Copy the code and paste it right before the closing head tag in the html. Upload the revised html document to your server. In Google Analytics, click “Save and Finish”.
That’s it. After 15 to 20 minutes you will have full reporting capabilities.
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More than 800 years ago, before trains, planes and Teslas, people migrated to a town approximately 60 miles southwest of Paris. They settled in a beautiful spot and started building what is now known as Chartres.
The most stunning aspect of this town is the cathedral, which stands proud in the middle of town. Cathedral of Chartres is one of the three chief examples of Gothic French architecture (along with Amiens Cathedral and Reims Cathedral) and is not only recognized for its architectural innovations but also for its numerous sculptures and beautiful stained glass.
Prior to the Cathedral of Chartres, a church stood in its place. On the same spot centuries before that was an oak grove where Druids held ceremonies. From the 6th century on, pilgrims came over to pray and bring numerous offerings. The cathedral holds something special that does not feel related to any denomination but is spiritual in it’s own way.
The first two photos are of the cathedral. The following five are of the crypt. And the last are of the picture-perfect town.
The blue color of the stained glass windows, known as Chartres Blue, has never been replicated again.
Gallo-Roman remains have been found beneath the Cathedral and fragments are visible in the crypt.
The Cathedral retains 152 of its original 186 stained glass windows.
Here is a beautiful little chapel in the crypts.
Now let’s go on a tour of the town.
The medieval streets and alleys are deliciously beautiful.
The expert craftsmanship is clearly marked by the solidity of the buildings and
charm of ancient days.
Chartres has many great restaurants and cafes. You can buy a good sandwich or doener for 3 Euros.
Only an hour by train from Gare Montparnasse, you can easily make a day trip to Chartres and the cathedral.
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Fachwerk. Sounds bad, doesn’t it? Like a drunk swearing at his empty bottle of wine.
But it’s not. At least not in Germany where it means timber-framed buildings.
These buildings surround the village of Bensheim, which is on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains.
Fachwerk is built from oak trees and attributes to the solidity of the structures,
some of which date back to the 17th century,
when Steinofenbrot (rye bread) was always baked fresh
and Schinken was cut from local pigs.
Ah, the good ‘ol days… before UPS found its way into sweet little European villages…
and Germany bought the New York Stock Exchange!
Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. With almost 40,000 inhabitants,
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Venusian Fusion hit the streets one year ago.
Back then it was a little seed of an idea… to bring together different aspects of life into one – fusion – through writing and photography.
In the process of establishing a brand, I designed business cards without a title but instead used images. The globe to represent travel. The camera to honor my Nikon DSLR. And the pen and paper to denote expression. These three things highlighted what I wanted Venusian Fusion to become. Little did I know that I was going to travel to Europe, meet different people for photography gigs and take my views of the world on-line.
In the beginning, only a few close friends and family followed Venusian Fusion. Now it’s becoming a platform to collaborate with creative individuals like yourselves. This month, visits came from 35 countries, the top five being United States, Australia, Finland, Canada and France. The most popular blog article is: Setting up an RSS feed on your blog. The most popular pages are the Venus Facts and the Gallery. The top traffic source is “direct” (people who directly type www.venusianfusion.com into their browser), followed by an on-line community I belong to. FaceBook and Model Mayhem are also big traffic sources. Most of Venusian Fusion’s followers are quiet on-line and don’t leave comments but in person they passionately express their admiration for the articles and photos, which makes me really happy!
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Frankfurt is the urban equivalent of a Mercedes C55 AMG Kleemann.
It’s got power, speed and style.
Frankfurt can afford to exceed the speed limit because it is the financial and transportation center of Germany and, the largest financial center in continental Europe.
It’s acoustic system is beautifully refined.
Known for its saunas, pristine nature and technology, Finland is a really beautiful country to visit.
Because it was too popsicle cold to visit the forest, you won’t see any shots of nature. However, you should get a good feel for Helsinki with the photos below.
The Helsinki Cathedral was originally built as a tribute to Nicholas I, the Tsar of Russia, and until the independence of Finland in 1917, it was called St. Nicholas’ Church.
Christmas is the only day of the year when most of the world is not working. This brings a stillness, which makes it a good time to reflect.
What do you want? How can you go about getting it? What are your short and long term goals? How can you challenge yourself more?
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
From Christmas markets in Europe…
