Muti's World

Välkommen til Sverige! Today I am visiting Northern Shore, part of White Dunes Estate, a group of rental sims owned by Elvira Kytori. I am a huge lover of Scandinavian countries in real life and, as soon as I heard there was a Swedish-looking sim on SL, I decided I had to visit it. Northern Shore is the representation of a typical fishing village like those that can be found along the coast of Sweden and the many little islands of its archipelagos.  The landing point is at the sim's harbor, with the port spread over two islands and the waters in between the reign of the many seagulls and other seabirds living in the area.  Here, we can find a small grocery shop next to the shipyard where a boat is apparently under construction (or being demolished?). Next to it, a very picturesque fresh seafood market offers visitors a rustic resting point - and a nice view over the opposite side of the harbor.  By the way... Did you notice the massive crab just outside the shipyard? Impr...

The Salt Lakes of Florence are inspired by an RL place, Les Salins d'Aigues-Mortes, saline marshes surrounding a small medieval village - Aigues-Mortes - located in the South of France, in the Camargue region.  "La vie en rose". Let me tell you a little bit about the RL place.  As the name says, the salt lakes are ponds - swamps - of placid pink waters from which salt, also known as "White Gold", has been extracted over the centuries and still is today! The Salins d'Aigues-Mortes are the largest salt lakes of the Mediterranean and one of the most important birds reserves in Europe.  The characteristic pink color of its waters is due to the massive presence of microscopic pink algae, the Dunaliella Salina, that grows in these highly salted waters and is eaten by small crustaceans similar to shrimps called Artemia Salina. These, in turn, are a tasty treat for the famous pink birds - flamingos - which owe the color of their feathers to them. "The visit...