FORBIDDEN CITY on Aug 13, 2011 in BEIJING architecture CHINA ...
THE WAY OF THE CROSS on Mar 22, 2008 in lourdes france religious The Way of the Cross in Lourdes, France depicts the 15 stations of Christ's suffering through a meandering 2 km. pathway that has life-size, cast iron sculpted figures. This is the Twelfth station showing the Crucifixion which is located on a grassy
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA on Mar 22, 2008 in spain architecture santiago de compostela religious This Cathedral is the final destination of the famous El Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), a pilgrimage undertaken from the Pyrenees mountains at the border of France to the northwestern part of Spain in the province of Galicia, a distance of ro...
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE on Oct 2, 2007 in usa bridge san francisco cityscape It was tiresome biking across San Francisco's iconic bridge but it was definitely worth it for a view like this atop the hilly promontory in Sausalito.Location: San Francisco, USA...
THREE RONDAVELS on Sep 17, 2007 in landscape south africa In the Blyde River Canyon, one can find these rock formations called the "Three Rondavels" named after the traditional South African round house with a conical thatched roof. This is one of the "must-see" spots along the Panorama Route
PILANESBERG on Sep 17, 2007 in safari south africa Th sun sets as we make our way out of Pilanesberg National Park which is located inside an extinct volcano. The low-lying hills in the background form the crater. We went on a self-drive safari inside this park which has Big Five game though we only...
DENVER DOME on Sep 13, 2007 in usa denver colorado architecture Interesting symmetry in the cupola of Denver's Capitol. I had to crane my neck to get this right in the middle of the frame. I think it was worth it! Location: Denver, Colorado, USA...
SITTING ON A BOBBING BANCA on Sep 13, 2007 in cebu sea philippines My son (who's now taller than me), sits on a bobbing banca on our visit to Cebu a couple of years ago. We took a boat ride to some neighboring islands and all I could do was to only admire the fascinating corals at the bottom of the sea as the outrig
CHOCOLATE HILLS on Sep 13, 2007 in visayas bohol philippines landscape These protruding mounds remind me of ladies sunbathing in Cote d'Azur by the French Riviera! But these are limestone hillocks in Bohol Island. They're dubbed "Chocolate Hills" because, I think, during the dry summer - when the grass tu
FINICKY HONGKONG WEATHER on Sep 13, 2007 in sea architecture hongkong The Hongkong harbor weather was quite finicky - bright and sunny one minute, dark and gloomy the next. As I set up the tripod, the sun disappeared only to reappear once again after I packed up. But I liked this shot which has a lot of "atmosphere&quo
