An evening in Karnak

The temple complex of Karnak beats every other pharahonic monument but the Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt. This is just a sample.

Misol-ha

35 meters high cascade near Palenque (Chiapas), Mexico

Churches in Mexico

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Kirstenbosh National Botanical Garden

Capetown, South Africa

A nice bouquet bought at the entrance.

The Temple of Horus

The best preserved major temple in Egypt is located in the city of Edfu and was dedicated to the falcon god Horus. It was built over a 180-year period (237 BC - 57 BC), outlasting six Ptolomies and has laid buried to its lintels until the 1860s.

Colourful Kathmandu

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal

Il Campanile de San Marco

The first tower was a lighthouse and dated back to 1173. It was restored in the early 16th century as we se it now (98,6m high); however it collapsed in 1902 and the reconstruction was completed ten years later.
Views from the top:

Venice, Italy

A glimpse on Delhi

Jami Masjid

Old Delhi

Birla Mandir

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''Delhi is the symbol of old India and new...''

Jawaharlal Nehru

Safaring (III)

Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.

More photos here and here.

Santorini Vulcano

Volcanism in the area of Santorini (Greece), the most active part of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, started about 2 million years ago. The still active caldera is enclosed by the ring-shaped main island Thera (some smoke can be seen on the last pic).

Mingun

Mingun is a town in northwest Burma/Myanmar, located 11 km up the Ayeyarwady River on the west bank from Mandalay.

1, 2 - Settawya Temple, built in 1811, houses a footprint of Buddha

3- The unfinished Pahtodawgyi would have been the largest Stupa in the world. Huge cracks were made by an earthquake in 1838.

4, 5 - Ayeyarwady (misty) River

6- Arriving in Mingun

Awards

I have been honored with the following awards:

From Bhavesh Chhatbar: Information is Everything

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From Rajesh: India Travel
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Thank you all so very much, I really appreciate them. And congratulations on your wonderful blogs.

Hout Bay

Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Junagarh Fort

This fort was built between 1587 and 1593. Later rulers added their own palatial suites, temples and plush courtyards.
Bikaner (Rajasthan), India.