Friday, 24 August 2012

Saturday, 18 August 2012

The Tourist


Church of Our Lady of the Olive Tree (1387), Guimarães (312 kms north of Lisbon), Portugal
 

Thursday, 16 August 2012

Stone Carvings



Ancient Mayan city of Copán, Honduras


Copán Museum

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Amusement Park



Brighton Pier, Brighton, England

Saturday, 11 August 2012

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Portuguese Architecture


The Sé, St. Catherine's Cathedral (1640) at Old Goa (Goa), India

Friday, 3 August 2012

Purpleish Sunset


Antigua Island, Antigua and Barbuda (The Caribbean)

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Erosion


La Digue, Seychelles

Saturday, 28 July 2012

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Tibetan Children



Somewhere between Shigatse and Gyantse, Tibet

Monday, 23 July 2012

Blue Scooter


Portobello, London, UK

Saturday, 21 July 2012

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Noisy Waters


Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Horseshoe Beach


My favourite beach at Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Monday, 2 July 2012

Friday, 29 June 2012

Main Altar


Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Évora (108 kms SE of Lisbon), Portugal

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Elephant Ride To The Palace




Amer Palace, Amer (Rajasthan), India

Sunday, 24 June 2012

Friday, 22 June 2012

Monday, 18 June 2012

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Textiles





Chichicastenango Market, Guatemala

Sunday, 10 June 2012

Muhammad Ali Tomb


Muhammad Ali (1769-1849) was a worthy successor to the Mamlukes and Turks. He is buried beneath a white marble cenotaph, behind a bronze grill at the mosque named after him in Cairo, Egypt.
The above photo shows just one fourth of the grill


Notice the green mantles below provided to female tourist visitors who are not properly dressed according to Muslim standards, meaning they're wearing skirts, shorts or sleeveless tops.


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Friday, 8 June 2012

"Stellar"




Installation by Tokujin Yoshioka at the "Hell's Half Acre" exhibit, a ground breaking series of installations (large scale evocation of Dante's Inferno), staged within The Old Vic Tunnels, a recently discovered labyrinth beneath London's Waterloo Station

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Giraldo Square


16th century church and fountain, Évora (108 kms SE of Lisbon), Portugal

Sunday, 3 June 2012

(Very) Old Tombstones


Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic


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Friday, 1 June 2012

Temple Of Isis




Island of Philae, Assuam, Egypt