Thursday, 29 October 2009

Ollantaytambo


Ollantaytambo was the royal state of the Inca Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built a town and a ceremonial center. At the time of the spanish conquest this place served as a stronghold for the Inca resistance.
The site is located at an altitude of 2.972 meters in southern Peru.

Sunday, 25 October 2009

Rooftops


Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), India

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Friday, 16 October 2009

Samos

An island in the North Aegean Sea, Greece

Friday, 9 October 2009

Monday, 5 October 2009

Llandudno Beach

Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

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.

Saturday, 26 September 2009

Misol-ha

35 meters high cascade near Palenque (Chiapas), Mexico

Friday, 18 September 2009

Churches in Mexico

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Monday, 14 September 2009

Kirstenbosh National Botanical Garden

Capetown, South Africa
A nice bouquet bought at the entrance.

Thursday, 10 September 2009

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.

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Colourful Kathmandu

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal

Sunday, 30 August 2009

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

Thursday, 27 August 2009

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