I am so there!
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Location: Monterosso (Cinque Terre), Italy ★
Photo courtesy of WanderingtheWorld
Yesterday it was love at Széchenyi. Today, it's love at the Louvre.
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Location: Paris, France ★
Photo courtesy of laineriley
I could really go for a dip at Széchenyi today. With or without a sizzling side session of public tonguing.
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Location: Budapest, Hungary ★
Photo courtesy of paulo.maxim
He who doesn't wait for the tram walks, or, rather, climbs! And I thought the streets here in San Francisco were steep. That looks brutal. Though I see the "sidewalk" is stepped. Wonder why he prefers the tram lane over the little stairs.
This one's for you, Rosia. If you don't have powerhouse thighs before Portugal, you certainly will, after. If you take a cue from this guy and trek it around town from time to time over 24/7 tramming it.
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Location: Lisbon, Portugal ★
Photo courtesy of angelo greco
In all my trips to Venice, I've never gone up to the loggia level in Basilica San Marco to enjoy this bird's eye view of the piazza below. People as pigeons and pigeons as people. What a great take on this classic shot.
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Location: Venice, Italy ★
Photo courtesy of Stefano Liboni
I've always wondered what Shipwreck Beach looks like up close. One always sees the gorgeous shots of the beach and the island from afar, but seldom from the sand, next to the ship. Love this shot. Makes me feel like I'm right there.
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Location: Zakynthos, Greece ★
Photo courtesy of Halasi Zsolt
At the end of August, I featured another photo from Rome of another modern building, which, from the chosen shot, didn't necessarily look particularly modern. The MAXXI Museum - the new National Museum of XXI Century Arts - is an unmistakably a modern structure. Something that, so I hear, is not a typically welcome development in the more ancient, classical, medieval, renaissance, etc. architectural styles that dominate Rome. If one imagines, say, Venice or Siena or some other European town that is famous for not updating its buildings to anything remotely 21st Century, then I can see why Romans are so against changing the look of their city with pointedly new designs.
Perhaps MAXXI has been or will be better received as the years wear on. Just like I.M. Pei's pyramid - actually, pyramids plural - at the Louvre wasn't widely applauded when it was installed and then grew to be accepted and just another lovable Parisian landmark, I can see the MAXXI Museum's look being similarly loved in time.
As I've never been to Rome and have essentially zero idea what the building looks like in context, I can't speak on this with any real authority. But simply basing my hunch on how interesting and appealing it looks in this artsy image, I hope that there is potential for this unique structure to fit in and find a little love from Romans and visitors alike.
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Location: Rome, Italy ★
Photo courtesy of stefano cipriani
I have a quick trip coming up to Seattle for a friend's wedding. It's been quite a few years since I was last up yonder, and I'm looking forward to the visit. As is my Lensbaby! So in looking for a little inspiration in anticipation, I was particularly pleased to come across this awesome Lensbaby Composer shot of the city. Don't know that I'll get out of wedding mode much to take city pics, but if I can, I hope to capture something half as gorgeous as this evocative sunset view.
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Location: Seattle, Washington ★
Photo courtesy of Cap'n Surly
I just read that the Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra appears to be calming down. Which is good news for a coworker who is - supposed to be - on her way to the island nation this week. Having experienced my own vacation plans erupt this spring due to the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, I couldn't be more sympathetic to her plight. Though, when traveling to Indonesia - the ground zero hotbed of earthly Vulcan activity - I suppose there's always a pretty good possibility that one of the country's 130 active volcanoes will throw a smoking hot - or molten, even - wrench in your travel plans.
Deadly beasts, but so beautiful too, right? Particularly when they're dormant, like the painterly volcano in this serene sunrise.
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Location: Indonesia ★
Photo courtesy of foogray
I found this striking photo today truly par accident - in passing on the street on my way in to work, I caught a snippet of a conversation between two older gentlemen. The one commented to the other, "I loved Paris. I found it to be, well, amazing." Made me smile. So, of course, I wanted to post a Paris pic today. But my search on 'Paris' led me somewhat - and happily - astray to the portfolio of Alain Paris and his breathtaking portraits of African women.
So, not a Paris post and a Paris post, both.
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Location: Africa ★
Photo courtesy of alain paris
