Somewhere Near Here - somewherenearhere

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Hong Kong streets


street scene


Times Square, HK


downtown HK


office overpass


trams
colorful Hong Kong trams

Statue Park


Statue Park


HSBC building


cute Hong Kong child


incredible tree near Statue Park


Bank of China building


geometry
Bank of China building

skyscrapers downtown


downtown HK


Beware of Heatstroke
HK Park advisory

Hong Kong Park


Chinese Lanterns
HK Park

the reason for no pigeons?


stretching turtle
HK Park

orchids
HK Park

lookout tower
HK Park

view of the city
as seen from the lookout tower in HK Park

hello there
resident of the HK Park aviary

aviary
HK Park

aviary resident
HK Park

orchids
HK Park

orchids
HK Park

more orchids
HK Park

orchids, everywhere
HK Park

the Peak Tram
on the way up to the Peak

the Peak shopping mall


Hong Kong overview
as seen from the Peak

looking away from the city
taken from the Peak

the Peak


lion over the city


Mid-Autumn Festival


Mid-Autumn Festival lights


lanterns
Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival


Mid-Autumn Festival


dragon
Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival


families lighting candles
Mid-Autumn Festival

candle lighting


noodle soup dinner


waterfall
HK hiking day

Chinese graffiti


fellow hikers


intrepid explorers


stairs up a mountain


bridge sign


climbing the mountain


hazy day over the city


crossroads


entering the forest


reservoir


beach!


boat passing the beach


green beans
dim sum dinner

mixed vegetables
dim sum dinner

chicken
dim sum dinner.  note the head.

fried vegetables
dim sum dinner

noodles
dim sum dinner

BBQ pork
dim sum dinner

giant shark fin


on the street car


mango dessert menu


harsmar on the menu
gross.

mango dessert!
mangoes, mango juice, sticky rice balls, mango ice cream.  deeeelicious.

cappuccini and biscotti
first night in Milan

Rigoletto program
Rigoletto, at La Scala

chiesa
church in Milan

Duomo
Milan

galleria
Milan

first meal
takeaway Panzarotti before the opera in Milan

La Scala
Milan's opera house

girls before the show
outside La Scala in Milan

chandelier
inside La Scala

Scala
view from the Galleria

intermission
group at the opera

mirrors
intermission at La Scala

drinks
first night in Milan, after the opera

bus ride
snowy countryside on the way to Pollenzo

Universita
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

Pollenzo
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

whole group
outside the Duomo in Milan

Pollenzo church


path to the University
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

Pollenzo
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

La Banca del Vino
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

wines
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

Carlo Petrini
president of the Slow Food movement

banca del vino
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

wine storage
Banca del Vino at the gastronomic university in Pollenzo

wine barrel chair
La Banca del Vino at the gastronomic university in Pollenzo

table settings
restaurant in Pollenzo

bread sticks
Slow Food restaurant

veal with tuna
slow food restaurant in Pollenzo

broccoli flan
slow food restaurant in Pollenzo

Piemontese pasta
slow food restaurant in Pollenzo

menu
slow food restaurant in Pollenzo

Petrini
with the chef at the slow food restaurant in Pollenzo

slow food school
gastronomic university in Pollenzo

palazzo
outside of Milan

shutters
medieval house outside Milan

panna cotta
slow food restaurant in Pollenzo

group with Petrini
Pollenzo

wall
medieval house outside Milan

welcome
medieval house outside Milan

medieval house
medieval house outside Milan

homemade marmellata
medieval house outside Milan

polenta
cooking polenta for our lunch at the medieval house outside Milan

gatekeeper
medieval house outside Milan

garden
medieval house outside Milan

medieval house


banquet
medieval house outside Milan

hostess
medieval house outside Milan

appetizers


tomato pate
medieval house outside Milan

aperitivo
prosecco and olive pate

cheese and jams


antipasti


table decor
medieval house outside Milan

turtles
medieval house outside Milan

making polenta
medieval house outside Milan

medieval lunch
medieval house outside Milan

quiches
medieval house outside Milan

polenta pot
medieval house outside Milan

Elena
our hostess at I Vallicelli

more vino
medieval house outside Milan

pear
medieval house outside Milan

orange cake
medieval house outside Milan

jams
homemade at i Vallicelli

i vallicelli
medieval house outside Milan

medieval house
medieval house outside Milan

polenta and meat
medieval house outside Milan

vegetables
medieval house outside Milan

shutters
medieval house outside Milan

gnomes


gnarly branches


train ride


Bologna


church in Bologna


Piazza Maggiore
Bologna

Bologna centro


tour guide
Bologna

pasta
Bologna

Atti bread
Bologna

bread shop
Bologna

leaving Milan


church face
Bologna

pigeon chaser
Bologna

bread
Bologna

shaped breads
Bologna

sweets
Atti bread, Bologna

caramel tagliatelle
Atti shop, Bologna

candied fruits
Bologna

meats
Bologna

market
Bologna

meat tasting
Bologna

shirt tree?
Bologna

pigeons
Bologna

Neptune fountain
Bologna

Neptune mermaid
Bologna

hot chocolate
Bologna

Albergo Orologio
our hotel in Bologna

Beatrice's house
Bologna, where we went to taste the Fabbri cocktails

Fabbri
cherry liqueur

orologio
Bologna clock tower

class trip
Bologna

scallette
Bologna

Municipio
Bologna

cocktail
Fabbri drink at Beatrice's

aperitivi
snacks and drinks at Beatrice's

amici
friends out in Bologna

overcast day
Bologna

Universita di Bologna


crests
university of Bologna

chiesa San Stefano
Bologna

stonework
chiesa San Stefano in Bologna

hotel room
Albergo Orologio, Bologna

snowfall
Bologna

snow in Bologna


pasta making
agriturismo outside Bologna

pasta ingredients
agriturismo outside Bologna

crests
University of Bologna

autopsy room
University of Bologna

making pasta
agriturismo outside Bologna

Naples


vini
lunch in Naples

lunch in Naples


Vesuvio
the volcano looking out over Naples

Napoli


Napoli


interview
Prof. Frassica getting interviewed at the University of Naples

Naples theater
where we saw a performance of Macbeth

theater box
waiting for Macbeth

sleeping ducks


ceiling
at the Villa Pignatelli in Naples

Villa Pignatelli
Naples

chandelier
at the Villa Pignatelli in Naples

columns
at the Villa Pignatelli in Naples

clock
at the Villa Pignatelli in Naples

gardens
at the Villa Pignatelli in Naples

Villa Pignatelli
at the Villa Pignatelli in Naples

Napoli


fishing boats
Naples

fishing
Naples

cane
at the Villa Pignatelli in Naples

beach
Naples

castello
Naples

locks
Naples

amore per sempre
Naples

locks
Naples

Italian flag
Naples

castello d'ovo
Naples

lamp post
Naples

boats
near the castello d'ovo

fishing
Naples

castello d'ovo
Naples

rooster
at the castello d'ovo, Naples

cannon
at the castello d'ovo, Naples

blue
at the castello d'ovo, Naples

seagull
at the castello d'ovo, Naples

smelling the pasta
Pasticio Garofano

spaghetti
Pasticio Garofano

hairnets
Pasticio Garofano

pasta factory
Pasticio Garofano

bowties
Pasticio Garofano

waving spaghetti
Pasticio Garofano

fresh pasta
Pasticio Garofano

antipasti
final dinner at the citta del gusto

pasta
final dinner at the citta del gusto

chocolate cake
final dinner at the citta del gusto

final dinner
citta del gusto, Naples

holiday cabin
at the Christmas village in Milan

Christmas festival
Milan

Christmas market
Milan

Santa therapy
shop window in Milan's fashion district

fashion district
Milan

lights
near Milan's fashion district

La Scala
opera house in Milan

Galleria
Milan

sisters
my mom and aunt in Milan

shield
Milan's city shield in lights

Duomo
Milan

Tiffany's tree
Milan Piazza del Duomo

high fashion
Milan, Piazza del Duomo

Piazza del Duomo
Milan

snail art
Milan

snails Milanese
art installation in Milan

caped statue
Milan

market
Milan

nougat
at Milan's Christmas market

dried fruits
Milan's Christmas market

foggy Milano
Piazza del Duomo

fruit stand
Milan's Christmas market

salesmen
guys trying to sell tourists birdseed outside the Duomo in Milan

Castello Sfozesco
Milan

ski park
holiday ski in downtown Milan

Milka cow
sponsor of the holiday ski fair

convenience store
Milan

hot chocolate
ridiculously thick, like pudding

pink tree
holiday lights in Milan

pizza
first dinner in Milan

twirly light thing
Milan, New Year's Eve

Castello at night
lit up for New Year's Eve in Milan

setting up fireworks
on the street outside the hotel in Milan

Happy new year!
street fireworks outside the hotel in Milan

ringing in 2010
fireworks across from the Milan hotel

waiting
waiting in the EasyJet terminal for the flight to Olbia

leaving Milan
snow-capped mountains below

rental car
our little Peugeot for the week

Ploaghe cathedral
spotted on the drive to Sassari

shutters
Sassari

tiny Fiat
...what we could have rented

Sassari


cathedral front
Sassari

Christmas tree
Sassari, next to the cathedral

laundry
Sassari

Sassari cathedral
first stop in Sardinia

tattered flag
boats at the Alghero port

fishing nets
Alghero

boats
Alghero

Alghero
first night in Sardinia

carnival
Alghero port

Alghero port


old rowboat
Alghero port

Santa
climbing up a window in Alghero

cloister
San Francesco hotel, Alghero

breakfast area
San Francesco Hotel, Alghero

boats
Alghero

Hotel San Francesco
Alghero

rusty door
Alghero

chiesa San Francesco
attached to the hotel, Alghero

port
Alghero

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morning walk
Alghero

rose
Alghero

cow
on the side of the road...

hangers-on
Alghero port

Sardinian cat
Alghero

coast
Sardinia's west coast

Bosa
west coast city in Sardinia

windy
on the drive from Alghero to Bosa

puppy
who tried to come home with us later

Tres Nuraghes


hitchhiker


citrus+church


old sign
San Giovanni

San Giovanni
very, very old church

souvenir stand
San Giovanni

Tharros
Sinis Peninsula

watch dogs
near Tharros

Oristano


roof view of Oristano
from B&B In Centro

traffic jam
road to Gesturi

moving the sheep
Gesturi

vista
Gesturi

swamp
Gesturi

hut
Gesturi

leaning tree
Gesturi

approaching the horses
Gesturi, wild miniature horses

wild horse
Gesturi

cavallino
Gesturi

Gesturi cavallino


goat
Gesturi

beware of goats


prickly pear


countryside
near Barumini

pastoral
near Barumini

Su Nuraxi
nuraghe in Barumini

nuraghic sky
Su Nuraxi di Barumini

nuraghe
inside look at Su Nuraxi di Barumini

inner nuraghe
Su Nuraxi di Barumini

unloading
arrival in Cagliari

Cagliari downtown


olive vendor
Cagliari

break
first night in Cagliari

musician
Cagliari

pigeon window
Cagliari

colorful
Cagliari

wedding dresses
Cagliari

Bastione di San Remy
Cagliari

at San Remy
with aunt Pat in Cagliari

climb to the top
Bastione di San Remy, Cagliari

castello district
Cagliari

traffic circle
Cagliari

tourist
Cagliari

industrial Cagliari
view from Bastione di San Remy

passageway
castello district of Cagliari

flags
EU, Italy, Sardinia, Cagliari

sculpture
Castello district in Cagliari

melting faces
graffiti in Cagliari

old Cagliari
castello district

beware of dog
Cagliari

nativity
Cagliari

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flamingoes
outside Cagliari

reflecting pool
near Pula

graffito
Cagliari

Pula
small beach town not far from Cagliari

stray kitty
at Nora

women
Nora

ouch
thorns at Nora

Nora


mountain road


little cow


little pig
side of the road

sheep crossing


mural
Orgosolo

Sardinian mural
Orgosolo

French Sardinian mural
Orgosolo

mural
Orgosolo

Orgosolo church


Orgosolo
town of murals

faint rainbow
leaving Orgosolo

no parking


one way street


Olbia signs


orange tree house
Olbia

newsstand
Olbia

Buone Feste
Olbia

leaving Olbia
last day in Sardinia

Olbia


angel
Milan

Hotel Terranova
Olbia

Scala schedule
opera house of Milan

angst
Milan door

desserts
Milan store window

Buon 2010
happy new year building in Milan

plane food
Alitalia

New York arrival


arrivederci Milano

hotel balcony
Hotel Tourist in Cefalu

Cefalu


car show
fancy cars in Cefalu

car show
Cefalu

old town
Cefalu

La Rocca
climbing above the city in Cefalu

Cefalu from above
as seen from La Rocca

cliffs
La Rocca, in Cefalu

party bus
the "fun booth" in the back of our bus


motorcyclists
on the drive from the airport to Cefalu

fancy car
Cefalu car show

narrow streets
downtown Cefalu

piazza
Cefalu

cacti
La Rocca, Cefalu

Mediterranean
as seen from La Rocca, in Cefalu

blue waters
as seen from La Rocca, in Cefalu

prickly pear
opening up a cactus fruit

fruit market
Cefalu

Cefalu cathedral
Norman church with Byzantine mosaics

Cefalu cloisters


Cefalu cathedral


marzipan creations
these were in the window of every bakery

Monreale souvenir stand


sunset
as seen from La Rocca, in Cefalu

cacti
as seen from La Rocca, in Cefalu

marzipan
realistic looking fruit made of marzipan

fading letters
a wall in Monreale

Monreale cathedral


cathedral door
Monreale

old woman
outside the Monreale cathedral

cathedral back
Monreale

Monreale


cathedral ceiling
Monreale

mosaics
Monreale cathedral

Monreale cathedral interior


Monreale cloisters


ornate capital
Monreale cloisters

cloisters and cathedral
Monreale

Italian wedding
the bride pulling up outside the Monreale cathedral

tiny shower
Palermo Hotel

Cappella Palatina
Palermo

Palermo cathedral


bell towers
Palermo cathedral

La Martorana
palermo

teaching
yes, we actually learned on the trip...

serve yourself
antipasti buffet in Palermo

lunch
antipasti buffet in Palermo

with the chef
Rachel and I with our cannoli

cannolo


La Zisa
Norman palace in Palermo

La Zisa
Palermo

dinner
a delicious pizza

goodbye Palermo
with the owners of our new favorite Sicilian bar

Segesta
Greek temple

temple
Segesta

Segesta
hiking from the temple to the amphitheater

Segesta amphitheater


hiking
down from the amphitheater in Segesta

planning
Prof. Luraghi showing us a map of Selinus

golf cart caravan
at the archaeological site of Selinus (modern Selinunte)

Selinus temple


columns
Selinus temple

ruins
Selinus

the whole group
in the temple in Selinus

climbing a capital
in the ruins at Selinus

Selinunte
the modern town

sunsetting
in Selinunte

in flight


funny translation
warnings in the golf cart

gelato


gelato


nesting


column
in Selinus

scale
at the Agrigento archaeological museum

olive tree
Valle dei Temple, Agrigento

countryside
Valle dei Temple, Agrigento

Agrigento temple


Valle dei Templi
Agrigento

temple
Valle dei Templi, Agrigento

mosaic
at the Roman Villa Casale (Piazza Armerina)

close up
at the Roman Villa Casale (Piazza Armerina)

we got to walk on them
at the Roman Villa Casale (Piazza Armerina)

Agrigento
looking toward the modern city

restoration
at the Roman Villa Casale (Piazza Armerina)

Polyphemus
at the Roman Villa Casale (Piazza Armerina)

bikini girls
at the Roman Villa Casale (Piazza Armerina)

welcome
ancient Greek "welcome mat" in the pavement at Morgantina

Morgantina
archaeological site

Syracuse


Castel Maniace
Syracuse

girls
group picture at Castel Maniace in Syracuse

Syracuse cathedral


Arethusa
freshwater spring in Syracuse with ducks and papyrus

cathedral interior
Syracuse

stained glass impressions
Syracuse cathedral

bakery
Sicilian treats

fish market
Syracuse

Syracuse market


behind the scenes
making arancini

Syracuse cathedral


birthday dinner
Syracuse

Altar of Hieron II
Neapolis in Syracuse

ear of Dionysus
acoustic quarry in Syracuse

amphitheater
Neapolis in Syracuse

waterfall
with May at the Neapolis in Syracuse

swordfish
Syracuse fish market

juice stand
Syracuse

San Giovanni
Syracuse

love graffiti


looking toward Syracuse
from Castello Euriale

Castello Euriale
posing with Rachel, Syracuse in the background

rowboats
in Naxos

playing with limes
waiting for the bus outside San Giovanni in Syracuse

funny snacks
"Nibble Time"

lime trees
Syracuse

ear of Dionysus
Syracuse

Naxos waterfront


Mount Etna
seen from Naxos

archaeological collections
Naxos

remains
Naxos archaeological site

Zuccala bus
our transport for the week

Taormina
with Rachel

Naxos


view from Taormina


Naxos


Greek theater
Taormina

Taormina theater


blue waters
Taormina

sunset over Taormina


sunset over Etna
as seen from Taormina

appetizers
at the final dinner

final dinner
last night in Naxos

mega sunflowers
Crozet

little skink


Chiles Orchard
peach orchard in Crozet

sunflowers


peach picking
Chiles Orchard, Crozet

peaches
Chiles Orchard, Crozet

grapes
Crozet

Kluge-Ruhe museum
aboriginal art museum

aboriginal art museum
Kluge-Ruhe

museum exterior
Kluge-Ruhe aboriginal art museum

reenactors
Civil War dudes in Madison

Civil War tents
Madison street festival

Madison festival
Civil War reenactors

Madison street festival


grilling
Civil War reenactor at the Madison street festival

downtown mall


downtown


parade
UVA pep rally parade

cheer
Paint the Town orange, UVA pep rally

Paramount
downtown mall theater

new bricks
standing on the once-controversial new downtown mall bricks

Paint the Town
UVA pep rally

pep rally
Paint the Town orange

Cavman
marching in the UVA pep parade

brass
UVA marching band

go UVA
Paint the Town Orange pep rally

Fridays after 5
Paint the Town Orange rally

sea of orange
Paint the Town Orange

amphitheater
UVA pep rally

UVA spirit
Paint the Town Orange

street sign
New Orleans

hotel
Queen and Crescent hotel, New Orleans

Nola street
taken from the St. Charles streetcar

en route
riding along on the St. Charles streetcar

park
near Tulane University

park
New Orleans, near Audobon Zoo

tracks
St. Charles streetcar

big tree
in the park near the Audubon zoo

egrets
swarming on a tree near the park

flamingoes
at the Audubon Zoo

gorilla
Audubon Zoo

silverback
Audubon Zoo

ducks
waiting for us to throw them more food

elephants
Audubon Zoo

jaguar
Audubon Zoo

big jaguar
Audubon Zoo

bear
chilling out at the Audubon Zoo

white gator
floating and waiting for her next victim

gator
rare white alligator at the Audubon Zoo

gator


lurking
white gator

gator


teeth
...my what big teeth you have...

giraffes
Audubon Zoo

tracks
St. Charles streetcar tracks

streetcar
St. Charles streetcar

trolley interior


Bourbon Street


French Quarter
New Orleans

strip club sign
"1000s of beautiful girls and 3 ugly ones"

Canal St.
note the beads hanging from the street sign

Bourbon Street


railing
French Quarter

Jackson Square


historic sign
French Quarter

railings
French Quarter

Jackson Square


Bourbon Street


bars
Bourbon Street

street musicians


piano bar
Pat O'Brian's

night at Bourbon street
with my "Hand Grenade"

approaching storm
on the drive from Nola to Biloxi

horizon
sailing in Biloxi

sailing


Hard Rock pool
Biloxi

Biloxi


sail

Brussels


La Bourse

old Brussels stock exchange

Grand Place/Groote Markt

Brussels

flags

Grand Place/Groote Markt, Brussels

town hall

Grand Place/Groote Markt, Brussels

Groote Markt sign

Brussels

strawberry kebabs

Brussels street food: strawberry chocolate kebabs

Brussels

small touristy street

Jeanneke Pis

squatting girl peeing statue in Brussels

Jeanneke Pis

Brussels girl peeing statue

ornate

Grand Place/Groote Markt buildings in Brussels

Grand Place

Brussels

Groote Markt

Brussels

chocolate shop window

Brussels

shopping arcade

Brussels

Delerium Bar/Cafe

Guinness Book of World Records for most varieties of beer...Brussels

Jeanneke Pis

Brussels peeing girl statue

good luck?

Lise and a moustached statue in the Marche aux Herbes in Brussels

frites

Lise with our delicious Belgian fries with andalouse sauce

flags

downtown Brussels

Manneken Pis

famous Brussels peeing boy statue

Manneken Pis

famous Brussels peeing boy statue

Zinneke Pis

peeing dog statue in Brussels

Zinneke Pis

okay seriously...what's with all the peeing statues in Brussels?!

St. Catherine's

Brussels cathedral

overgrown

plants creeping up the side of St. Catherine's in Brussels

atomium

Brussels Atomium in the distance

cityscape

Brussels

protection

ouch!  barbed fence on the parking garage roof in Brussels

beer

Lise enjoying a Delerium Tremens

cheers

a toast with my Delerium Tremens with Jeanneke Pis in the background

Manneken candy

the peeing statue in a chocolate shop

chocolate shop

Brussels

tourists

Lise and I in the Grande Place/Groote Markt in Brussels

flags

Belgium/EU, Grande Place

Lise

taking a break from touristing in the Grande Place in Brussels

Belgian waffle

final meal in Brussels

Lille

street view

Lille monument


Lille

street view

cheese market

Lise buying cheese in Lille

Lille waffle

flatter than the Belgian kind, with a sugar spread in the middle

Grande Place

Lille

downtown

Lille, Grande Place

modern cathedral

Lille

vieux Lille

old shopping district

storefront

vieux Lille

Arthur

French concert-going buddy, in the car on the way to Les Nuits Secretes

Lise

in the car on the way to the music festival

Les Nuits Secretes

music festival stage

music festival

Les Nuits Secretes

Puppetmastaz

Les Nuits Secretes

crowd

watching Puppetmastaz at Les Nuits Secretes

singing Muppets

Puppetmastaz at Les Nuits Secretes

friends

Olivier, Arthur and Lise

with Lise

waiting for the next concert at Les Nuits Secretes

rock on

waving hands and the blinding light of Mr. Oizo's performance

Mr. Oizo

DJ at Les Nuits Secretes

kookaburra

Lille zoo

snowy owl

Lille zoo

porcupines

Lille zoo

meerkat

Lille zoo

friends?

a curious emu inspects a child at the Lille zoo

emu

Lille zoo

capybara

Lille zoo

Au Revoir Simone

second night of Les Nuits Secretes

concert goers

Les Nuits Secretes

friends

with Lise and Olivier at Les Nuits Secretes

crazy guitarist

General Elektriks at Les Nuits Secretes

Bad Iburg castle

lit up green for the Schuezenfest

La France!

Paris roommates posing in front of the French mask

museum

Varus war/mask museum

giant mask

in the Varus war museum

peace masks

the Varus masks painted by each EU country to symbolize peace

French mask

one of the Varus peace masks

river


after rowing

posing in front of the Roman boat

ready

prepared to set off in the Roman rowboat

pre-rowing excitement


pumped

Clara ready to row the Roman boat

hats

Clara and Ruth

hats

Clara, Ruth and Anne with our boating hats

boat


Roman boat


Clara with bike


biking!

to the boat

Spree River

Berlin

time zones

sun clock in Berlin

world clock

Alexanderplatz, Berlin

croc fountain

Berlin

Neptune fountain

Berlin

red city hall

Berlin

TV tower

tallest building in Europe, Berlin

street crossing

with the red city hall in the background, Berlin

music box

woman playing a music box on a bridge in Berlin

rat walking

man wlaking a giant rat in front if Marienskirche, Berlin

St. Marien church

Berlin

towers

Marienskirche and TV tower in Berlin

skyline

red city hall and TV tower in Berlin

Berliner Dom

Berlin cathedral

Berlin cathedral


tower

Berlin

St. Hedwig's

church in Berlin

Hotel Adlon

ritzy Berlin hotel near Brandenburg Gate

Reichstag

German Parliament building in Berlin

dome

glass dome of the Reichstag building in Berlin

Berlin

view from the Reichstag dome

lawn

with a "No War" protest...in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin

dome view

Clara and a German flag in the Reichstag dome

sky

Reichstag building dome

chancellery

Berlin

cityscape

Berlin view from the Reichstag building

mirrored tower

interior of the Reichstag dome, Berlin

Germany

view from the Reichstag dome, Berlin

dome

looking out from the assembly room to the dome in the Reichstag building

lunchtime

eating in the Sony Center in Berlin

Plannery

German Parliament meeting room in the Reichstag building

wall remains

near the "Topography des Terrors" museum

walking man

cute road crossing dude in Berlin

checkpoint Charlie

with actors playing guards

Checkpoint Charlie

old exit into East Berlin

US checkpoint

old crossing into West Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie

entering East Berlin

Checkpoint Charlie sign

entering West Berlin

old Checkpoint Charlie sign

mural

mural in former East Berlin

former wall spot

marking the old wall crossing

wall graffiti

peace and love on an old Berlin wall fragment

parts of the wall

Berlin

ladder

fun modern art near the Sony Center in Berlin

modern art

Sony Center in Berlin

sculptures

modern art playground at the Sony Center

hanging

Sony Center, Berlin

rooftop

Sony Center, Berlin

Sony Center

Berlin

skyscrapers

near Potsdammerplatz in Berlin

Holocaust memorial

Berlin

Holocaust memorial

Berlin

Brandenburg Gate

Berlin

Brandenburger Tor

Berlin

Platz des 18 Marz

near Brandenburger Tor, Berlin

victory tower

in the distance

drain

with images of the major sights in Berlin

Reichstag

Berlin

flags

Germany and the EU, outside of the Reichstag in Berlin

parliament

Reichstag, Berlin

Reichstag

Berlin

Berlin train station

the largest in Europe

sunrise

waiting for the train to Berlin in Osnabrueck

peach beer

out to dinner near Bad Iburg

Munster


sisters

at lunch in Munster

lunchtime

me and Ruth at lunch in Munster

Munster shops


Munster


mini Munster

town model for the blind

munster cathedral


auflaufe

cheese+pasta+cream=heaven.

bridge


Hulshoff castle


clara

burg hulshoff

by the lake

burg hulshoff

willow

burg hulshoff

courtyard

burg hulshoff

lake


sisters

Clara, Anne, Ruth

proust!

cheers to arrival in Germany

dinner


backyard


water castle


castle


burg hulshoff

castle

friends

me and Clara

ice cream cake

with Anne, the birthday girl

dinner table

family dinner outside

BBQ

grilling for family dinner

bratwurst

...actually currywurst

last night in Paris

2nd place quiz night group

quiz night again

Highlander pub

Tour de France


Tour de France


second lap


Tour de France

Place de la Concorde

cyclists

Tour de France

bikers arrive

Tour de France

tour hat


waiting for the tour

place de la concorde

neighborhood


street sign


delicious


mini desserts


24 hour grocery

our friend

our street


balcony view


across the street


balcony view


cousins

with Mackenzie under the Eiffel Tower

congrats

under the Eiffel tower with Mackenzie

Bastille


Bastille


Sacre Coeur


our metro stop


just dance

dancing around the living room

Clara

in the sangria bar, Le 10

Madeleine

church

Madeleine

Roman style church

place de la Concorde


hotel George V


George V

hotel

summer in Paris


Louis Vuitton

Champs Elysées

LV flagship store

Champs Elysées

aux Champs Elysées


oops.

height gauging fail

Champs Elysées


Palais de Tokyo

modern art museum

modern art

Palais de Tokyo

la tour encore


girls

Clara, Carrie, Ann

boardwalk

Paris Plages

hotel de ville

city hall

Paris Plages


EIL reunion

with Sofia, reunited in Paris from our '06 Experiment in International Living trip

the group

Carrie, Clara, Joe, Wendy, Sofia

glowing drinks

Cafe Klein Holland

trivia night #2

Cafe Klein Holland

metro

on the way home from trivia night

Paris roommates

we love trivia night

having a blast

the Highlander trivia night

Highlander pub


the girls

me, Carrie, Clara on the way to trivia

window

Versailles

hall of mirrors

Versailles

hall of mirrors

Versailles

chandelier

Versailles

ceiling

Versailles

chapel

Versailles

royal chapel

Versailles

hall

Versailles

courtyard

Versailles

gate

Versailles

Versailles


dragon fountain

Versailles

Versailles


courtyard

Versailles

flowers

Versailles

butterfly

Versailles

golden

Versailles

fountain

Versailles

ouch

statue, Versailles

bad translation

very funny, Versailles

grove

Versailles

Neptune

Versailles

statue

Versailles

me and Carrie

Versailles

faces

Versailles

fountain

Versailles

fountain

Versailles

ram

Versailles

Versailles


Versailles statue


Versailles


beasts

Versailles

statue

Versailles

square trees

Versailles

me and Clara

Versailles

orangerie

Versailles

orangerie

Versailles

garden

Versailles

garden

Versailles

statue

Versailles

palace

Versailles

statue

Versailles

gates

Versailles

Louis

Versailles

Versailles


junk

puces market

market

puces market

market alley


chandeliers

puces market

croque monsieur

mmmmm.

group lunch

Carrie, Clara, Ann, Isabella

jewelry

puces market

market


market street


frames

puces market

market


puces market


for sale

puces market

market

puces st. ouen

ice cream

rose shaped gelato at Amorino

bottle cap man

Champs de Mars

bamboo garden

Parc de la Villette

folie

strange structure in Parc de la Villette (called a folie)

planning

stopped in Parc de la Villette

Parc de la Villette


Buttes-Chamont

park

Parc Buttes-Chamont


explosive

Bastille Day

finale

Bastille Day

visual overload

Bastille Day

fireworks

Bastille Day

fireworks

Bastille Day

tower fireworks

Bastille Day

on fire

Bastille Day

fireworks

Bastille Day

feux d'artifice

Bastille Day

bleu blanc rouge

Bastille Day

fireworks

Bastille Day

fireworks start

Bastille Day

French news

that's how we knew we picked a good spot

watermelon


deliciousness

some sort of creamy apple thing

pre-fireworks

waiting for the fireworks

parachuter


parachuting over Invalides


light plane

Bastille Day military expo

military expo

Invalides

helicopter

14 juillet military expo

camo

military expo

gymnasts
at the military expo

gymnasts

at the military expo

iron work

outside Les Invalides

Parisian

strolling along with a baguette

best fries ever

Arenes party

fry cookers

at the Arenes party

friends

Clara, Wendy, Joe

pompiers

outside the fire station

firetruck and line

outside the firestation

Clara

at the firefighter's ball

pompier

fireman dancing on the bar

packed

firefighter party near Les Halles

firefighter party


pompiers bal


Clara and friend

pompiers party

boulevard

view from Galeries Lafayette department store roof

view from Galeries Lafayette

roof terrace

opera back

as seen from Galeries Lafayette

Le Gentleman Bar

with our super cool drinks

sour straw!

and a glow stick

cool drinks

with glow sticks and sour straws!

juggler

balancing goldfish on his head

Tunisian sweet shop


that's where we live

pointing in the direction of the 15eme

Paris


top of Notre Dame


view from the towers

Notre Dame

ant people

from Notre Dame

Notre Dame bell


climbing the belltower


Gargoyles


Paris creatures


roof

Notre Dame

towers

Notre Dame

towers

Notre Dame

Paris


pensive

thinker of Notre Dame

creature


view from Notre Dame


Montmartre

as seen from Notre Dame

street performer

somewhat creepy guy entertaining the people in line for the Notre Dame towers

Notre Dame

on line for the towers

La Defense


more stairs

up to the arch

underside


arche de la defense


reflection


mirror globe


arch and fountain


mirror globe

La Defense

arch and fountain

la Defense

reflections

buildings within buildings

artistic skyscraper

La Defense

arc de triomphe

far off

colors


colorful sculpture

La Defense

reflected clouds

La Defense

clouded reflection

storms ahead, blue skies behind

hedge animal

park near La Defense

La Defense fountain


Clara at La Defense

grand arch in the background

bone pillar

catacombs

in memorium

catacombs

bones

catacombs

ossuary

catacombs

bones

catacombs

kingdom of death

entrance of the ossuary part of the catacombs

mini house

catacombs

photographer

me taking pictures in the catacombs

catacombs


mini villa

in the catacombs

catacombs

Clara entering the old quarry

Montparnasse tower


tour montparnasse

with Clara

"three roommates"

our one week trio

happy goodbye

happy goodbye to Whitney after a week in Paris toigether

sad goodbye

sad saying goodbye to Whitney

nearby park

15eme

cute park

in the 15eme

15th town hall

town hall of our arrondissement

Moulin Rouge

with Whitney and Clara

climbing

stairs to the Sacre Coeur

Montmartre

with Whitney above the city

artist

Montmartre

sangria

homemade, great success

punch bowl

with our homemade sangria

eclairs


hot air balloon

Parc Citroen

admiring the tree

Whitney in the Parc Citroen

Parc Citroen

15eme

tower painting

15eme

tower paintings


the girls

with Clara, Betty, Katha, and Whitney, trying to smile and not laugh at the drunk British guy taking our picture

with Clara


by night

with Whitney

peace monument

and a sparkling Eiffel Tower

peace

Eiffel tower sparkling as seen through the peace memorial

creme caramel

lunchtime dessert

Eiffel Tower

Whitney and I with the Eiffel tower and stormy skies

roomies

Whitney (my Princeton roommate) and I with La Tour Eiffel

Clara playing piano

serenading us while we prepare dinner

Les Deux Magots


gateau au chocolat

at Les Deux Magots

coffee break

at Les Deux Magots

Ile de la Cite

as seen from the roof of the Institut du Monde Arabe

tarte aux framboises

raspberry tart

tiniest crepe ever


chicken crepe

yummm

making crepes

Clara making crepes

crepe chef

Clara whips up some crepe batter

fountain

Luxumbourg garden

gardens

Luxumbourg garden

palace

Luxumbourg garden

palais Luxumbourg


Luxumbourg garden


chef Whitney

making pasta bolognese

moucharabiehs

Windows open and close according to the amount of light

Arab institute windows


Arab Institute


plaque


mosque


mosque


minaret

Paris mosque

courtyard


tile work


pathway

Paris mosque

intricate

Paris mosque

doorway

Paris mosque

courtyard

Paris mosque

mosque courtyard


Paris mosque


roller bladers

hundreds of them.  random

The Kiss

Rodin Museum

sights overload

in order: Invalides dome, the Thinker, Eiffel Tower

Rodin's garden

with flowers and La Tour

mini-thinker

on the gates of hell

gates of hell

based on Dante's Inferno...Rodin museum

Rodin museum


Rodin Garden


The Thinker


The Thinker


Le Penseur


Jardin Rodin


Montmartre

as seen from the Pompidou roof

at the Centre Pompidou


Centre Pompidou

free museum Sunday woooo

view from Pompidou

you can see Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur

Clara and la Tour

sparkling

sparkles


American

with the Parisian Statue of Liberty

skyscraper sunset


lady liberty

quai des cygnes

pose attempt fail

too close to the statue to get a good photo

statue of liberty


statue of liberty

pont des cygnes

skyscrapers


Seine


float

tropical parade

good memories never die


musicians

tropical parade

costume battle

tropical parade

costume

tropical parade

dragon

tropical parade

masked peacock thing

tropical parade

dragon

tropical parade

gorilla

tropical parade

drummers

tropical parade

dancers

tropical parade

Colombia float

tropical parade

crazy costumes

tropical parade

tropical parade


desserts

yum

scavenger hunt team

victory!

rainbow mural

11eme

Clara in the metro


epic sunset

from the apartment balcony

Pantheon


Oscar Wilde's grave


poem


tribute


kisses


Oscar Wilde's grave


remembrance


details


tombs


Jim Morrison's grave


Chopin's grave


finding our way

through the winding cemetery paths

headstones


gravesites


cemetery

Pere Lachaise

with Melissa

our EIL reunion

escargots

Cafe du Commerce

national library


mirrored

bibliotheque mitterand

courtyard

bibliotheque mitterand

bibliotheque mitterand


bibliotheque mitterand

national library

steps

bibliotheque mitterand

mural

Chinatown

mural

Chinatown

Chinatown

Notre Dame de Chine

Invalides


parc
invalides

gilded doors
invalides

imperial seal

Napoleon

tomb

Napoleon

altar
invalides

Napoleon's tomb
invalides

eglise
invalides

dome
invalides

military hospital and museum
invalides

invalides


invalides


esplanade

and invalides

boulevard


cooling off


Stravinsky fountain


break


falafel

from l'As du Fallafel...supposedly the best

setting sun


balcony


dinner


Ecole and Tour


lunchtime


ma rue


sparkles


interior


imposing


la tour


sunset


sunset


jump2


jump


the classic lean

pure tourist cheese.

arc du Louvre


mini-lake

with mini boats, Tuileries

ferris wheel

Louvre in the background

in motion


swinging


Rachel


Julia


breezy

self portrait, on the swing ride

carnival

Tuileries

rides


carnival street


swings!


with Rachel


Moulin Rouge

ooh la la

crepes

Montmartre

making crepes

...just for me

city view

from Montmartre

Montmartre

street musicians

Montmartre

street musicians

Sacre Coeur


Sacre Coeur


crossing


street musician

Montmartre

Toyota

cool car

cool car

at the Toyota store on the Champs Elysees

Champs Elysees

with Rachel and Julia

Champs Elysees


arc de Triomphe


impressed


picnic


elephant and Julia

Musee d'Orsay

see Italy and die?

I still don't know what this is about, except that it's the title of a current art exhibit at the Musee d'Orsay

creative parking


drag divas


drag divas


drag divas

near Notre Dame

RIP MJ

the French loved the King of Pop

Notre Dame


giant pigeon

...with the perspective it almost looks like it's huge and going to obliterate the tiny tourists

Notre Dame


Charlemagne


Notre Dame


Notre Dame


Notre Dame


Notre Dame


pont


Seine


Berthillon

supposedly the best ice cream in Paris (flavors: nougat miel and cassis)

le metro


palais de la justice


apartment view

first night

with Rachel


peace and la tour


eiffel tower

with peace monument

la tour


ecole militaire

military school

arrival

ferry approaching Santa Teresa di Gallura, Sardinia

church

Santa Teresa

ferry

arriving from Corsica

torre degli spagnoli

Spanish tower, Santa Teresa

a pose

one of the few photos I'm actually in

torre with ocean

Santa Teresa

so blue

a glimpse of the perfect sea, Santa Teresa

paradise
Santa Teresa Gallura

la vista
Santa Teresa Gallura

the beach
Santa Teresa Gallura

Santa Teresa Gallura


Mediterreanean
Santa Teresa Gallura

Hotel Bellavista

my hotel in Santa Teresa Gallura

valley

view from monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

rock farm

Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

the cave

cheese farm in Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

the cave 2

Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

behind

back of rock cave, Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

behind 2

Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

the cheese makers

goats on a farm in Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

curious

goat checks out his surroundings

pony

too cute

why hello


don't go...


rock farm pose

with Mario and his girlfriend

tools

at the cave farm

rock

Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

agriturismo

Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

old tree

900 years, to be exact

nearly millenial

900 year old tree

wine

agriturismo in Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

maschere

Sardinian masks

rustic


rock kitchen


vino


farm

Monte Ortobene, near Nuoro

appetizer plate

Nuoro

Casa Solotti

my room at Mario's B&B, Casa Solotti, in Nuoro/Monte Ortobene

balcony view

from my room at Casa Solotti

Nuoro church


traditional dress

Sardinian festival attire, Nuoro ethnographic museum

dresses

Sardinian festival attire, Nuoro ethnographic museum

costume

Sardinian carneval attire, Nuoro ethnographic museum

costume 2

Sardinian festival attire, Nuoro ethnographic museum

costume 3

Sardinian festival attire, Nuoro ethnographic museum

Nuoro


church doors

Nuoro

mosaic front

Nuoro church

Hostel Marina

hostel courtyard, Cagliari

bastione San Remy

stairs to Cagliari's old city

Cagliari


Cagliari 2


Cagliari 3


piazza

Cagliari old city

cathedral

Cagliari

old quote

the traces of a Mussolini quote can be seen on the building's side

fountain

...doubles as a bird bath

duomo side

Cagliari

cute graffiti

Cagliari

palazzo

Cagliari

for Rosalie

directions to your church in Cagliari

cactus

Cagliari

whale love

cute graffiti in Cagliari

il poetto

Cagliari beach

beach

il poetto, Cagliari

seagull tracks

Cagliari beach

lifesaver

Cagliari beach

lookout

beach poses, Cagliari

sunset

at Il Poetto beach, near Cagliari

spaghetti alla carbonara

final dinner in Cagliari

san remy by night

Cagliari

Cagliari arch

bastione san remy

palms

Cagliari

new friends

Canadian friends in Cagliari from the hostel

jump!


cute graffiti

bastione san remy, Cagliari

une rue

Ajaccio

Napoleon

Ajaccio

Napoleon 2

Ajaccio

city hall

Ajaccio

more Napoleon

Ajaccio

the emperor

looking out on his hometown of Ajaccio

cemetary

Ajaccio on the way to Iles Sanguinaires

port d'Ajaccio


en route

from AJaccio to the iles sanguinaires

old fortress

Iles Sanguinaires

Iles Sanguinaires


les iles


clear waters


shore


fortress


rocks


fortress 2


cathedral

Ajaccio

Napoleon's house

Ajaccio

maison Bonaparte

Ajaccio

salon Napoleon

Napoleon's house, Ajaccio

Ajaccio port


cool boat
Ajaccio

yacht

Ajaccio

chez Tina

my room at the pensione de la famille Tina Morelli in Ajaccio

chez Tina 2

my room at the pensione de la famille Tina Morelli in Ajaccio

church singers

singers at the Ajaccio church during the fete de la musique

guitarists

fete de la musique in Ajaccio

concert

Ajaccio fete de la musique

musee a Bandera

Corsican history museum, Ajaccio

Ajaccio port


Ajaccio port 2


Ajaccio church


interior


Ajaccio streets

with a crown made of lights for Napoleon

tropical

Ajaccio

tropical 2

Ajaccio

multinational

flags in Ajaccio

Ajaccio


Bonifacio


small church

Bonifacio

to Italy

leaving Bonifacio

cliffs

Bonifacio

Bonifacio 2


leaving Corsica


goodbye


cliffs 2


au revoir


distant shore

on the way to Sardinia

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Corsica cola

something like Coke

Corte

view from the bus

graffiti

just a bit of the Corsican nationalist graffiti that covers Corte

old Corte

steep stairs downtown

church

in Corte

lookout

view from the little castle windows of Corte

citadel

Corsica's only inland citadel at Corte

fortress walls

Corte

fortress walls 2

Corte

view from castle window

Corte

Corte from above

view from citadel

mountains

view from Corte citadel

fortress wall 3

Corte citadel

view

Corte

lunch

pizza by the citadel in Corte

shops

downtown Corte

downtown

Corte

citadel

seen from the belvedere, Corte

citadel 2

seen from the belvedere, Corte

citadel 3

at the belvedere in Corte

flowers

and mountains, in Corte

chuch interior

Corte

petit train

tour of Corte

Corsica libera

nationalist graffiti in Corte

from below

citadel in Corte

from below 2

Corte citadel

boulangerie

cute bread shop in Corte

boulangerie

Corte shop front

mountain town

Corte

porch

a cute house in Corte

chapel

Corte

guesthouse

Vizzavona, I Laricci

mountains

guesthouse I Laricci in Vizzavona with mountain view

mountains 2

guesthouse I Laricci in Vizzavona with mountain view

snow

tiny patches of snow on the mountains in Vizzavona

flowers

in Vizzavona

I Laricci

guesthouse in Vizzavona, Corsica

I Laricci 2

guesthouse in Vizzavona, Corsica

self-portrait

Vizzavona walk

I Laricci 3

guesthouse in Vizzavona, Corsica

Vizzavona

"downtown"

dorm

at I Laricci guesthouse, in Vizzavona

dorm 2

at I Laricci guesthouse, in Vizzavona

flowers

at I Laricci guesthouse in Vizzavona

prehistoric shelter

found on a hike in Vizzavona

Nice

a street in Nice, France

galerie

covered shopping area in Nice

street corner

Nice

une place

square in Nice

tram tracks

running through the square in Nice

la fontaine

in Nice

statue

in Nice

streetlight

Nice

tiny stairs

vieux Nice

la colline du chateau

citadel in Nice

baie des anges

view across Nice

Nice

is nice.

monument aux morts

war memorial in Nice

memorial

war memorial, Nice

hillside

with bus.  Nice

monument

hillside in Nice

cute house

Nice

vieux Nice


sailboats

in the port de Nice

port de Nice


yachts

Nice port

yachts 2

Nice

rowboats

Nice

row row row

Nice

boats

nice

Notre Dame du Port

Nice

place Garibaldi

Nice

mist fountain

in place Garibaldi, Nice

hotel Darcy

not the nicest...I just noticed the shop next door as well, haha.

Nice cathedral

Nice, France

cathedral 2

in Nice

le port

Nice

many boats

Nice port

many boats 2

Nice

tasty snacks

stand in Nice at which I got a delicious and convenient sandwich and strawberry icee on my way to the ferry

ferry

Corsica ferry from Nice to Bastia

on deck

the bar, pool, and sitting area on the roof

travelers' blessing

sign on the side of Bastia cathedeal: protegez nos voyageurs

picturesque

crumbly building+cat+flowers in Bastia

picturesque 2

Bastia, Corsica, France

clothesline

Bastia

reflection

old port of Bastia

reflection 2

some of the buldings are still damaged from WWII

looking out

Bastia port

hillside

Bastia

sailboats

Bastia

hillside 2

Bastia

lighthouses

Bastia

old port

Bastia

old port 2


water


graffiti

Corsican nationalist group name

planters

above the street, Bastia

dinner alone

U Tianu

appetizer and wine

U Tianu

dinner

U Tianu

cheese

with jam

Corsica clock

in U Tianu

dessert

Corsican dessert, fiadone, a cake made with sheep cheese

sign 1

U Tianu

sign 2

U Tianu, Bastia

Napoleon

statue in Bastia

Corsica statue

a woman offers her last living son to the fight for Corsica

war memorial

Bastia

nationalism

Corsican independence sign

breakfast

a beignet with sugar

hotel downstairs

entrance

church

Bastia

cathedral

Bastia

Bastia


stairs

to the Bastia gardens and citadel

boats

Bastia

garden entry


gardens

Bastia

blue water

Bastia port

sail

Bastia

opening

from the Bastia gardens

view from the top

of the citadel in Bastia

flowers

at the Bastia citadel

Bastia port


prayers

Bastia church

toward the sea

Bastia citadel area

Bastia port 2


vieux port

as seen from the Bastia citadel

vieux port 2

Bastia

altar

church in Bastia

U Tiano menu

Bastia

church

Bastia

pebble mosaic

Bastia church

hotel Le Forum

not so bad