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City Views.259

At the top, two last photos from my day in Zurich; just above & gallery below, last shots from the several hours wandering around Schaffhausen before and after dusk the day before.

Posted by  |  May 2, 2025 | Categories: Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Zurich | Leave a comment

Urban Garden.229

Kids’ play areas and outdoor games in my local park – above and bottom right just this past Sunday; the others from mid-February same general area.

Posted by  |  May 1, 2025 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: | Leave a comment

Coasting.129

Pulling out of Trondheim shortly after noon back on January 22, and continuing our northward journey along Norway’s spectacular coastline. Had we done the journey a week earlier, I believe I’m right that when we woke up inside the arctic circle the following morning, the sun wouldn’t have nipped above the horizon at all for the rest of our journey. Glad we timed it as we did, for that and various other reasons such as storms and weather which meant our journey was both calmer and more northern-lights productive than the same boat’s journey had been going both up and back on its prior rotation :-).

Posted by  |  May 1, 2025 | Categories: Norway | Tags: | Leave a comment

Bridges.29

Above, the footbridge / steps up and over the highway wedged between the lake and the mountains in Bissone. Below, left to right: foot and bike paths next to a big bridge across the Ij during my bike ride out to Muidersloot last May; bridge in Parc de Bercy last October; and a foot bridge at Ålesund in January.

Posted by  |  April 30, 2025 | Categories: France, Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam, Norway, Paris, Switzerland, Ticino | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Windows.19

Ah, even when the stories they tell aren’t always the kindest, the stained glass windows in the cathedral at Vincennes were lovely, colorful, and lit the place up nicely even on a fairly overcast day. Last of these particular windows on the blog, unless there’s another future visit :-).

Posted by  |  April 30, 2025 | Categories: France, Paris | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Signs of the City.119

My travel companions and I agreed it’s definitely a sign that there’s some concentrated wealth, when the veterinary ads are so prominent by the airport :-).

Posted by  |  April 29, 2025 | Categories: Chiang Mai, Thailand | Leave a comment

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Signs of the City.118

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Village Views.108

The Christmas market in the little village in and around the castle above the Rhine waterfall – all of which I visited the very next day after the outing shown in the last couple posts in the mountains above Bellinzona, much further south in Switzerland. At the bottom you see the tunnel under this caste, as taken from the rail and foot bridge over the river.

Posted by  |  April 28, 2025 | Categories: Schaffhausen, Switzerland | Leave a comment

Mountains.78

During the walk to and back from the hanging bridge itself, so same mountains; above, looking south across the narrow valley of the Fiume Ticino.

Posted by  |  April 28, 2025 | Categories: Switzerland, Ticino | Tags: | Leave a comment

From the Air.78

Last photos from the cable car up (with sun) and down (without sun) during my manic effort to see and walk across the Tibetan-style hanging bridge in the hills north and west of Bellinzona, back in November. For orientation, in the photo above, the main city of Bellinzona with its three UNESCO historic castles is to the left, west, around the corner and between the ridge of mountains we’re descending, and the ridge formed with the moutain across the valley. In case you were curious…

Posted by  |  April 27, 2025 | Categories: Switzerland, Ticino | Tags: | Leave a comment

City Lights.88

All taken in Bodø between 14:30 when we docked and 15:30 when we pulled away. It was the first significant port call after we entered the arctic circle.

Posted by  |  April 27, 2025 | Categories: Norway | Tags: , | 1 Comment

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Islands.88

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Country Canals.98

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Urban Canals.198

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Urban Garden.228

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