Garden view

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Belle vue

Seen from the castle to end all castles, the Château Palais de Versailles.

Let the bells ring over Dam Square

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Some brief video clips taken at Dam Square and the National Monument in Amsterdam, set to a tune played on the carillon at the Royal Palace.

Faux Paris!

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En Français (Part 2)

At first glance, this looks just like a Parisian street sign … but don’t be fooled. This was actually snapped in San Francisco!

Motto to uphold

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Liberté, fraternité, égalité

Truly, one of the hallmarks of the French Republic is the idea of liberty, fraternity and equality for all of its citizens.
And when this founding principle is chiseled into the side of a building and adorned with some flags, it can make for a cool photo.

Tea time

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Tea

I was chatting on Saturday with a friend at work, about his trip to New York this summer.
We learned we are both very fond of the place and each of us would probably be quite happy living there, if it came to it.
Neither of us has fully experienced every part of New York’s five boroughs. I missed great chunks of Central Park, Harlem and the Upper East Side, to name a few neighbourhoods. He never made it to Little Italy and Chinatown.
Of course, trying to see everything at once on any given trip would likely be too much to process.
So I look forward to my next visit to NYC — to go to places I’ve missed before and to see how much things have changed in the parts of town I’ve already been to.
Ah, the joys of life (and visiting) in the big city.

Radials

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Radials

This is what you see when you look down from the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Leaning on each other

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Leaning on each other

From my trip to Amsterdam a couple of months ago. Still seems as if I was just there!

Abbey Road

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Abbey Road

An iconic pedestrian crossing to be sure: Abbey Road, London … minus the Fab Four.

Truly a pissing match

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Erotic fun

You’re hard pressed to find any guide book that doesn’t suggest a visit to the Mannequin Pis in Brussels. Some folks take it more to heart than others. Of course, I’ve got totally the wrong angle on this one. 🙂

World’s fairest tower

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Tour bronzée

Another glimpse of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Also file this one under “Things I Didn’t Know My Portable Camera Could Do.” This effect is called Toy Camera. Not bad.