Italy 1

Refer to my main blog for more details about our visit to Italy.

Firenze (Florence)

The campanile

Florence from the campanile, after 414 steps!

Early morning River Arno from Pont Vecchio - one of my favorite shots

Rome - only 2 photos here as we only had 2 hours to see the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps.

Cassino.

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The Polish cemetary

Village near Cassino

The village of Caprile:

The Liri Valley from Caprile

The Liri Valley from some ruins high above the next village

Nanjing 1

A collection of photos taken in Nanjing, mostly around the Fuzi Miao area. Apologies about the bright burnouts in some of the photos. This is due to atmospheric conditions. The almost always is a bright grey / white colour due to pollution which plagues China. Even on a so called clear day, the sky is not the bright blue colour we are used to.

The photos below were all taken on the same weekend when we had some New Zealand friends come to stay on a short holiday from Switzerland where they are currently based.

Gardens at Fuzi Miao

Duck for lunch?

Kiwi tourists at one of the city gates in the wall.

A keen photographer at Xuawumen Lake

Fuzi Miao area

Fuzi Miao area

The old part of Nanjing from the wall

Fuzi Miao area

Fuzi Miao area

Fuzi Miao area, tea house

Fuzi Miao area

Chinese look alikes for sale at Xuawumen Lake

Today, 24 June we discovered another nice area of Nanjing with a temple and gardens near the  Gulou metro station. I will return to get serious with taking photos if atmospheric conditions improve, but after nearly a year here, I don't expect a perfect day to take photos anytime soon!

Southern Vietnam

This collection of photos were taken in Saigon and around the general Mekong delta area.

More details acan be found on the main blog site.


Saigon

Saigon Cathedral

Saigon Opera House

Saigon Post Office

Inside Saigon Post Office

War Remnants Museum, Saigon

Mekong River and Delta

Cao Dai Temple

Cao Dai Temple gardens

Cao Dai temple

Cu Chi Tunnels

More can be found here about the following photos.