Situated in the Mojave Desert, its Spanish name means "The Meadows" because of the wild grasses and desert springs originally found there. An oasis in an otherwise dry and unwelcoming place, it became known to Native Americans over 10,000 years ago. It was discovered by the modern world in 1829, when a young Mexican scout … Continue reading A visit to Las Vegas
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Italian road trip – Day 6 – Rome
Day 5 ended with us exhausted, crashing onto our beds and having a sound night's sleep after a paradoxical search for a hotel with available rooms in what is one of the largest cities in the world with plenty of hotels. But that's how things were that night. We woke up to a beautiful day … Continue reading Italian road trip – Day 6 – Rome
Around the town in 2009
This is a gallery of photographs taken in and around Medias in the summer of 2009 (68 photos in total). As I look back on these photos, it's interesting to see how the town has changed and stayed the same during this time. It's definitely changed since 2006, when I took these other photos. Enjoy! … Continue reading Around the town in 2009
A timelapse of Bucharest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzFZcB4hPPs I recorded this over the course of two days (12-13 march 2017) in Bucharest's Sector 1, with a very nice view of Herastrau Park, courtesy of our hotel room at the Pullman. We were there for our spring expo. Enjoy!
An evening walk through Sibiu’s historical center
Here are a few photos from a recent visit to Sibiu, where we walked through the two main piazzas in its historical center.
Photos from Timisoara’s historic district
We visited Timisoara for business recently. I took my camera along and we set a bit of time aside to walk through the historic district and take photographs. It was a sunny, breezy Saturday afternoon and lots of people were out and about, enjoying the beautiful weather and the youthful, cheery atmosphere of the city. … Continue reading Photos from Timisoara’s historic district
Italian road trip – Day 4 – Ravenna, Rimini and Grottammare
Day 4 of our Italian road trip took us from Chioggia to Ravenna, Rimini and Grottammare, which is where we stopped for the night. Get a cup of coffee and get comfortable, there are 71 photos for you to enjoy here. If you'd like to see the other posts from our trip, here are days 1, 2 … Continue reading Italian road trip – Day 4 – Ravenna, Rimini and Grottammare