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Offbeat album: iconic landmarks
Mei-Mei and her husband Randy have a lot more adventures ahead, but here's a tour of classic sites so far.
![]() Victoria Falls, from the Zimbabwe side | ![]() Matterhorn from Kleine Matterhorn cable, Zermatt, Switzerland | ![]() Schilthorn views of Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau, Switzerland |
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![]() Jungfraujoch, Switzerland | ![]() Grindelwald-First views of Eiger and more | ![]() Eiger North Face trail, Switzerland |
![]() Mont Blanc, from Helbronner, Italy | ![]() Gorgeous Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Iceland | ![]() Double rainbow at Skogafoss, Iceland |
![]() Famed Kirkjufell mountain, Iceland | ![]() Dettifoss, Europe's most powerful waterfall, Iceland | ![]() Table Mountain overview of Lion's Head, Robben island, Cape Town, Blouberg and Devil's Peak #southafrica |
![]() Table Mountain cable car from Camps Bay. #capetown #southafrica | ![]() Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, from the ancient Jewish cemetery | ![]() The corner in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, kicking off WWI. |
![]() Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | ![]() Sunset in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina | ![]() Mostar's famed bridge, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
![]() Lake Bled, Slovenia | ![]() Dragon bridge and fortress at Lubljana, Slovenia | ![]() Fireworks over Budapest, Hungary |
![]() Budapest, Hungary looking at the Buda side. | ![]() Rothenburg, Germany | ![]() Nuremberg Justice Center where Nuremberg trials were held |
![]() Gorgeous Dubrovnik, Croatia | ![]() Machu Picchu, Peru | ![]() Machu Picchu view from Huayna Picchu hike. Peru |
![]() Panama Canal, new cocoli locks | ![]() Panama canal lock crossing on Pacific side. | ![]() Colosseum from the top terrace. Rome, Italy. |
![]() Pompeii Forum in the main square, with Mt. Vesuvius behind. Italy. | ![]() Old City of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, with Dome of the Rock glittering. Israel. | ![]() Masada, Herod's winter palace and site of the alleged last Jewish rebel stance. Israel. |
![]() Dead Sea, Jerusalem. | ![]() Western or wailing wall. Jerusalem. | ![]() Herculaneum, in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius, which blasted it in 79 AD. Italy. |
![]() Carcassonne, France. | ![]() Convoy of skeleton vehicles along Highway 1 from Haifa to Jerusalem. Israel. | ![]() Acropolis from Filopapou Hill. Athens, Greece. |
![]() Skellig Michael, 7 miles into the Atlantic from Ireland, where monks lived in the 8th century. The new Star Wars was filmed here. | ![]() Beehive huts from 8th century monks who lived here on Skellig Michael, 7 miles into the Atlantic from Ireland. | ![]() Newgrange tombs from 5000 years ago. Ireland. |
![]() Rock of Cashel church and fortress. Ireland. | ![]() 40 shades of green along the Kerry Ring. Ireland. | ![]() Dublin Castle original tower and chapel. Ireland. |
![]() Site of Jesus' crucifixion, Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Jerusalem, Israel. | ![]() The Great Wall at Jinshanling outside of Beijing | ![]() The Great Wall at Jinshanling outside of Beijing |
![]() The Great Wall at Jinshanling outside of Beijing | ![]() The Great Wall at Jinshanling outside of Beijing | ![]() Terra Cotta warriors, Xian, China |
![]() Terra cotta warriors, Xian, China | ![]() Tiananmen Square, Beijing | ![]() The Forbidden City, Beijing |
![]() Temple of Heaven, Beijing | ![]() Hong Kong harbor at night | ![]() Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Peak |
![]() Ancient City wall of Xian | ![]() Ancient City wall of Xian | ![]() Ancient City wall of Xian |
![]() The Wall Street bull, on the Bund, Shanghai | ![]() Fairmont Peace Hotel on the Bund, Shanghai | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() Yao Mountain, Guilin | ![]() Yao Mountain, Guilin |
![]() Sydney Harbor, Australia, with Opera House and Harbor Bridge | ![]() Sydney Harbor, Australia | ![]() Harbor Bridge, Australia, with bridge climbers on both rails. |
![]() Sydney Opera House | ![]() Uluru, or Ayers Rock, at sunrise, Uluru, Australia | ![]() Uluru, Australia |
![]() Uluru in the moonlight, Uluru, Australia | ![]() Uluru and Kata Tjuta at sunrise, Uluru, Australia | ![]() Kata Tjuta at sunrise, Uluru, Australia |
![]() Mount Cook at Lake Pukaki, with sheep, New Zealand | ![]() Milford Sound, New Zealand | ![]() Milford Sound Stirling Falls, New Zealand |
![]() Hobbiton Bag End, New Zealand | ![]() Hobbiton, New Zealand | ![]() Mount Doom, aka Mt. Ngauruhoe, at Tongariro National Park, New Zealand |
![]() Tongariro, with Mt. Doom hidden behind, New Zealand | ![]() The Emerald Lakes along the Tongariro Alpine hike, New Zealand | ![]() Prague, Czech Republic monastery library |
![]() Prague Czech Republic | ![]() Blue Mosque, Istanbul Turkey | ![]() Istanbul Turkey |
![]() Eiffel Tower, Paris, France | ![]() Notre Dame Paris France | ![]() Notre Dame, Paris France |
![]() Sacre Coeur Paris France | ![]() Sénanque Abbey, near Gordes, Provence, France | ![]() Pont du Gard viaduct, built between 40-60 AD to bring fresh water to Nimes, France |
![]() Salzburg Austria | ![]() Iguazu Falls, on border of Argentina and Brazil, higher than Niagara, with 275 waterfalls | ![]() Iguazu Falls, on border of Argentina and Brazil, higher than Niagara, with 275 waterfalls |
![]() Iguazu Falls, on border of Argentina and Brazil, higher than Niagara, with 275 waterfalls | ![]() Torres del Paine, Chile | ![]() Torres del Paine, Chile |
![]() Havana Cuba classic 1950s rush hour in modern day | ![]() Hermitage St Petersburg Russia 2015 | ![]() Spilled Blood Church St Petersburg Russia 2015 |
![]() Spilled Blood Church St Petersburg Russia 2015 | ![]() Catherine's Palace St Petersburg Russia 2015 | ![]() Catherine's Palace St Petersburg Russia 2015 |
![]() Peterhof, St. Petersburg, Russia, the summer palace. | ![]() Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() Canals of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2015 |
![]() Canals of Copenhagen, Denmark with narrow passage above and side to side | ![]() Tivoli Gardens, Cophenhagen, Denmark, second oldest amusement park in the world (1843) | ![]() Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, UK, popular filming site including Downton Abbey and Harry Potter |
![]() Pulpit Rock peekaboo, Stavanger, Norway, a cliff rising 1982 feet | ![]() Abba Museum, Stockholm, Sweden (soon to become an iconic landmark) | ![]() Vasa warship, Stockholm, Sweden, sank on maiden voyage in 1628 and salvaged in 1961 |
![]() Oslo, Norway, famed Holmenkollbakken iski jump | ![]() Shetland pony, Shetland Islands, UK | ![]() Edinburgh castle, Scotland |
![]() Doulton Fountain, Glasgow, Scotland, largest terracotta fountain in the world 2015 | ![]() Urquhart castle on Loch Ness, Scotland 2015 | ![]() Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany 2015 (cleverly taken by my spouse from the McDonald's balcony across the street) |
![]() Reichstag, Berlin, Germany 2015 | ![]() Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany 2015 | ![]() Berlin war remnant, Germany |
![]() Auschwitz, Germany | ![]() Michelangelo's The Pietà (1498–1499), St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | ![]() St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy |
![]() St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome 2015 | ![]() Coliseum, Rome, Italy | ![]() Tower of Pisa Italy |
![]() Trevi Fountain, Florence, Italy | ![]() Duomo Florence Italy | ![]() Cinque Terre town, Italy |
![]() Francisco Franco grave and "Valley of the Fallen" monument to honor Spanish Civil War, in El Escorial near Madrid | ![]() Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, still under construction | ![]() |
![]() Famed Gaudi lizard at Parc Guell, Barcelona, Spain | ![]() Monte Carlo Casino | ![]() Monte Carlo, Monaco 2012 |
![]() Monte Carlo, Monaco 2012 | ![]() Montserrat monastery, near Barcelona, Spain. | ![]() Gibraltar |
![]() Santorini, Greece, town of Ia | ![]() Olympia, Greece, original Olympic games starting line | ![]() The Acropolis, Athens Greece |
![]() Temple of Zeus, Athens Greece | ![]() Cairo, Egypt sphinx and pyramids | ![]() Windsor Castle, England |
![]() London Bridge, London, England | ![]() Westminster Cathedral, London England | ![]() Buckingham Palace, London England |
![]() Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France 2001 | ![]() Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England | ![]() Oxford library England |
![]() Neuschwanstein Castle by "Mad" King Ludwig, Hohenschwangaum near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany | ![]() Las Vegas strip | ![]() Bellagio fountains Las Vegas |
![]() Bryce ampitheater, Utah | ![]() Yosemite with El Capitan, California | ![]() Olympics National Park, Washington |
![]() Death Valley National Park, California | ![]() Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah | ![]() Maui Hawaii sunrise |
![]() Logan Pass at Glacier National Park, Montana | ![]() Lincoln memorial, Washington DC | ![]() The White House, Washington DC |
![]() Jefferson Memorial Washington DC 2007 | ![]() Washington Memorial Washington DC | ![]() Mount Denali or "the Great One" (officially renamed from McKinley by President Obama on Aug. 31, 2015) is the highest peak in North America at 20,310 feet |
![]() Mount Denali or "the Great One" (officially renamed from McKinley by President Obama on Aug. 31, 2015) is the highest peak in North America at 20,310 feet | ![]() Central Park, New York City 2007 | ![]() Mount Rainier, Washington |
![]() Top of Mount St. Helens in Washington July 26, 2004, weeks before it blew again on Oct. 1, 2004. |
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