Seems every Mexican restaurant in America is featuring food specials, live music and fruity margaritas today in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. But did you know that Mexicans aren’t celebrating their Independence Day? That date is actually Sept. 16th. So what are they celebrating? Mexico’s freedom from French occupation following the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. For nearly […]
A monkey cradles her baby in the arms of a Buddha statue at one of the many temple ruins in Lopburi, Thailand. I was drawn to this peaceful duo in the midst of the craziness found elsewhere at this site. Monkeys were literally running all over the place–jumping across rooftops, through windows, scampering up the […]
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Wow..What a fabulous capture it was..!! Frankly saying i like this pic as well as the title of post too,as both are so good….Thanks for sharing it..
I’m the great and mighty oz… this fierce face seems to say. High atop one of the most important monuments on this UNESCO World Heritage site, the mouth in the hook-nosed Mayan rain god, Chaac, leads to an inner sanctuary temple. Visitors are no longer allowed to climb the worn steps of this 131 foot pyramid, or access the […]
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Pyramid of the Magician,Uxmal Mexico. 🙂
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Yep! That’s the one… don’t you love the Yucatan?
Like distinctive architecture? Then you’ll love exploring Portugal…ornate Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals… a hundred medieval castles…Roman ruins…towers and grand monasteries built in the exclusive Portuguese style of Manueline. When we visited last June, we saw just a sampling of the outstanding architecture which included the Jerónimos Monastery & Belem Tower in Lisbon (Manueline style); Santa Justa Elevator in Lisbon; the Templar Knights castle and octagon […]
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Wonderful images you have here. Very nice, specially on the convento de cristo I relly love it. Keep it up
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Thanks, Liewilyn! Tomar’s Convento de Cristo was truly an amazing place to visit. Really, all of Portugal was. Such friendly people, beautiful architecture, fascinating history and culture…I can’t wait to go back and explore the north.
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Boa tarde!
You really have made some nice pictures of Portugal! The beauty of this country is reflected in your photographs! Nice work.
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Wonderful images of places (most of them at least) I know. Thank you for sharing them.
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Will you be having a tour of the Azores anytime soon?
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Unfortunately, we’ve terminated our tour business a year ago. So not organizing any more tours…and don’t know of anyone going there. Sorry!
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beautuful.
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love the pics
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http://www.robertharding.com/preview/843-50/decorated-sanctuary-convento-de-cristo-castle-knights-templar/ Thank you!!
To use this image you will need to go through the stock agency that is leasing my images. Here is the link:
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Its really amazing pic.. I like it and the golden effect coming in the pic is making the view awesome.. I really enjoyed on your post..
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Its really amazing to see your blog