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Venezia
My god this thread's enormous!
I'm not sure if anyone's posted any shots of Venice, Italy but we had a fantastic time there last weekend.
In order, we have the Bridge of Sighs, the canal-level view from a Gondola, Santa Maria della Salute, the beautiful, colourful island of Burano and finally The Doge's Palace.
My god this thread's enormous!
I'm not sure if anyone's posted any shots of Venice, Italy but we had a fantastic time there last weekend.
In order, we have the Bridge of Sighs, the canal-level view from a Gondola, Santa Maria della Salute, the beautiful, colourful island of Burano and finally The Doge's Palace.
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Here are a few from Auschwitz, near Krakow, Poland, from my Eastern Europe backpacking adventure a year and a half ago... 
shadowmoses said:
I didn't realize they changed the angle of the Eiffel Tower like that - hmph, you learn something new every day...
~Shard~ said:I didn't realize they changed the angle of the Eiffel Tower like that - hmph, you learn something new every day...
LOL
The tower looks amazing when it's lit up. We never were that close when we went but when the lights switch to glitter mode it's fantastic.
UberMac said:Ayers rock a couple of years ago...I really like the clouds in this for some reason
Yeah, that truly is a magical place. I remember sleeping under the stars just outside of the park (it got down to a low of 30 degrees Celsius that night!
), watching the shooting stars, and then waking up at 4 AM to hike the Rock for sunrise. One of the best experiences of my life actually, and one of the top highlights of all of my world travels (which is saying a lot!) 
I'm ashamed to admit it but I haven't gotten around to going to Uluru (formally Ayer's Rock) yet. It's definitely on my "local" (if you call a couple of 1000kms away local) sites to visit.
It's definitely on my "local" (if you call a couple of 1000kms away local) sites to visit.
max_altitude said:I'm ashamed to admit it but I haven't gotten around to going to Uluru (formally Ayer's Rock) yet.
That's alright, there are many places in my ""backyard" as well which I haven't got around to visiting yet myself - I've always been too busy jetting off around the world!
Taking some time this summer though to drive out the the West Coast and hopefully see some things I haven't seen on my previous visits though. I suppose I'll add some from my neck of the woods (St. John's, Newfoundland):
1) & 2) Signal Hill- Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic signal from here to England. (2 also shows the harbour and waterfront).
3) The Narrows- Not much to say about this one other than some ships used to have a hard time entering the St. John's harbour becuase the entrance was so narrow (and shallow as well).
4) & 5) Cape Spear- The most easterly point in North America (in other words, the closest place to Europe). I onced climbed over a fence there to stand on the furthest bit of land... making me the most easterly person in North America.
1) & 2) Signal Hill- Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic signal from here to England. (2 also shows the harbour and waterfront).
3) The Narrows- Not much to say about this one other than some ships used to have a hard time entering the St. John's harbour becuase the entrance was so narrow (and shallow as well).
4) & 5) Cape Spear- The most easterly point in North America (in other words, the closest place to Europe). I onced climbed over a fence there to stand on the furthest bit of land... making me the most easterly person in North America.
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Nuks said:
Beautiful! A trip down East is definitely on my list of places to visit these days. We(s)t Coast this year, perhaps East Coast next year...
I don't feel like I really appreciate it (having lived here all my life), but I know I should. Now that I've fallen in love with other countries and cities, I'm trying my hardest to love mine as well. Shard, I am fascinated by Eastern Europe, and I'm going to backpack through the area after I finish my degree. I'd love it if we could talk sometime and you could tell me about your trip sometime. I'm probably going to start in Estonia, go through Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, and as many other countries as possible. So we should definitely talk sometime. But for sure, come to NF sometime, it's a pretty neat place.
EDIT: I found a nicer picture of Signal Hill.
EDIT: I found a nicer picture of Signal Hill.
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Nuks said:
You got it! Just PM me whenever and we can definitely chat.
I found Eastern Europe to be much nicer than Western Europe, but that's just me - it seems like everyone always goes to Italy, Spain, France, etc. etc. and as a result they are far more touristy and commercialized than the Eastern countries. The Eastern countries are more "untouched" and the history there is just as amazing if not more so than in Western Europe - the Holy Roman Empire, the Hapsburgs, the effects of the Wars and Communism, the list goes on and on...
I backpacked throughout Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic, Croatia and Hungary on my trip, so I can definitely give you some tips on what to do, where to go and what to see depending where all you go. I'd love to go back, however there are far too many places I haven't been yet which I have to experience before I start doing repeats...
srf4real said:
Great shot! I have seen pics of this same place- and yours is up there with some of the best I have seen.
Just got back from a Caribbean cruise yesterday, need to sort through the pics (not many that are really worthy of posting - long story for another post).
Awesome! I loved the ferry building (Big time Foodie)Chip NoVaMac said:
Heres a B&W of the Bay Bridge to compliment it.
