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The Devil's Marbles. Liked the name, and that you're in the middle of nowhere, thousands of km of sandy desert, and then all of a sudden these huge round rocks appear. It was cool
 

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neocell said:
The Devil's Marbles. Liked the name, and that you're in the middle of nowhere, thousands of km of sandy desert, and then all of a sudden these huge round rocks appear. It was cool

Yep, very cool - here, I'll post my pics of the place as well, just give me a minute! :)

I loved backpacking through the Outback. I trust you made it to King's Canyon, Ayers Rock and The Olgas? Climbing Ayers Rock for sunrise was one of the best experiences of my life... :cool:
 
Alright, here we go - a couple of my pics of the Devil's Marbles... and one of my favorite highway signs ever... :cool:





 
I know it's already here, but the first is a cool (if low quality) shot of Big Ben with a couple of protesters under the face. It was taken in March 2004 during some anti-Bush protest in London (mostly Trafalgar Square). It was not a good day to be American in London - felt just a little nervous...

The second is Blarney Castle in Ireland, the third a cross erected in honor of Pope John Paul II's visit to Dublin in '79, and the last the tourist stop in a town in Wales with (I believe) the world's longest place name.
 

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YoYoMac said:
Terra Cotta Warriors. You have to see them in real life. They are amazing!

Another worthy image of earning a great place on ones walls.

I will show my ignorance, I thought these were under open sky based on many images I have seen. Yours showed me the real way they are displayed today. Thanks.
 
~Shard~ said:
Yep, very cool - here, I'll post my pics of the place as well, just give me a minute! :)

I loved backpacking through the Outback. I trust you made it to King's Canyon, Ayers Rock and The Olgas? Climbing Ayers Rock for sunrise was one of the best experiences of my life... :cool:

A yes for all of those
I couldn't believe how thick and spongy the grass was at the tenting/hostle area by Ayres, was my best sleep that two weeks. And climbing the rock was pretty cool (actually it got up to 47ºC that day, but we started early when it was still in the 30s so it wasn't shut down yet). So many cool things out there. So glad I went
 
neocell said:
A yes for all of those
I couldn't believe how thick and spongy the grass was at the tenting/hostle area by Ayres, was my best sleep that two weeks. And climbing the rock was pretty cool (actually it got up to 47ºC that day, but we started early when it was still in the 30s so it wasn't shut down yet). So many cool things out there. So glad I went

Sounds a lot like my experience as well -sleeping under the stars, climbing the rock for sunrise... for us it hit 50 degrees, but does it really matter when it gets that hot? ;) :cool: They also shut down the climb after we did it, so I felt fortunate! I loved the Outback, I'd definitely go again - if only there weren't so many other cool places to see first... :D
 
Cesky Krumlov is unbelievable!

~Shard~ said:
One more for tonight. An aerial of one of my favorite places on Earth - Czesky Krumlov... straight out of a fairy tale... :cool:

I have been twice...last visit was 1999...it truly is a phenomenal place that provides quite an insight into how life may have been in 1400-1600. I believe it is a UN World Heritage site. Your photo broght bac some fantastic memories. Thanks!
 
jwp1964 said:
I have been twice...last visit was 1999...it truly is a phenomenal place that provides quite an insight into how life may have been in 1400-1600. I believe it is a UN World Heritage site. Your photo broght bac some fantastic memories. Thanks!

No worries, glad to see I'm not the only one who has experienced this magical place. I would go back in a heartbeat, alas, there are far too many other places I want to see that I haven't been to yet! ;) :)

Here are a few more for you to hopefully bring back some additional good memories. :cool:





 
Here are some more of Paris. I'm trying to get my vegas ones sent back to me.

Seen here are the Louvre, the Concorde: a great piece in the Louvre, the Eiffel at night (looks amazing when it's all sparkling but this is from about two miles away) and the tower itself (again ;)).
 

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Jet d'Eau request

So here's the Jet d'Eau on a cloudy day last weekend in Geneva, along with a picture from the Palais des Papes in Avignon; this was when the papacy moved to France during the 1300s. Quite a cool building.
 

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Heres my mate hugging a cliff-top rock overlooking Saddleworth. I think you can see Pots n Pans in there. which is a landmark. I think Dovestones itself is a landmark too? *dovestones being the reservoir this is all around*

edit: no. it isn't in the shot. does landSCAPE count?
 
AlBDamned said:
Here are some more of Paris. I'm trying to get my vegas ones sent back to me.

If you liked Paris, you would absolutely love Budapest. They call it the Paris of Eastern Europe, and in my opinion it is far more beautiful and scenic. Much less touristy and commericalized, too (everyone always seems to go to Paris :rolleyes: ;)), and definitely a favorite of mine. Don't get me wrong, Paris is nice as well, just not as nice. ;) :cool:

I'll post some of my pictures of it when I get home from work - I never get tired of looking through them. :)
 
gauchogolfer said:
So here's the Jet d'Eau on a cloudy day last weekend in Geneva, ...
So that's how it looks... hah... amazing... :p

Thanks for posting the image. Hope they've turned the jet on the next time I'm in Geneva... ;)
 
I'm sure ~Shard~ will like this one... and I'm likely sure that no one will know where this was taken... :p

- Dal
 

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More Venice

This is the Basilica of St Mark, seen from the top of the Campanile next door.
 

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oooh I love eastern Europe a little. My grandfather (or Dziadek as he likes to be called) is Polish and I'm a regular visitor to Poland, Czech Republic etc. The places I go are just so quant, my family have a bunch of farms so they're slap bang in the middle of nowhere. its beautiful. just beautiful. the cities are stunning, those little cafés and hidden away gems. aw man now I wanna fly over again :mad:
 
~Shard~ said:
If you liked Paris, you would absolutely love Budapest. They call it the Paris of Eastern Europe, and in my opinion it is far more beautiful and scenic. Much less touristy and commericalized, too (everyone always seems to go to Paris :rolleyes: ;)), and definitely a favorite of mine. Don't get me wrong, Paris is nice as well, just not as nice. ;) :cool:

I'll post some of my pictures of it when I get home from work - I never get tired of looking through them. :)

My dad lived in Budapest for a while for business. He said he loved it and they have indeed got some amazing shots of the place. It doesn't quite have the allure of Paris in terms of places to be a tourist, nor a couple at Christmas ;) but there's no denying it should be on the list of places to visit.

I haven't really gone near eastern Europe. I may aim to end up there when I do a world trip in a few years.

Edit: jeshephard - those are some really cool US shots mate. Is that a presidential heli going past the monument?
 
Copter

Yeah, that's the Presidential Helicopter (probably didn't have the President in it). If you hang around DC long enough you'll see it flying around. Not sure why they do that. I once saw it doing laps around the Lincoln Memorial at 6am.

Opie
 
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