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California:

• My California Pictures page.

Europe:

• Italy:
  • Venice: Church of Santa Maria della Salute, at the mouth of the Grand Canal.
  • Venice: The Ducal Palace facing San Marco Square, center of medieval Europe's wealthiest civilization.
  • Rome: Idyllic Roman villas on top of Palatine Hill overlooking ruins of the Roman Forum.
  • Rome/Vatican City: View of St. Peter's Square from the very top of St. Peter's Cathedral.
  • Amalfi Coast: Breakfast in Praiano, a village on the stunning Amalfi Coast.
• Switzerland:
  • Interlaken: The mountain resort of Interlaken.
  • Grindelwald: Waterfall in front of the Eiger peak in the Bernese Alps.
• Germany:
  • Munich: Nymphenburg Castle, formerly a residence of the Bavarian kings.
• Turkey:
  • Istanbul: 1500-year old St. Sophia Church (Aya Sofya in Turkish), the most magnificent relic from the Late Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire). Istanbul's former name is Constantinople.
  • Istanbul: At the fountain court in Topkapi Palace, formerly the royal residence of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
  • Ephesus: Ruins of the ancient library of Ephesus (Efes in Turkish), once the 5th largest city in the Roman Empire.
• Greece:
  • Katakolon: Enchanting port of Katakolon, near ancient Olympia.
• Croatia:
  • Dubrovnik: Majestic fortresses occupying high bluffs above the Adriatic Sea.
  • Dubrovnik: Harbor of the old city of Dubrovnik (Ragusa in Italian) on the incredible Adriatic coast.
• Portugal:
  • Sintra: At the Palácio da Vila, a former royal retreat nestled in enchanting Sintra Range.
• Spain:
  • Granada: At the palace of the Nazarids in the magnificent Moorish fortress of Alhambra.
  • Granada: A courtyard with fountain-fed pool in the Alhambra.
  • Sitges: At the beach in Sitges, a small resort town on the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona.
• France:
  • Paris: In the courtyard of Louvre Museum by the glass pyramid.
  • Paris: On top of Basilique du Sacré Coeur (Sacred Heart Cathedral) overlooking the city.
• England:
  • London: At Trafalgar Square by the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields.

Brazil:

• Bahia State:
  • Salvador: Colonial core of Salvador (Terreiro de Jesus), established by the Portuguese as capital of Brazil 450 years ago.
  • Salvador: High bluffs fronting Baía dos Todos os Santos (All Saints' Bay).
  • Salvador: At the park in Pituaçu neighborhood.
  • Lençóis: On top of 1120m (3675 ft) Morro do Pai Inácio, a peak overlooking the national park of Chapada Diamantina.
• Rio de Janeiro State:
  • Rio: Futebol (soccer) on the beach at Niterói, looking across the bay to Rio de Janeiro skyline. Left: Sugar Loaf (Pão de Açúcar); right: Corcovado, the peak on which stands the statue of Christ (Cristo Redentor).
  • Rio: Walking down Copacabana Beach; Sugar Loaf is in the right background.
  • Rio: View to the south from Corcovado Mountain: the lagoon (Lagoa) in the center, beyond which are the built-up coastal strands of Ipanema and Leblon.
  • Rio: With Márcio, my climbing guide on the summit of 842m (2762 ft) Pedra da Gávea, a big granite monolith close to the beach and city.
  • Rio: On Pedra da Gávea looking west over Barra da Tijuca Beach and beyond.
  • Costa Verde: Jabaquara Beach in Paraty (Parati).
  • Costa Verde: The mountainous coastline near Angra dos Reis.
• Iguaçú (Iguassu/Iguazu) Falls:
  • Foz do Iguaçú, Brazil: The majestic Iguaçú Falls between Brazil and Argentina.
  • Foz do Iguaçú, Brazil: Garganta do Diabo (Devil's Gorge) view point on the Brazil side.
  • Puerto Iguazu, Argentina: Below Salto Bossetti, a subsidiary fall on the Argentina side.

Tibet:

• Tibet Journal 2002

China:

• Above Lake Bogda (Tian Chi, or Heavenly Lake in Chinese), surrounded by Tien Shan mountains up to ~5450 m. (~17,800 ft.), near Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
• Along Min Jiang River on the train traveling northbound from Fuzhou, Fujian Province.
• At a mountain hamlet in the Ting Jiang watershed, Western Fujian Province.
• On Mount Huang Shan, near Lian Hua (Lotus) Peak, Anhui Province, elev. ~1850 m. (~6000 ft.)

Japan:

• On a quiet street in the Akasaka district of Tokyo.
• View of Mount Fuji from the mountains near Lake Kawaguchi.

North America outside California:

• On the rim of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
• Above the Gorge of Columbia River near Cascade Locks, Oregon (the photo is taken on the Washington state side).
• View of the Northern Rockies at McDonald Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.

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