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•February 1, 2019 • Leave a CommentKate Ceberano performing at the Mandurah Twilight Concert Series at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing & Sailing club
•April 6, 2012 • Leave a Comment
Rehearsal time…
1. Kate Ceberano performing at the
Mandurah Twilight Concert Series at the
Mandurah Offshore Fishing & Sailing club
3. I loved her Nine Wire Avenue album…
4. I had never seen Kate perform
live before and I was surprised how
energetic her performance was…
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Kate’s brother and band leader Phil Cerebrano
2. Kate and her daughter Gypsy in Mandurah
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Kasey Chambers performing at the Mandurah Twilight Concert Series at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club
•April 6, 2012 • Leave a Comment
Kasey Chambers is billed as the Queen of
Australian Country Music.
Poppa Bill, Ashleigh Dallon & Kasey Chambers performing
at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing & Sailing club.
Poppa Bill Chambers & Ashleigh Dallon…
Kasey Chambers father Poppa Bill…
Ashleigh Dallon with Bill & Casey Chambers
Ashleigh Dallon performing in Mandurah with
Kasey Chambers and Poppa Bill (Bill Cambers).
Kasey performing with her two elder sons Talon & Arlo…
Poppa Bill, Ashleigh Dallon & Kasey Chambers
Kasey, Talon & Arlo…
Holly Denton at the M.O.F.S.C
A beautiful photograph of Kasey…
Poppa Bill, Ashleigh Dallon & Kasey Chambers
in black and white.
Looking back at the concert from the jetty at the Mandurah
Offshore Fishing and sailing club or M.O.F.S.C.
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Leo Sayer performing at the Mandurah Twilight Concert Series at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club
•April 2, 2012 • Leave a Comment
Leo Sayer did an excellent performance at the Mandurah
Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club last night.
Keep an eye out for next summers
Mandurah Twilight Concert Series…
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•March 18, 2012 • Leave a Comment
This is one of the original old houses at the Old Settlement in Thompsons Bay on Rottnest Island.
This is the main lighthouse on Rottnest Island you usually come across it when you ride around the Island on a push bike.
This is a photo of the Basin with the Bathurst lighthouse and the city of Perth in the background.
Old door and wildflowers on out building behind a Rottnest Cottage, with a poster effect.
Silhouette of Bathurst lighthouse at sunset in sepia.
A quokka at Sunset in Geordie Bay.
The jetty in Geordie Bay at dawn.
This stingray was just gliding around in the crystal clear water in Geordie Bay.
A pelican at dawn in Gerodie Bay.
A Tern at bath time.
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These photo’s were taken the morning after the M.O.F.S.C’s Rotto Convoy 2008
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Snokeling with Seals (Australian fur Seals)
•March 16, 2012 • 2 Comments
No sooner had we anchored the boat and this lovely
young fur seal came to pay us a visit.
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Then the race was on to get our snorkeling gear
on and get into the water while our young
Australian Fur Seal visitor was keen to play…
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This fur seal was showing off his speed and agility…
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Here he is asking for a belly rub, they remind me so
much of our old pet Labrador…
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I’m too sexy for my fur and I know it!!!
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Well come on, let’s play some more :o)
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A close up of a young fur seals face and whiskers while
Snorkeling with Australian Fur Seals, in Western Australia.
He was checking out our new little underwater camera
the Panasonic TF3…
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This young seal was posing to have his photo taken.
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This baby fur seal sleeps of his fish dinner.
Speaking of fish dinners, these cute little guy’s have
the WORST BAD BREATH!!!
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A kiss good buy from our new friend…
Until next time mate :o)
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Arena, Vibo, Valentia, Calabria, Italy more photo’s in Black & white & sepia…
•February 21, 2012 • Leave a Comment
Sepia Church Bells in Arena, Vibo, Valentia, Calabria, Italy
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Church Bells from the roof top in Arena, Vibo, Valentia, Calabria, Italy.
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A beautiful building in Arena, Vibo, Valentia, Calabria, Italy in Black & white…
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A beautiful building in Arena, Vibo, Valentia, Calabria, Italy.
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Sweeping steps of the church in Arena, Vibo, Valentia,
Calabria, Italy in a black & white image.
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Black & white steps to the lower part of Arena, Calabria
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The steps to the lower part of Arena, Calabria, in colour.
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Arena down town in Sepia tones…
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Arena down town in colour.
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The road to the church in Black & white & colour in Arena,
Vibo, Valentia, Calabria, Italy…
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Walking to the main square in black & white in Arena, Vibo, Valentia, Calabria.
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Looking down into the Valley of Arena, Calabria
in a black & white image.
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Arena from the roof tops in colour..
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Arena from the roof tops in Black & white
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Arena from the road up to the castle in colour…
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Arena from the road up to the castle in black & white
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A beautiful view on the walk up to the castle in colour
Arena,vibo, Valentia, Calabria
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A beautiful view on the walk up to the castle in black & white
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Walking the streets of Arena, vibo, Valentia, Calabria
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Walking the streets of Arena, in black & white in vibo, Valentia, Calabria.
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Looking down at the valley from the road to the castle
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To be continued…
All photo’s are available in
full colour, black & white & sepia upon request…
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Here are links to other posts of mine on Arena and Calabria…
https://janettelarobina.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/arena-calabria-italy/
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https://janettelarobina.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/arena-vibo-valentia-calabria-sojourn/
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https://janettelarobina.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/arena-vibo-valentia-calabria-wwi-memorial/
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https://janettelarobina.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/panorama-of-arena-vibo-valentia-calabria/
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https://janettelarobina.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/sunset-at-tropea-calabria-italy/
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https://janettelarobina.wordpress.com/travel-serra-san-bruno-calabria-italy/
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2010 in review
•January 2, 2011 • Leave a CommentThe stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.
Crunchy numbers
About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 39,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 5 days for that many people to see it.
In 2010, there were 2 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 77 posts. There were 23 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 23mb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.
The busiest day of the year was March 14th with 390 views. The most popular post that day was Dubrovnik, Croatia – old town panorama’s from the fort.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, bestwwwoffers.com, search.aol.com, 74.125.67.100, and en.wordpress.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for old door, dubrovnik, splendour of the seas, panorama, and santorini.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia – old town panorama’s from the fort June 2009
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Santorini, Greece February 2009
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Travel – Arena, Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy June 2008
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Arena, Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy June 2008
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Sydney Harbour, Australia – panorama’s and night photo’s
•October 24, 2010 • 2 Comments
The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House
from the decks of the Dawn Princess.
(Please click on the panorama photo’s
to enlarge before viewing…)
Dawn Princess after coming out of Darling Harbour and
under the Sydney Harbour Bridge… I think we all held our
breath waiting to see if she really could squeeze under.
A panorama of Rhapsody of the Sea’s in Circular Quay…
This is a panorama of Dawn Princess at the OPT
(Overseas Passenger Terminal)
surrounded by yellow Sydney Ferries.
The ship reminds me of a mother duck,
and the little ferries look like her ducklings…
On a more serious note Sydney Ferries have
been operating in the harbour for since 1861,
that’s 149 yrs if I’ve done my sum’s right.
Darling Harbour panorama, Sydney Australia…
The beautiful South Steyne floating restaurant in
Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour is well worth a look…
WildLife World & Aquarium Darling Harbour, Sydney…
Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas in Circular Quay…
This is an awesome location, you can see the
main ferry terminal just in front and the famous
Rock’s area behind Rhapsody. The only downside is
that you don’t get to go under the Sydney Harbour bridge
unless your ship is birthing in Darling Harbour…
This is a black and white reflection of
the Dawn Princess at wharf 8, Darling Harbour…
Doyle’s Restaurant in Watson’s Bay is a lovely destination
to head to on the Ferry from Circular Quay.
Here is a panorama of Watson’s Bay with Doyle’s restaurant
on the left. After having fish ‘n chips for lunch we walked
up the path to visit Sydney’s infamous “GAP”.
“The Gap” is an ocean cliff in Eastern Sydney that gives you
excellent views of the ocean and views of back over
Sydney harbour too. The day we were there we were
lucky enough to watch one whale jumping
and two that just waved their tales.
The rocks at the bottom of the gap…
A panorama of Watson’s Bay…
If I only had time for one ferry trip on Sydney Harbour,
I think I would choose the ferry to Watson’s Bay
and walk up to the gap…
Especially if its whale season!!!
The Opera house from the Watson’s Bay ferry.
Pulling out of Darling Harbour to go under
the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Sailing under the Sydney harbour Bridge at night …priceless
Live music out on the deck of Dawn Princess for
the sail away from Sydney to Hobart.
I got a real buzz out of driving over the “coat hanger”.
This has been on my bucket list for a long time…
Enjoying Sydney Harbour with the birds eye view
of a cruise ship.
As pretty as it was, my tummy was full of butterflies
because we were heading for that
infamous stretch of water between Sydney and Hobart!!!
To be continued…
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Dolphin Quay panorama, triptych (an images divided into 3 parts)
•October 19, 2010 • Leave a Comment
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Rome, Itlay part 3
•November 19, 2009 • Leave a Comment
The view looking down over Rome from Palatine Hill.
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A portrait of the Colosseum in Rome…
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A cross section of the Colosseum and a disappointed crowd
after the Colosseum was closed early because of the free
concert by Billy Joel and Bryan Adams in August 2006.
We were only in Rome for 2 days and this was our last day
and we had saved the best till last
– the Inside of the Colosseum.
We were shocked to be locked out event though we had
only purchased our tickets an hour before being
refused entry – Not happy Jan!!!
However the highlight of our walk around Palatine Hill,
was the sound of Billy Joel & Bryan Adams rehearsing.
Unfortunately we were unable to stay for the concert –
the City of Rome were expecting a crowd of 400,000
to turn out.
Looking inside the Colosseum…
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Peeking through the arch of the Colosseum…
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On the left you can see the stage where Billy Joel
and Bryan Adams held their concert
– right next to the Colosseum,
what a stunning location!
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Rome, Italy Part 2…
•October 30, 2009 • 1 Comment
A bronze statue of an angel pointing at Rome,
bathed in evening light
it reminds me of the Da Vinci Code…
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A stone carving of a winged lion over looking Roma, Italia.
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The Vittorio Emanuele II Monument under renovations
in the heart of Rome. We could see the back of this
spectacular white marble building from Palatino hill.
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A horse and cart in between the small Macuteo Obelisk
from the time of Ramses II and the
pantheon, Rome in black and white.
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The magnificent façade of the Pantheon.
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Close up detail of a Bernini sculpture with the Pantheon
in the background – in sepia.
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The Oculus in the roof of the Pantheon, Rome.
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Castel Saint Angelo in Rome, Itlay.
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Castle Saint Angelo from the bridge at night.
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The colonnaded road to the Vaticano, Rome.
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A spectacular pink sunset over the Vatican…
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The chairs set out ready for mass at the Vatican.
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The human side of Rome – a homeless person
sleeping under a bridge, next to the Tiber river.
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A beggar on the bridge.
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Roasted Chestnuts cooking on the street, smell so nice…
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An early morning rower on the Tibre river.
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Plastic drink bottles polluting the Tiber River in Rome.
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Bugger – Someone’s push bike has been run over by a car!!!
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The view from our window at the B & B Bologna,
in Piazza Bologna in Rome.
We have stayed here twice and enjoyed Aldo
and his lovely family’s hospitality very much.
We were in search of budget accommodation a
few years ago and found them on trip advisor…
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The Spanish Steps in Rome are a great place to sit,
eat authentic gelato and watch the people go by…
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While we where at the Spanish Steps a bride and groom
came along to have some photo’s taken alongside
the fountain at the bottom of the steps.
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A Bernini sculpture of a man fighting an octopus
in Piazza Narvona, Rome, Italy.
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A close up of part of the Bernini Fountain in Piazza Navona, Rome.
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The Trevi Fountain at night.
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Until late at night there are still crowds of people
throwing coins into the
Trevi Fountain in the hope that it will
bring them back to Rome …
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Rome, Italy Part 1…
•September 29, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Circus Maximus in Rome.
A large panorama of the Colosseum in Rome.
(click on the image to see the detail)
The Colosseum from the street curb at dusk.
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The Colosseum at night with a pastel effect.
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The Colosseum at night was just magical…
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The Colosseum at night bathed in yellow light…
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The arch of triumph at night.
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A policeman on points duty directing traffic at night.
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A trail of movement from a policeman’s white gloves
while directing traffic in Rome at night.
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Narni, Umbria, Italy part 2
•September 28, 2009 • Leave a Comment
A sign welcoming you to Narni.
Visiting the City of Narni was wonderful
it was like going back to medieval times…
Narni is said to be the “middle of Italy”, it’s roughly
80km from Rome…
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The old city of Narni – an Umbrian hill town.
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Walking the streets of Narni, Umbria.
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Beautiful painted windows and arches of a church that
looks like is was built in the middle ages
in Narni, Umbria, Italy
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A very old game played in the streets of Narni with
“clay balls” in stone vessels.
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A labrador / retriever and his master watching the people
walk by on the cobbled streets of Narni.
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A narrow cobbled stoned street in beautiful Narni
in black and white.
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An old clock tower in Narni.
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Stone carvings and columns make a beautiful window
for this church in Narni.
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Narni and Terni, Umbria, Itlay…
•September 21, 2009 • 1 Comment
A peaceful panorama of the medieval village
of Narni, in the late afternoon…
with a poster effect applied to it.
(Click on any image to view it larger)
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The panorama photograph of the old town Narni…
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A turret of Cardinal Albornoz’s Castle in Narni, Umbria, Italy,
built in the 14th century.
Made famous in 2008 as the Narnia Castle in
the movie by Walt Disney and Waldons media
Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian.
unfortunately we arrived just as the castle was closing
for the day, so we only managed a quick run around
before the doors of the fortress were closed.
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A stone carving inside the castello De Narni.
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The stone well inside the castle.
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Looking up at the Il Rocco Castle in Narni, Umbria, Italy.
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A cottage or maybe a mill house near Marmore Waterfall Terni, Umbria.
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Marmore Waterfall was made by diverting a river in
Roman times to improve the health of the town by getting
swampy water to flow into the river Nera.
This made in possible in more modern times to
generate Hydroelectric power for the industries in Terni.
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These waterfalls are only about 7 kilometres from
Terni, Umbria, Italy…
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The cave of St. Francis, Umbria, Italy – built into the side of
Mt. Subasio in the Apennine mountains, central Italy.
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A panorama photo of The chapel at
the cave of St. Francis of Assissi.
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A beautiful pot of flowers in the courtyard of the chapel of
the cave of St. Francis, Umbria, Italy.
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A nativity at the cave of St. Francis, Sabasio mountain, Italy.
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Inside the cave of Saint Francis of Assissi.
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These are the rocks that became St. Francis’s bed.
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Australian Sunset panorama’s
•August 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment
This is a panorama photograph of a massive cold front
or cloud bank over the Indian Ocean at sunset
(click on it to see it larger).
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An Australian Sunset in winter
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Another beautiful sunset in an Australian winter.
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A panorama ofa smoke filled sunset over the ocean.
The smoke is from a nearby Aussie bushfire.
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A silhouette of cape lilac buds with an Ozzy
sunset in the background.
I almost get hay fever just thinking
about cape lilac tree’s…
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Panoramas of Kusadasi and Ancient Ephesus, Turkey
•August 24, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Splendour of the Seas in the harbour of Kusadasi,
Turkey. This is a great place to explore the ancient ruins
of the library and Greko Roman theatre of
Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary.
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Travel Tip: Go early in the morning before it gets
too hot and crowded. Choose a tour
that drops you off up above the ruins
so you can meander down through them and
back to the shady markets where all the tour buses park.
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Some of the ruins of Ephesus in black and white.
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Some well preserved ruins in Turkey (in Sepia)
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The statue of Nike in Sepia at Ephesus.
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The Sea of people flowing down through the ruins
of the colonnaded Arcadian way.
We were really surprised to find such crowds,
it reminds me of summer in Venice…
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Celsus library at Ephesus Kusadasi, Turkey.
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Repairs of one of the ruins…
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A stone carving in black & white
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A carved archway at Ephesus.
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Beautiful and intricate mosaics in Sepia at Epheus on the Aegean Coast.
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Celsus library at the bottom of the colonnaded Arcadian way, Ephesus, Turkey.
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A close up of the library of Celsus, Turkey.
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It was astounding to see public toilets that
have been built from stone
way back in the Greko – Roman period.
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What an amazingly cool cat, to sit happily amongst all
these tourists. Our Australian cats are such
shy creatures in comparison.
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The Theatre / Arena at Ephesus in a semi desaturated
Black & White.
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This photograph was taken from the highest steps of the
theatre – it give you a great perspective…I have added
a digital effect to this photo, to see it just click on the image.
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Some of the magnificent hand made silk rugs for sale in Turkey…
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This machine shows how the silk is un ravelled from the
cocoon of the humble silk worm to be transformed
into works of art.
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A street scene towards evening in Kusadasi, I wish we
could have stayed longer here. The locals have
excellent english so they can joke around and
have fun with you while bartering…
Turkey was also deserves a special mention
as one of the cleanest
and most welcoming country’s.
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Colourful lanterns in Kusadasi.
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A colourful indoor/outdoor restaurant.
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A fisherman in Kusadasi’s harbour
in black & white & colour.
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I’m guessing this fisherman is unhooking his boat from
the rear morning so he can go fishing at sunset.
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Back to the mother ship (excuse the pun)
Splendour of the Seas a Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship.
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This blue tug boat has a water colour effect on it
(to see the effect click on the image).
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The Orient Queen cruise ship leaving Kusadasi.
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Bird Island in Kusadasi harbour Turkey at sunset as we leave….
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A long exposure shot of a ship at night with some digital art.
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Another long exposure shot of Kusadasi harbour at night.
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Santorini, Greece – Part 2
•July 31, 2009 • 3 Comments
A panorama of Splendour of the Seas anchored
at Santorini, Greece.
If you look closely near the front of the ship
you can see volcanic? gas bubbling up
from the floor of the Aegean Sea.
(click on the image to see it larger)
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Going down on the cable car with
Splendor of the Seas in the background.
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Donkeys heading back down the trail.
Travel Tip:
It saves time to work out
your preferred method of transport up
to the town of Fira before you get to the
Cycladic Island of Santorini.
There’s really only three to
choose from – Cable Car, Donkeys
or walk. Just keep in mind the
town is 300m above sea level!
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Once you get there your rewarded with
the most magnificent views.
This is a roof top panorama of Hotel Villa Renos,
the Art Cafe & hotel Thireas Santorini.
(click on the image to see it larger)
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This is the first blue domed church we saw with its
beautiful bell tower in Oia.
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Beautiful houses against a back drop of the
Aegean Sea. Santorini is also called Thera or Thira.
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Another peacful scence of a rustic domed church
with the deep blue sea as a backdrop.
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Agave plants and a blue domed Church.
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Some digital art applied to a cafe scene on Santorini.
(click on the image to see the effect)
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A beautiful property with an amazing pool on Santorini.
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Church bells in Oia town, Santorini.
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A beautiful Blue domed Greek Orthodox Church
in Oia Town, Santorini, Greece.
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Roof tops of the town of Oia, Santorini.
A peaceful church bell on Santorini.
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Beach towels hanging out to dry in the warm Greek sun…
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There’s a water colour effect on this photo of the small
harbour below Oia.
(click on the image to see the effect)
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More iconic church bells in Oia town Santorini Greece.
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Sleeping dogs in Santorini – even the dogs are relaxed here!
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This beautiful old windmill can be found down at Oia
Town in Santorini.
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This is the large Greek Church Ipapanti in Fira, Santorini.
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When a ship is leaving Santorini big cue’s can form,
luckily there are many large umbrellas to shade the tourists.
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Riding on the tender back to Splendor of the seas
on our Greek Isles and Turkey cruise
with Royal Carribean Internation (RCI).
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Two tourist ships floating in Santorini’s
harbour in the Aegean Sea.
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Looking back at the Donkey trail zig zaging up the town
of Fira on the Island of Santorini from
Splendor of the Seas.
(click on the image to see the effect)
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This panorama shows the volcanic rock that Thera (Thira)
is made from – taken from Splendour of the Seas.
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This is the first Greek church and bell tower we came across
when we arived in Oia town using the local transport
– the public bus.
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The iconic blue domed church in black and white.
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Hurricanes and Cruise ships don’t mix!
•July 28, 2009 • Leave a Comment
I found this cool video by Jay Herring, he was an officer
on board Carnival Triumph. They had 30ft
swells and flooding in the cabins.
Our cruise was nothing like this…
Jay also has a free eBook you can download
from his website
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Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy – Part 3 – Hiking from Riomaggiore to Vernazza
•July 27, 2009 • 1 Comment
A pictorial jouney of our hike between
Riomaggiore & Vernazza in Cinque Terre.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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A panorama of the Riomaggiore Village which was the starting
point for our hike of Cinque Terre.
(Click on the image to view this large panorama)
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Square panorama of Riomaggiore town and its wooden boats
and boat ramp (slipway) Cinque terre.
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Riomaggiore’s empty harbour/marina during stormy weather.
An old conifer tree in Riomaggiore with a pastel effect.
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The nice flat walk trail from Riomaggiore
is the starting point of our hike.
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Riomaggiore on a rough and stormy day, Cinque Terre.
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This poor Agave has been graffiti-ed by hikers on
the walk trail…
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“Via Del Amore” or “the Lovers Walk”
or ” The tunnel of Love” it doesn’t matter
what it’s called! It’s a very romantic spot…
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Looking back at the “Via Del Amore” or “the Lovers Walk”
or ” The tunnel of Love” towards Riomaggiore.
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Inside the Via Del Amore Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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An artistic effect on the Inside the Via Del Amore Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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The coastline on a stormy day on the walk trail just before
we got to Manarola, Cinque Terre.
One of the more peaceful villages of Cinque Terre – Manarola
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Manarola with an artistic effect applied to it.
(Click on the image to be able to view this digital art)
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The costline between Manarola and Corniglia,
Cinque Terre from the walk trail.
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Some of the rugged natural scenery of the
Cinque Terre walk trail.
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Stormy day in Cinque Terre with artistic effect applied.
(Click on the image to be able to view this digital art)
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Part of the walk trail between Riomaggiore and Manarola
in black and white,
on a rough and windy day.
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Looking up at Corniglia, Cinque Terre from the walk trail.
That hill looks pretty big from the trail!!!
Corniglia is a great village to stop and enjoy lunch
and to catch your breath before continuing north.
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A black & white image of the Railway station and the switch
back stairs you climb to get to the top of the hill
at Corniglia, Cinque Terre.
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Digital Art “I spy Manarola” Cinque Terre, Italy.
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Looking back at Manarola from Cornigla, Cinque Terre.
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An shop in Corniglia selling wine and Birra (Beer) with unusual lables.
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Looking at the ligurian Seat hrough an old plant clinging
to the edge of the Cinque Terre walk trail.
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The terraced green vineyards between
Corniglia and Vernassa,
Cinque Terre are beautiful to walk buy.
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The terraced hills of Cinque Terre between
Corniglia & Vernazza.
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A stone bridge and green vegetation between Corniglia
and Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Regione Liguria, Italia.
Down is is the hardest! on the walk trail to Vernazza,
Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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Looking back at Manarola from Corniglia (pronounced Cornelia)
Cinque Terre.
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Arriving in Vernazza was a highlight of the trek,
it’s a busy town with many cafe’s and restaurants.
Keep an eye out for a great Gelato shop (Gelateria)
on the right hand side as you walk down
towards the harbour/marina.
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Climing the medieval Doria Castello’s tower gives you the opportunity
to experience a magnificent view (below).
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The view from Castello Doria Vernazza, Cinque Terre.
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The harbour/Marina and the church of Vernazza
with Castello Doria, Cinque terre, Liguria, La Spezia.
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The harbour/Marina and the church of Vernazza
with Castello Doria in Black and White
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The church and Bell tower in the harbour/marina of Vernazza.
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Alfresco dining next to the harbour with the bell tower and
church of Vernazza behind.
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Sheltering under the unbrellas at a cafe in Vernazza,
Cinque Terre, La Spezia.
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Vernazza’s blue fising boats up out of the harbour safe from
the rough and windy weather.
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A blue fishing boat outside a shop in Vernazza Cinque Terre.
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A Panroma of Vernazza and it’s church Cinque Terre
(Click on the image to view this large panorama)
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In Vernazza is this charming courtyard enhanced
by a secection of beautiful pot plants.
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A cactus in a pot hanging on a courtyard wall
in Vernazza Cinque Terre.
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Fresh local produce for sale at Monterosso al Mare,
the most northern town of the Cinque Terre.
The region produces olives, white wine and lemons
(make sure you try the Limoncello/Lemoncello
an alcoholic beverage made from fresh Lemons
and an alcohol like strong vodka).
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After hiking cinque Terre be sure to try the local birra
(beer) the Birra Peroni
was our favourite (look for the red label).
To see the 2 pages that combine all my posts
on Cinque Terre look down the list on the
right hand side for Travel – Cinque Terre, Italy
& Travel – Cinque Terre Hiking.
Arrivederci…
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Panorama’s of Taormina and Messina, Sicily, Italy
•July 23, 2009 • 1 Comment
This is a massive panorama of the coast of Messina taken
from the straits of Messina (Stretto Di Messina) Sicily.
Shot from our Royal Caribbean cruise ship –
Legend of the Seas.
The city was being bathed in morning sunlight.
(Click on the image to see it larger)
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The Marina in Messina, Sicily.
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Two panorama’s of the golden statue of the Virgin Mary
and the shipping port of Messina.
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An evening panorama of The Virgin Mary statue and port.
(Click on the image to see it larger)
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A close up vertical panorama of the
statue of the Virgin Mary
(Madonnina del porto di Messina)
in the Straits of Messina (Stretto Di Messina).
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A church in Messina with twin bell towers
snaped as we sailed past.
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The Campanile Duomo taken in morning light from the sea.
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We caught the train from Messina to Taormina
for a day trip – it was one of the nicest
trains we have been on in Italy…
Travel Tip:
When we arrive by cruise ship we always try to use
public transport because it’s cheap and cheerful.
We get to meet the locals which is always fun,
if your a pair of friendly Aussies…
Many people we meet have relatives
that have gone to live in either
the US or Australia.
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These terracotta clay faces were a real
delight to see. I could see this awesome chef sculpture
next to any BBQ…
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A black “Arte Sign” in Taormina advertises some of the
artists galleries to explore…
A pair terracotta clay sculptures of some cool dudes…
A large panorama of the coastline of Taormina,
famous for its beautiful beaches.
(Right click on the image’s and open in new tab
to see these photographs much larger)
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Teatro Antico Di Taormina is a brilliant
example of ancient Greek and Roman architecture
perched on the side of a moutain in Taormina, Sicily.
Talk about a stunning location – the view’s are amazing!
(Click on the image to see it larger)
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Above the Greek Theatre, Taormina.
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A panorama of the beach, Ionian Sea and taormina train
station from taken from the Greek Theatre
renovated by the Romans. It’s a scary bus
ride up to the top of the moutain, but well worth it.
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“Nice jeans!” or should I say “another nice view at Taormina…
The beautiful Art Nouveau train station at
Giardini Naxos train station at Taormina in black & white.
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The magnificent Campanile Duomo of Messina
with the historical city tour train.
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This is a vertical panorama of the Bell tower and
astronomical clock at the Campanile Duomo
Messina, Sicily. Please take the time to
click on this image
to see the detail of this church.
A close up of the detail in the magnificent side door of the Duomo in Messina.
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Inside the beautiful Campanile Duomo.
A splendid marble fountain Fontana di Orione
in black and white
in the piazza near the Duomo in Messina.
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Our Royal caribbean cruise ship – Legend of the seas uses
side thrusters to manoeuvre into
it’s “parking spot” in the harbour.
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This boat is coming to collect the pilot that just guided
our cruise ship
safely out of the straits of Messina.
Thank you to the lovely people of Sicily for a truly memorable day.
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Knitting on the stern (rear) deck of a cruise ship –
way to go Granny!
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Panoramas of Portofino, Liguria, Genoa, Italy
•July 19, 2009 • Leave a Comment
We were all excited when we arrived early in the morning,
as usual we had a plan for squeezing in as much as
possible in just one day. Like Dubrovnik, we started
with all the high things that involve climbing up the hill first
– while we are still fresh and then working our way back
down to the marina to explore everything else.
Our Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship – Legend of the seas in
Portofino, Liguria, GE, Italy. When visiting small ports like
Portofino, Split and Santorini be prepared for the
amount of time it takes to move almost two thousand
people into small tenders (the ships life boats)
to be taken into shore.
On the return journey there was a bit of swell
which made it a pretty lumpy ride back to the ship.
A wave slopped into our tender and came across the floor
and wet a lot of peoples shoes and jeans, especially
ours as we were near the opening.
Just as well we Australians don’t mind getting our feet wet.
We also knew the alternative wasn’t good, if the captain
thinks it’s not safe you don’t get to go on shore at all
and that would have been really grim.
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One of my panorama’s of the beautiful harbour of Portofino,
Liguria, Genoa, Italy. This image has been created from
seven individual photgraphs taken from the
identical spot without the use of a tripod or pano head,
so I was thrilled and relived to see that it came out so well.
The ship on the right is Legend of the Seas.
Please click on the image to view it larger.
The locals call it Marina Di Portofino.
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A luxury home on the cliff head of the marina.
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This panorama has had a watercolour paint effect applied –
click on the image to see the effect.
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This is the original panorama of the Marina De Portofino
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An Italian Fisherman’s boat & catch in Portofino Marina, Liguria, GE, Italy
Fisherman’s catch of the day in black & white
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Fishing boats and luxury yachts at rest in the marina.
When the sun came out from behind the clouds it put
a spot light on the wonderful old buildings.
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Boats for the rich and famous…
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Boats for the tourists…
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Ristorante Delfino (Dolphin) looked like a lovely restaurant to
enjoy lunch and relax while sampling some local vino and
a formaggio (cheese) platter and watch the world go by.
A Panoramic street scene…
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A beautiful old door with cactus and a flower pot with red azaleas
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Streets lined with linen and lace shop were a delight to explore
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Incredibly beautiful jewellery shops
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A pot full of pink cyclamen.
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An old anchor has made a feature of this rock wall
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Even the man hole covers are pretty in portofino! (in sepia)
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Cane baskets of limoncello (lemonchello) in balck and white
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The views from the Castello Brown are amazing,
and the gardens are stunning.
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A lovley shady green pathway to Castello Brown in Portofino
with a water colour effect (click on the image to see it).
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Citrus trees frame the old building with wooden
shuttered windows
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A beautiful blue metal gate on the walk up the hill
Beautiful old arched wooden shutters
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An ornate old window and pointed rock wall
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Aloe Vera in pots line the arched windows – I love the attention to detail…
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More manicured garden paths and painted tree trunks.
Two varigated agaves
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Tiles and mosaics have been used to decorate the planter boxes.
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Another gorgeous planter box full of succulents, I’d love one full of herbs!
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A view of a majestic building and the sea from Brown Castle.
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The attractive buildings inside the grounds of Castelo Brown
in Black & White
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The outside of Castello Brown, the walls inside are lined with
many of the famous people from Hollywood
and Italy who enjoyed holidaying here.
Portofino means fine port and what a pretty fine port she is.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing our one day in Portofino…
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Our old white Labrador
•July 16, 2009 • 4 Comments
Our 13 year old dog had a lucky day, he hopped on the
trampoline and helped himself to our youngest
sons frozen orange juice.
He looks very pleased with himself…
This is our youngest son – the baby fish whisperer!
With a large Australian Dhu Fish.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia – old town panorama’s from the fort
•June 26, 2009 • 7 Comments
A panorama of the old town from the fort side of Dubrovnik.
Click on any of these photographs to view them larger.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia a long panorama of the small harbour
between the old town and the fort.
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Three canoeists (Sea Kayaks) heading out of the small harbour of Dubrovnik.
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A view of Dubrovnik from the fort.
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Wandering around old fort is great too.
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Even if you dont have time to visit the fort a walk up the hill to the old fort is beautiful.
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I love this image it makes me feel as though I’m really there…
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What a contrast – a tiny row boat with an enormous luxury
Azamara Cruise ship in the background.
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When you enter the old town to your left is a set of stairs
where you can buy tickets to walk the walls, if you start here
your walk is down hill all the way!!! At the end of the walk you should
end up down at the harbour.
Put this on your bucket list, its well worth doing…
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Yachts in the main harbour.
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A panorama of Dubrovnik’s main harbour.
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Keep a lookout for a these great model ships for sale in the harbour.
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A wooden sailing ship that gives tourists a chance to see Dubrovnik from the water.
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Looking down at the turquoise water below…
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Sun baking on the rocks.
The Old Town from above the main promenade, Stradun or Placa.
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The pedestrian polished Stradun or placa in Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Big Onofrio built this round drinking fountain in the 1400’s.
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Panorama’s of Onofrion’s Fountain and the Stradun
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The old town and Lokrum island…
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We admired this beautiful restaurant while walking the walls of the city.
Later we found this shady courtyard resturant (above), but didn’t have time to stay.
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Looking through a stone window…
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Light at the end of the tunnel…
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Beautiful old church bells…
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A magnificent old church and bell tower
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Here you can see a portion of the wall you can walk on surrounding Grad Dubrovnik
Click on the photo to see it larger…
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Another old narrow cobblestone street…
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The staircase leading down to the old town
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Even washing looks lovely on a bright sunny day.
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Black & White view of a lovely house from the walls of Dubrovnik
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This is a map of the damage caused by the war in 1991 & 1992
in Grad Dubrovnik. Here’s a travel tip – when I find a sign
like this or a public transport time table or a tourist map
of a city, I’ll take a photo of it and use it while walking
the street to refer to by zooming in on the camera to
see the information I need…
Zrinski is a wooden boat that goes to the island of Lokrum.
When I made this posting there were two boats
servicing the island quite frequently – but it
may depend on the time of year that you visit.
Splendour of the Seas another Royal Caribbean International
ship off the Coast of Dubrovnik in the Adriatic Sea.
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Legend of the Seas in Dubrovnik’s new harbour.
We visited Dubrovnik while cruising on Legend of the Seas
a Royal Caribbean Internationals ship (RCI).
This panorama of the top deck was taken while the rest
of the ship was asleep at around 3:30am,
while I was hopeful of spotting an
active Volcano near Sicily.
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To be continued…
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Prague (Praha), Czech Republic
•May 31, 2009 • 1 Comment
Tyn Church in (Praha) Prague, Czech Republic
Stunning architecture at night in the old town square
The tower at the entrance to Charles bridge.
Prague Castle (Prazsky Hrad) from the Charles bridge at night.
Our first glimpse of the church inside the castle.
One of the bronze doors showing some of the history of the church.
A close up of some of the detail above the door of St. Vitus Cathedral.
A wonderful wooden carving.
Stained glass windows inside Saint Vitus Cathedral
Closeups of reliefs and scenes on the bronze doors of the Cathedral.
A gold window in St. Vitus Cathedral, Praha
Another ornate door in Czech
Click on an image to see it larger, the detail in these reliefs are amazing.
A street scene in the old town of Prague
The horses have special shoes on to walk on the cobble stones.
The Astronomical clock and charles bridge are the biggest tourist traps…
Below is the smallest ticket office/ticket booth we’ve ever seen!!!
Prague’s famous astronomical clock in sepia.
An intricate and ornate and beautiful man hole cover in Praha
2 male Cossack puppets with a painted effect in black and white
This photo of some of the puppets in Prague has got a painted effect applied to
it, click on the image to see it bigger…
Another pretty shop and street to explore but not time to do it in…
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Panorama of Dome Cafe and Cicerello’s – Mandurah
•May 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment
We were lucky enough to be on the water this glorious winters
day when I captured this panorama of the Dome Cafe and
Cicerellos from Manjar Bay. (It’s 22″x9″/56cm x23cm)
Hans’s Cafe, Mandurah
Hans’s Cafe, long exposure night shot
Simmo’s Ice cream, Mandurah
The Dome Cafe, Mandurah
Jump on the train from Perth and spend a lovely day exploring…
Mandurah’s War Memorial
The big old ficus tree at the Old Peninsular Hotel site
Stingray Point, Mandurah in Sepia
Walking under the old Mandurah Bridge
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Panorama of Arena, Vibo Valentia, Calabria
•May 16, 2009 • 2 Comments
My only Panorama of Arena, Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy taken from
the Ruderi Castle. This is for sale as a 20″ x 10″ photograph.
Please click on the image to see it larger.
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La Madonna Delle Grazie Church in Commune de Arena, Italia.
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Arena, Vibo Valentia, Calabria – Sojourn
•May 12, 2009 • 2 Comments
Sunset from the Ruderi Castle in Arena.
The WWI memorial in Arena
The Ruderi Castle (Ruderi Castello) at dawn and sunset.
More Sunsets from the castle
The WWI memorial sculpture in Arena, Calabria.
A closeup of the WWI memorial in Arena
Driving to Arena.
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Images are available for sale and licensing.
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Mandurah’s Stretch Festival 2008 and 2009
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Some of the fantastic comunity art on display.
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Children were provided chalk to colour in the paving bricks to create this great art public art.
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Cleanaway Mandurah provided heaps of recyled stuff to stretch your imagination
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I think this was some of the artwork created by Dudley park primary school?
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Tree Trail – Celebrating Mandurah’s significant trees,
these trees that line Mandurah’s Eastern Foreshoreare Sheok trees.
This project is sponsored by Community Arts Network WA.
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Reflections of Mandurah’s Foreshore
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Larvicidal Maniacs with Troy Williams and participating Artists
at Stretch 2008. They were terrific as chip stealing seagulls.
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Another amazing creation – is it by Leslie King?
What a great image to end on!
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M.O.F.S.C. – Australian Sailing Museum and Rolly Tasker Sails Easter Regatta
•April 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Easter Regatta – Australian Sailing Museum and
Rolly Tasker Sails Easter Regatta 2009
To view this 6 image panorama photograph larger –
just click on the photograph.
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