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Stonehenge
Stonehenge sits right be side a highway. Or rather, a highway has been built right beside Stonehenge, which makes the arrival rather abrupt. It is however, quite fascinating, enigmatic, and rather...
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King's College Cathedral
We had a great tour of Cambridge, learning all about the different colleges, their histories and time lines and random trivia from a real live Cantebridgian. We had a great tour of Cambridge, learning...
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One of the 31 Colleges at Cambridge
I can't remember which it is - but it had a lovely courtyard. The range of architectural styles around the campus is incredible, and reflects the long period over which shcools were built. I can't...
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Ewe and Avebury stone
Avebury is one of the world's largest stone circles. It is the only one that has half a village inside of it. Mostly, the rocks have fallen over or are buried and the sheep have the run of the fields....
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Sacre Coeur at night
We inadvertently walked into a street festival celebrating/selling the origin specific foods of France and some other European countries. We inadvertently walked into a street festival...
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Our first screen
The Institut du Monde Arabe is covered with metal screens with apertures that (in theory) open and close with the sunlight. The Institut du Monde Arabe is covered with metal screens with apertures...
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Stonehenge and clouds
We kept hoping for light, but never got it. Still the clouds were pretty fascinating. We kept hoping for light, but never got it. Still the clouds were pretty fascinating.
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Luis by the Parthenon
We headed up in the morning and were treated to grey, turning blustery, turning to rain. Oh well. We headed up in the morning and were treated to grey, turning blustery, turning to rain. Oh well.
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The Caryatids
Adorn a porch of the Erechtheion, on the Acropolis. Adorn a porch of the Erechtheion, on the Acropolis.
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Acropolis in Blue
In the afternoon, after we hit the amazing new Acropolis Museum, the skies cleared. Here is the view of the Acropolis and Parthenon from the south. In the afternoon, after we hit the amazing new...
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Acropolis at Night
This is the view from the roof of our hotel. Also the roof of nearly every other hotel in the old town north of the Acropolis. The brightest lit structure is the Erechtheion, the Parthenon to the...
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Krissa heading up to the Acropolis
For the second time that day. It was glorious. For the second time that day. It was glorious.
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The Erechtheion by day and sun
With the Porch of the Caryatids. With the Porch of the Caryatids.
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K&L were at the Pyramids of Giza!
It's true, and still kind of amazes me. The pyramid that appears the tallest is not actually the tallest from ground to top - the Pharaoh of the time decided to one-up his father's pyramid and build...
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Campfire
Our driver and guide weren't a lot of use during the safari, but they turned out to be great cooks, grilling chicken on this fire and pulling together a fantastic veggie sauce to go with rice and the...
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The White Desert
The White Desert is an incredible landscape of wind and (some) water carved rocks. They form incredible natural sculptures, some of which look distinctly lifelike. We arrived at night, so didn't get...
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