Photo Gallery Rodrigo de Bastidas Rodrigo de Bastidas Bolivar Plaza Streets of Santa Marta Streets of Santa Marta Simon Bolivar at San Pedero Alegandrino Quinta deSan Pedero Alegandrino Quinta de San Pedero Alegandrino Quinta de San Pedero Alegandrino Quinta de San Pedero Alegandrino Quinta de San Pedero Alegandrino Quinta de San Pedero Alegandrino San Pedero Alegandrino 500 year old trees at San Pedero Alegandrino Santa Marta Harbor Santa Marta Harbor Sagrario Parish and San Miguel Cathedral Plaza de la Catedral Iguana Gold Museum Folkloric Show Ostrich Farm Baby Natural Bridge Ostrich Farm View from the California Lighthouse Ostrich Farm Ostrich Farm Ostrich Farm Orangejestad Emu at the Ostrich Farm Orangejestad Orangejestad Casibari Rock Formations Casibari Rock Formations Casibari Rock Formations Casibari Rock Formations Casibari Rock Formations Casibari Rock Formations Casibari Rock Formations California Lighthouse California Lighthouse California Lighthouse Baby Natural Bridge Town Hall Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton Streets of Hamilton St.Peter’s Church, George Town St.Peter’s Church, George Town Cieling was built like a ship St.Peter’s Church, George Town St.Peter’s Church, George Town St. George’s Green Turtles at the Aquarium Green Turtles at the Aquarium St. George’s Deliverance Ship Bermuda’s National Drink … Gibraltar in the haze … Tetouan, Morocco The Slave Market Stork St. Maria Church Sagres Fortress Portimao Coast Portimao Coast Portimao Coast Portimao Coast Portimao Coast Portimao Coast Portimao Coast Portimao Coast Ponta Da Piedade Ponta Da Piedade Ponta Da Piedade Henry the Explorer Farol de St. Vincent Farol de St. Vincent Farol de St. Vincent Chminey Algarve Coast Algarve Coast Algarve Coast Tetouan, Morocco Streets of Tetouan Streets of Tetouan Money box Insided the Walled Medina Tetouan, Morocco Tetouan, Morocco Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Streets of Tetouan Streets of Tetouan Streets of Tetouan Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina at the restaurant Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Insided the Walled Medina Ceuta Harbor Ceuta Harbor Ceuta Harbor Views of Trapani Streets of Trapani (us in front of the statue of Saturn) … Streets of Trapani Museo Pepoli Santuario dell’Annuziata Santuario dell’Annuziata Museo Pepoli Coral in the Museo Pepoli Coral in the Museo Pepoli Coral in the Museo Pepoli Coral in the Museo Pepoli Museo Pepoli Museo Pepoli Coral in the Museo Pepoli Museo Pepoli Museo Pepoli Museo Pepoli Museo Pepoli Santuario dell’Annuziata Church of Sant’Agostino Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria City Hall Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Wooden figures os the life of Christ in Chiessa del Purgatoria Us in Ta’Qali with Mdina in the background … St. John’s Co-Cathedral View of Mdina Valletta Valletta Harbor Valletta St. John’s Co-Cathedral St. John’s Co-Cathedral St. John’s Co-Cathedral St. John’s Co-Cathedral St. John’s Co-Cathedral St. John’s Co-Cathedral Mdina Mdina Mdina The Fat Lady of Hagar Qim Temple Hagar Qim Temple Hagar Qim Temple Hagar Qim Temple Hagar Qim Temple Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Cathedral of St. Paul’s Sibenik, Croatia A popcorn cart!!! Old Town of Split, Croatia Old Town of Split, Croatia Old Town of Split, Croatia Old Town of Split, Croatia Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Palace of the Diocletian Cathedral of Duje Cathedral of Duje Cathedral of Duje Old Town of Split, Croatia Islands near Sibenik Islands near Sibenik Islands near Sibenik Sailing away from Venice Sailing away from Venice Sailing away from Venice Sailing away from Venice Sailing away from Venice Panorama of the Grand Canal … A gondola ride … Gondola Selfie The Libreria Mariana The Doges’ Palace St. Mark’s Basilica The Procurtie St. Mark’s Basilica St. Mark’s Basilica St. Mark’s Basilica Santa Maria della Salute orThe Church of our Lady of Health and Salvation or St. Theodore Piazzetta San Marco Accademia Bridge Bridge of Sighs Chisea Di Santa Mari Del Giglio Golden Ball held by two Atlas at the Punta Della Dogana The Bell Tower The ClockTower The Grand Canal The Grand Canal Chisea Di Santa Mari Del Giglio Chisea Di Santa Mari Del Giglio Bridge of Sighs Accademia Bridge Gallerie Dell’Accademia St. Mark frees a the slave by Tintorettoo at theGallerie Dell’Accademia The Libreria Mariana The Grand Canal The Grand Canal The Grand Canal The Grand Canal The Grand Canal The Grand Canal The Grand Canal The Grand Canal The Doges’ Palace The Doges’ Palace The Doges’ Palace The Doges’ Palace The Doges’ Palace The Doges’ Palace The Doges’ Palace Santa Maria della Salute aka Church of our Lady of Health and Salvation Santa Maria del Rosario Roman Emperors East and West Island of San Giorgio Island of San Giorgio Us in Hvar View of the frotress from Hvar Square Stari Grad Stari Grad Stari Grad Stari Grad Hvar Square Hvar Square Hvar Square Hvar Square Hills of Vrisnik Dominican Monastery Dominican Monastery Dominican Monastery Dominican Monastery Trani Cathedral (Nicolas the travler not the saint) Trani Cathedral (Nicolas the travler not the saint) Trani Cathedral Trani Cathedral (Nicolas the travler not the saint) Parrocchia Cathedral Parrocchia Cathedral Parrocchia Cathedral Trani Cathedral (Nicolas the travler not the saint) Swabian Castle Swabian Castle Swabian Castle City Wall near the Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari Castello Svevo Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari Basilica of St. Nicolas in Bari The Church in Solomos Square View from the Venetian Fortress in the Village of Bohali View from the Venetian Fortress in the Village of Bohali View from the Venetian Fortress in the Village of Bohali Solomos Square Solomos Square Solomos Square Solomos Square Solomos Square Solomos Square Olive Oil Factory Monastery of Ananfonitria Monastery of Ananfonitria Monastery of Ananfonitria Monastery of Ananfonitria Virgin of the Martyrs (Panagia Trimartyri) The Greek Orthodox Church in Akrotiri was holding mass … Suda Bay Old Venetian Port of Chania, Crete … Old Venetian Harbor – Chania, Crete … Fort in the Old Venetian Port of Chania, Crete … Akrotiri Agora Market (Central Market) Virgin of the Martyrs (Panagia Trimartyri) Suda Bay War Memorial Cemetery for British Commonwealth Soldiers killed in defense of Crete during World War II … Mosque of Hassan Pasha in Chania … Old Venetian Harbor – Chania, Crete … View of Chania from Akrotiri … Agora Market (Central Market) Goods in the Agora Market Gate to the only synagogue in Chania … Panorama of Suda Bay Harbor, Crete, Greece … View of Mandraki Harbor Palace of the Grand Master The Hellenic Stadium Street of Knights Palace of the Grand Master Palace of the Grand Master OldTown Rhodes Lindos View of one of the Deer in Mandraki Harbor View of the wall of the medieval City of Rhodes from Mandraki Harbor Acropoliis of Lindos Palace of the Grand Master Lindos Lindos Lindos Acropoliis of Lindos Acropoliis of Lindos-Temple of Athena Lindia OldTown Rhodes St. Nicholas Fort Palace of the Grand Master Friendship Bridge (Mubarak Peace Bridge) Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Mubarak Peace Bridge) … Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel A ferry from Africa to Eur-Asia … Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel – The second ship of our convoy in the early morning haze … Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Mubarak Peace Bridge re-named the Japanese – Egyptian Friendship Bridge … Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel – A statue memorializing the builders of the canal … Suez Canel Suez Canel – a pilot boat … Suez Canel – a ship going South in the other channel … Suez Canel Suez Canel Suez Canel Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City – a horse cart Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City – the Treasury Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City – a Bedouin tent on the road to Petra … Petra the Lost City Petra the Lost City US at the top of the Burj Kalifa, the tallest building in the world! Burj Kalifa Dubai Mall Aquarium Dubai Mall Aquarium Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Burj Kalifa Emirates Palace Hotel Burj Kalifa Etihad Square Emirates Palace Hotel Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Heritage Village Heritage Village Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Frances in abaya and scarf … Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Heritage Village Heritage Village Driving through Abu Dhabi … Heritage Village Heritage Village Heritage Village Streets of Abu Dhabi … Dubai Museum (Al Fahidi Fort built in 1787) MacDonald’s delivery spotted on our way back to the bus … Shopping in the Souk Shopping in the Souk Us in front of the Grand Mosque Jumeriah Mosque Jumeriah Mosque (interior … see top of post for exterior) Dubai Museum (Al Fahidi Fort built in 1787) Dubai Museum (Al Fahidi Fort built in 1787) Dubai Museum (Al Fahidi Fort built in 1787) Dubai Museum (Al Fahidi Fort built in 1787) Crossing the Deira (Dubai Creek) by water taxi (abra) Crossing the Deira by water taxi Crossing the Deira by water taxi Crossing the Deira by water taxi Victoria’s Staton Rickshaw ride in Old Delhi Shahi Jama Mosque Shahi Jama Mosque Rajgnat (Ghandi’s Tomb) Rajgnat (Ghandi’s Tomb) Rajgnat (Ghandi’s Tomb) Rajgnat (Ghandi’s Tomb) Shahi Jama Mosque Streets of Old Delhi A rickshaw … Streets of Old Delhi Back on board … Frances with the Maitre d’hotel, Oscar … Arabian night at the diner … Frances and me, on the bus with our lei’s … Bahai Temple Monkeys in the train station … Taj Mahal gate Taj Mahal Indians at the Taj Mahal … Agra Fort Agra Fort Sunset as we head back to Delhi … Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Taj Mahal gate Taj Mahal gate Taj Mahal gate Taj Mahal Agra Fort Agra Fort Agra Fort Agra Fort Agra Fort Agra Fort Taj Mahal from Agra Fort Agra Fort Frances & me at Cape Promthep The view from the Cape … The view … A cow wanders by … A stall at the Cochin Fish Market … A fisherman mending his net … Fishermen working on their nets … The Lakshmi Narayan Temple … Giant Chinese fishing net … Giant Chinese fishing net … Giant Chinese fishing nets … Giant Chinese fishing net … More art … Art along the walk to the beach … Floor tiles in St. Francis … St. Francis Church … A plaque where Vasco Da Gama was buried in St. Francis Church … An elephant rides past us in Cochin … Traffic in Cochin … A decorated truck in Cochin, India … A kiln at Wat Chalong … used to blow off fire works … whoever has the fireworks concession must be a very rich person … A couple of monks … More interior at Wat Chalong … The Monastery complex at Wat Chalong … Another interior shot at Wat Chalong … Statues of Buddha at Wat Chalong … Wat Chalong … A temple to Brahma at Cape Promthep A statue of the Thai symbol for the number 9 … in remembrance of Rama IV … The view from Cape Promthep … Another … they are intended as a residence for good spirits to keep away the bad … A spirit House … The web of wires and cables throughout Phuket … Statue of Buddha above Phuket A lot of Singapore buildings incorporate greenery in their design … The Flyer, again … A python … An Asian Owl Off the bus and into Chinatown … Us in front of the Buddha Relic Temple Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple Interior Us on the Hippo Bus The Sands Hotel The Flyer Interior of Buddha Relic Temple Buddha Relic Temple in Little India Downtown Singapore rising above Chinatown … Temple in Little India Statue inside the temple Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple in Little India Downtown Singapore Singapore Sailing away from Sanya … Boats in Sanya Harbor … Pearls being strung … Pearls by the pound … Angry Birds outside a mall in Sanya … … and as the backdrop for a selfie! … and from the hunter side … The Deer Looks Back Statue from the pretty woman side … … another view of the city … The view to the city from the park … The Pacific Princess docked at Phoenix Island (taken from Deer Looks Back Park) … Approaching Phoenix Island … The hotel on Phoenix Island … Welcome to Sanya … A Star Ferry … Hong Kong from the Star Ferry … The Star Ferry dock … Hong Kong at Night … Seven day incense burning at the A Ma Shrine … A statue of A Ma … Incense burner at the A Ma Shrine … A bridge over the Pearl River (into mainland China) … Skywalkers on the Macau Tower … Macau cityscape from the Macau Tower … Along the walk (the year of the rooster) … Along the walk … A walk through the Portuguese section of Old Macau … Frances in front of a shop below St. Paul’s (this one’s for Vincent) … Detail on the Facade of St. Paul’s Cathedral … … more detail … … and more detail … … in front of the ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral … A selfie on the roof of the Macau Museum … Macau skyline in the smog from the roof of the Macau Museum … A banyan tree on the roof of the Macau Museum … The Pacific Princess docked in Victoria Harbour, Kowloon … Chinese puppets … Replica of a tea house … Model of a Chinese trading ship from the Macau Museum … A statue in the Macau Museum … A tug boat … Entering Victoria Harbour … Hong Kong from Kowloon … Frances rubbing the back of the turtle for good luck … For good luck you must enter the mouth of the dragon and exit the mouth of the tiger … Kaohsiung Statium … view back down the avenue from the statue platform … Close up of the ‘museum’ and Seated Buddha … The Seated Buddha from the foot of the avenue … White Elephant statues outside the Fo Guang Shen Buddha Memorial Center … A statue of a rooster in honor of the Chinese Year of the Rooster … Standing Buddha … Standing Buddha … Standing Buddha .. Steps leading up to the Meditation Center … There were hundreds of Buddha statues everywhere … young Buddha statues … A garden in the Monastery … The Fo Guang Shen Monastery … Kaohsiung, Taiwan Us in front of the Monastery … First glimpse of Standing Buddha as we enter the Fo Guang Shen Monastery … Guam … Frances in Guam A thatched hut in Guam … Coconut shelling demonstration … Guam Beach and shoreline … Making a thatched hut … A demonstration of coconut shelling and making coconut oil by a Chamorro native… Get Pa’go entrance … One of the remaining structures from Fort Soledad … Cannon in the remains of Fort Soledad … View of Humatak Bay from Fort Soledad … Monument to Magellan’s landing … Rocks placed to protect the shoreline … A Japanese machine gun bunker … A Japanese anti-aircraft gun … Container cranes at the Port of Guam … A busy industrial port … Guam Harbor Approaching the Port of Guam Bita Paka Memorial Cemetery … More ceremonial masks … A ceremonial mask … A couple of WWII Japanese tanks … The remains of a Japanese WWII plane at the Kokopo War Museum Rusted out barge in tunnel Japanese Barge Tunnel Smoking Volcano from Port Simpson Tugs and other boats in Port Simpson Port Simpson and Volcanos Fruit bats hanging out in downtown Cairns … Fish Sculpture in the Cairns “lagoon” The artificial lagoon at Cairns where you can swim without jellyfish or crocodiles … Cairns Harbor from the Pacific Princess … a passing sloop … … a last look at the Sidney Opera House … … the city skyline … Leaving Sidney … The Harbour Bridge … … the Ram … … the Rabbit … Sculpture of the Rooster from the Chinese Zodiac … The Sidney Harbour Bridge Frances below the Sidney Harbour Bridge Frances & Randy at 5:30 am The Pacific Princess Harmony Choir before dawn The Sidney Opera House A black swan in the volcanic lake The Auckland Marina Auckland – The Harbor Bridge Pacific Princess docked in Downtown Auckland Kawiti Cave (Sorry, no photos were allowed in the cave.) … more detail Hundertwasser’s Toilets – detail Hundertwasser’s Toilets – Entrance Kauri Tree – Puketi Forest Waitangi Yacht Club Venus Point Lighthouse Randy at Bloody Mary’s Matavai Bay from One Tree Hill Le Truck Street Musicians Bloody Mary’s Sunset from the lagoon at Bora Bora The Pacific Princes Approaching Bora Bora