Photos from the 2000s

Exploring New Zealand

I visited Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Waitomo and Picton in March, 2008. It is such a beautiful country, and I am definitely going back another time. Auckland Auckland is the larges city in New Zealand, with over a million inhabitants. Wellington…

Exploring the southeastern coast of Australia

I returned to Australia in March, 2008. Sydney I started my holiday down under in Sydney, one of the most beautiful cities on Earth. Melbourne After Sydney, I spent a week in Melbourne – the second biggest city in Australia.…

My first visit to Ukraine

In December 2007, I visited the second largest (by area) country in Europe – Ukraine. Kyiv Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, has about 2.7 million inhabitants. Chornobyl I visited the site for the worst nuclear accident in history. 55,000 people…

A few visits to Spain

I made a few trips to Spain in 2007, one trip to Madrid and Toledo in august, and another trip to Barcelona in September. Madrid Madrid is a relatively young city, but is today, with over 3 million inhabitants, one…

A trip to Balkan

Sofia, Bulgaria I visited Sofia in Bulgaria for a few days in early May. Sofia is one of the oldest capital cities of Europe, and has today over a million inhabitants Skopje, North Macedonia I made a quick trip to…

A weekend in Prague

I visited Prague again in 2007, 11 years after my last trip to the city. Prague is a wonderful city for anyone interested in architecture and photography.

Where Europe meets Asia

I was one week in Istanbul, on the border between Europe and Asia. Sultanahmet Sultanahmet is the historic center of Istanbul. Hagia Sophia This was the largest church in the world for 1000 years. Dolmabahçe Palace The European-style Dolmabahçe Palace…

A new trip to Moscow

We were in Moscow a week in September Kremlin Russia is ruled from inside the walls of the Kremlin. By day Moscow has lots of churches, Stalin skyscrapers and corrupt policemen. By night Moscow by night also has its share…