Victoria Falls village, Zimbabwe Victoria Falls village lies just one kilometer from the falls. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe The Victoria Falls are the largest waterfalls in the world, if measured by the total area (width times height) of falling water. Victoria…
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.
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…
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…
Spring is my favorite season in Norway. Oslo The World’s largest cruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, stopped in Oslo from the 26th to the 27th of April, on her maiden voyage. West coast We toured the west of Norway,…
I visited Baku in June, 2006, and then took the night train onwards to Tbilisi in Georgia. Tbilisi I arrived in Georgia by train, and what I saw made me sceptical… until I saw the center or Tbilisi, which is…
We visited Paris for some days in December, 2005. Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is the most famous symbol of Paris. It is 320 meters tall, and was the highest construction in the world when it was built for the…
On our way to and from Copenhagen, we drove through Sweden. We stopped in Gothenburg and at the Uddevalla bridge. Uddevalla Bridge The Uddevalla Bridge is on the road E6 between Gothenburg and Oslo. It was built in 2000.
We had an extended weekend in Puerto Rico in early August. We stayed in the capital, San Juan, and visited the Bacardi distillery outside the city. San Juan We stayed in San Juan, the capital of the Commonwealth of Puerto…
I lived in New York from April to August 2005. Bronx Zoo Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the USA. Liberty and Ellis Islands Bridges As New York City is spread over several islands, Manhattan, Long Island (Brooklyn…