Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy “Night at the Piazza della Rotonda“ Two weeks ago, Nancy and I were lucky enough to find ourselves in one of the world’s most romantic cities — Rome, Italy — for Valentine’s Day. We found ourselves at sunset relaxing with a drink in one of the neat little cafes around […]
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Every Fourth of July Nancy and I invite a group of friends and neighbors to cruise on a deckboat on Lake Thoreau at sunset, to watch the evening’s impromptu celebrations of Independence Day. Enormous, professional-grade starburst shells go off overhead as bottle rockets inscribe arcs over or between the boats. The whole thing is spontaneous and unplanned. Our music was a mashup of Sousa marches and patriotic country. This is America’s birthday, lake-style.
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Jul 10, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: 2010, 4 July, 4 July 2010, 4th, 4th of July, 7-4-2010, 7/4/2010, barge, boat, Boating, boats, Celebration, Celebration Fun, countryside, deck boat, Deckboat, fireworks, Fourth of July, geotagged, HDR, Independence Day, July, July 4, July4th2010, lake, Lake Thoreau, Lakewinds, Land & Air, landscape, lights, national day, party, party barge, Patriotic, People, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, Reston, South Lakes, summer, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, Thoreau, tourism, tourist, United States, US, USA, VA, view, views, Virginia | Leave A Comment »
Christmas, USA.
Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings! I and everyone in my home wish you and yours the very best of this magical season, followed by a wonderful and prosperous New Year! Many religions celebrate this season; One does not have to be Christian to feel the warmth, peace, and good wishes that so many offer in this season of celebration. …
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Dec 25, 2009 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: "Christmas lights", "Christmas tree", "Season's Greetings", Christmas, decor, decorations, fire, fireplace, hearth, Land & Air, lights, not_uw, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, presents, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist | Leave A Comment »
The Khan el-Khalili, Cairo, Egypt
“Shopping“
Touring Egypt 33: The Khan el-Khalili in old Islamic Cairo has been a bazaar for centuries. Originally, it was the Cairo terminus for camel trains across the great Sahara desert. Today, completely surrounded by the city of Cairo, it is a warren of fascinating shops, peopled by wonderful, […]
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Oct 22, 2009 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bazaar, bottles, brass, Cairo, destination, Egypt, Khan, Khan el-Khalili, lamps, Land & Air, lights, market, night, not_uw, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, shoppers, shops, spices, stalls, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, Touring Egypt, tourism, tourist, vendors | Leave A Comment »
