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Beautiful Tokyo streetside & shopfront	Wholesale onry

Please do it at home	Maman sculpture, Roppongi Hills

Delicious bento box from an Ebisu department store	Inokashira Park

Metal giant at the Studio Ghibli Museum	On the Chūō local line

Dingy Apple Inn Love Shop under the train tracks, Shimbashi	Blossoms in Hama-Rikyu Gardens

Nakagin Capsule Tower	Tokyo skyscraper

Motion driving simulators at Toyota's Amlux showroom	Kimono and headphones, Shinjuku

Shinjuku side street	Takeshita Dori St

Submariners memorial	Stone lion at a streetside shrine

Deep-sea diving sub at the Odaiba maritime museum	Amazing mechanical messaging computer in the Miraikan

Mechano-bionic machine display in the Miraikan	Gold needle sculpture in Odaiba

The distinctive gridlike Fuji Television building	Dog Bar outside Venus Fort

Artificial sky inside Venus Fort	Delicious fresh sushi, Tsukiji

Tsukiji sushi chefs	Tsukiji sushi worth waiting for

Pash Cafe sign in Akihabara	"Sailor uniforms" come in guy sizes too in Akihabara

And the unrealistic sex-stereotypes stores	Endless electronics stalls in Akihabara

Tokyo's Akihabara at night	Roadside skewer grill in Asakusa

Beautiful building near Asakusa	At the Sumida River at night

Monjayaki, cooking away	Monjayaki restaurant in Asakusa

My new fave sake... whatever brand that is	Delicious food from the noodle shop by Ueno station

12th Century paper scroll	6th century Chinese Head of Bodhisattva

The lines of the Gallery of Horiyuji Treasures, Tokyo National Museum	Stone lanterns by Ueno Park's temples

Ueno Park building at night	Ueno Park building at night

Benten-do shrine in the middle of Ueno Park's lotus ponds	Ueno pedestrian overpass architecture

Ueno JR station at night	Hill in the mist

Thinning trees by the Daiya River	Red maple leaves

Vibrant leaves in the Nikko township	Lunch (the tofu skin is delicious!)

Maple and building	Three trees in Autumn

Massive 'Ishidorii' stone gate at Toshogu Shrine	Fortunes

Upper Storehouse at Toshogu Shrine glinting in the wet	Torii and tourists in the rain

Stone lantern and tree	Path near the temples in Nikko

Daiya River bridge in Nikko	Those Gaudí arches again! Museum up in Casa Milà.

Serpent spine example from nature in the Casa Milà design museum	Seed pod examples from nature in the Casa Milà design museum

Looking along the alignment of Casa Milà to La Sagrada Familia	Ventilation for Casa Milà

Up-and-down rooftop due to the inverted catenary arches supporting the structure	Stairwell tops on the roof of Casa Milà

Atrium of Casa Milà	Casa Milà's curvy facade

"Dragon" decoration on the top of Casa Batlló	Gaudí's signature catenary arches

Styley light in Casa Batlló	Whirlpool ceiling in Casa Batlló

Spinal stairs in Casa Batlló	Seat for courting couple (with seat for chaperone) in Casa Batlló

The living room on Casa Batlló's facade	Casa Batlló at night

Upside-down weights model to determine the pillars for the crypt of the Church of Colònia Güell	Styley sketch of La Sagrada Familia Cubist sculpture

Sketch of that La Sagrada Familia Cubist sculpture	Cubist sculpture on La Sagrada Familia

Paper-maché? sculpture	Spires of La Sagrada Familia

Stairwell in a La Sagrada Familia spire	Stained-glass windows in La Sagrada Familia

Windows and light in La Sagrada Familia	Slanting pillars and clusters of sculptures at the entrance to La Sagrada Familia

Bunches of fruit on top of La Sagrada Familia	About the only traditional bit of La Sagrada Familia

Parque Guell entrance buildings	In the Suessian Parque Güell

Mosaic decorations on the seating around the plaza in Parque Güell	Sigh

Delicious pollo a la Catalán (Catalonian chicken)	Mushrooms at the market

Barcelona apartment	Dusk in Cuenca

Fluorescent light bars for "Chromosaturation"	Mind-bending space coloring of Carlos Cruz-Diez's "Chromosaturation"

Fernando Zóbel's "Jardín Seco" (Garden Fire)	Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses) above the Huécar river valley

Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses)	Catedral

Reflections and shadows on the Júcar River	Trees in Autumn over the Júcar River

El Rio de Júcar (The Jucar River) y La Puente San Antón & La Iglesia Virgen de la Luz (and The San Anton Bridge & The Lady of Light Church)	Belly-dancer

Belly-dancer	Belly-dancer

Pretty light patterns	Tour leader Brahim

BBQ dudes in the square	Marrakech square at night

Fountain in the Jadin Majorelle	Flowers in the Jardin Majorelle

Flowers in the Jardin Majorelle	Cactus in the Jardin Majorelle

Succulents in the Jardin Majorelle	Bamboo grove in the Jardin Majorelle

Graffiti-carved bamboo in the Jardin Majorelle	Ghassoul (soap-like clay)

Pigment stacks in the medina market	Pictographic election campaign hoardings

Koutoubia Mosque	Marrakech street

Menara Gardens basin	Yellow-eyed cat in the Menara Gardens

Moroccan flag above a local government building	Castle in the sand

Horse trekking along the beach	Will onna horse (inna sun)

Big 380-year-old Ficus tree (see tourmates for scale!)	"Viagra turbo" at the market

Eroded colors by the port	Eroded & corroded door near the port

Beautiful arched doorway	Beautiful deep blue door

Dogs hanging out by the paintings	Lucky cats getting the fish offal

Gulls	Old cannons along the seafront

In Essaouira's port	Porter, locals, tourist, gate from the port

Essaouira fishing boats	Turret by the sea

Essaouira beach & seabirds	Egyptian musicians at the bar

Apple shisha (meh)	Delicious Berber omelette

Cute/possibly tasty mini-goats	The view further up the mountains

Couscous aux sept legumes (couscous with 7 veggies)	Our host pouring sage tea (tasty)

"Action Couscous" teaches tagine cooking	Sunset skyline in Morocco

Sun sets on the Ksour	"Action Couscous" pours us mint tea

Ait Benhaddou	Old-school film projector at the cinema museum

Big props at the cinema museum	Si demonstrates the props at the cinema museum

Prison cell set	Movie sets at Ouzzarte

Ned from the American Peace Corp with workshop guys	Fresh dates c/o nice old woman in palmerie

Dates off the tree... turns out they're bright yellow	River down by the palmerie

Irrigated fields and date palms	Old settlement across the river from the palmerie

Palmerie south of the Todra Gorge	Berber freemen flag

Red stone house	Parched hillsides up from the river

Old & new settlements below Todra Gorge	Old houses dissolved by the rain

The drinks fridge	Rosehip

The unassuming but stauch tamarisk	Agriculture in the Todra Gorge

Agriculture south of the Todra Gorge	Todra Gorge

Whisky deoderant?	Fishy fossils

Dusty but peaceful southern Moroccan towns	Semi-nomadic jewelry stall

Painting-like Erg Chebbi dunes	The morning camel train back to the van

My trusty steed	Sunglow and tourmates

Half-risen sun over the Sahara	6am, tired and half-asleep on the Erg Chebbi dunes

The path up our dune	Pre-dawn over the Sahara

6am, looking down at our desert camp between the dunes	Moths to the flame at our desert camp

Brahim and Bedouin guide #2 silhouetted in the distance	Our caravan in the Erg Chebbi dunes

Camel shadows on the dunes past Merzouga	Bedouin man leading our camel train

Camel shadows on the Erg Chebbi dunes	Starting in to the Sahara

Our camel train in front of the Erg Chebbi dunes	Kasbah in the Sahara desert

Temperature rising into the Sahara	Sand erosion barriers

A long river oasis	Oversize truckloads

Porous scoria from a mountain pass	Young women embroidering at the Franciscan's

Performers	Brahim getting into the spirit of it

Clatterers (do not want)	Berrem kids

Berrem kids (and tour guide Brahim)	Berrem kids

Berrem village	Berrem village mosque

Clay house in Berrem village	No desert here

Apparently one of the tastiest tagines in Morocco	Less-malicious macaques in Morocco

Round coke	Still green after summer at higher altitude

Morocco's Switzerland	TV, always the first outreach ministry of western-style consumerism :(

Wedding chair shop? There's a shop for everything in the medina...	Decoration in the Qaraouiyine mosque

Our Fez medina guide talks about the Qaraouiyine mosque	Squash on strings

Nzala el Oudaia/Mikkés Dam?	Signs point to brothel

Ass-backwards drinking game mosaic	Ancient floor mosaics

The communal loos. Where are you and where is the poo?	Covered aqueduct

Triumphal Arch	Corinthian column

Ionic column	Capitol columns with stork's nest

Ceremonial altar	The basilica

Inscribed plinths around the forum	The forum

Many ruined buildings	Columns of the forum & basilica on Volubilis's hill

Holey walls in Meknes	Outside the King's palace in Meknes

Meknes granaries	Wells in the Meknes granaries of Moulay Ismael

Oranges c/o nice Iraqi-American couple	Bird of Paradise flower

Mausoleum of Mohammed V	By the mausoleum of Mohammed V

Original mosque wall fragment	The incomplete Hassan Tower and mosque columns

Eroded sandstone star	Supervising cat

Wall stencil art near the coast	A Kasbah entrance

Rabat coastal wall	Covered market street

Hot, sweet mint tea in Morocco	Casablanca beach by the Hassan II Mosque

Turkish bath under the Hassan II Mosque	Ritual washing room in the Hassan II Mosque

Patterns in the Hassan II Mosque	Decorative lightshade in the Hassan II Mosque

Intricate nutch decor	Main hall in the Hassan II Mosque

Archway facade at the Hassan II Mosque	Hassan II Mosque

Prickly Pears	Prickly Pear vendor

Cat under car in Casablanca	Chefchaouen

Tree above Chefchaouen	Old mosque being restored

Donkeys carrying the everpresent JPG bottles	Orange tree

Chefchaouen's official shoe-fixer	Traditional Moroccan silly hats

Berber man	Melded buildings

Chefchaouen steps	Doorway of our hostel

Sight of the Kasbah from our accomodation's roof	Baba ghanoush?, awesome olives, bessara

Chefchaouen at night	First sight of Africa

Garlic soup (with bread, ham, poached eggs, tasty)	Melissa tries Vino Tinto (red wine plus lemonade I think)

Only a British company would proudly name itself Bland	It's apparently Not For Girls

Crappy "official tourist guide" coaxed monkey to run up and grab people's heads	Little monkey trawling through rubbish bins

Fat monkey eaty junk food	Barbary Macaques preening in the Upper Rock nature reserve

Barbary Macaques huddling on a cannon in the Upper Rock nature reserve	Barbary Macaque in the Upper Rock nature reserve

Barbary Macaque in the Upper Rock nature reserve	Razor ridgeline of the Rock

Ancient sentry post watching for trouble from the Med	Cave in the Gibraltar limestone

Wild olives on Gibraltar's hills	Tasty pomegranate

The Med from Gibraltar	Interesting Jewish cemetery near the main entrance to the Gibraltar reserve

Old fortifications around Gibraltar	In time of trouble and no more

Sentry posts in Gibraltar	Hanging flowers by the road

British-style booze shop in Gibraltar	British-style mail box in Gibraltar

Walking across the runway just after the Gibraltar border	British-style phone booth in Gibraltar, 5m after the border

Gibraltar from around the bay	Great extended sunset from the train

Disused grain elevator by the railway going south	A bit of sizzle and smoke in the Granada cathedral square

Oily, salty eggplant goodness	Melissa, camera, paella, and... brain omelette

Melissa and paella	So hot even the prickly pears are dehydrated

Cave-houses up the Sacromonte valley	Brain-flower, my fave in the Alhambra gardens

Purple hair-product flowers in the Alhambra gardens	Colorful rose in the Alhambra gardens

Horse tie-ups around Charles V's palace in the Alhambra	Inner courtyard of Charles V's palace in the Alhambra

Defensible point of view from the Alhambra's alcazaba (citadel)	Date palm and tower in the Alhambra

"Honeycomb" ceiling in the Alhambra's Hall of the Abencerrajes	Window onto Granada from the Alhambra

Fountain in the Alhambra Generalife garden courtyard	Plasterwork in the Alhambra

Geometric tile patterns on walls in the Alhambra	Courtyard with pool in the Alhambra

Cats by the river	Granada streets

Granada old and new	Custardy goodness

Delicious spinach and chickpea casserole	Back at our favourite restaurant

Strategically placed fig leaves on carved coffin	Roman lead sarcophagus embossing detail

Roman lead sarcophagus	Córdoba-style cabling solutions? Note ropes...

Courtyard in the Alcázar	Stone window in the Alcázar

Date palms of the Jardins del Alcázar (Gardens of the Fortress), with the Mezquita belltower in the background	Tasty food - salt cod salad, sheep's milk cheese, gazpacho

Excellent restaurant in Córdoba	Metal lampshade in a Jewish historic house

Narrow streets in the Jewish quarter	Upper of orange-yellow stone gate to the Jewish quarter

Mezquita walls in the fading light	Mezquita orange courtyard

Mezquita bell tower	Colored window to the Mezquita courtyard

Oil of the catacombs/sacred oil/oil of the sick	Chapel ceiling in the Mezquita

Ornate plaster cathedral choir ceiling	Vaulted ceiling in the Mezquita

Poorly placed columns	Now-dark interior of the former mosque

Fine-scale mosaic above an arch in the Mezquita	Ornate overload in the Mezquita

Ornate roof inside the Mezquita	Arabic decorative details over a Mezquita alcove

Chapel inside the Mezquita	Brick or painted stone?

Red and white arches in the Mezquita mosque/cathedral	Courtyard of the Mezquita

Belltower from the orange & palm grove of the Mezquita	Arches on the wall of the Mezquita

Olive trees by the train tracks	Atocha station

Spinning carousel of tasty pastry in the Casa Mira window	Parrots in the Parque del Retiro

Lake and statue in the Parque del Retiro	Trees in the Parque del Retiro

Parque del Retiro gate	Gardens at the back of the Museo del Prado

Parroquia San Jerónimo El Real	Monuments in Madrid (locked behind fences)

Hong Kong International Airport	Hong Kong International Airport

Sunrise in Hong Kong International Airport	Paging Dr Freud

Inside a sculpture on campus	The WWII-damaged Kaiser William Memorial Church

Nazi-branded S-Bahn train from the 40s	Fecking big locomotive

WTF, asymmetric camel	Patrick the cow

Everyone loves eisbären (aka. polar bears)	Warmer penguins outdoors

Looking at you

Currywürst, I missed you	Rucola Salat mit Parmesanmousse

Lemongrass beer, wussy enough for me to like it	Island skyline silhouettes from the lagoon

Bone on the ossuary island	Ossuary island (rear) & marshes in the lagoon

Questionable fishing net techniques in the lagoon	Vines and ornamentals on Torcello

Old church on Torcello	Multi-colored Burano houses

The Leaning Tower of Burano	Multi-colored Burano houses

Those Italians and their towers, eh	They used to use arsenic on a tiny island half a meter above sea level 50m from the shore?

Murano: canals, but less crowded	Venice evening

Flowers on Venice Island	Venice Island canals

Yummy octopus with tomato and creamy polenta	Modern frieze on Calle Del Morion

Gondolla overturned, 3 children in water	St Marco Basilica

In San Marco Square	Baby fish at the water-door in the Palazzo Ducale

Golden Staircase in the Palazzo Ducale	Last bridges without handrails in Venice

Watching the tourists	Venice Island's Grand Canal

Not-so-hidden canal (and Bologna not Venice!)	Window on 'hidden' canal

Contents: 7 churches	Bologna porticos

Neptune's fountain	Due Torre (Two Towers - both on a lean)

Learning to punt	Learning to punt

In the Botanic Gardens	Lilypads in the Botanic Gardens

The Radcliffe Camera	Christ Church

Christ Church	London Underground

Baby figs with syrup and mascapone	Imperial War Museum

A park folly	Swans on the Round Pond

Lunchtime in London	Spoils of war from the Harrods Food Court

Cob Nuts, Rambutan, and Persimmon in the Harrods Food Court	Harrods

Cornish Pasty	Tower Bridge

Tower of London Raven	Waterloo Block, Tower of London

Traitor's Gate	The Tower of London

Detail of Zhan Wang's sculpture in the British Museum's Great Hall	Shelter

St Paul's across the Millenium Bridge	The Lloyds Building

The London Cocktail Onion	The London Gherkin

The Gherkin	Leadenhall Market

Leadenhall Market	Chinese Ginseng Wine... best mixed with lemonade, or anything other than ginseng wine

British pub food... Yorkshire Pudding and roast	The Pirate Club

Canal boats from "Little Venice"	Many mushrooms at Burough Market

Cheeses and meats at Burough Market	Wimpy Restaurant

Big Ben	Moon Jellys

Black Sea Nettles	Pacific Sea Nettles

Flower Hat Jellyfish	Small 2cm-across jellyfish

Chinese Sturgeon	Tropical fish in the Ocean Park aquarium

Sharks in the big Ocean Park aquarium	Ying Ying, Ocean Park

Jia Jia, Ocean Park	Excellent Jasmine tea, tasty BBQ Pork Buns, sea-slug-like vegetable dumplings

Tasty Green Apple Juice, Wonton Soup, Chicken And God Knows What Dumplings	Maxim's Restaurant in City Hall for dim sum

Recognise this subway art?	Crab for dinner on Cheung Chau Island

South China Sea from Nam Tau Tin Hau temple	Gameplayers outside Nam Tau Tin Hau temple

Cheung Chau temples	Cheung Chau temples

Cheung Chau beaches	Egg Tart and a muffiny thing

Dried fish stalls on Cheung Chau Island	Fishing boats in Cheung Chau's port

Old and new in Hong Kong's harbour	Central Pier

Hong Kong architecture	Hong Kong at night, from Victoria Peak

Hong Kong Island at night, from Kowloon	Lush red subway-station tiling

Clone buildings vs. dense green bush	Theraputic pebble walk

Brightly colored flying bug on the hill trails	Unknown spiky plants in the WWII kitchens

Vibrant cactus in the WWII kitchens	Flowers in the WWII kitchens

Flowers in the WWII kitchens	Flowers and butterflies in the WWII kitchens

Flowers in the Hong Kong Island hills	WWII communal kitchens

Views down to the Hong Kong Island city	Contains disappointingly little cocktail, but does have random poetry

Hong Kong harbour	Kowloon/mainland Hong Kong, from Quarry Bay

	Tai Chi in the park in Quarry Bay

A writer of songwriters

Coast by London Arch	London Arch (Ex-London Bridge)

Lace curtains	Near Loch Ard Gorge

The Razorback, by Loch Ard Gorge	Loch Ard Gorge

The Twelve Apostles	The Twelve Apostles

Still looks like NZ to me	Apparently in Australia

The other option was 'Rainbow Swirl'	First ocean

Now ugly enough to be kitsch	Persons allowed in BBNT

BBTN opening times... to the minute	Frankfurt at dusk

Apfelwine (apple cider) and a delicious heart attack at Atschel	Sun going down on the Main River at Frankfurt

Rabbit	Heidelberg sunset, from Königstuhl

Heidelberg at dusk, from Königstuhl	The older funicular to the summit of Königstuhl

Random findings in Heidelberg	Heidelberg Castle in the fading sun, early autumn (stiched panorama)

Heidelberg from across the river	The Heidelberg Castle, from across the river

Heidelberg Altstadt & Alte Brücke	The giant keg

The second-generation moat	Advanced toilet technology

Ornate door inlays in Friedrich's Building	A stove/heater sitting-place in Friedrich's Building

Stove/heater hatches in the hall in Friedrich's Building	A stove/heater in Friedrich's Building

Friedrich's Building from the Heidelberg castle courtyard	The Ludwig Building from the Heidelberg Castle courtyard

Ottheinrich's Building from the Heidelberg Castle courtyard	Entrance to Heidelberg Castle's courtyard

Heidelberg Castle's Powder Tower	Model of the Heidelberg Castle ruins (opposite side)

Model of the Heidelberg Castle ruins	Breakfast in Germany

Ferns? In Germany? Guess so.	Walking along the railway tracks

Scenic trails in the Black Forest	Talspeere/dam over the Schwarzenbach River

Beautiful forest in the Schwarzwald	Stripped fir trees

In the Black Forest	The Murg Valley

Morning sunrays through the trees	The Murg under Forbach's covered bridge, early morning

Early morning in Forbach	Swarzwald Kirschtorte (Black Forest Gateau)

Forbach's covered bridge over the Murg	'God rays' over the Hechingen countryside

Early autumn trees	Hechingen & countryside from Burg Hohenzollern

Castle & autumn trees	Burg Hohenzollern from close

Burg Hohenzollern courtyard	The spiral entrance to Burg Hohenzollern

Entering Burg Hohenzollern	Burg Hohenzollern (it's only a model/shh?)

Slowly getting there...	4km to go... keep walking...

Bark (in the Stuttgart Schlossgarten)	Stuttgart Schlossplatz & Königsbau

Stuttgart Schlossplatz & Neues Scloss	Sauerbraten (Swabian roast ox dish)

Our alien friends	Munich, with even more authentic post-Oktoberfest camera angle

Munich, with authentic post-Oktoberfest camera angle	Ein maß (aka beer)

From here on in, pretty much everyone is drunk	Sorbet (with candied ginger stem?) rules

Yummy ravioli with steinpilzen (ceps/porcini)	Corn drying on the side of a house

Fir trees & mountains, from near Patsch	Valleys and mountains, from Hafelekar

Looking down the Alps, from Hafelekar	Innsbruck and beyond from Hafelekar

Looking over Innsbruck from the bottom of the Nordpark	The view from Patsch, bright & early

Twilight over the Alps, from Patsch	The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof), Innsbruck

Brillant liquor shop in Innsbruck	The Alps from the Wipptal through Innsbruck

Real Wiener schnitzel!	Prolly more interesting in person

Castle Aggstein	Burg Aggstein's commanding view over the Danube (2)

Burg Aggstein's commanding view over the Danube (1)	Fahrafeld close tag (nerd joke alert!)

More cowbell	Interesting plants with spindly things, anyone know what they are?

Fire Salamander!	Valleys in Austria

Vienna city streets	Peterskirche high frieze & oculus

Peterskirche interior	Peterskirche

Votives in St Stephen's Cathedral	Pulpit in St Stephen's Cathedral

St Stephen's Cathedral - Vienna architecture, old..	Vienna architecture, new..

In the Hofburg Burggarten	Antique duck squeezer

Secret Austrian Imperial bread-roll-holding napkin folding technology (no, really)	Imperial dinner service goldware

As it happens, Freud was Austrian...	Imperial treasury & riding school in the Hofburg

The Minoritenkirche	The Hofburg Burgtor

	Maria Theresien Monument

Maria Hülf Church interior	Maria Hülf Church

The best würst?	Postscriptum Dr. Ludwig Keplers

Calendar in the Kepler Museum	Bust of Johannes Kepler

Winner of the biggest-tower competition, Regensburg	The Steinerne Brücke over the Danube

Painted window in the Regensburg Cathedral	Chapel in the Regensburg Cathedral

Regensburg Cathedral	Too cute not to post

We rate this burčák stuff!	St. Barbara Church, Kutná Hora

Coat of arms in the Sedlec Ossuary	The Sedlec Ossuary chandelier, contains every bone in the human body

Bone pyramids in the Sedlec Ossuary	The Sedlec Ossuary

Genuine filth is so rare these days	Aren't you a bit short to be stormtroopers?

We totally failed here	Fred & Ginger

Sunset over Prague	Me showing... not so much the Poweriser skills

Charles showing his Poweriser skills	Not the fries you were expecting

Fresh ones cost more	Cool lift shaft in the town hall tower

Charles in the town hall tower	Looking over Prague to Prague Castle

Borscht	The Old New Synagogue (really)

The Church of St James	You can see why the guy has a headache

Current "pointiest building" world record-holder	Prague-style ornate ironwork

The main Astronomical Clock dial	The Astronomical Clock tower

The Prague National Theatre building at night	Streetside cocktails, we likey!

Sculpture on Charles Bridge	Cool door & facade of the Italian Embassy in Prague

Hrm, Eve wearing clothes?	Painted glass window & painting in the Prague Castle cathedral

Window ornamentation on the Prague Castle cathedral	Cathedral at Prague Castle

Sculptures at Prague Castle	At the Gemäldegalerie

No prizes for guessing which one's mine :)	You can make up your own joke for this one :)

'Seats' in a standing-cafe	Bratwurst on Rails

Kaffee und Kuchen	Berlin Currywürst

Orangerie at Sanssouci	Weird stumpy things (anyone know about these?)

Weird tree with stumpy things (see next photo)	Hall ceiling fresco in the New Palace

Hall in the New Palace	Decorative columns in the New Palace

Beautiful chandelier in the New Palace	Those ones are just for the workers!

The Sanssouci New Palace	Golden Chinese Tea House sculptures

Chinese Tea House at Sanssouci	Sanssouci palace grounds

Courtyards at Sanssouci	Sculpted freize detail at Sanssouci

Sans Souci ('Without Cares')	The Berlin Victory Column

Fading colors in the Tiergarten	Late afternoon in the Tiergarten

Memorial to Soviet soldiers	Inside the Reichstag cupola

The Reichstag building

Berlin scars

De-swamping pipes	The Berlin Wall

The Berlin Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe	The Berlin Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe

The epic Brandenburg Tor (Gate)	Great when you see it in 3d, but you might have to take my word for it :)

Cuneiform tablet	Ishtar Gate detail showing painted molded brick sculptures

Model of Babylon's Processional Way and Ishtar Gate	Babylon's Procession Way

Lesser Ishtar Gate at the Pergamon Museum	The Trabi Safari

The Berliner Dom	An overcast overview of the Berlin quarter that includes Museum Island, the Reichstag, and a bunch of other historical places

The imposing Cologne Dom	Interesting fruit (and plentiful figs)

Found another Hang player	Cologne at last

Why don't we do this to more ugly industrial facilities?

The Ludendorff Bridge piers (now contain a peace museum)	Ancient cranes

And some sweet palatial houses	Not short on churches either



	Wine comes in carafes



	Bergische Waffeln (mit saurkirschen)



More lovely tropical flowers	Action shot

Up periscope! Er, periscopes!

Birds by Ikea

More storks	No babies to deliver today?

A clutter of pink flamingos

Chirpy tropical birds	BirdPark "panorail"

Penguins (action shot)	Penguins (at rest)

Penguins!	The Singapore MRT trains

Hindi temple in Singapore	Mystery Indian vege #3 (macro)

Mystery Indian vege #3 (about 40cm long!)	Mystery Indian vege(s) #2

Mystery Indian vege #1	Mmmm batura

Somebody call Guinness	Singapore orchids #2

Singapore orchids #1	Singapore bridges

Duckies!	Nice Singapore public urban spaces

Lobster onna plane (inna bun?)	Musical bells artwork

Melbourne riverside	The Eureka Tower

Giant baby dodgems	St Patrick's Cathedral (I think)

Royal Exhibition Building	Melbourne ANZAC War Memorial

Like the detachable lights on undercover cop cars

8 SAT September 2007 5:02 a.m. (+1200)

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