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Not only do Tibetans have a fondness for wearing cowboy hats, they rope and ride…yaks as well as horses. Lone Tibetans travel over the vast steppes riding yaks. This yak, saddled so beautifully, was grazing near Quinghai lake. His rider was a … Continue reading
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The Main Square in Sibiu Sibiu was our first stop after leaving Bucharest. These wonderful buildings were built by the Saxons. They began building in the 13th century although the area has had a settlement since the Stone Age. The Saxons … Continue reading
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This was a lane in my favorite Romanian village of Biertan. The long lens compresses the houses making the roof lines and gables geometric. Of course, the horse and wagon adds the human element. I loved those horses and wagons that … Continue reading
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Alappuzha, Kerala, India 2009…the southwestern coast of India. Once these boats were used to haul rice from the labyrinth of paddies that sprawl along the waterways of Alleppy. Nowadays, the boat owners have outfitted the boats to haul tourists in grand … Continue reading
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We went to Northern Vietnam after a trip to China a few years ago. I wasn’t sure I wanted to go as my brothers fought in the Viet Nam war and I can clearly remember those days when every day … Continue reading
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Although Brasov is a thriving commercial city, it still retains a feeling of a town in the middle ages where princes, peasants, guilds and farmers worked and worshipped as a community. It was Holy Friday when we arrived and we … Continue reading
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The “golden hours” of photography are dawn and dusk. Maybe 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after. That doesn’t stop me from shooting at other times. When you are on a trip, you have to get as many photos as … Continue reading
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Medieval Landscape with Haystacks I’m back from Romania. I have begun to work on my photos and had a hard time choosing this first one, but I think this photo says Romania. Here are my favorite haystacks…you’ll be seeing more … Continue reading
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Faux Winter Scene This was shot from the bus window. I don’t normally do that, but when you are on a cruise, you have very little time to roam on your own. You must always be back for lunch on … Continue reading
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Two musicians play their hearts out on a canal in St. Petersburg. The accordion player was there first and the other man came up and began to sing in what sounded like a trained voice to me. They didn’t sing … Continue reading
