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Topkapi Palace: A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Topkpi is the world's largest and oldest surviving palace and one of the world's richest museums. This photo is of a model of the palace, on exhibit in the museum.

My favorite photo of the weekend. This showcases the raw power of these magnificent jets!

Seattle Moment
This was taken on the street in Seattle near the Westlake Center on a cool fall day in 2008. This father and daughter had stopped at a Starbucks, gotten their Latte (and presumably Latte Bianco for her) and were reading in the warm sun. I love the intimacy of this moment.

Tiger's Nest - Near Paro, Bhutan
I took this photo in October 2008. To reach my present vantage point I had hiked for about 2 hours and gained about 1,800 vertical feet. This monastery is known in Bhutan as Taktshang Goemba.

Kocatepe Mosque - Ankara Turkey
Ankara was the first stop on our April Turkey trip in 2008. At one point we walked from the center of the city to our hotel, a distance of about 3 - 4 miles past a new modern mosque. The mosque, which shared the design of traditional mosques, was beautiful. Richly decorated, it demonstrates that Christianity has not cornered the market on ornate buildings built to the glory of God.

Cappadocia Landscape
In our April 2008 Turkey trip, we spent several days in Cappadocia marveling at the way houses, shops, hotels, churches and such were carved out of the Tufa hillsides. As the region's population has grown, the buildings have been extended in conventional ways leading to remarkably picturesque villages such as this one.

Bonding ... father & daughter?

Obviously, we like this place. Fun!

Painted on the wall, under a covered walk way, near the main temple was an extensive fresco depicting scenes from Thai mythology.

Unlike Italian frescos, these were partially gilded. Since they are routinely restored, they all appeared to be in mint condition.

You might find these pictures worth zooming in on.

Ballooning on the Edge
This photo was taken in Cappadocia (central Turkey) in April 2008. We were riding in a hot air balloon at about 1,000 feet looking down on this stark, craggy landscape and spotted these two other balloons getting ready to lift off.

THIS will make for an interesting tan line!!!

Blue Mosque - Istanbul Turkey
In Italy (for example) when you visit tourist sites, many are beautiful cathedrals (Duomos). When you're in Turkey, many are beautiful mosques. In both cases I love to look at the ceilings and this one was certainly worth gazing at for quite time.

Komiza Abbey

Unknown But Tasty Fruit

Komiza City Streets

Komiza Apartment - Occupied Through Winter

Billboard just outside the Ducati factory.

Suncraft: Along the waterfront, there is a very cool sculpture called (in English) The Suncraft. It is obviously a highly stylized Viking boat with highly stylized Vikings cheering because they didn't die getting here. For me, this is the symbol I'll take away in my head to represent the city. It combines the notions of adventure, exploration, self-reliance, and the joy of accomplishment. A cool sculpture representing a powerful combination of ideas.

Split Waterfront Promenade

Split Waterfront Old Promenade

Center of Old Split Decorated for Christmas

Split Harbor in Late Afternoon

Flowers in Splits Mild December Climate

Rugged Coastline House

Citris Harvest in December

Pastoral Countryside

Vis Harbor

Bell tower

Komiza Church

Komiza House - Closed for Winter

No longer an Ice Virgin, I am still fascinated by the ice. The shapes and colors of the icebergs are so varied and so fantastic, I think I will never tire of looking at them. Or at least, you may tire of them before I do.

Through the arch, you can see our ship in the background.

In this turn the pilot pulls about 6 G's and the humid Seattle air condenses in the low pressure area above the wings. Is that cool or what?

Honorable mention for abstract image.

Plaka market. This is a T-Shirt for sale inthe market. I have no idea what Tokio Hotel is, a band perhaps. Or maybe an anime character.

Kocatepe Mosque: Because of their domed architecture, there is a huge space inside for worshippers.

Timing was perfect. Focus was not. Sorry.

Looking up the lighthouse tower.

Another booth babe. She is obviously trim and her costume is just a little big for her.

She caught my attention bending over to lace up her boots which gave a view that was a bit more explicit than modesty might suggest.

Some of the booths were elaborate. This one in particular had a bull riding setup, but instead of a bull, they had this fantastic creature from their game. Must have cost a fortune to set this up ... all for a 3-day show.

Not all booth babes are of the feminine persuasion.

Winthrop, WA

Cascade Locks - Bridge of the Gods.

Biker
As many of you know, I'm a biker and my current ride is a Ducati ST3. Each year I try to spend a weekend in the Fall with 15,000 other bikers at the Anacortes (Washington) Oyster run. This photo was taken in the Fall of 2008 (and no, it isn't a self portrait). There's a biker culture, reinforced by carefully selected biker clothing and embellished by personal adornments (such as beards, tattoos, jewelry). The 15,000 bikers and the 14,000 residents of Anacortes seem to get along just fine, thank you.

Symi Island Port
On our April 2008 trip to Turkey, we spent some time island hopping. One of the prettiest ports was on this small island. If you ever wanted to get off the grid and find a small corner of the world out of history's way, this might be a great place to hide.

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations: The Turkish Penninsula is known as the Anatolian Peninsula. And over the millenia, various civilizations have called the peninsula home. This great museum is dedicated to their history and artifacts. Great museum! Recommended!

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