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Sunset at Glacier National Park

We visited Glacier National Park for four days last week. We stayed at Lake McDonald Lodge. The color of sunset sky was gorgeous on the day we arrived.  In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United […]

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Canola Blossom

On the way to Glacier National Park in Montana from Spokane, Washington we saw many fields of canola blossom last Monday. We could not help to stop the car on the roadside so many times to photograph such bright and beautiful fields. We will be visiting […]

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Home Grown Orchids

Over the years we have accumulated eight orchid plants in our house and for some good reasons almost all but one bloomed recently. I decided to take out my macro lens to shoot a few this morning and here they are.

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Istanbul Turkey

Istanbul was our beginning and end of our 12-day tour of Turkey in May 2016. East meets West in Istanbul, the sole city to span two continents, Asia and Europe. It is a huge city with population over 12 millions and is the financial center […]

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Hot Springs of Pamukkale, Turkey

Hot Springs and Necropolis together is a World Heritage Site. The hot springs reminded me the one in Yellowstone National Park but in a much grand scale. The scene is, indeed impressive. Unfortunately, many terrace pools were bone dry and under the bright daylight I […]

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Ephesus – Library of Celsus

Ephesus, the Roman capital in the 2nd century, BC had numerous shrines and buildings constructed. The most spectacular ruin is the Library of Celsus, as mausoleum for Julius Celsus, Roman governor of the Asia Provinces and also as a reading room stocked with more than […]

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Up Up and Away Above Cappadocia, Turkey

Hot air balloon ride at Cappadocia (Kapadokia), Turkey has always been rated as one of the best in the world. I missed the balloon rides at Masai Mara, Kenya and Bagan, Myanmar, both places, as I understand, also offer excellent balloon ride. So I was […]

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Hot Air Balloon Ride at Cappadocia, Turkey

I had my once-in-a-lifetime experience in riding a hot air balloon at sunrise this morning in Cappadocia. The weather was perfect, sunshine with some cloud that provided excellent photo conditions. We were up in the air for about an hour along with probably more than […]

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