 Atlantic City Boardwalk |
 Luxury layover |
 Lights out on the ruins |
 Lit up |
 Inside the ruins |
 Salwa Palace, At-Turaif |
 Guard tower |
 Village in Diriyah |
 Green wadi |
 Tea shop in Diriyah |
 Revisiting Old Diriyah |
 Traditional meets modern |
 DQ is becoming more Saudi |
 The Kingdom goes international |
 ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ |
 Saudi hospitality |
 Some things change, some remain the same |
 'Ambitious Nation,' Riyadh |
 Al Kindi Mosque, Riyadh |
 Draft in Riyadh?? |
 Old doors closing on the DQ |
 Last shot of the palace in Old Diriyah |
 Mini excavation |
 New housing in Old Diriyah |
 Restaurant in Old Diriyah, modern in more ways than one |
 Night view of ‘new’ Old Diriyah |
 Revisiting Old Diriyah |
 Some things change, but others never will |
 Garden décor in Milwaukie, Oregon |
 House décor in Milwaukie, Oregon |
 Milwaukie (not Milwaukee) mural |
 Dome at Bara Gumbad mosque, New Delhi |
 The ‘eagles’ have landed, New Delhi |
 Out for an evening stroll, New Delhi |
 Shish Gumbad from Bara Gumbad, New Delhi |
 View of smoggy New Delhi |
 Shish Gumbad |
 Bara Gumbad, New Delhi |
 Bara Gumbad, New Delhi |
 Mosque of Isa Khan |
 Tomb of Isa Khan, New Delhi |
 Guard at the tomb of Isa Khan, New Delhi |
 Dome in Humayun’s tomb, New Delhi |
 Humayun’s tomb, New Delhi, closeup |
 Humayun’s tomb, New Delhi, unframed |
 Humayun’s tomb, New Delhi |
 Indira Gandhi Int’l Airport, New Delhi |
 Modern Manila |
 Manila street scene (and ‘This trip is cursed’) |
 Contrasting lifestyles, Manila |
 The reason for going to Tokyo |
 Chocolate Christmas, Tokyo |
 ‘Happy Holidays!’ in Tokyo |
 The trip from hell: Dallas, Texas |
:: An Evening in Venice ::
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 Torre Bissara, Vicenza |
 Quiet street, Vicenza |
 Stage scenery, Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza |
 Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza |
 Vicenza street scene |
 NATO headquarters, Brussels |
 Kleine Zavelsquare, Brussels |
 Église Notre Dame du Sablon, Brussels |
 Brussels square |
 Notre Dame de la Chapelle, Brussels |
 It’s already Christmas in Brussels |
 Farewell to Sydney and its opera house |
 Surprise guest, Sydney |
 Sydney Harbour Bridge |
 Sydney Opera House |
 Local color in Sydney |
 Raindrop view, Sydney |
 Room with a view, Sydney |
 Singapore Changi Airport |
 Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta |
 Vice presidential palace, Jakarta |
 Local transport, Jakarta |
 National Monument (Monas), Jakarta |
 ‘Qatar 2022’ |
 Rockefeller Center, NYC |
 Interior, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC |
 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC |
 Uganda House, NYC |
 Chrysler Building, NYC |
 Mural at UN headquarters, NYC |
 Canyons, NYC |
 Firefighter mural, NYC |
 Old and new, NYC |
 Einstein in NYC |
 St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, NYC |
 Biden’s Amtrak station, Wilmington, Delaware |
 Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania |
 World’s largest steel spoon in Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv |
 Last look at Tel Aviv from Old Jaffa |
 Another side of Old Jaffa |
 The only picture from Jerusalem |
 Old Jaffa alley, Tel Aviv |
 Carmel Market, Tel Aviv |
 Beachgoers enjoying the sunset, Tel Aviv |
 Sunset mosque, Tel Aviv |
 Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv |
 Tel Aviv, Israel |
 Beach in Tel Aviv |
 Bon voyage to Geneva |
 Jet d’Eau, Geneva |
 ‘Broken Chair,’ Geneva |
 United Nations Office at Geneva |
 Alpine reflections |
 Goodbye to Málaga |
 Málaga Cathedral, again |
 Málaga, old and new |
 Málaga Roman Theater |
 Plaza Obispo, Málaga |
 Cathedral of Málaga |
 Nighttime in Málaga |
 Port of Málaga |
 Sunset on a distinguished career |
 Four Seasons, Doha |
 Treasure trove of innovative architecture |
 Doha under construction |
 Doha at night |
 Scene of Beirut tragedy |
 Beirut by air |
 Beirut on a hazy morning |
 Late afternoon in Beirut |
:: Trip Down Memory Lane: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ::
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 Deoksugung Palace, Seoul |
 Gate to Deoksugung Palace, Seoul |
 Jeonggwanheon Pavilion, Deoksugung Palace, Seoul |
 Junghwajeon Hall, Deoksugung Palace, Seoul |
 Junghwajeon Hall, Deoksugung Palace, Seoul |
 Hamnyeongjeon Hall, Deoksugung Palace, Seoul |
 Space-age Seoul City Hall |
 The Airplane Restaurant, Colorado Springs, CO |
 US Air Force Academy airfield, Colorado Springs |
 Sandwiched in Seoul |
 Green Seoul |
 New National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
 The empty beach, Libreville, Gabon |
 Fountain and police, Libreville, Gabon |
 Street market in a blur |
 Hotel art, Libreville, Gabon |
 Hotel-motel, Libreville, Gabon |
 Oslo City Hall and harbor |
 Akershus Slott, Oslo |
 Familiar restaurant, Oslo |
 Changing times, Oslo, Norway |
 Flower festival, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
 Flower festival, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
 Tashkent flower festival at night |
 Abdulla Qodiriy Metro Station |
 Amir Timur Metro Station |
 Abdulla Qodiriy Metro Station |
 Yunus Rajabiy Metro Station, Tashkent |
 Say 'pishloq,' Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
 Flower festival, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
 Incompetence in Istanbul |
 Roman amphitheater, Amman, Jordan |
 Umayyad Palace gate, Amman, Jordan |
 King Abdullah I Mosque, Amman, Jordan |
 King Abdullah I Mosque, Amman, Jordan |
 Hercules' hand and elbow, Amman, Jordan |
 Temple of Hercules, Amman, Jordan |
:: A Few Days in Colombo, Sri Lanka ::
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 Successful conclusion |
 Jetsons' 'robot building' in Seoul |
 Christmas in Seoul |
 Old and new, Seoul, South Korea |
 Happy memories |
 Sure beats the snow in DC! |
 Last glance at Baku |
 Government building, Baku |
 National Museum of Azerbaijani Literature |
 Baku and the Caspian Sea |
 Night view of Baku |
 Sunrise over Amman, Jordan |
 Al Bustan at dusk |
 Al Bustan Palace, Muscat, Oman |
 Sunrise in Dubai |
 Welcome sight |
 Park in Seoul |
 A nice day for a change in Seoul |
:: Exotic Uzbekistan ::
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 Last glance at Kazakhstan |
 Bayterek monument in context |
 National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
 Hazret Sultan Mosque |
 Kazakh Eli monument |
 Shabyt – Astana Palace of the Arts (aka the Dog Bowl) |
 Astana, set in the middle of the Kazakh steppes |
 Lit up in Astana |
 Hotel across the street, Astana, Kazakhstan |
 Bayterek monument and observation tower, Astana, Kazakhstan |
 Tokyo Skytree and the Buddha |
 New old transportation in Tokyo |
 Long way down |
 Tokyo from Skytree |
 Nostalgic |
 Tokyo Skytree |
 Kawaii! |
 Necessities at Kotohiragu shrine, Tokyo |
 Kotohiragu Shinto shrine, Tokyo |
 Pagoda adjacent to Sensō-ji, Tokyo |
 Sensō-ji temple, Tokyo |
 Sensō-ji temple, Tokyo |
 Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) at Sensō-ji temple, Tokyo |
 Temple guardian, Seoul |
 Buddhist temple, Seoul |
 Buddhist temple, Seoul |
 Buddhist temple, Seoul |
 Changdeokgung Palace at dusk |
 The real Union Station in Tacoma, Washington |
 Union Station reflections, Tacoma, Washington |
 Sunset in Seattle |
 Procession at Changdeokgung Palace |
 Performance at Changdeokgung Palace |
 Changdeokgung Palace |
 King Sejong the Great |
 Tim on South Korean TV |
 Room with not the greatest view |
 Amman |
 Jordanian countryside |
 Bratislava square |
 Slovak presidential palace, Bratislava |
 Old Town clock tower in Bratislava |
 Not your everyday Starbucks |
 Helicopter view of Seoul |
 Royal palace, Seoul |
 Honolulu silhouettes |
 Honolulu sunset |
 Diamond Head from the hotel beach |
 Valletta harbor view |
 A lot of churches in Valletta |
 Float under cover |
 Waiting for Mardi Gras |
 Malta: Room with a view |
 Oslo, City Hall |
 Oslo harbor, with a ski run in the distance |
 On the way in to Oslo |
 Parliament: The full effect |
 Parliament at night |
 They're finally restoring the twin |
 Anker Palace |
 Renovation complete on the Postal Building |
 The new Budapest Eye |
 Academy of Arts interior |
 Academy of Arts revisited |
 Stars of the Mangalica Pig Festival |
 Mangalica Pig Festival |
 Hotel in Muscat |
 Gulf of Oman |
 The 'indirect' route |
 Back to Iceland |
 'Sun Voyager' in Reykjavik |
 'Sun Voyager' in Reykjavik |
 Leaving Greenland |
 Less dreary Seoul |
 Dreary Seoul |
 Christmas in Tokyo |
:: A Few Days in Accra, Ghana ::
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