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Lucca is a charming Tuscan city still surrounded by medieval walls and featuring several towers that you can climb to get a bird’s-eye view. This photo was taken from the top of one of those towers.
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If you climb the 300+ narrow, winding steps all the way to the top of the Peterskirche (St. Peter’s Church) tower, you can enjoy spectacular views of the city of Munich, Germany, like this one from my 2007 Eurotrip:
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Hikers enjoy a well deserved break as they gaze out at the valley below the Inca ruin of Intipata, the Urubamba River flowing far below.
This was taken near the end of Day 3 of the Inca Trail and is one of my favorite memories of the entire hike because it was the first time I had a few moments to relax and savor my surroundings. In some ways Intipata was almost more special than Machu Picchu because only hikers of the Inca Trail had the opportunity to visit it, and those of us who chose to visit Intipata rather than the more popular Winay Wayna practically had the entire place to ourselves. It was a nice, peaceful way to unwind after three days of hard hiking, knowing that the hardest part was over and that in the morning we would be standing at the Sun Gate enjoying our first view of Machu Picchu.
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This is the cathedral at the heart of the Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, Italy, taken during my 2011 Eurotrip. My favorite feature of this photo is the tiled walkway.
Behind the cathedral sits the famous Leaning Tower, but I’ll save that photo for another day.
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In honor of the official opening of the New Jersey shore season, here’s a panorama of Sunset Beach in Cape May.
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This is a zoomed-in photo of Machu Picchu taken shortly after dawn from just below the Sun Gate at the end of the Inca Trail. Unfortunately, most of my photos from that morning are on the dark side due to the overcast and hazy conditions, and also because I made the mistake of leaving a polarizing filter on my lens, which meant even less light coming into the camera. Oh well, lesson learned. It’s more about the memories it evokes than the quality of the photo anyway.
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I applied some subtle HDR to this photo of the Delaware & Raritan Canal, which was taken toward the end of our hike last year, just north of Princeton, New Jersey. With Memorial Day weekend coming up, I think it might be a good time to revisit the canal while everyone else is sitting in beach traffic. Perhaps we’ll venture out in a canoe this time.
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This is a photo of the interior of Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany, taken during my 2009 Eurotrip. Through the window in the background the palace gardens are faintly visible.
The woman sitting in the corner jumped up to yell at me when I leaned against one of the large pillars to snap a photo of the ceiling. She then proceeded to follow me around for the rest of my visit. They take their rules seriously. 🙂
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Before my hike of the Inca Trail in Peru I took a couple of day trips into the Sacred Valley of the Incas. One of my stops was Moray, an Inca ruin with massive circular terraces. This photo features one of the smaller terraces at the site, but I liked the way it framed the mountains in the background.
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This photo of Heidelberg Castle in Germany was taken from a city square during my 2009 Eurotrip. I only spent one day in Heidelberg but it left a lasting impression.
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