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[edit] Rochefort, Wallonie, Belgium

Brewery entrance in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy

Rochefort Trappist Brewery in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy

Church of Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy

[edit] Nepal

Young Boy in Kathmandu	Young Girl with Umbrella	Mother and Son in Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Bodnath Temple in Kathmandu	Pashupatinath temple	Pashupatinath temple
The colorful roof of Bodnath Temple in Kathmandu	Two Sadhus, or Hindu Holy Men, near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu	Two girls seeking shadow on Bodnath Temple

[edit] Tibet

Buddhist Monk in Drepung Monastery	Painting Thangka, Lhasa	Female Buddhist Monastery, Ani Tshamkhung, in Lhasa
Young Buddhist Monk in Shalu Monastery near Shigatse	Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. In India becomes very wide and is called Brahmaputra.	The prayer circuit (Kora) around the Jokhang Temple
An elderly Tibetan women holding a prayer wheel on the Lhasa's pilgrimage circuit of Barkhor	Jokhang Temple, Lhasa	Monks practicing their debating skills following afternoon meditation, Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery	Potala Palace, Dalai Lama former residence	The White Palace of Potala Palace
Inside Potala Palace, Dalai Lama former residence	Dekyi Shar Lam, the chinese main road in Lhasa	Yamdrok Tso is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km (45 miles) long at an altitude of 4488 m
Sakya Monastery	Gyantse Old Town	The Kum Bum in the Palcho Monastery, Gyantse
Tashilhunpo Monastery	Jokhang Temple, Lhasa	The Samye Monastery
Barkhor square, Lhasa	Mt. Everest North Face	North Face as seen from the path to the Base Camp

[edit] His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama is the leader of the exiled Tibetan government in India.

Tenzin Gyatso was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

[edit] South Africa

Northern Drakensberg	African Leopard (Panthera pardus) in Northern Sabi Sand	Fighting giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Ithala Game Reserve, Northern KwaZulu Natal
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) in Northern Sabi Sand	Male Lion (Panthera leo) and Cub eating a Cape Buffalo	Rhinoceros in Ithala Game Reserve, Northern KwaZulu Natal
Muizenberg beach in Cape Town	Waiting Sunset on Table Mountain, Cape Town

[edit] Namibia

Dead Vlei pan in Sossusvlei region in the Namib-Naukluft National Park	Dune 45 in Sossusvlei	Fishermen in Walvis Bay
Landing Pelican in Walvis Bay	Nama Woman in Kalahari	Pelican Close-up
Dunes in Sossusvlei	Springbok Antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) in Sossusvlei region, Namib-Naukluft National Park	Camel Thorn Tree (Acacia erioloba) in Sossusvlei region

[edit] Libya

The ancient desert town of Ghadames	Houses are made out of mud, lime, and palm tree trunks with covered alleyways between them to offer good shelter against summer heat	Dunes of Erg Awbari (Idehan Ubari) in the Sahara desert region of Fezzan
Moving sand dunes, rocks and mountains in Tadrart Acacus	Leaving traces on soft sand dunes in Tadrart Acacus	Walking the ridge of soft sand dunes in Tadrart Acacus a desert area in western Libya
Sand dunes of Wan Caza in the Sahara desert region of Fezzan	Sand dunes of Wan Caza in the Sahara desert region of Fezzan	Sunset on Wan Caza sand dunes. Sahara desert region of Fezzan
Rock paintings in Tadrart Acacus region	Paintings of animals such as giraffes and elephants reflecting the dramatic climatic changes in the area	Rock carving of elephants in Tadrart Acacus region of Libya reflecting the dramatic climatic changes in the area
Rock carving known as "Meercatze" (named by archaeologist Leo Frobenius) in Wadi Methkandoush	Rock formations in Tadrart Acacus	Forzhaga Arch in Tadrart Acacus. Take a look at people under the arch to have an idea of dimensions.
Ubari lakes, an oasis in Erg Awbari (Idehan Ubari)	Erg Awbari (Idehan Ubari) in the Sahara desert region of Fezzan	Mosquee of Mustafa Gurji Pasha in Tripoli
Theater of Leptis Magna (2nd century BC)	Arch of Roman emperor Lucius Septimius Severus (AD 146-211) in Leptis Magna	Gorgon head sculpture in the the Severn Forum of Leptis Magna

[edit] Chile

Salar de Talar near San Pedro de Atacama	Salar de Talar	Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) near lake Chungarà, 4570 meters.
Lamas in the sunset San Pedro de Atacama	Vicuña near El Tatio 4200m	El Tatio Geyser Field 4200m Alt
Valle de la Luna	Andean Flamingo in Salar De Atacama	Chungara Lake and Volcan Sajama

[edit] Bolivia

Andean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus andinus), Laguna Colorada	Colors of Altiplano Boliviano, 4720 meters	Salt mounds in Salar de Uyuni the world's largest and highest salt flat
Salt	Giulia on the prickling wet Salar de Uyuni	Jumping Giulia in the White Wide World of the Salar de Uyuni
Waiting for a sunset picture on the Salar de Uyuni	Watching Sunset (no edit at all)

[edit] Argentina

Quebrada de Humahuaca	Bahía Onelli, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia	Garganta del Diablo (Devil Throat) Iguazu Falls
Iguazu Falls	Iguazu Falls, Brazil Side	Northern arm of Lake Argentino, Patagonia
Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Tierra del Fuego	Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia	Spegazzini Glacier in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia
Tèmpanos (iceberg), Lago Argentino Brazo Norte, Patagonia

[edit] Alaska

Prince William Sound

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. It runs from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Alaska at Valdez 800 miles (1,300 km)

Road to Mount McKinley

[edit] Boston, Massachusetts

Boston's Back Bay skyline and Charles river.	Trinity Church reflected in the façade of the John Hancock Tower.	The John Hancock Tower, a 60-story, 790-foot-tall (241 meter) skyscraper.
Christian Science Church and the Reflecting Pool.	Christian Science Church, the Prudential Center and the Reflecting Pool.	The Prudential Center by night viewed from the Christian Science Plaza in Boston.

[edit] Arizona

The Painted Desert.	Petrified Forest National Park.	The world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood.
Mostly of the petrified wood is of species Araucarioxylon arizonicum.	Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.	Petrified Forest National Park.
The Weatherford Hotel is a historic hotel in the downtown district of Flagstaff.	The Grand Canyon is a very colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River.	The Grand Canyon was created by the Colorado River over 6 million years.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 24 kilometers), and attains a depth of more than a mile (1.6 km).	Nearly two billion years of the Earth's history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.	Cedar Ridge, South Kaibab hiking trail in Grand Canyon National Park.
Geologically it is significant because of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that are beautifully preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon.	Grand Canyon is also one of the most spectacular examples of natural erosion in the world.	Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page.
Inside Upper Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona.	HDR image of Upper Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona.	Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest that was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and secondarily due to other Sub-aerial processes.

[edit] Utah

Monument Valley, between Arizona and Utah.	West Mitten, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.	John Ford's Point in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
Totem Pole formation in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.	Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.	Sunrise on Monument Valley.
Delicate Arch, a freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park near Moab.	Delicate Arch.	Double Arch, a close-set pair of arches located in Arches National Park in Utah.
"Somewhere in Utah" - Northbound view from I-70 near Green River Town, Utah.	Bryce Canyon is a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion.	The Sentinel and other hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park.
Navajo Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park.	Thor's Hammer formation in Bryce Canyon National Park.	Hoodoos are delicate and colorful pinnacles, pillars of rock left by erosion.

[edit] New Mexico and California

Taos Pueblo cemetery. Taos Pueblo is the largest existing multistoried pueblo structure in the USA, It lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico.

Taos Pueblo multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown adobe. It was probably built between 1000 and 1450 A.D.

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California.

[edit] Canada

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Quebec	Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas), Tadoussac, Quebec	Big Sky, Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia
Totem pole close-up, Vancouver

[edit] Lisbon, Portugal

Residencial Varandas, a postcard from Lisboa.	Lisbon historic elevator de Santa Justa.	Monastery of the Hieronymites (XVI century), cloisters view, built with pink Alcàntara stone.
View from the historic elevator de Santa Justa toward praça don Pedro.	Padrão dos Descobrimentos.	Camoens Square in Lisbon, Portugal.

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