Saturday, 13 January 2007

268 Stairs? (Hong Kong)

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Here we are starting the journey to the top! Jason at the top! Regretting that he is in jeans!

One last bit of Susperstition (Hong Kong)

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This lion is one of a pair that guards the entrance to the HSBC building in Hong Kong. The lions were carefully relocated from the old headq...
Monday, 8 January 2007

Off to a new land...Lisbon

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Lisbon, Portugal. By far, our favourite European city. It is vibrant, interesting, a bit of the old world, a bit of the new...everything ...

How to rebuild a city! (Lisbon)

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Our first day. We had no idea what to expect. What we discovered was that Lisbon, for all of her hills, trams, cable cars and subways, is...

An Elevator to the Stars...(Lisbon)

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Lisbon is filled with unique ways to travel. This is an elevator built to take you to the top of the nearby hill. Its not a tourist trap ...

Stolen Monuments...(Lisbon)

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Look familiar? Can't figure out why? This bridge is often referred to as the Golden Gate of Lisbon. Its the 25th of April Bridge. O...

An ancient fortress (for the little people)...(Lisbon)

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Torre de Belem...a Fortress in the water. Accessible only by a footbridge a over the river. However beautiful, its apparently only for ver...

Mosteiro Dos Jeronimos (Lisbon)

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Did you think we were going somewhere in Europe and you weren't going to see a beautiful church? Ha! You thought wrong! (Or right!) ...

Let's get back to the good stuff...(Lisbon)

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Us! You may recognise the sights behind me! Depending on what city you live in! Jason is testing my fear of heights by balancing precariou...

More of the good stuff...(Lisbon)

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(I have to admit -- even though we were smitten with the view, we contemplated the idea of rolling down the slope to the bottom. Apparentl...
Sunday, 7 January 2007

Fancy a Drink of Water? (Bath)

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The Roman Baths. They are Britain's only hot spring. The Romans built a magnificent temple and bathing complex that still flows with ...

It was all smiles before we drank the water! (Bath)

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They can't all just pictures of murky, green hot water! (Jason's dad was kind enough to pose so you could see not only the water, ...

The Royal Crescent (Bath)

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The Royal Crescent was built to the designs of John Wood the Younger between 1767 and 1774. It is justly considered one of the finest achiev...

And a cheesy train ride home...(Bath)

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(For the record, Jason wanted to kill me for taking this picture. He thought it was terribly embarrassing on the train. Now? He thinks i...
Saturday, 6 January 2007

Let's Chat...(Canterbury)

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When you go to a Catholic college and live in dorms named after religious icons, archbishops and other religious figures, you tend to forget...

And so the love affair begins. (Canterbury)

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Just a plain side street in Canterbury. Brilliant. Even the nothing streets were lovely!

The Cathedral...(Canterbury)

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The Cathedral is so massive that it is nearly impossible to get in one photograph with our little camera. So instead...I took a picture of ...

A Crypt for a Martyr (Canterbury)

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This monument was the highlight of the trip for me. And it requires a little story. Becket and King Henry II had a major falling out over h...

St. Augustine's Abbey and the Return of Explorer Meghan (Canterbury)

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Ahhhh ...my favourite! Ruins! The Abbey was founded by St. Augustine in 597 AD. Interesting, I lived in Augustine Hall for a bit my freshma...

Lastly, before we depart...(Canterbury)

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A little somethin' for the folks back home!
Monday, 11 December 2006

Wanna see me turn 30? (Istanbul)

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Istanbul. Our first trip to a Muslim country. It is so fascinating! Here I am standing in front of the Blue Mosque. The mosque was built bet...

The Call to Prayer...(Istanbul)

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As you can see from this picture of the Blue Mosque, the Turkish people do worship here. This is a locals entrance to the mosque, taken at t...

Aya Sofia...The Inside Story (Istanbul)

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Aya Sofia is stunning. The main room is empty and currently being restored. Since it was originally built as a church, many of the origin...

C'mon Now, Its Not That Serious! (Istanbul)

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All our heavy sightseeing left us parched. There was a gorgeous cafe next to the Blue Mosque, hidden amongst the trees. A heavenly birthday...

A Cruise to Another World (Istanbul)

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Jason and I decided it was time to venture further than we had ever been before! To the Black Sea we cried and hopped the next boat to get ...