Few Favorite Pictures of Each Country I Have Visited -- Countries C-D
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Cambodia
Pnomh Penh, Cambodia. Outside the capital
of Pnomh Penh is the killing fields, site of
mass murder and large graves full of killed
people. Left, a mausolem full of skulls,
above, the killing fields (graves), to the right,
Levi being Levi, and below, Levi, me, and
Bob at the memorial.
Pnomh Penh,
Cambodia.
Levi and Bob
in the capital.
China
Shanghai, China. Yak, a friend, me and
Irene, our gang of four on our trip to China.
Picture was taken at the famous bund.
Farming Village outside of Qufu, China.
We received a huge parade as we
arrived in a farming village to stay
overnight in a family's home. Above is
the welcoming for Yak and I (with our
interpreter).
Croatia
Czech Republic
Beijing, China. At the Great Wall
of China with Yak, outside
Beijing.
Lhasa, Tibet, China. Group picture will all the
Dr. G China participants. We are below the
Potala Palace, the great Palace used by the
Dali Lama in Tibet.
Lhasa, Tibet, China. Tibetan prayer flags
found atop a large mountain we climbed
outside of Lhasa. It started to snow...
On the Way to
Qufu, China. Fun
pursuits (great
beer!) on the
overnight trains.
This one is us
going to Qufu,
home to
Confucious.
Xian, China. Famous terracotta soliders
found outside of Xian.
Zagreb, Croatia. Beautiful capital of Croatia,
Zagreb. Famous church in town and mini
train to the top of a hill in town.
Siem Reap, Cambodia. Levi and
I in front of Angkor Wat.
Siem Reap,
Cambodia.
Bob and I in
front of one
of the other
hundreds of
temples in
Siem Reap.
Hong Kong, China. View from above and
behind Hong Kong.
On the road from Mostar, Bosnia to
Dubrovnik, Croatia. Fantastic small towns on
the Adriatic Coast in Croatia.
Dubrovnik,
Croatia. To
the right, the
view from the
front door of
our
apartment.
Fantastic
walled city!
Dubrovnik, Croatia. The
main street in Dubrovnik
(no cars inside the old
city). To the left, at night,
to the right, during the
day.
Dubrovnik, Croatia. Various
views from atop the walls around
the city. Top left, place to sun
during the day, bar by night,
outside the walls right on the
water. Top right, the main port
with restaurants. Left, a view of
the city from high atop the walls.
To the right, Tim, Dave, April,
Leslie, me and Elizabeth
overlooking the city.
Split, Croatia. Left, around the
old city in Split. To the right, the
new pedestrian walkway along
the waterfront. To the left below,
a big street leading to the
waterfront, and to the right
bottom, the old city near
Diocletian's Palace.
Split, Croatia. To
the left, all of us near
the gate going into
the old town in Split.
To the right, Dave
and Leslie chatting it
up with a not so
friendly reference to
NATO in the
background...
Dubrovnik, Croatia. Two really cool photos of the Old City stitched together by Dave's brother Tim.
Prague, Czech Republic. Tessie,
Sarah, Bob and I visited Prague on
our way to Oslo to be with Tessie's
family for Xmas in 1992. To the
left, downtown Prague market. To
the right, Charles Bridge. Below,
Tessie and I.
Near Copenhagen, Denmark. Bob, Tessie,
and Sarah screwing around on our ferry to
Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Denmark. Bob, Sarah and I
preparing lunch in the Copenhagen train
station. We were waiting for a train to Oslo
Norway to stay with Tessie's parents for
Xmas, 1992.
Copenhagen, Denmark. To the left,
Brandon, Jaap, me, Tessie and
Tina in Copenhagen. It was the
start of our Baltic Cruise in 2001.
To the right, the view from our
cruise ship.
Costa Rica
Jaco, Costa Rica.
To the right, view of
the main downtown
area of Jaco. You
can see the surf
shop we rented
boards from. Below
left and to the right, it
is of Jaco bay and
the great beaches
there. That is where
we surfed most of
the time that we
were there..
Costa Rica. View
from our balcony at
the Backyard Hotel.
Great surf out front,
with beautiful views.
Had an attached
restaurant and bar
where Bob, Levi and I
played Hearts for 8
hours with losers
having to do
shots...wow, a night to
remember! Top left is
Levi showing off his
arm that got tangled
in his leash and
made it all black and
blue while surfing.
The road to Jaco, Costa
Rica. Beautiful trip from
San Jose to Jaco and
Play Hermosa. Fantastic
rain forests and jungles.
Just awesome. To the
right, one of the rivers had
a bunch of Crocodiles in
them. Wild! Below right
is a view of the ride to
Jaco.
San Jose, Costa Rica. Stayed our first and last nights in
Costa Rica here. It seemed like what I would picture
Detroit to look like. Tough looking at night. This was on
our trip to Central America in 2008.
Chile
Santiago de Chile. Visited Santiago on our trip
soap in the Santiago airport! Levi Sutter liked it!
Above, right and left is us at the Santa Lucia
park in downtown Santiago. Below is the
parliament building where Pinochet staged his
coup. Bottom right is a really nice church in the
Plaza de Armas in Santiago.
Santiago de Chile. Both
Levi and I got our hair cut
in Chile and I guess Levi
wanted to document it to
the left. To the bottom
left is us with our new
Chilean friends in the
airport. Levi is happy,
weirdly happy. What is
my problem? To the
right is a picture from the
airplane above the
Andes. Kept thinking of
the movie Alive!
Macau, China. The view of the tower to the
right and the view from the tower below. The
tallest bungy jump in the world of 764 feet!
Macau, China. Me,
not so good, but, I
did it!
Macau, China. Celebrating with a beer
afterward. I think we celebrated a lot on the
trip!
Macau, China. I love these
pictures...Levi giving Bob a
hard time for taking a "little"
longer to jump.
Macau, China. Levi and I getting ready to
do the bungy jump form the Macau Tower.
Tallest in the world!
Macau, China. A little
moral support for Bob to
the left and the view at
night to the right.
Macau, China. Great
form Levi! Awesome!
Macau, China. Bob did it!
Macau, China. Above, Senado Square in this old Portuguese town. Very cool! Above, left...wow, apparently
there are a lot of Asians in China! Above, right, the old Monastery ruins. Bottom left, a local selling gum. Me,
doing a poor job below middle with that statue. And then us to the bottom right at the old fort with the guns
pointed at the Lisboa Casino.
what you want in a basket! Bottom, out getttng another meal with Levi doing his best o explain what
he wanted. I think he got a little frustrated! But, they loved us!
Canada
Toronto, Canada. Dave and I went on a baseball stadium tour in 2011. First stop was Toronto, Canada. We first visited the
Hockey Hall of Fame Museum. Top left, Dave out front. Top right, one of the exhibits. Bottom left and center is Dave and I
practicing our horrible hockey skills. Bottom right, that is me with the Stanley Cup! Really cool!!!!
Toronto, Canada. Left is the CN Tower from
inside of Roger's Center where the Blue Jays
play. We went to the top of it. Above and to
the right is us at the game. Below left is
downtown Toronto, and below right is the
home of the X-Men's school in the movies.
Cuba
Havana Cuba. On our trip to Cuba in 2011. Above, all of us in front of the defunct capital building. Who needs a congress with
communism? Far right above, the Jose Martin's obelisk at the seat of gov in Cuba. Below, Che. Levi, supporting La
Revolucion! And a fun billboard near there...
Havana, Cuba. On our trip to Cuba in 2011. Above, our visit to La Bodeguita Del Medio. Ernest Hemingway's haunt for Mojitos.
It was crazy busy. They were lining up out the door! Below, So, we found girlfriends while there...but, I think the George Burns
look alike couldn't decide between me and Levi. She had only one tooth, BTW. Front and center. It was awesome.
Havana, Cuba. Above left, the start of the day and Bob decided to poke the monkey...so a long day of Levi and Bob battling.
Right top, the face of Cuba making us mojitos. Below left, hot off the show room floor! Below, Cohibas!!! And below right, our
airplane of Cuba. Smoke/Fog? everywhere. Didn't give us warm fuzzies.
Havana, Cuba. Above, Levi and I with a fish-net-stocking wearing police officer. Awesome! Most were female. Above, the
oldest Cathedral in Havana. Below, La Floridita, Hemingway's Daiquiri place! And bottom right, what is wrong with us? Yeah a
statue of a famous homeless man walking the streets for 40 years and famous for treating everyone with respect and never
asking for money
Havana, Cuba. Ahh, cruising in a 1960 Chevy Impala. Pink no less. Around the capital, down the Malecon, and through the
streets of Cuba.
Havana, Cuba. On our trip to Cuba in 2011. Above, our trip to a cigar factory that makes Cohibas, Monte Christos, Romeo and
Juliets, and others...above center, a guy segregating the types for color and quality. Top right, a guy that got Bob's hat for some
cigars and a lady who had to kiss me when she heard I was from Cali. Below, us in the front and below, center and right,
building a better cigar!