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  • Beautiful Beaches in Koh Lipe,

    • From: elizacassidy
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      The view from the hill at moutain side resort looking down on the beach in Koh Lipe, Thailand

    • 4 days ago
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  • Woodrow Wilson Bridge from Nat

    • From: rooneycat
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  • The Little Tug that Couldn'

    • From: rooneycat
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      A Tug Boat on the Potomac that has started to sink.

    • 6 days ago
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  • Sunset At National Harbor

    • From: rooneycat
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      Sunsetting on the Potomac at National Harbor.

    • 6 days ago
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  • Sunset

    • From: rooneycat
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      Sunset at National Harbor

    • 6 days ago
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  • Sunset on the Potomac River

    • From: rooneycat
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      Sun setting on the Potomac River.

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  • Our Budget Travel Trip to Irel

    • From: CliffK
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      View from Charles Fort

      This trip actually began last June, when I was notified by email that I had won the Budget Travel Photo Contest with a photo I had taken in Costa Rica. My wife didn't even know I had submitted an entry, and she was in a meeting all afternoon, so I could not call her. We were meeting friends for dinner and had all of five minutes in the car together for me to inform her, "Um, honey, I have some news for you..." She screamed and quickly responded, "Well, I guess we know how we're going to use our furlough days this year!"

      After doing our research, we settled on a region (southwest Ireland) and a time frame (October, after the high season but before it gets too cold). I worked with Una at Sceptre Tours to iron out the details, and before we knew it we were on our way.

      We flew directly into Shannon, arriving at 7:00 a.m. on a Friday morning with a full day ahead of us. A friend had told us how beautiful it was to fly into Shannon where you could see all the green as you were landing. Well, at 7:00 a.m. on an October morning, the sun had yet to rise and it was still pitch black. Not to mind, we got our rental car and hit the ground running (that is, with a little adjustment for getting used to driving on the left side of the road). First stop: Galway. Although it was raining, we weren't going to let a little rain deter us from having fun. After stopping at the TI, we walked through Eyre Square (aka John F. Kennedy Park) and explored the old town center. We stepped inside the Widow Jane EyreCollegiate Church of St. Nicholas, where I was impressed with the testament to the Widow Jane Eyre's generosity, commemorated on a plaque. We then walked, struggling to keep our umbrellas open against the wind and the rain, to the much Irish Holy Familymore modern Galway Cathedral. This is a cathedral you want to visit during the day so you can better see and appreciate a more modern approach to stained glass artwork. Keep an eye out for the Irish Holy Family, where Mary is knitting and Jesus is offering tea to Joseph. Also look for the mosaic John F Kennedy Tribute(hidden the day we were there behind a curtain, but that did not stop us) of John F. Kennedy.  Needing some lunch, we found our way to Busker Brownes, where my wife had Aubergine and Sweet Potato Gratin and I had delicious Irish Seafood Chowder, accompanied by tasty brown soda bread. We did not want to sit too long and let our jet lag overcome us, so we got back to our car and pushed on, driving northwest toward Letterfrack and the Kylemore Abbey. One of the best ways to combat jet lag is to spend time outdoors, and so our first activity at Kylemore was to tour the walled garden. Still nice in October, this must be even more beautiful in the middle of summer. The Abbey itself is lovely, though only a few rooms are open to tour.Kylemore Abbey Also on the grounds is a small Neo-Gothic church, Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbeywhich is also worth a visit. Finishing at the Abbey, we still had a relatively short drive to Clifden and our first night accommodations at the Abbeyglen Castle Hotel. We checked in, dropped our bags in our room, and then walked about a mile into town to find a light supper. Back at the hotel, we headed downstairs to a common room where we thought we could sit by a fire and write in our journals. Ha! The combination of the warmth of the fire and the full day of touring, on top of our jet lag, and we were both dozing after writing only a sentence or two. However, it was also very effective: we got to bed early, got a full night's sleep, and when we woke up in the morning, we were both effectively over our jet lag.

      Saturday morning we woke up to the first of our full Irish breakfasts: a lavish buffet spread of cereals, yogurt, fresh fruit, rolls, eggs, bacon, sausage, and the traditional Irish accompaniments of grilled tomatoes and black and white pudding. Although we had another full day Diamond Hillahead of us, we decided we did not have to be held hostage to our agenda and allowed ourselves to backtrack a bit, driving back towards Letterfrack and the Connemara National Park. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day to Diamond Hill Hikehike, so we took the trail to the top of Diamond Hill. This wasn't the Ireland I was expecting: instead of the lush greens one hears about, this area was still beautiful but much more in shades of brown. Partly this was due to the season, but also the geography, as the terrain is very wet and boggy. We made it to the top of the hill, and were rewarded with wonderful views both of the harbor and of Kylemore Abbey from above. Once back in the car, already past noon, we headed out towards our next destination: back past The BurrenGalway and on to the Burren. The Burren is a region of massive outcroppings of rock that have been scoured by glaciers, rich in archaeological sites, the most famous of which is the Poulnabrone Dolmen. One look at this landscape and it is no wonder why there are so many stone fences and stone buildings in this country. It was getting late, and we had one more goal for this day: to get to the Cliffs of Moher. I had hoped we'd have a beautiful sunset looking out over the Atlantic from the Cliffs of Mohercliffs, but although the sunset itself was obscured by fog, it was still light when we arrived and we enjoyed the day dwindling away to twilight Poulnabrone Dolmenwhile there. After another full day, we recognized the wisdom of our chioce to go in October: pleasant weather for hiking and no crowds to contend with. Saturday was the night of our castle stay, so we drove (now in the dark) back to Dromoland. We were pleasantly surprised to discover that they had upgraded us from a standard to a deluxe room. This is not your drafty medieval castle: the room was quite spacious and luxurious. Sunday morning I went for a run on the castle grounds, through a wooded area where I came upon (and frightened) many pheasant.Dromoland Castle

      Friday and Saturday were both extremely full days, but this was our Irish Countrysidefirst time in Ireland and we wanted to see everything. Recognizing the need to slow down a bit, we had planned to spend two nights at our next stop: Kinsale. Driving south past Cork on Sunday we got our first taste of the beautiful green countryside that Ireland is so famous for. As the sun breaks through the clouds, the lush green fields just pop out at Kinsale, Irelandyou. Kinsale very much has a small-town feel, located on a beautiful, well-protected harbor, rich in history. It is one of Ireland's "Tidy Towns," a competition first launched by Bord Failte in an effort to improve the appearance of towns and villages throughout the country for the main tourist season. In addition to just wandering the streets and exploring the shops and restaurants, we took the "Historic Stroll in Old Kinsale." Our guide, Barry, was a wealth of information about the history of Kinsale, from the occupation by the Spanish Armada to theHistoric KinsaleCharles Fortnearby sinking of the Lusitania, including stories as well of the real Robinson Crusoe. Fun side trips included Charles Fort across the harbor and the Cobh Heritage Center, about a 45-minute Cobh Heritage Center Statuedrive. Our mainstay through most of Ireland was basic pub food, which we enjoyed, but in Kinsale ("the Gourmet Capital of Ireland"), we had to try a nicer restaurant. We couldn't have been happier than with a visit to Jim Edwards, where we had a delicious meal of grilled salmon.

       

       

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  • Cypress Creek Color, Wimberley

    • From: Linda Brannen
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      Cypress Creek, RR 12, just outside Wimberley, Texas.  We love get get color in the Hill Country.

    • 1 week ago
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  • Blanco River Color

    • From: Linda Brannen
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      We get very little color in the Hill Country.  This Old Cypress Tree Trunk in on the Blanco River outside of Wimberley, Texas.

    • 1 week ago
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  • Diamond Hill Hike

    • From: CliffK
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      Looking back on the hike to the top of Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park.  

    • 1 week ago
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  • Diamond Hill

    • From: CliffK
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      Atop Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park

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  • Smart Car in Rome, Italy

    • From: kabell4
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      We had just arrived at our rental in Rome, Italy.  The villa had been split into two parts - the owners lived in one part, and the other part was the rental.  I had never seen a Smart Car before.  I thought it was funny how the Smart Car fit completely within the archway of the villa, with room to spare.  It really illustrated just how different Italy is from the United States.  In the U.S., we have wide open spaces, wide freeways, and wide cars.  Italy was quite different from that, with its narrow streets and tiny cars.  This shows why people should travel - to get a sense that not every place is the same as what you know, experience every day, and just take for granted that everyone lives the same way as you do.  This villa was across the street from the Circus Maximus and the Palatine Hill.  I loved to sit relaxing on the terrace enjoying the view of the Palatine Hill ruins.  I took the photo on September 19, 2004 during our three week dream trip to Italy.   

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  • Washington Monument

    • From: sahowie
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      I'm a huge fan of large monuments...and flags.  With the breeze at the top of the hill, I caught the right moment.

    • 1 week ago
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  • Got a light?

    • From: shattman
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      Rochester's Cobbs Hill Reservoir is one of the favorite places for walkers/joggers. It is 0.69 miles around the reservoir and has beautiful views in all directions. On one side, there is a huge concentration of lamps that just beg to be photographed--

    • 1 week ago
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  • Broiled skate

    • From: joe8211943
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      There aren't many things as good as broiled skate, and at the French restaurant, Dream Cuisine, in Cherry Hill, NJ, they really know how to prepare it.

    • 2 weeks ago
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  • Elephant Hill

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  • Church on Toompea Hill

    • From: ClaudiaL
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      Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Talling, Estonia.

    • 2 weeks ago
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  • Faith

    • From: ClaudiaL
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      Hill of Crosses in Siauliai, Lithuania.

    • 2 weeks ago
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  • Lone Tree

    • From: atlpilot36
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      One lone gum tree is on top of the red hill near Alice Springs, Australia in the West MacDonnell National Park.

    • 2 weeks ago
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  • Alhambra Reflections

    • From: GL Salava
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      The Alhambra located on a hill overlooking Granada, Spain

    • 3 weeks ago
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