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Photo by Jeff Batis, 2004 |
The Rio Grand Gorge in Taos, N.M., is behind me, though it's not obvious in the photo. It was quite windy that day. |
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| Photo by Jeff Batis, 2004 |
| After two days of bunny-sloping, I was ready to take on the mountain at Taos Ski Valley. The view from the top extended clear to Colorado! |
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| Photo by kind stranger, 2004 |
| I miss San Francisco constantly and was so excited to show my hometown to my good friend Jeff! |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2001 |
| This Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace in London took place only a few days after 9/11. |
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| Photo by kind stranger, 2001 |
| My friend Grace and I are in front of the Three Sisters of Glencoe hills in the Scottish Highlands, which are covered with heather. |
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| Photo by kind stranger, 2001 |
| Grace and I celebrated the holiday season in Germany with new friends. We're enjoying mulled wine at a German Christmas market. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2001 |
| Grace and I first saw snow in the Bavarian city of Munich. This is an arial view overlooking the Marienplatz area. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2001 |
| In the winter of 2001, we also visited Vienna and experienced true European classical culture. The Kunsthistorisches Museum is pictured here. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2002 |
| I took this picture of houses along the River Seine while strolling through mostly-empty Parisian streets one sunny June Sunday. |
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| Photo by Joanne's mother, 2002 |
| I acted as Joanne's family's Paris guide when they visited, though I didn't speak a word of French beyond bon jour. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2002 |
| Athens, Greece, was noisy and congested. But Sounio, where the temple of Poseidon still stands, is an easy bus ride away. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2005 |
| You can't help but feel like you've stepped back in time upon entering Pompeii, Italy. These frescoes are still so vivid. |
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| Photo by Jeff Batis, 2005 |
| I met Julia at her home in Hamburg, Germany, in 2002. We meet again in Rome, here, at the Piazza Navona. |
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| Photo by Jeff Batis, 2005 |
| Riding a Vespa up and down the Amalfi Coast is something everyone should do at least once in their lifetime. |
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| Photo by Jeff Batis, 2005 |
| When you're a tourist, even in Florence, you get tired from all the walking! I'm resting and admiring the sunset by the Arno River. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2005 |
| When I think of Venice, I think of antiquated romance. This gondala man and his cell phone ruined that for me. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2005 |
| Along the Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, really is as beautiful as all the Hollywood movies make it seem. |
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| Photo by Julia Stanek, 2005 |
| Services were in progress inside St. Peter's on Good Friday. Pope John Paul II wouldn't live too much longer after our visit. |
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| Photo by Jeff Batis, 2005 |
| People gather at the Colosseum in Rome for the Easter 'Way of the Cross' ceremony. It is conducted in six languages. |
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| Photo by April Chan, 2005 |
| The 'Way of the Cross' ceremony was too far in the distance for us to see. But we did notice a lit-up cross. |
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| Photo by Jeff Batis, 2005 |
| It was an amazing gathering of Catholics from across the globe at the 'Way of the Cross' ceremony on Good Friday. |
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