Landscapes Around the World

Nancy’s A Photo A Week challenge this week features landscapes. These are some landscapes from my travels, and closer to home. July in Austria – scene looking down from Melk Abbey, where the Inn and Danube Rivers meet. Austria – cruising the Inn River near Schärding June at Kinderdijk, Netherlands February in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania […]

Going Out in a Blaze of Sunsets

It’s the last day of Becky’s January Square with the topic of ____light, and I am ending my participation with refracted light, such as the light that makes sunsets so colorful! South Dakota Tanzania Illinois (Mississippi River) Illinois – Arlington Heights Mont St.-Michel, France Egypt (on the Nile) On the Caribbean Sea

On the Hunt for Joy: Sitting in the Sunshine

The subject of Cee’s On the Hunt for Joy photo challenge this week is Sit in the Sunshine. There was plenty of sunshine in the heatwave in Europe last summer. This is how Dutch people enjoyed time in the sun. Along the canals of Amsterdam On a riverside beach

CFFC: Summer Scenes

Cee continues her season theme in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge and this week is summer scenes. I could include many more, because summer is my favorite season!

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Leading Lines

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80 is about leading lines. Leading lines are one of the “rules” of composition: There are indeed “rules” of photographic composition, which like many other rules, are made to be broken. Whatever their skill level or experience though, understanding and knowing when to use the “rules” of composition can be helpful for […]

Thursday Doors: A Walk Through Schärding, Austria

On the 4th of July, the day we spent the morning in Passau, Germany, we opted for an afternoon tour to the small town of Schärding, Austria (population approx. 5,000). Passau and Schärding are essentially border towns. We even crossed a bridge on the Inn River that had a small metal plaque in the middle […]

Beautiful Sunsets

Dutch Goes the Photo has a Tuesday photo challenge and the topic is sunsets. Beautiful sunsets are everywhere, but the most beautiful I have seen are when I am traveling – which I guess is logical, because although I do have photos of pretty clouds and sunsets at home, my view is usually obstructed by […]

A Photo a Week: Sun Over Water

Nancy’s Merrill’s weekly A Photo a Week challenge this week is sun and water. Sun setting over the Baltic Sea Lake Upper Kaubashine, Hazelhurst, Wisconsin On board Aida on the Nile River, Egypt Same day, at sunset Sun rising over the Dead Sea, Israel Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee, from our window at the […]

WWE: Bamberg, Germany

For Granny Shot It’s daily Water, Water Everywhere, here are a few shots of lovely Bamberg, Germany featuring water. Bamberg lies at the confluence of the Regnitz and Main Rivers, and from here going south, boats enter a series of locks to get to the Danube. This is one of two bridges that connect the Rathaus […]

Thursday Doors: Walking Tour of Bamberg, Germany

Day 7 (July 1, 2019) of our Viking Grand European Tour river cruise was spent in the beautiful city of Bamberg, Germany. We arrived at the picturesque harbor in the early afternoon. Bamberg was founded in 902 and is famous for its symphony orchestra and rauchbier, smoked beer. The city marks the northern end of […]