Greek Islands Mykonos and Santorini

blood roofs of Santorini

The famous blue roofs of Santorini, Greece.

Santorini was one of the stops on our cruise that I was really interested in visiting.  I had originally hoped we could stay on the island for a few days on our own prior to the cruise.  I pictured it a much more quaint island than it was.  It was mostly packed with tourists waiting in long lines at spots made famous, or infamous, through Instagram and other social venues.  We were one of four large cruise ships invading this tiny island.  Mykonos was more of a pleasant stroll in comparison.  Both islands showed off the beautiful architecture and the white and blue of the Greek Islands.

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A Walk Around New Mexico

 

For me, this photo has the quintessential qualities of Northern New Mexico, beautiful clouds, blue skies, and adobe architecture.  Much of this trip was spent simply walking around Santa Fe and Taos, not necessarily on a photo trip, but still looking for great photographs.

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Plitvice Lakes National Park Croatia

Plitvice Through the Trees

Plitvice Lakes National Park Through the Trees

Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia is an all too popular spot for beautiful blue green lakes and numerous waterfalls.  Summers visits must be brutal with the huge crowds.  There is not a lot of room for tourists to spread out since 90% of the park is viewed on boardwalks the size of a normal sidewalk.
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Cobblestone Streets of Sibiu, Romania

Courtyard Cat Sibiu, Romania

Courtyard Cat Sibiu, Romania

Sibiu, Romania is a charming maze of winding cobblestone streets, large open squares and fine restaurants.  It was a very welcomed relief from the gritty streets of Bucharest. I had seen the above blue wall and cat scene photo posted by  Vagabon and Dave sixty days earlier in their travel blog and instantly loved it.  So I cruised from Texas to Spain, flew from Barcelona to Bucharest, rented a car to Sibiu just to see these beautiful blue tones…..  Thank you Bonnie and Dave!
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Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain (Good-bye Spain)

Park Guell Barcelona

Park Guell Barcelona

Gaudi Town, Barcelona Revisited

We had visited Barcelona, what I call Gaudi Town, for a week about 90 days ago as the termination point to our trans-Atlantic cruise.  Antoni Gaudi has four wonderful architectural master pieces in Barcelona, including Sagrada Familia which still being built 120 years later, Casa Milá and Casa Batlló.  We will now get to see a fourth major work by Gaudi, Park Güell.  We are concluding a 90 day, clockwise visit to the Iberian Peninsula.
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