Saturday, January 21, 2012

Travel Tidbits: 2 - Breathtaking Views

Sharing some of my favorite "oh my goodness" moments from my travels, via my own pictures... 

Sun Salutations: Sunrise at Angkor Wat, taken from across the pond, Siem Reap, Cambodia
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
City on a cloud: San Francisco skyline taken from Mt. Tamalpais, California, USA
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

Almost Dreamlike: Pao de Azucar and landscape taken from Corcovado National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

Emerald City: The Sao Paolo skyline taken from Ibirapuera Park, Brazil
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)










Sugar-dusted: Old town Prague in the wintertime taken from the palace grounds, Czech Republic
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
Spectacular: The Alps, taken in flight en route to Barcelona from Prague
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
Turrets and Towers: Old walled-city of Tallin taken from the top of St. Olaf's church, the tallest building in the world from 1549-1625, Estonia
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
Bridge Old to New: Riga, taken from the bell tower of St. Peter's Cathedral, Latvia
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

The Future: Eco-developments, taken from the top deck of Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

Holiday Parade: taken at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial grounds, Taipei, Taiwan



(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

Jungles of South America: Taken in flight above the border of Argentina and Paraguay
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

Cataratas del Iguacu, taken from a helicopter over Argentina

(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
Buildings as far as the eye can see: taken from the BANESPA tower (Sao Paulo's version of NYC's Empire State Building), Brazil
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

Ooh Barcelona: taken from Gaudi's Park Guell, Spain 
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)

Wien: Taken from the palace grounds, Vienna, Austria
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
Taken while skiing (well, attempting to) in Tahoe, USA

Three Bridges: The Vltava river, taken from a park behind the Prime Minister's office, Prague, Czech Republic
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
Hong Kong Skyline: taken from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)
The lesser-seen side of the island, Boracay, Philippines
(photo credit: Cara Manglapus)


3 comments:

  1. Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate, but not their customs. They see new meridians, but the same men; and with heads as empty as their pockets, return home with travelled bodies, but untravelled minds.
    Flight to Freetown

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