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Toy Cars (Not Really)
Close Brussels Automobile Museum - Belgium Close Brussels Automobile Museum - Belgium Close Brussels Automobile Museum - Belgium Having some fun with some pictures I took at Autoworld in Brussels....
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In Bruges (in HDR)
Close Canal In Bruges Close Bruges Windmill Close Bridge Over Canal In Bruges Close Clock Tower In Bruges One of the things I promised myself is that I would photograph this trip to the best of my...
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Belgium Gallery Online
Pictures from our Xmas trip to Belgium are now in the gallery. Click any image to be taken to that gallery. Brussels Brussels @ Night Mini Europe Bruges Ice Sculpture – Bruge William The Sheepie
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This is a telvision broadcast of the opening Mascletà (sound fireworks) in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Hall Square) at Las Fallas 2008. This happens every day at 2:00pm during Las Fallas Check out...
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Bon Voyage!
Our traditional bon voyage photo. And yes, William The Sheepie is accompanying us! We’re off to Las Fallas in Valencia!
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Ninot Exhibition
A few samples of the ninots from the exhibition. Each one is about the size of a person and is only a small part of the entire fallas, of which there are nearly 300 scattered about the city after the...
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Folklore Parade
The Folklore Parade is an event that shows off the rich cultural heritage of Valencia. Lots of traditional costumes and pageantry. The parade was supposed to start at 10:30 pm. It ended up starting...
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Oveja Con Petardos
Close William The Sheepie William gets into the spirit of Las Fallas with his Fallas scarf and a box of petardos…
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Fireworks
There are nightly fireworks displays that occur around 1:30 am each day. We decided to take a nap and get up and go see one. After waking up we found a nice little Italian restaurant and had dinner...
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Gulliver Park – Valencia
While I was exploring a Google map of Valencia, preparing our visit, I came across what appeared to be a giant man laying on the ground. I showed it to Cynthia and she told me she had read about it one...
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Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia
It was a spectacular day today so we walked the 45 minutes along the dry riverbed to go see the City Of Arts And Sciences. It was like walking on to the set of a sci-fi movie from the 60’s. Close City...
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Oceanográfico
The Oceanográfico, billed as the largest salt water aquarium in the world, was something we really wanted to see while in Valencia. It did not disappoint! Close Oceanografico The aquarium tunnel alone...
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Fallas
Here is just a small sampling of the hundreds of fallas that dot the city. It’s interesting to think that these are so temporary. The most common comment I get when I mention to people back home that...
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William Visits A Cat House In Valencia
Close William Visits The Cat House No, William didn’t go to a house of ill-repute. This is a hole in a wall on Calle Museo that feral cats use to get to and fro. Someone sculpted a house facade around...
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Ofrenda
The Ofrenda is the flower offering to the Virgin Mary. Two days of parade of traditionally clothed men, women and children marching to the square to bring flowers which are used to create a giant...
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What… is your quest?
Close Holy Grail The Chapel of the Holy Grail claims to hold THE Holy Grail. It has even been certified by the late Pope John Paul as almost certainly being one of several potential candidates for...
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Souvenir
This shirt was given to me by the manager of the restaurant Cynthia and I have been eating at most days for lunch It makes me laugh and laugh
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Last Day of Las Fallas
Thursday, the final day of the Las Fallas festival. I will tell you this, we are tired. VERY VERY tired. Late nights, huge crowds and lots of noise. Fireworks are constant. It literally sounds like a...
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La Crema
The main event. Midnight is the time all the fallas are burned. Close La Crema We decided the above falla would be the one we watched burn. It was within easy walking distance of the hotel and was...
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Life Is A Beach
Close Valencia Beach Friday was the first day after the official end of the Las Fallas Festival. We needed something peaceful and easy going after a solid week of late nights, loud noises and huge...
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La Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias de Valencia
It was worth packing a tripod just to get these extended exposure shots of The City Of Arts And Sciences in Valencia, Spain. Close City Of Arts And Sciences Close City Of Arts And Sciences Close City...
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Peñíscola
Close Peñíscola For our last day in Valencia Manel agreed to pick us up at the hotel and drive us the 120 kilometers (75 miles) to Peñíscola which is a beautiful city located on the coast and is...
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Valencia – It’s A Wrap
In case you were wondering, we’re back. We flew home a week ago Monday. Our flight was early…7:30 am…which meant getting up before dawn, double checking our packing, checking out of the hotel and...
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Fun Shots From The Trip
While in Valencia I shot a few things with the idea I would process for creativity when I got home. These first two are HDR’s created from 3 separate exposures shot handheld as we were walking about...
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