NEP
05-15-2010, 11:47 PM
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Location: Havana, Cuba
Photographer: David Pillinger, Bellingham
Photographer's description: Trees cast early-morning shadows by people and a Cuban revolution mural.
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Location: Honfleur, France (Pháp)
Photographer: Jon Schunke, Covington, Wash.
Photographer's description: The harbor at Honfleur, France: When the houses were built, they were taxed on their width -- thus the tall, narrow structures. You can see why this was the birthplace of Impressionism.
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Location: Hana, Maui
Photographer: Betsy Shriver, Mukilteo
Photographer's description: My husband and I hiked this trail to the seven sacred pools 20 years ago, and then we took our kids on the same hike recently. You go through a bamboo forest that is simply amazing and then end up at a 200-foot waterfall. Best hike ever!
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Location: Sagaing, Myanmar (Miến Điện, Diến Điện)
Photographer: Jon Nicholson, Seattle
Photographer's description: Two monks walk at Umin Thounzeh, which has 45 Buddha statues in a crescent-shaped colonnade.
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Location: Bali, Indonesia (Nam Dương)
Photographer: Tiffany West, Tacoma
Photographer's description: Driving through a small village on the island of Bali, we spotted this duck farmer herding his flock down the street. We had to pull over to let them pass. These ducks are raised for their eggs and obey commands given to them by the farmer who uses a flag to guide them.
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Location: Bucovina, Romania (Ru-ma-ni, Lỗ Ma Ni)
Photographer: Andrew Villone, Seattle
Photographer's description: Moldovita monastery, one of the four painted monasteries in northern Romania's Bucovina region.
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Location: Comayague, Honduras
Photographer: Tracey Lake, Seattle
Photographer's description: These carpets of colored sawdust are made during the night to herald the Christ procession at Easter.
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Location: Ephesus, Turkey (Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ)
Photographer: Sam Smith, Yakima
Photographer's description: The facade of the partially restored Celsius Library at the archaeological site of Ephesus. Good thing our son insisted we arrive at the earliest possible time, for in less than an hour this area was packed with tourists.
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Location: Hallstatt, Austria (Áo)
Photographer: Georgi Krom, Seattle
Photographer's description: This location near Salzburg offered a quiet lake, steep mountains and a lovely village hovering over the water. We loved it.
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Location: Saarisekla, Finland (Phần Lan)
Photographer: Patricia Brenner, Seattle
Photographer's description: December dog-sledding at noon in Lapland.
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Location: Pilanesburg Game Reserve, South Africa (Nam Phi)
Photographer: Tara Holland, Whitefish, Mont.
Photographer's description: We had one of those magical moments when the elephants crossed the road right in front of us. This male elephant showed off a little bit for us by shaking his head and throwing his trunk in the air.
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Location: Rome, Italy (Ý Đại Lợi)
Photographer: Daniel Houghton, Atlanta
Photographer's description: Rome's famous Colosseum is surrounded by traffic.
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Location: Coron Island, Philippines (Phi Luật Tân)
Photographer: Del Catunao
Photographer's description: This is a hidden lagoon in a small island in the Philippines. To get to it, you wait for low tide to reveal a small opening in the rocky mountain walls, and transfer from a boat to a bamboo raft that can slip through the opening.
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Location: Cabo Frio, Brazil (Bra-xin, Ba Tây)
Photographer: Mike Coverdale, Westport
Photographer's description: A swimsuit vendor works the beaches of Cabo Frio, two hours from Rio de Janeiro.
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Location: Iceland (Băng Đảo)
Photographer: Elenita Akamine, Federal Way
Photographer's description: Gullfoss ("Golden Falls" in English) was the highlight of my trip to Iceland. It's one of the most glorious sights of nature I've seen.
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Location: Mekong Delta, Vietnam (Việt Nam)
Photographer: Ericka Berg, Seattle
Photographer's description: Breakfast on the Mekong River.
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Location: Annecy, France (Pháp)
Photographer: Helen Weismeyer, Port Ludlow
Photographer's description: The town of Annecy is one of my? favorite places in Europe to? photograph. The Tour de France oft times often has a stage near this ?beautiful little town on Lake? Annecy, near the French Alps.
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Location: Ko Samui, Thailand (Vương quốc Thái Lan)
Photographer: Terry Arndt, Bainbridge Island
Photographer's description: A temple on the island of Ko Samui — Wat Plai Laem — features a statue of an 18-armed Buddha.
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Location: Paris
Photographer: Devon Kirschbaum, Seattle
Photographer's description: I was admiring the architecture when I noticed the woman speaking to someone below.
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Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctica (Châu Nam Cực)
Photographer: Jim Carberry, Seattle
Photographer's description: Gentoo penguins roost amid the amazing Antarctic scenery.
Location: Havana, Cuba
Photographer: David Pillinger, Bellingham
Photographer's description: Trees cast early-morning shadows by people and a Cuban revolution mural.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/05/05/2011790718.jpg
Location: Honfleur, France (Pháp)
Photographer: Jon Schunke, Covington, Wash.
Photographer's description: The harbor at Honfleur, France: When the houses were built, they were taxed on their width -- thus the tall, narrow structures. You can see why this was the birthplace of Impressionism.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/04/28/2011728506.jpg
Location: Hana, Maui
Photographer: Betsy Shriver, Mukilteo
Photographer's description: My husband and I hiked this trail to the seven sacred pools 20 years ago, and then we took our kids on the same hike recently. You go through a bamboo forest that is simply amazing and then end up at a 200-foot waterfall. Best hike ever!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/04/21/2011667874.jpg
Location: Sagaing, Myanmar (Miến Điện, Diến Điện)
Photographer: Jon Nicholson, Seattle
Photographer's description: Two monks walk at Umin Thounzeh, which has 45 Buddha statues in a crescent-shaped colonnade.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/04/14/2011608059.jpg
Location: Bali, Indonesia (Nam Dương)
Photographer: Tiffany West, Tacoma
Photographer's description: Driving through a small village on the island of Bali, we spotted this duck farmer herding his flock down the street. We had to pull over to let them pass. These ducks are raised for their eggs and obey commands given to them by the farmer who uses a flag to guide them.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/04/07/2011550623.jpg
Location: Bucovina, Romania (Ru-ma-ni, Lỗ Ma Ni)
Photographer: Andrew Villone, Seattle
Photographer's description: Moldovita monastery, one of the four painted monasteries in northern Romania's Bucovina region.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/04/03/2011518303.jpg
Location: Comayague, Honduras
Photographer: Tracey Lake, Seattle
Photographer's description: These carpets of colored sawdust are made during the night to herald the Christ procession at Easter.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/03/25/2011444295.jpg
Location: Ephesus, Turkey (Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ)
Photographer: Sam Smith, Yakima
Photographer's description: The facade of the partially restored Celsius Library at the archaeological site of Ephesus. Good thing our son insisted we arrive at the earliest possible time, for in less than an hour this area was packed with tourists.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/03/17/2011371602.jpg
Location: Hallstatt, Austria (Áo)
Photographer: Georgi Krom, Seattle
Photographer's description: This location near Salzburg offered a quiet lake, steep mountains and a lovely village hovering over the water. We loved it.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/03/11/2011320100.jpg
Location: Saarisekla, Finland (Phần Lan)
Photographer: Patricia Brenner, Seattle
Photographer's description: December dog-sledding at noon in Lapland.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/03/04/2011259354.jpg
Location: Pilanesburg Game Reserve, South Africa (Nam Phi)
Photographer: Tara Holland, Whitefish, Mont.
Photographer's description: We had one of those magical moments when the elephants crossed the road right in front of us. This male elephant showed off a little bit for us by shaking his head and throwing his trunk in the air.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/02/26/2011203106.jpg
Location: Rome, Italy (Ý Đại Lợi)
Photographer: Daniel Houghton, Atlanta
Photographer's description: Rome's famous Colosseum is surrounded by traffic.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/02/19/2011132005.jpg
Location: Coron Island, Philippines (Phi Luật Tân)
Photographer: Del Catunao
Photographer's description: This is a hidden lagoon in a small island in the Philippines. To get to it, you wait for low tide to reveal a small opening in the rocky mountain walls, and transfer from a boat to a bamboo raft that can slip through the opening.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/02/19/2011131993.jpg
Location: Cabo Frio, Brazil (Bra-xin, Ba Tây)
Photographer: Mike Coverdale, Westport
Photographer's description: A swimsuit vendor works the beaches of Cabo Frio, two hours from Rio de Janeiro.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/02/19/2011131996.jpg
Location: Iceland (Băng Đảo)
Photographer: Elenita Akamine, Federal Way
Photographer's description: Gullfoss ("Golden Falls" in English) was the highlight of my trip to Iceland. It's one of the most glorious sights of nature I've seen.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/02/19/2011131991.jpg
Location: Mekong Delta, Vietnam (Việt Nam)
Photographer: Ericka Berg, Seattle
Photographer's description: Breakfast on the Mekong River.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/01/20/2010845846.jpg
Location: Annecy, France (Pháp)
Photographer: Helen Weismeyer, Port Ludlow
Photographer's description: The town of Annecy is one of my? favorite places in Europe to? photograph. The Tour de France oft times often has a stage near this ?beautiful little town on Lake? Annecy, near the French Alps.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/01/17/2010816195.jpg
Location: Ko Samui, Thailand (Vương quốc Thái Lan)
Photographer: Terry Arndt, Bainbridge Island
Photographer's description: A temple on the island of Ko Samui — Wat Plai Laem — features a statue of an 18-armed Buddha.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/01/09/2010755150.jpg
Location: Paris
Photographer: Devon Kirschbaum, Seattle
Photographer's description: I was admiring the architecture when I noticed the woman speaking to someone below.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2010/01/08/2010746510.jpg
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctica (Châu Nam Cực)
Photographer: Jim Carberry, Seattle
Photographer's description: Gentoo penguins roost amid the amazing Antarctic scenery.