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We are heading into the strait of Juan de Fuca. Most of the people watched from the windows, but not me. Like I said, I love this kind of weather. It's so invigorating.
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We went past some beautiful scenery as we left Skagway and headed for Tracy Arm. I can't imagine living here in the winter, but I understand they do. Hardy people!
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The beautiful little town of Ushuaia. It is a popular vacation spot for people from Buenos Aires.
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We are on our way back to Ushuaia. These were a great bunch of people. More cold weather lovers.
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The city is full of motorcycles, and seems to be the main transportation for people who live there.
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Buses were also used a lot by the local people.
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Many people still use their boats as their homes.
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There were so many people hanging around Trafalgar Square.
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Most people we saw didn't dress like this. She had on a folk costume and was on her way to the restaurant where she worked.
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Tivoli Gardens is both an amusement park and a garden where a lot of people stroll during the day.
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The boat didn't look this big when it started out from under the bridge. That's a lot of people.
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Adam and I just waited outside and watched people.
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We noticed there were many large plazas like this but with very few people in them.
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It seemed that this was the way most people got around.
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This is the Town Square where all of the markets had been set up before the storm came through. A few brave people, probably tourists, stayed around to have lunch.
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On the way back to the ship, we saw a lot of buildings like this that were still in pretty sad shape. It was hard to believe that people were actually living in them.
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There were a lot of waves from people as the ship went out. These guys were doing some fishing and swimming.
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This sure caused some excitement. We came across this empty boat, but no one knew what had happened to the people that were in it. The ship made a huge circle looking for anyone that might be floating in the sea, but no one was found.
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Landing in Bolivia. I'm with a group of doctors from Roanoke who will be helping the Bolivian people with their medical needs.
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The people started lining up very early in the morning for medical treatment. For most of them, this was the only place they could receive free help.
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This is Jaime and Gaby Torrico, the missionaries that were close friends with Michael and General Fernandez. They are such great people.
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My brother was so honored by this clinic. Before he died of ALS, Michael was able to travel here and see the clinic for himself. How proud he felt! He so loved the Bolivian people, and he had a real passion for their needs.
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Jaime helping one of the older ladies into the waiting area. Once again, so many people came for medical care.
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It looked like he was wondering who in the heck are all of these strange people.
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So many of the people wore blankets instead of heavy coats. That seemed to be the Bolivian way.
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Sometimes we went out into remote areas to treat people.....very remote!
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This little guy was crying. I don't know if he missed his mommy, or if all of these strange people were scaring him.
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I couldn't have taken a trip with greater people than these guys were. The girl on the ground on the left was a daughter of one of the doctors, and she brought her friend. Such sweet kids.
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This is a typical French scene with people sitting out in the open having a baguette and coffee.
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The thing you notice immediately is that the people use bicycles for everything.
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I made it to the Square. Thousands of people visit every day. In fact, it can hold one million people for public celebrations.
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I'm standing in front of the Great Hall of the People. The Square is definitely a "must see" when you visit Beijing.
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Walking over to it, there were lots of people sitting around just "chillin."
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This little guy was holding the flag of the People's Republic of China.
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This is looking out of my hotel room at the city. There are very modern parts of Beijing, but my tours took me to see how most of the people live.
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People exiting the tour boat.
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I'm signing the welcome book. I looked through it and it was amazing to see where all the people came from.
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Lounging in Waikiki
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My friend George
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It was rather daunting to think of all those people walking around here knowing what their fate would be.
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There was a wonderful museum there, and it had a lot of the photos of the people walking around before boarding. Sad really.
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At the highest point of the cliffs you see this round, stone tower. It is the O'Brien Tower. Folklore says that in 1835, Sir Cornelius O'Brien believed that since many Victorian people came to visit the cliffs, that this tower should be built thus benefiting the local economy and bring poor people out of poverty. But then it also says that he built the tower to impress female visitors! I wonder if it worked.......impressing females that is!
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People were everywhere!
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Just more happy people to photograph.
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Through this whole parade, you could certainly feel the "Irishness" of the people. They were a bubbly and friendly group of people.
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By now, our group was finishing up the parade, and I wanted one more chance to talk to some of the people. They were just so sweet. Tomorrow we go home......it makes me sad.
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We got to walk through this man-made tunnel that goes under the Wailing Wall. We had a couple of people who were claustrophobic and they had a rough time getting through.
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This is Bet She'an. It's now a National Park and people come here to see the ancient city that was excavated a long time ago. It forms the best preserved Roman-Byzantine city in the land.
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This is the interior of St. Peter's Basilica. It has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, able to hold 60,000 people. It WAS huge, but I was stunned when they told how many people it can seat.
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These are called Duck boats. They are amphibious crafts that were first used in the D-Day landings. In WWII, they were known as DUKWS. Of course, now they have been totally refurbished, and comfortable hold 30 people. No, I didn't get a chance to take one of these.
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This is the balcony where the royal family comes to greet the people. It is also the balcony where Princess Diana greeted everyone after her wedding.
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And......the Queen's guard from the back! It was my dad that taught me to take photos of the back of people, too. Sometimes they are just as interesting, if not more interesting, than the front. Case in point, not until I saw this photo, did I realize they had "horseshoes" on their feet. No wonder the sound was so loud.
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It's creepy to think that all of these people were executed right here!
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We are being greeted by two Malaysian people as we arrived.
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It was funny, the next morning it was pretty much the same people from last night that were out of the deck. The captain came out, and we told him "thanks for the E-ticket ride." He was such a nice guy. He even put his cap on my head for the picture. BTW....you know that nice hair-do I had earlier? GONE!
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Some of the people waiting by the ship were family members. Some of the crew finished their rotation, and were being picked up by their family.
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This was an unscheduled day, so many people just went for a walk. Some took a taxi to look around.
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Some people had a great time in these pedi-cabs.
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It's surprising how many people these zodiacs hold.
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I had so much fun taking photos of all of these people. They were loving it.
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This happened a lot.....people asking me to take a photo with them
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I left my hotel room around 3:00 PM to get my spot to see the ball drop. Since the hotel was in Times Square, all I had to do was walk out the front door, and that is where I stood for nine hours! :O) Yes, it was cold, but what fun. You didn't want to leave your spot, because you would probably lose it. So, I got to meet a lot of people around me, and we would take turns making the hot chocolate run to help us stay warm.
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Almost all of the people around me were foreigners. These guys were from the Netherlands and were so much fun.
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In the summer there are a lot of people sitting on the banks of the river.
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People wrote so many wonderful things for her around the memorial.
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I found a picture of my brother, Michael, with a group of people from the church. He had been there a few years earlier.
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Once in a while, we saw people traveling back and forth with these horse-drawn wagons.
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In the mornings, you can watch people practicing the slow movements of Tai Chi. In the evenings, you can see well-dressed couples walking along the Bund.
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I had a great spot to sit in so I could get my photos. Of course, the four people I had to knock down to get TO the seat weren't too happy. JUST KIDDING!
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I don't know how often they have these tours, but there sure were a lot of people waving at us.
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After leaving the museum, I went into this large area just to watch the people. I've always been a people watcher. Quite a few people had brought their boom boxes and were dancing: waltzes, foxtrot....the old kind of dancing. After a while, this man motioned for me to come over to dance with him. So I did. Pretty soon we had a big crowd of people watching us. It was such a blast.
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As I passed by the museum getting ready to leave, several of the people came over to wave goodbye. That was so sweet. I corresponded with the man for two or three years. He kept me up with his daughter's marriage, and his first grandchild. He couldn't read or write English, so he had someone in his apartment house write and transcribe for him.
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I met up with some other people that were on this tour. We all had to have a Singapore Sling!
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The tour I was on was sponsored by Maupintour, and I met the group the night before. There are a lot of great people. Today we left Geneva, and headed along the northern edge of Lake Geneva. There was one beautiful scene after another.
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I got tired of waiting for a table, so I finally asked these people if I could sit down with them. Ah, the hot chocolate tasted so good.
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The next day was a big one. We came to Oberammergau to see the Passion Play, which is a dramatic presentation depicting the suffering and passion of Christ. It is put on by the townspeople, and is held only once every ten years. It is amazing and incredible. On my way to the theater, I went through the town.
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This is the theater where the play is held. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed. To see photos of this extraordinary event, and it is extraordinary, you can Google it. To me, the most amazing part of the play was when Judas hung himself. The man who plays Judas actually hangs himself. Believe you me, there was a gasp in the audience. Somehow he swings behind the curtain, where the prop people have to immediately get him down. From what I heard, it's pretty risky, and there have been some close calls. I don't think I would want that part.
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My favorite way of travelling is by cruise ship. A lot of people, particular those who haven't cruised before, ask me what it's like. One word: peaceful. This photo shows the open walkway around the ship. For the walkers and runners, it's marked off as to feet and miles so you know how far you have gone.
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Most people were at dinner when I took this shot. The buffets are open 24 hours, so sometimes I skip the dining room and just do the buffet. This is one of those peaceful times I mentioned.
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You will notice that there are lights in the background, and lots of people along the rails. That is because we are entering the Strait of Gilbraltar.
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This particular bus tour didn't stop anywhere. It just drove around, and gave you a great feel for the city. I was the only one on the upper deck, and I had a fun time waving at people.
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We stopped at a park and I watched these people doing their morning tai chi.
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The people of the village fixed lunch for us. It was quite delicious even though I wasn't quite sure what some of the dishes were.
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Now we are at one of the market villages where many of the Thai Minority people live and work. This sweet lady seemed pleased that I wanted her photograph.
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When we arrived, several people were there saying their Buddhist prayers. It was the first time I had seen this so it was quite interesting.
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There were only thirteen of us in the group, so it was a wonderful two-week tour. Since there were so few us, we were able to do a lot of things that the large groups can't do. I was surprised at the hospitality of most of the Vietnam people. I hadn't known what to expect. We were actually invited into a home where the son had been killed by the Americans. Fortunately, I was able to leave with a very good feeling about the country. I am just so sorry so many men and women didn't leave that way.
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After viewing the warriors, I went into the shop where you could buy replicas of the warriors. These are two of the people helping in the store.
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This is what part of the store looks like. People did actually buy some of these big soldiers.
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After leaving the Mausoleum, we walked along the street where there were tons of people selling their goods. Many of them were beautiful and I did buy some things.
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Unfortunately, building the dam came with some major problems. The dam covers a lot of historic sites, and has caused 1.24 million people to lose their homes under rising water. New cities are being built above the downtown areas.
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