The Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) in Évora, #Portugal. The words over the chapel entrance say "We bones that are here await yours." It is indeed a place for solemn contemplation of our mortality and the transient nature of existence. But I also found the place to be quite humerus.
Great Rift Valley is part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya from north to south. It is part of the Gregory Rift, the eastern branch of the East African Rift, which starts in Tanzania to the south and continues northward into Ethiopia.
The Mau Escarpment is a fault scarp running along the western edge of the Great Rift Valley. The top of the escarpment reaches approximately 3000 m (10,000 ft) above sea level, and is over 1000 m higher than the floor of the Rift Valley.
The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne. It is situated on a hill and dominates the banks of the River Aude.
With its castle and ramparts, the city seems straight out of a medieval fantasy novel.
I shot this photo from a very shaky 4-wheel drive vehicle on a bumpy dirt track, so I made sure to have the fastest shutter speed by using my ƒ/1.2 lens…
Some days on a roadtrip you pass through villages that you think: God maybe I could live here.
But it is always merely a stop during the journey, sometimes for a drink, or some food, or gasoline.
Constructed between 1539 and 1790, Castillo San Felipe del Morro greatly increased in size from a small promontory with a single cannon to a six-level fortress that would intimidate even the bravest attackers
The Paradise Island Light, also known as the Hog Island Light, was built in 1817. The light is the oldest in the Bahamas. In the background is the massive Atlantis Resort.