Friday Photo Post: Tower of London

Friday Photo Post: Westminster Abbey

Friday Photo Post: The Borough Market

In case you needed more reasons to visit this wonderful market...

Friday Photo Post: Gooseberry Falls in Winter

Photos by Connor Cashman

Doug and the boys recently stopped at Gooseberry Falls State Park on their way to Lutsen Mountains. It looks a bit different from the summer.

Friday Photo Post: Mykonos, Greece

Friday Photo Post: Ashford Castle

Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Ireland

Photo by Ian Cashman

Related post on Rambling Traveler: Hawk Walk at Ashford Castle

Friday Photo Post: Million Dollar Highway

The 25 miles of U.S. 550 between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado is called the Million Dollar Highway. It is also part of the San Juan Scenic Byway, and we enjoyed the drive on our way to Telluride from Durango, even the scary parts just south of Ouray.

Those scary parts include steep drop offs and no guard rails going through the Uncompahgre Gorge. It is recommended that you drive the route south to north so you can be away from the edge of the road, especially on the S curves. These pictures were taken in a safer area with pullouts.

Friday Photo Post: Sedona, Arizona

Photos by Lisa Pertile
Chicken Point on the Broken Arrow Trail in Sedona, Arizona

Friday Photo Post: Harpers Ferry

St. Peter's Church
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park

Shenandoah River where it meets the Potomac River

Friday Photo Post: Telluride, Colorado

Bridal Veil Falls

Related Post: Puppy Parking in Telluride

Friday Photo Post: Guanella Pass

Photo by Scott Carpenter

On a quest to find even more "scenic panoramic vistas" for my brother when he visited us in Colorado, we drove the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway from Grant to Georgetown.

It was a fun drive, if a little scary.

This last photo was taken at the pass, where we didn't stay longer than it took to snap a few pictures. We did learn an important lesson, though. In September, it is cold and windy at the top of this mountain, so bring hats and mittens if you want to go exploring; a jacket isn't enough.

Other photos from Scott's visit:
Mayflower Gulch
Loveland Pass

Friday Photo Post: Copper Mountain

We had another great ski/snowboard trip to Colorado this year. Blue skies and fresh powder led to smiles all around.

Related post: 5 Tips for Saving Money on a Colorado Ski Vacation

Friday Photo Post: Oia, Santorini

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Friday Photo Post: Barcelona in HDR

Photos by Mor (bcnbits)
from his Best of Barcelona set on Flickr.

In an earlier post, I mentioned Ben and Brittany from Euros Ate My Dollars had recently been to Barcelona. During a search for pictures of Barcelona, I found these HDR shots on Flickr.

Related Post: HDR photography at Stuck in Customs.

Friday Photo Post: Ireland

View of Hore Abbey from the Rock of Cashel

Hay bales in a field near Bunratty Castle

Friday Photo Post: Canals in Amsterdam

Photos by Lowell Carpenter

These pictures of Amsterdam are from my father's trip in October. It rained everyday he was there, but he managed to catch some blue sky, and some very nice photos. Thank you for sharing, Dad!

Friday Photo Post: Greek Ruins on Delos

The House of Dionysus (so named because of the above mosaic) has a fun story attached to it. According to our tour guide, while they were excavating the ruins, in a room thought to be the nursery, they found children's handwriting on a section of plaster low on the wall. It said, "Hercules, Hermes stole your marbles." The plaster with the writing was carefully removed and can be viewed in the museum on Delos. Later on, Doug and I wandered through the museum, but we missed the plaster section. I also didn't find any mention of it in our book on the ruins of Delos, so I don't know if the story is true or not, but it is fun to imagine.

This is another house on the island. I also have more pictures of the ruins on Delos.

Friday Photo Post: Minnesota Snow

Photos by Tim Wilson on Flickr

It looks like we are going to have a white Christmas this year. The boys are thrilled and have been outside playing in the snow, building jumps on the sledding hill behind our house. Minnesota in winter can be a wonderful place, and I think these photographs show a part of that.

Friday Photo Post: Pikes Peak

This was an interesting drive with no guard rails!

Glendalough Monastic Site

St. Kevin's Church

Related post: St. Kevin's Monastery in the Wicklow Mountains.

*I also recommend the Glendalough page at Walking in Ireland.