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Chichen-Itza is one of the most well known of the Maya ruins on The Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. Chichen-Itza, which means Mouth of the Well of the Itzas is named so because of the sacred cenote that exists on the edge of the archaeological site, and the Itzas that came to live and rule in the city.

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Uxmal is the Maya word for the place of plentiful harvests. Ux meaning harvest and mal meaning a repeated number or action. This site is located in the center of the Puuc region where there are a few very fertile hills, the only hills in the landscape for hundreds of kilometers across the Yucatan peninsula.

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Tulum means The Walled City. The wall itself is an unusual feature of the city, being only one of two walled cities found so far on The Yucatan peninsula. The ruins are heavily fortified on three sides by a twenty-foot thick by thirteen-foot high wall, with the fourth side dropping off of a spectacular cliff into the Caribbean. It was known for its strong fortifications and its location as an ancient watch point, guarding the trade routes from both sea and land and even serving as an important center of commerce for the region.

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Ek Balam means The Black Jaguar. This site is known primarily for "The Maya Angel" and the carvings on The Acropolis.

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Cobá is a beautiful, rustic, site that has barely begun its restoration. Many of its buildings remain as a heap of rocks covered in vegetation and trees. The groups of buildings that have been restored are sometimes more than a kilometer apart, connected by sacbes, or white roads.

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Random images from traveling on the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Saint-Denis was the first Gothic Cathedral to be built in France over the grave of Saint Denis. The cathedral holds the remains of most of the Kings and Queens of France, including Marie Antionette and Louis Seize.

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Chartres is a small town not far outside of Paris. Home to Chartres Cathedral, famous for its stained glass windows and mismatched spires that loom over the town.

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Père Lachaise cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV's confessor, Father François d'Aix de La Chaise and sits in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Walking its paths will take you past the graves of some of the most famous people in history.

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Champagne is both a region and a province in the northeast of France known for it's bubbly wine, fields of grapes, and history.

Marks on walls are everywhere in Paris.

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Random images from around Paris.

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Mosharabi at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France. Traditionally, mosharabi are windows between rooms that let in air flow to control temperature. In this case, they solar workings of the windows control temperature within the building.

Images from the Louvre Museum.

Images from the Paris Flea Market at Porte de Clignancourt.

Images from the Musee d'Orsay.

Images from the Rodin Museum.

Bodie State Historic Park is the remains of Bodie, 19th-century ghost town that was a silver and copper mining town in the eastern California desert.

Bodie State Historic Park is the remains of Bodie, 19th-century ghost town that was a silver and copper mining town in the eastern California desert.

Images taken from within the boundaries of Yosemite National Park in the Sierras.

Mt. Shasta sits in Siskiyou County in Northern California at the base of the Cascade Range. It is revered for spiritual reasons and for its excellent hiking trails.

Mono Lake is one of the oldest lakes in the United States. It is a saline lake that is home to a number of migrating birds, including California gulls.

The Wood Tavern has excellent food and friendly atmosphere. Located at 6317 College Avenue in Oakland, California.

Mission Chinese Food is hidden in the Lung Shan Restaurant at 2234 Mission Street in San Francisco, California.

Items found in Ohmega Salvage, a salvage and architectural recycling store at 2400 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley, California.

Mulitcolored Indian corn is a harvest season staple.

Mulitcolored Indian corn is a harvest season staple.

One of the most colorful items in a harvest display.

Piles of fresh produce and random shots from the Saturday Berkeley Farmers' Market.

Random still lifes of food taken in markets, grocery stores, on tables, and in kitchens.

Kitchen still life of eggs.

Berries, berries, and more berries!

Random taco images, from both taquerias and home made.

Tacos from both the taqueria and home made.

Art studios are full of color, nooks and crannies to explore, and of course, a lot of art and work.

Art studios are full of color!

Old analog cameras.

Images from the kitchen.

Images of garden plants.

Random images of old houses. Some images were taken while looking at houses for sale, others while out walking around.

Images from throughout Prague.

Dolni Bezdekov is a small village about 17-kilometers outside of Prague. It happens to be the village where my Grandfather was born and spent part of his childhood. I went there for genealogical research.

Many of the addresses in the Old Town of Prague are given as symbols instead of numbers. These symbols are usually above the door and make for quite the scavenger hunt!

Images from Prague Castle and Saint Vitus Cathedral.