For those who are interested in experiencing exactly how stunning it was up at the Potela Palace in Lhasa, I've put together a panorama from a set of 7 photos I took while up there. It was an amazing view of an amazing place:
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Next in my series of photos from India, Nepal and Tibet is a set of pictures taken on our second day in Lhasa, Tibet. In these, we have some great shots from the Drepung Monastery and the Potela Palace. There is another set coming of where we actually go into the Potela, but these are pretty fun pictures none-the-less.
Many of the photos in these set are taken using a lens that I rented before my trip from Lens Pro To Go. I had never before thought about renting a lens for my digital camera before, but after the amazing experience offered by LensProToGo, I'll definitely be doing it whenever I need something to extend my camera kit.
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Many of the photos in these set are taken using a lens that I rented before my trip from Lens Pro To Go. I had never before thought about renting a lens for my digital camera before, but after the amazing experience offered by LensProToGo, I'll definitely be doing it whenever I need something to extend my camera kit.
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My first day in Kathmandu started with the Everest flight and continued with a string of sightseeing that included an amazing Hindu funeral temple, several Buddhist temples throughout the city, a tour of a small town on the outskirts of Kathmandu and sunset at the Monkey Temple.
I took hundreds of pictures on this first day and started to fear that the 10GB of memory cards wouldn't be enough to get me through the remainder of the trip. Click on the picture of the sunset to go to my Flicker set from the day.
So, after a hiatus from blogging and civilization in general, I'm back and ready to show off some crazy pictures that I took while on my wild sojourn through India, Nepal and Tibet.
On my first day in Nepal (which was shortened by a day because of yet another Jet Blue fiasco) we spent the morning on a Himalayan sightseeing flight that featured spectacular views of Annaperna and Everest. We flew on Yeti Airlines, which unlike Jet Blue took off in plenty of time even though its working with the air traffic control system of a third-world nation.
The flight was an amazing hour of scenic mountains, foothills and aerial views of Kathmandu. Check out my Flickr set from the morning to see all of the pictures:
On my first day in Nepal (which was shortened by a day because of yet another Jet Blue fiasco) we spent the morning on a Himalayan sightseeing flight that featured spectacular views of Annaperna and Everest. We flew on Yeti Airlines, which unlike Jet Blue took off in plenty of time even though its working with the air traffic control system of a third-world nation.
The flight was an amazing hour of scenic mountains, foothills and aerial views of Kathmandu. Check out my Flickr set from the morning to see all of the pictures:
On our final day in Florida, Chris, Yuri, Tagen, Topher and I drove up to Miami's South Beach to celebrate with all of the Superbowl XLI revelers. While there we saw flocks of wandering NFL players, every gold-digger in North America, a handful of 'A' and 'B-list' celebrities and thousands of Colts and Bears fans.
The highlight of the trip for Chris was finally getting the tattoo that he had been planning for some time. So, when we rolled into Miami Ink and they were able to fit him in right away it was on. He had the design all ready to go, all he had to do was print it out and the process was underway.
It looked like it was really painful, but Chris was able to force the tears to come out through his skin rather than his eyes and avoid looking like a wimp. Very cool to see, not so sure I'd be up for taking a turn though...
After a week of diving in a wide variety of conditions and locations, I'm an officially PADI certified Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver. On my final dive, we penetrated the wreck of the Spiegel Grove which was absolutely exhilarating and at the same time terrifying. Inside the ship, with nothing more than a guide line and a flashlight to lead our way, it was completely black with a creepy ghost-ship feeling accentuated by the sound of every breath through my regulator. I can't wait to try it again!
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rtfronek on February 16, 2007
Awesome pictures and it sounds like you had great adventure.
I'm going to be getting certified for scuba when winter is over. And I came across your blog when I was searching photos and info.
Shoot me a line if you get chance, ryan_fronek@hotmail.com.
-Fronek from the old neighborhood.
I'm going to be getting certified for scuba when winter is over. And I came across your blog when I was searching photos and info.
Shoot me a line if you get chance, ryan_fronek@hotmail.com.
-Fronek from the old neighborhood.
The dolphin training swim was definitely one of the best parts of our trip to Key Largo. As soon as we got in the water, every one of us immediately turned into a third grade girl. The transition was immediate and complete and no one was spared -- the pictures don't lie.
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This week I became an officially certified PADI Scuba Diver. The trip has been amazing and I've so far been on 5 different dives while here. A soon as I got certified, I began working towards my advanced certification -- which allows me to safely visit more diverse undersea locations. So far its been an amazing trip and I've seen some incredible things.
On the first day, as part of one of my certification dives, I got to see the Christ of the Deep statue, which was sunk here in 1965.
After that dive, we went to dive off of the wreckage of the Benwood, which was absolutely amazing. The water was super clear and the number of fish we could see was just astounding.
This morning, we had the opportunity to see the Spiegel Grove. It sits in nearly 100 feet of water, so we brought an extra SCUBA instructor along to make sure everything went smoothly. The wreck looked like ancient ruins from our own time, its really amazing how quickly being underwater erodes a perfectly good ship.
The rest of the trip will feature a bunch more dives and a chance to swim with dolphins. I'll absolutely post some pictures of that!
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