Sailing towards sunset
Tag: travel
The weekend in Black and White
This weeks entry for The weekend in Black and White
Kerala style house boat
Kicking off my sandals I lie back on the cushions, take a sip of a local wine, Not a good choice and watch the palm trees drifting by. It’s the start of my second week in Goa and we’re spending it on a Kerala style rice boat on the Chapora River in northern Goa.
We leave just before sunset and sitting on the top deck, watch the world go by. This has to be the perfect way to relax.. Spending the night on the houseboat was the one thing we were all most looking forward to. Here are some shots of the boat, I can highly recommend this. It was like in a Hercule Poirot movie.
As the sun sets behind the palms the scene is so picturesque, that I continue taking photos so I will capture the wonder of it.
Boat on dry land
This fishing boat on dry land looked photographable to me as the setting sun gave it a nice glow.
Tree in Chapora river
Chapora River is a river in northern Goa, India. It runs westward into the Arabian sea at Chapora and demarcates the border between the North Goa talukas of Pernem and Bardez. I took a cruise there and this one is from there taken at sunset. Several posts following this will be from there.
Locals at Maposa Market
The Maposa Market was an experience,it is a market were the locals shop. Here are some photos of the people, it was packed with people, motorbikes, shoppers ans sellers.
La Petaudiere
Details from a blue room
Welcome in
Views from Ravello
the pictures continue…
Alleys, lanes and streets of Ravello
Ravello town centre
Ravello is a town and comune situated above the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy, with approximately 2,500 inhabitants. Its scenic beauty makes it a popular tourist destination, and earned it a listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
In the pictures is center of the town and The Duomo (Cathedral) of Ravello: the central nave contains the “Pulpit of the Gospels”, on the right of the central nave, created in 1272
Idle
Here is the original photo of this idel lady. I did a Monochrome version of it and you can see it from this link IDLE in my other blog
Beach paradise on the Andaman Sea
Thailands beach paradise, Railay Beach also frequently referred to as Rai Leh or Rai Lay — is a small peninsula just south of the town of Ao Nang, Krabi. It’s attached to Krabi’s mainland, but cut off by towering limestone cliffs from all the roads and towns.
This isolation from the mainland, and the complete absence of cars and roads, gives Railay Beach a very island feel. All photos in this gallery can be enlarged by a click
Chalong Temple
Chalong Temple
Wat Chalong, or Chalong Temple, built at the beginning on 19th century, is the largest and most visited Buddhist temple in Phuket. Its real name is Wat Chaitararam.
All photos in this gallery can be enlarged.
Pray
The most recent building on the grounds of Wat Chalong is a 60 meters tall ‘Chedi’ sheltering a splinter of bone from Buddha. Walls and ceilings are decorated with beautiful painting illustrating the life of Buddha, as well as many donated golden statues.
Wat Chalong Chedi is built on three floors From the You can see the nearby Phuket Big Buddha from there, but actually you can see it from almost anywhere in the southern part of Phuket island.
The central temple is where most Thai people will make merit by offering lotus flowers and adding a small piece of gold paper to the monks statues inside. No need to tell you to remove your shoes…
Once in a while, you will hear loud explosions of firecrackers coming form a brick oven-like construction. That’s another way to make merit, it is supposed to show your gratitude when one of your wishes has been granted. One person stands by to lit the firecrackers for you, the big ones are pretty scary but make fun photos
View from the Big Buddha
From the Nakkerd Hills between Chalong and Kata a place with stunning vistas of both sides of the island – Chalong Bay lay in one direction while on the other they looked down over Kata and the Andaman Sea.
Fishermen
Fishermen in Thailand, returning to the harbour. All photos can be enlarged by a click.
on the top of the mountain
Mt Whistler, BC , Canada a place worth seeing 🙂 All photos can be enlarged by a click…
A lake surrounded by mountains
Which Way in snow
Which Way in Surrey
lake by the mountains
FUNNY
what funny about this…these?
A view of the Domino Sugar refinery at dusk
Which way…in Tallinn
Fiskars
Fiskars is about 10 km from Billnäs and it is a very popular with summer visitors. Here are pictures from this lovely town I visit at least once a year.
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 