Retrospect Monday

This is more from beihai park.  Every building are extremely ornate.

I loved the bright colors, and the intricate designs.

Love Always,

Meg

Retrospect Monday

And so we start a new chapter of Retrospect Monday.  In May of 2010 I traveled to China with my father, and we had an amazing time.  We started our trip in Beijing and ended our trip in Hong Kong.

This is a garden in beihai park, in Beijing.  The parks in china are free to the elderly, so you will see dancing, tai chi, and plenty of activity.  These women were doing a fan dance.

This is the entrance to one of the temples on the path.  This was our first day and we had a great time wandering around the park.

The colors are gorgeous and I love the ornate roof.

This is the interior of the temple and I loved the vivid colors, so I took a ton of pictures.

Retrospect Monday: Napoli

I stayed in the small town of Napoli for one night.  Just enough time to take some pictures, have a Delicious dinner, and eat some refreshing chocolate gelato.

The building in the back ground used to be a prison, now I believe it is a museum.

This was just a lucky moment.  This always remindes me of an Ansel Adams quote, she said "Sometimes I get places just when God's ready to have someone click the shutter."  The way the light is falling on the building's facade, the vine of flowers that is barely hanging onto the buildings, and the vivid colors just work together.

Love Always,

Meg

Retrospect Monday: Mykanos

There are pelicans that wander the Island of Mykonos, I didn't want to get to close but they were beautiful.

I can't imagine getting too much work done if I was looking out at this beautiful site each day.

This happens to be one of my favorite pictures from my trip.  In my mind, everything just seems to work.  I love the croooked street sign, the boat in the distance, and the vivid red of the church.

Love Always,

Meg

Retrospect Monday: Santorini

Other then Turkey, Santorini was my absolute favorite place.  It was sooooo beautiful.

The water is sooooo blue, and the stark white buildings against the blue is beyond amazing.

Oh my word, how I love windmills.  I only wish the sails has been up.

Many families have these  small churches, that look like they could only hold 10-20 people.  Our guide told us that families hold services on their patron saints fiest days.

This was the main church on the square and I had to really control myself because all I wanted to do was pull the stings for the church bells.

Love Always,

Meg

Retrospect Monday: Santorini

This small church is the first place I visited in Santorini, it was filled to the brim with artifacts and it was beautiful.

This is the view from the small church.  I don't know if it is the dark blue of the chirch in the forground, or how this picture shows how flat of the island is...but I love this picture.

Love Always,

Meg

Retrospect Monday, Stuffed Rabbit

Also in the streets of Bodrum, this stuffed rabbit was hilarious.  With his little top hat, bow tie, and gun...I thought it was hysterical.  Not the best pictures, but they still make me giggle.

Meg

Retrospect Monday: Cats

I was walking around a small town named Bodrum and saw this beautiful cat.  I love how you can see this wil dog walking in the back ground and the cat starting to get nervous.

I loved the facial marking on this cat's forhead, he just looks so fierce.

How could this be comfortable?  Some of my favorite pictures on my trips are of stray dogs and cats.

Until next time,

Meg

Retrospect Monday: Turkey

Local girl making a carpet in Turkey.

Retrospect Monday- Ephesus

The next installment of my Turkey and Greece trip, Ephesus.  I loved Ephesus, everywhere you looked there was something exciting to photography.

I love how earthy these pictures are, everything is just soooo organic.  I'd go back there in a second.

Love Always,

Meg