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Photo of the Sydney Opera House at sunset taken from the deck of the MS Noordam during departure from Sydney
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A view of Sydney, Australia’s Anzac Bridge at sunset, taken from the deck of the MS Noordam
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This was the first sunset we had on our Sydney to Australia cruise. We had boarded the MS Noordam earlier in the day. Our scheduled departure time was 6 pm, but the ship actually set sail an hour early due to a rising tide that would have kept us from passing under the Harbor Bay […]
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This photo was taken on our last night in Honolulu. On the days we took the Hop On-Hop Off tour, we discovered how close our condo was to Ala Moana Park. So, on our last night in Honolulu, we decided to take a walk over to the park. We were amazed at how easy it […]
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Part of Fjordland National Park in New Zealand Along the way to Milford Sound, one of the sights to see is The Chasm. While The Chasm is a beautiful nature walk on a path traveling through the trees and over a river, it was not an easy place to get photos. Not far away, however, […]
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Mirror Lakes – what a showstopper! Mirror Lakes was one of the stops on our tour to Milford Sound. The crystal clear water was perfectly still on the day we visited, which let me capture a photo of fish swimming above the mountaintops. This was one of those stops where the tour director gave us […]
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Huka Falls near Lake Taupo in New Zealand is nothing less than impressive. Located approximately in the middle of the north island, the falls are on the Waikato River. Roughly 200,000 liters of ice-blue water flow through this point every second—that’s more than 50,000 gallons every second. The falls create a huge undertow, which has […]
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One of the most picturesque places we visited on our trip was Picton, New Zealand. This little seaport town is located near the head of the Queen Charlotte Sound and has less than 5,000 residents. The population swells dramatically when the cruise ships sail into port. Much of the town’s ‘industry’ is based on tourism, so […]
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Architecturally, New Zealand’s Larnach Castle is a Gothic Revival mansion. It was built in 1871 by William Larnach using materials from around the world. It’s one of the largest mansions in New Zealand and has quite the history. That history began when William Larnach committed suicide in the New Zealand Parliament Buildings in 1898. After years […]
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For our last night in Waikiki, we decided to take a walk to Ala Moana Park from our condo and check out the Waikiki lights. To our surprise, the walk to Ala Moana Park and even Ala Moana Mall, was an easy one. The park is a vast green space on a peninsula that sports […]
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Last week’s Friday Foto showed a different pond at Maui’s Heritage Park Gardens. This one, which is located in a corner of the park just off a small pathway, has a little waterfall at the back, which you can see if you look closely. Back here, the sound of trickling water creates a zen-like state […]
