ipernity: Travel by Francis Taylor

Temple 5 in Tikal, Guatemala.

26 Oct 2010

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This is temple 5, built in about 780 AD.

The Tien Shan mountains viewed across Lake Issyk K…

25 May 2008

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The Tien Shan mountains are also known as the Celestial mountains because of the way in which they appear to float in the air. Lake Issyk Kul is the largest lake in Kyrgyztan and the second largest alpine lake in the world. It never freezes. We were here in 2008.

Changing the guard in Ashgabat

09 May 2008

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The guard at the monument to the Independence of Turkmenistan

A monument to the Akhal-Teke horses

09 May 2008

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Taken in Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan.

Autumn colours

20 Oct 2015

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Autumn in Durnstein

20 Oct 2015

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Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in the castle here.

Spiral staircase

20 Oct 2015

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A view up a spiral staircase in Melk Abbey in Austria

Franz Joseph glacier

02 Feb 2011

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Taken in Feb 2011 from a helicopter. Compare this with more recent photos to see the extent the ice has retreated.

Fox Glacier, New Zealand

03 Feb 2011

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Not sure whether this notice was aimed at walkers or the glacier itself.

Franz Joseph glacier

02 Feb 2011

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A close up of the glacier from the helicopter.

Franz Joseph glacier

02 Feb 2011

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A view of the glacier just before the helicopter landed. It was a wonderful experience to walk across it.

Franz Joseph glacier

02 Feb 2011

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This rock in the glacier can be seen on Tiabunna's photo taken 4 years later. You can see the distance the glacier has retreated.

Fox Glacier in New Zealand

03 Feb 2011

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Photo taken in 2011. The stream is emerging from the archway at the end of the glacier. Compare this with the more recent photo taken by Tiabunna from almost the same spot to see by how much the glacier has retreated.