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Wys
fantastic shot -
I used to live in a flat over there on Kangaroo Point - used to catch the ferry across to the National Hotel in the old days ;)

Even been up to the top of Riparian Plaza ?
(gotta be close to where that photo was taken)
they have the tallest steel structure in Bris
includes a conductor or course :2twocents

sheesh that's brilliant the way the feet of the bridge are on fire lol.
 
Julia said:
Brilliant shots, Wys. Thanks for posting them.
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Good freeze shots of natural energy hey.The storm and photographs were on Monday night not last night.I was a little excited when I first received the photographs and posted.
 
Not really a travel photo. This is out my back door. :)
 

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Unreal...are the building remains ancient, like how old are they and can anyone walk down there?How high is that range above sea level?
 
Wysiwyg said:
Unreal...are the building remains ancient, like how old are they and can anyone walk down there?How high is that range above sea level?
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It's 75% original, sits at about 2500m, and was built around 1450. Not really that old. The actual ruins aren't as spectacular and intricate as others but the overall setting makes in incredible. The only way to get there is by train/bus, or to do the 'Inca Trail' which is a 3,4, or 5 day hike. Wiki gives a pretty good summary. Comming back to Cuzco at the end of the month for a few weeks and will be back there again probably. :)
 
Machu Picchu
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sydne...04,151.224704&spn=0.004978,0.007521&t=k&hl=en

hey kennas, how's your spanish? (wiki doesn't give a translation of that quote from Bernabé Cobo) :)

...el guión o estandarte real era una banderilla cuadrada y pequeña, de diez o doce palmos de ruedo, hecha de lienzo de algodón o de lana, iba puesta en el remate de una asta larga, tendida y tiesa, sin que ondease al aire, y en ella pintaba cada rey sus armas y divisas, porque cada uno las escogía diferentes, aunque las generales de los Incas eran el arco celeste.
-Bernabé Cobo, Historia del Nuevo Mundo (1609)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_Empire

any further info much appreciated - great idea to go live there m8 lol.
How does the missus like it ? ;)

PS http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/index.html gives ...:-

… the script or real standard was one banderilla square and small, of ten or twelve handspans of rotation, done of wool or cotton linen cloth, putting in the closing of a long spear, tended went and stiff, without it waved to the air, and in her it painted each king his arms and currencies, because it chose each them different, although the generals of the Incas were the celestial arc.
- Bernabé Cobo, History of the New World (1609)
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hey kennas, how's your spanish? (wiki doesn't give a translation of that quote from Bernabé Cobo) :)
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Spanish is outstanding. The quote reads: 'Cuzco is the happiest city on the planet, therefore we have adapted the gay flag as the symbol of our great home'. Or, words to that effect. (political incorrectness over)

The 'misses' loves it here. She has a real job..... I cook and clean....:)
 
Ten points for the person who knows (or guesses) which part of the world I'm in now.

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Or if you want to cheat, here's the Link
 
Santob said:
Ten points for the person who knows (or guesses) which part of the world I'm in now.

ruins-paul-macau.jpg



Or if you want to cheat, here's the Link
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Macau :) My sister used to live there, haven't been for about 4 years but have heard it is a concrete nightmare now.
 
ding ding ding..

Well it *is* a concrete jungle, and now its got monstrous sized casinos everywhere (and I mean huge! Star City would comfortably be the west wing of some of these casinos)

The only saving grace compared to Hong Kong is that all the new development is on reclaimed land rather than the tear-down-build-over approach HK has.
 
Here's one of a yacht I was on - did some charter work through the Philippines Inland Sea, including about 10 Germans - waters are crystal clear. Nice way to spend a few months ;)
 

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kennas,

SWMBO and I are heading that way in December. We are going sailing through the Beagle Channel and Cape Horn for a few weeks then working our way up the west coat, Chile, Peru, eventually getting to Machu Pichu at some point in time, end of December/January?

Got any travel advice, tips, pointers, things to see etc?

Please contact me either through ASF or email.



wabbit :D
 
wabbit said:
kennas,

SWMBO and I are heading that way in December. We are going sailing through the Beagle Channel and Cape Horn for a few weeks then working our way up the west coat, Chile, Peru, eventually getting to Machu Pichu at some point in time, end of December/January?

Got any travel advice, tips, pointers, things to see etc?

Please contact me either through ASF or email.

wabbit :D
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I'm not sure if you can sail up to Machu Picchu, but will look into it for you. ;) :D
 
S'pose I could have been more specific.... we are sailing in the South for two weeks, then getting off the yacht ivo Punta Arenas, then working our way North by land!

Although I would love to sail the entire South American coastline.... not on this trip! Cest la vie.



wabbit :D
 
Well, here's where i've been for the last 10 days...Jiuzhaiguo, Sichuan Province, China...their equivilant of the rockies. Enjoy.....

Cheers,
 

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