Travel! - Cassie Tillas

Travel

I've been Here, I've been There, I've not yet been Everywhere...but for now, a few photos from India, Turkey, Cambodia, Thailand, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, and Poland.

The reflecting pool at Angkor Wat. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Wandering through the temple ruins at Ta Prohm, I stumbled upon this nun sitting in the middle of the complex. Receiving a blessing from her was one of those magic moments of the trip. I lifted my camera slightly with my free hand and snapped this shot.

My chariot carrying me back to the palace. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Erawan Shrine, Bangkok. I was in Bangkok during the bombing of this shrine, which killed 20 people. I was shocked and saddened to hear the news, having visited this beautiful and peaceful place just days before.

Tuk-Tuks in Bangkok enjoying an afternoon nap.

The Moonlight Garden, across the Yamuna river from the Taj Mahal, offers beautiful sunset views of the tomb built for a princess. Then this girl walked by, having been collecting dried cow dung in the fields to use for burning fuel at home in her slum.

One of several women who were carrying lamps at my friend's wedding in Ajmer, India.

The most beautiful place in Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia.

Fishing buddies on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul. Not many fish caught, but everyone was happy to be fishing!

No peeking during the prayer! The Blue Mosque, Istanbul.

Have you ever taken a leisurely 2.5 hour walk during which time your stomach was in your throat the whole way? No? You should try it sometime. Cliffs of Moher, Ireland.

The Poulnabrone dolmen, a Neolithic portal tomb dating from 4200BC-2900BC sitting, as it has for thousands of years, on the Burren in Co. Clare, Ireland.

The Book of Kells on display inside the historic Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

No one came. Galway, Ireland.

Dunguaire Castle in Co. Galway, Ireland.

A highland cow. I particularly love the drool hanging out of his mouth. Handsome fella. Scotland.

The recently refurbished Ross Fountain located in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A Tuscan nonna (grandma).

Looking down on Florence from the Etruscan hilltop village of Fiesole.

Eating my panino. A Fiat 500 drives by. Ciao.

The Rialto Bridge in Venice during the holidays. Venice is best late at night in the dead of winter. Less tourists. :)

Endearing things catch my attention and I disappear for a few seconds. I followed this sweet couple around the corner and down the street. This was the last shot I took of them, and then let them go. Catch and release. Venice, Italy.

New Years Eve, Venice.

Christmas embrace. Rome.

Rome.

The faith of a child, or playing with fire? Probably both. Verbania, Italy.

Munster - Freiburg, Germany.

Inside the Augustiner-Braüstuben restaurant, which is attached to the Augustiner brewery, home to Munich's oldest and most loved local beer. Est. 1328. Enough said.

La Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi's masterpiece. Just. Magnificent.

The friendly construction worker who saw me taking photos though the gate. He let me take his photo when the gate opened, and then also let me and a few of my friends in the back way for free!

Bar Marsella in Barcelona, the absinthe bar once frequented by the likes of Hemingway, Dali, Gaudi & Picasso. Opened since 1820, it supposedly has not had a proper cleaning since it opened. Oh, what those peeling ceilings and dusty chandeliers have seen!

One of the aforementioned dust covered chandeliers at Bar Marsella, Barcelona.

Viva el Jamòn! You can never go wrong with Spain's jamòn Ibérico (Iberian ham). Certain old, well-known brands can cost up to $220 per pound, but there is nothing more delicious in this country.

A freezing cold February night in beautiful Krakow, Poland.

The end of the tracks at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

The monument at Omaha Beach, "Les Braves." Normandy, France.

Notre Dame de Paris

Sacré Coeur, Montmartre, Paris

On France's National Holiday, 14.7.16

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris.

Montmartre, Paris

Driving along the "Romantic Road" in Bavaria, Germany. Where to next??

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