Those stony walls are typical for Malta and Gozo, you can see them all over the country, often arranged to terraces and bordered as fields for agriculture.
Willis tower is still one of the highest buildings in the world, no wonder that you can get a great view in all four cardinal directions. The only drawback for photographers is, that you have to shoot through a window, there is no observation deck outside.
This is one of the shopping centers in Amsterdam with historic background. You can see the nice arcs and stony facades which brings you a special experience going over those gangways and steps.
From time to time I travel to Schloss-Hof, one of the castles where Prince Eugene of Savoy lived. He was a very successful military commander against Turkish and Polish troops and an admired strategist and politician.
The whole city was prepared for the New Year, the restaurants had special New Year’s dinners and the bars and night clubs had New Year’s arrangements with party until early in the morning. 🙂
Cirque du Soleil has developed a complete artwork. With Luzia it has combined set design, outfits, artistic, music, singing and light in a synergy of flowing scenes of art. Highly recommended
Tokyo is one of the most fascinating cities, the sheer size is unbelievable, you can enter the subway in the city, and drive for 1 hour, get out and you are in the city. Its an never ending flow of houses, streets, shops, hotels and skyscrapers, with some parks in between.
The long awaited snow is back, ski slopes get more and more visitors, and the apres-ski bars are filled from early in the afternoon. The season is in full swing 🙂
A different perspective from the exhibition center, it looks a bit like a dock on a starship …
I have visited Cisco Live London, Berlin and Milan. I admire the big size of the exhibition centers in big cities, as I have seen at Messe Berlin or Earl Court, London, which is shown on this photo. The organization runs perfectly, over 10.000 people are handled, given food and brought to the right speeches and exhibitions.
