Schloss Schönbrunn

Schloss Schönbrunn
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

the palace grounds at night. it was a pity we did not have time to visit the museum, it would have taken at least half a day! you would not believe how big the palace grounds are! and considering there was still no electricity at that time, it is a wonder how many candles and lamps they had to light every night!!!

there was so much to see...

there was so much to see...
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

From Gothic St. Stephen’s Cathedral to the Imperial Palace to the Art Nouveau splendor of the Secession, from the magnificent baroque palace Schönbrunn to the Museum of Fine Arts to modern architecture at the MuseumsQuartier.

back from vienna

back from vienna
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony (lost in space)

the whole week was a blur! too much to see in so little time...it is great to have photos to remind me of the places i have been and seen! yet there was so much more to see in such little time. as my friend always says, leave something for the next trip. i just hope it would be less frantic! lol!

shot this from a speeding van to budapest, so you will note the foreground blur...

postcards from milan

postcards from milan
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

got the idea of this project of shooting postcards from places i go to. started with paris last year and with milan and venice this year. next week i will have the chance to visit austria and can't wait to get postcards shots from there!

there was no one inside the church, but i felt a presence i could not

there was no one inside the church, but i felt a presence i could not describe...
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

i never thought myself as having a sixth sense. i have always wondered how psychics and ghost whisperers felt, but that place just had the aura of spirits all around you. the interior just exuded of another time. i felt i was caught in a time warp and was just waiting for medieval characters of the past to pop out of the maze of pillars within.

honey, can you stop singing "o sole mio"? you are giving me a

honey, can you stop singing "o sole mio"? you are giving me a headache....
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

this shot just made me wonder if the tip of the gondola hit the bottom of the bridge and if the gondolero actually stooped or sat as it passed under it. lol!!!

i feel these things can be a bit overrated and overpriced but if i had the time and the moolah i would have gone for it. ha ha! call me a tourist milking cow but venice is venice! the water looksed a bit murky at that time and had a not so appealing scent, but i would have done it anytime than can catch the ones in las vegas or macau...well, maybe next time.

where to take a taxi in venice

where to take a taxi in venice
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

along the grand canal are lined these gondolas. this is also where you go to take a taxi boat back to the train station. i would have wanted to just walk back, but we had to get back faster to catch our train to milan. unfortunately, despite that we missed the train! lol!

it was paradise

it was paradise
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

a beautiful garden in the middle of kobe. enchanting to actually be in a garden in japan! truly serene and peaceful!

still browsing through the archives. i hope to take new shots soon!!!

the lady by the window

the lady by the window
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

she was probably on her way home, riding on the milan train. i was on my way to the lake. her stare was far way, i wonder what she was thinking. i tried to talk to her, but she could not understand english.

my third day in italy. just two more days and back to manila i go.

hope you are all ok. my computer had problems today, hopefully it does not conk out on me...

let me take you there...

let me take you there...
Originally uploaded by doctony

champs elysees and the arc de triomph! i just had to have this shot as difficult the situation was! in the middle of heavy traffic with no tripod! you should have seen me! lol!!!

say a little prayer

say a little prayer
Originally uploaded by doctony

on sunday we went to notre dame hoping to hear mass, but we never got to. apparently we got the wrong information and got there 4 hours early for the english one, and the latin one was over. got a few nice pics though...

no tripods so i used a high ISO to do this shot.

you must remember this...

you must remember this...
Originally uploaded by doctony

went back to the trocadero to get a view of the lady at dusk and i was not disappointed! see the silhouettes of people below watching the light show!?it was just amazing!

'neath the lady

'neath the lady
Originally uploaded by doctony

brought the Peleng 8 mm fisheye for this shot! got flares everywhere but hey! i got my shot!!!

bejeweled lady

bejeweled lady
Originally uploaded by doctony

every hour on the hour the eiffel twinkles! she lights up with glimmering stars for 10 minutes! an awesome sight! isn't she lovely???

a glimpse of royal jewelry

a glimpse of royal jewelry
Originally uploaded by doctony

these royal jewels were just surrounded by too many people, but it gave me an idea on how to frame this shot! could not read the labels though so not sure whose these were....anyone?