Magallanes Province, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region.
Chile’s mainland southernmost city, located on the Brunswick Peninsula.
Friday, 11th February 2011
Tony in front of a monument dedicated to Ferdinand Magellan in the main square, Punta Arenas. Magellan is stood on top, while the monument is adorned at a lower level by statues of Patagonian natives.
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The Beagle Channel is a strait separating the islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in the extreme southern South America. The Beagle Channel is approximately 240 km (130 miles) long and is approximately 5 km (3 miles) wide at its narrowest point. The channel is named after the British ship HMS Beagle during its first hydrographic survey of the coasts of the southern portion of South America (1826-30).
Pictures taken on Saturday, 27th November 2010. They were taken in and around the Metéora rock monasteries and at nearby Kalampaka village, central Greece.
More information coming soon.
Guesthouse balcony, Kalampaka village. Tony, Tatiana and Chris, local guide.
Tatiana and Tony inside the church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Kalampaka village. The church was built in the 11th century on the ruins of an old Christian basilica.
Tony outside the Philharmonic Hall. The statue in the background is of a muse holding theatre masks. 17th October 2010.
Fountains in front of the Philharmonic Hall.
Tony walking along Rustaveli Avenue. The wall on the right may be part of the former city wall and defences.
Tony by a fountain in Rustaveli Square.
14th October
Tony and Tatsinda from California and three local Turkish girls in their late teens. Taken in Trabzon centre in the late afternoon.
View along the misty Altındere valley on the walk up to Sumela Monastery. There is a long walk by a river up many rocky steps to the monastery, which is on a ledge on top a steep cliff, on Melá mountain.
