Terry Travels B&W Photos #1

#TerryTravelsBWPhotos1

 Marrakech
 Heading to the Medina, which is a historic walled city with a maze of alleys containing
souks, shops and traditional buildings
It is a controlled chaos that at first can be overwhelming, but you learn to embrace it

 Palma de Mallorca Spain
On my way to La  Lonja district
The area now is a Gothic Architectural masterpiece that was back then a prosperous 15th century merchant exchange center
 But its history also includes use as a prison, hospital and for gunpowder storage 

Gulf of Mexico
Flying an Amphibious Plane designed to operate on both land and water,
with the earliest design in 1910 that featured plywood floats

 Which I can honestly tell you
 that my aircraft does not have those old features 😅

 
 New York City
Tried to get tickets; no go as the Foo Fighters were the last musical guest
 ( his favorite band) for David Letterman
 Which that weeks show marked the end of his 33 year run as host

 Belarus 
 Found this vintage work vehicle while in Eastern Europe which was built by the Minsk Tractor Works
 It exported to over 100 countries, so it was a major producer from its beginnings in 1946
This was part of the Soviet Union industrial recovery during those times

 Charcoal Drawing 
Was thinking of all of the steps in life we take to achieve something
 important to ourselves

Iceland
Leaving the Langjokull Glacier which took 18 months to tunnel
 it out for walkable tours 

Arctic Circle
Heading to Grimsey Island then hiking towards the North Pole

 Reykjavik Iceland 
Dragon Heads to pay homage to the Vikings and their ships that were called Drakkar
which is from the Old Norse word "dreki"

 Sweden
Up Close in Stockholm with a reminder to everyone, whatever your passion is DO IT NOW
As time waits for no one 

Alta Badia 
Getting ready to take on the mighty Dolomites
#HikingDolomitesItaly

South Island New Zealand
The Moeraki Boulders, which according to Maori legend comes from the remains of a
shipwreck that washed ashore
One rock is that of the Captains body from this doomed vessel

Salzburg Austria
The name translate to "Salt Castle" as the area had an extensive sodium chloride mining operation during the Middle Ages
My quest today is to have a meal in the oldest restaurant in Central Europe,
 located within the St Peters Abbey

Salamanca Spain
Was told to look for the "hidden" Astronaut figurine that was added during a restoration in
the 1990s by the the stonemasons
I am still searching 😄

Madrid Spain
Heading out with my mates for a few "adult" beverages
With over 15,000 drinking establishments, we should not have a problem finding a few