Jon’s travelogue

a Chorotegas potter

a Chorotegas potter

A hand-turned wheel consisting of old bicycle parts is the only modern adaptation to this ancient style of local pottery.

Badshahi Mosque

Badshahi Mosque

Up to 100,000 worshipers can fit into this jewel of Mughal architecture completed in 1674.

Vermont wind turbines

Vermont wind turbines

Completed in 1997, the 132ft turbines are now obsolete and half the size of current models.

Hungarian Parliament

Hungarian Parliament

In downtown Budapest, this Gothic Revival landmark is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary.

Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain

A view from near the top on a windy day.

Glenwood Canyon

Glenwood Canyon

One of many tunnels through the steep confines of the canyon.

the eastern tower

the eastern tower

One of the Pumpkin Festival's four towers of jack-o-lanterns built out of scaffolding, in Keene, New Hampshire.

fierce guard

fierce guard

The largest Pakistani guard strutting his stuff at the border's evening flag lowering ceremony.

Golden Temple

Golden Temple

This most holy temple in Sikhism sits on an island in the middle of a lake in the heart of Amritsar.

Baltit Fort

Baltit Fort

After being the royal residence for 750 years, the fort was abandoned by its rulers in 1945 for a modern palace lower in the valley. In a state of ruin and verging on collapse, it was painstaking restored in the 1990's as a joint British-Pakistani effort. This new gem of a fort has a breathtaking setting and is well worth the visit.

Jon Brack

Jon Brack has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by jonbrack.

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