Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Looking west across the moat towards Hikone-jo at sunset.
St Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Vladislav Hall, Prague Castle
St Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle
St Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle
This shopkeeper saw me taking pictures of Hikone-jo at sunset and called me over to his store. He gave me some tea and a kind of bean-paste confectionery to sample, and showed me some of his own pictures (which happened to be hanging on the wall and for sale).
Japan's reputation for cleanliness is not unfounded. Here the groundskeepers at Hikone-jo pick debris out of the castle moat water.
One of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Many people think of the western coast when they think of Ireland, rocky and deserted, but I think of Killarney, wooded and mossy with black lakes and stone bridges, and deserted abbeys.
"Kenilworth Castle is in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. Historically the Castle was contained within the Forest of Arden.
A fortification has existed on the site from Saxon times.