Sunday, October 18, 2009

Florence, Italy


Waiting...

for a guided tour of Florence, I noticed this Vespa parked in the sun.  I thought it was perfectly placed, waiting for me to steal it's picture.  So I did.  High school kids buzzed all around me but I was able to capture a fleeting moment of quiet. 

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Western Kazakhstan Countryside.


En-route from Aktobe to Aral...

We came across this field while driving south towards the Aral Sea.  This picture reminds me of the sense of isolation that I felt while travelling in Kazakhstan.  More than any other place that I have been to, the open flat space here created this sense within me.  I awoke early to see the sunrise over this field that day.  It was easy to do as I had spent the night camping here. Our road was a dirt track that often diverted into many tracks, all seemingly going in different directions but ultimately leading to the same place, Aral.