clouds under the wing
cotton for breakfast
a view of Munich airport
following the trail from the airport to Munich
still following the trail to Munich
a farm that was stuck in the middle of one of Munich's suburbs
a view of the Isar from Pullach (still near Munich)
a random church in a random small village I passed through on my way to Oberpfammern
the dark wood on my way to Oberpfammern (lots of forests in Bavaria)
a view of part of one of the many villages that speckle Bavaria
the cornfields grew from a tangle of a pretty cover crop
outside my window at the 16-Euro Pension in Oberaudorf
first impression of Austria, heading for Walchsee now
still heading for Walchsee, very picturesque
some buttercups on a green, grassy hill hear Walchsee
silly little buttercups
I tried climbing the green hill some more, but it proved difficult
fog over Walchsee lake in the morning
dramatic fog as I climbed a mountain near Walchsee
mountainwards
fogbow
sunbeams pierced the evergreens as I climbed the mountain near Walchsee
view of the Walchsee valley from a mountain
people going to visit the castle that towers over Kufstein, Austria
view of one of Kufstein's charming cafes
another castle in a random village that I passed through on my way to Münster, Austria
the mountains behind me on my way to Münster
still following the Inn river towards Münster
Austrian woods, castle, and church
charming Austrian view
distant clouds foreshadowed approaching bad weather in the Inn valley near Absam
Click to add a captionmorning light shining on an Innsbruck mountain
morning light shining on a different Innsbruck mountain
old downtown Innsbruck in the morning
another impression of Innsbruck
Innsbruck's colourful architecture
snow line
sunny day - sorry, I took this panorama without a tripod
I believe this was taken on my way to Landeck, after Rietz
the Inn, right after a dam (upstreamwise), before Pfunds
Austrian panorama
fog line
went the wrong way just after Pfunds... see how far I climbed by mistake
Scuol in the evening
the camera didn't focus properly on this nice shot of the town I stayed in near Scuol
I began to climb my first mountain pass, the Albula pass; this is looking back
what I could see across the valley opposite the pass
the top of the Albula pass
the lone Gasthaus at the top of the Albula pass
inside a camouflaged military establishment among some rocks near the top of the Albula pass
a microclimate that I passed through as I descended into the Albula valley
colourful vegetation inhabited this microclimate
berries inhabiting the microclimate on the Albula pass
a gorge I traversed soon after I left Thusis, heading for Hinterrhein
goats wandering the streets in Hinterrhein, where I stayed in a cheap holiday apartment
goat coming in for a closer inspection of my bicycle
the night sky in Hinterrhein
a mysterious octagonal structure near the top of the San Bernardino pass, who had a cousin on the other side
the fog began to lift as I neared the top of the San Bernardino pass
the sun lit up the fog at the top of the San Bernardino pass
the fog had a blurring effect on the landscape at the top of the San Bernardino pass
the San Bernardino valley on the other side of the pass
another shot of the San Bernardino valley
waterfalls were popular in the San Bernardino valley
another waterfall in the valley
interesting juxtaposition
more pigs in a creek in the valley
it slowly began to get lighter as I approached Bellinzona
my first palm tree sighting
a shot of the town I stayed in near Locarno
skip to Milan (nothing interesting to shoot between Locarno and Milan) - this is a castle in the middle of Milan
the side of Milan's cathedral
one of Milan's shopping cathedrals
a monastery or cathedral I passed on my way to Casteggio
Ligurian hills in Italy
another shot of the hills on the way to Savona
and another shot of the hills on the way to Savona
a cruise ship in Savona's harbour; something tells me it cost a fortuna
the coastscape on the way to Finale Ligure
pretty coastscape
island with castle engulfed by seagulls
interesting carvings of nature and dynamite
how I got my milk for my muesli when all the grocery stores were closed
Alassio; in front are those white lacy flowers (called liguria) that loved my old front yard in Oakville
I don't know... some photo I took as I was going to San Remo
a pleasant little town before San Remo; it had convoluted one-way streets
one of San Remo's undertown roads
another scenery as I left Italy and entered France
the Jean Cocteau museum in Menton, near Nice
Menton, on the way to Nice
Monaco from afar
Ville-Franche, a town adjacent to Nice
Nice, a town adjacent to Ville-Franche
on a hill in Nice
passing over French mountains
a sampling of organic delights that are so abundant in London
this looks like Big Ben
