Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. – Ibn Battuta
Sofia of Photographias, our host this week, suggests we show a few pictures of memories we have made on the years. She says “look back at things we have loved in life, things that have happened, places we have visited we would like to experience again. Anything that is a treasured memory.”
The many years my husband and I have traveled all over the world gave me many treasured memories. We have visited various parts of India, England, Brazil and Canada on many occasions. Hong Kong, Singapore, Bali, Ireland and the Caribbean Islands were also part of our travels. And more recently we enjoyed a 14-day Mediterranean Cruise, visiting seven countries. We loved learning about each country plus the people we encountered along the way.
We spent a good bit of time in airports and on airplanes! Looking back now, the one thing I have remembered over the years is the unsolicited kindness from total strangers that we encountered along the way.
This challenge turned out to be more difficult than originally thought because I could only select a few pictures to post. I will start with a couple from one of our first trips to Kerala, India. The elephants in Kerala are considered prestigious symbols and mainly used in their many festivals or for timber logging.
Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times. – Asian proverb
The Uluwatu Temple, one of many religious temples seen Bali.
When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting – Clint Borgen
The Lippo Centre, a twin tower skyscraper in Hong Kong.
Island of Saint Kitts where the west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean.
We went to the 2006 Ryders Cup near Dublin, Ireland and also played a few of their golf courses.
“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson
The main city street in downtown Fortaleza, Brazil.
Part of Niagara Falls or Horseshoe Falls as seen on the Canadian side. These falls separate the United States from Canada. The United States is seen in the background.
“Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell not stuff to show. Write to express not to impress” – Abhysheq Shukla
Hope you have enjoyed seeing a few of my travel pictures. Thanks goes to Sofia for suggesting such a great topic! Be sure to check out her post by clicking here. In closing I would like to share a favorite quote and thought for the week:
“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey