Singapore, May 2018

Wednesday, 13th May 2018

Taken by Royden, during a guided walking tour of Singapore’s Little India.

Tony touching a carved stone column with a dragon's head outside the entrance to Thian Hock Keng temple. The temple is both Taoist and Buddhist. It was built starting in 1842 by Chinese immigrants in honour of the sea goddess Mazu.Tony touching a carved stone column with a dragon’s head outside the entrance to Thian Hock Keng temple. The temple is both Taoist and Buddhist. It was built starting in 1842 by Chinese immigrants in honour of the sea goddess Mazu.

Tony in front of a brightly coloured wall mural. It includes a pink cow riding a bicycle! There is fruit in the bicycle's basket. There is also a blue bull. This might be near the former cattle market. The mural is called Cattleland 2 by Eunice Lim. Located on a wall on Kerbau Road, Little India.Tony in front of a brightly coloured wall mural.

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Normandy, France, July 2018

Maisy gun battery, Grandcamp-Maisy, Normandy

Afternoon of 3rd July 2018

The Maisy Battery is a group of World War II artillery batteries constructed by the Wehrmacht near the French village of Grandcamp-Maisy in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany’s Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications and was the principal position of defence for that area. It was responsible for the defense of the sector between the Longues-sur-Mer and the St Marcouf (Crisbecq) batteries.

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Russia, May 2018

Yekaterinburg, Urals, central Russia

Friday, 4th May 2018

A large metal flower. An artwork near a monument at the dividing line between Europe and Asia, some 17 km west of Yekaterinburg. It stands next to a motorway with a pine forest in view on the far side.A large metal flower. An artwork near a monument at the dividing line between Europe and Asia, some 17 km west of Yekaterinburg. It stands next to a motorway with a pine forest in view on the far side.

At the dividing line monument. Tony and Tatiana holding hands while standing on opposite sides of the dividing line. Tony on the left in Asia and Tatiana on the right in Europe.At the dividing line monument. Tony and Tatiana holding hands while standing on opposite sides of the dividing line.

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Oman, March 2018

Muscat

21st March 2018

Tony and a local Omani guy named Ahmed on board a speedboat made of wood.Tony and a local Omani guy named Ahmed on board a speedboat made of wood.

Tony and Ahmed on the boat.Tony and Ahmed on the boat.

Again Tony sitting in the boat, which is close to the rocky shore.Again Tony sitting in the boat, which is close to the rocky shore.

Tony and Ahmed on quiet, sandy Qantab Beach, a village and beach area north of central Muscat. Mainly known by locals. Small buildings on the edge of the beach behind. Barren sandy looking hill raising up in the middle distance.Tony and Ahmed on quiet, sandy Qantab Beach, a village and beach area north of central Muscat.

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Lebanon, March 2018

Beirut

Sunday, 4th March 2018

Outside the Mohammed Al Amin Mosque. A huge, striking amber-coloured blue-domed mosque near Martyrs Square, in 'downtown' Beirut.Outside the Mohammed Al Amin Mosque. A huge, striking amber-coloured blue-domed mosque near Martyrs Square, in ‘downtown’ Beirut. It was opened in 2008 and has four minarets standing 65m high. The blue dome is 48-meters high. Construction on the Sunni Muslim mosque was begun in November 2002, following a donation by late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. When full to capacity it can,

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