Japan, April 2017

Tokyo

Wednesday, 19th April 2017

Busy street with Kaminarimon Gate (Busy street with Kaminarimon Gate (“Thunder Gate”) behind. This is one of two large entrance gates that lead to Sensoji Temple. It is 11.7 metres high and 11.4 metres wide. The current gate dates from 1960 with the previous one being destroyed by fire in 1865. The first gate here was built in 941.

Tony and Tatiana in front of Kaminarimon Gate. In the centre of the gate a large red paper lantern can be seen.Tony and Tatiana in front of Kaminarimon Gate.

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West Africa, February-April 2017

Ghana

Tony sitting with Albert and a dog on Keta Beach, Ghana. Lots of palm trees. 23rd February.Tony sitting with Albert and a dog on Keta Beach, Ghana. Lots of palm trees. 23rd February.

Stone on boulder at Bongo Rocks in Bongo District, Upper East Region, Ghana. This area is a tourist site and the rocks can be climbed. Located near Bolgatanga. 10th March.Stone on boulder at Bongo Rocks in Bongo District, Upper East Region, Ghana. This area is a tourist site and the rocks can be climbed. Located near Bolgatanga. 10th March.

A large crocodile at Paga Sacred Crocodile Pond on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border.A large crocodile at Paga Sacred Crocodile Pond on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border.

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Palace of Versailles, Paris, February 2017

The Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. Versailles is a wealthy suburb, located some 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the centre of Paris. It is easily reached from central Paris by metro and train.

Versailles was the seat of political power in France from 1682, when King Louis XIV moved the royal court from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789,

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