Wednesday, 19th September
Capital of Campania region and the third-largest municipality in Italy and also the largest city in southern Italy. Situated on the west coast by the Gulf of Naples.
Tony and Tatiana in Piazza Dante. The base of a 19th-century statue of Dante is behind. It was sculpted by Tito Angelini. Dante was a poet who lived between circa 1265 and 1321.
Tanzania is geographically the largest country in east Africa. Dodoma, in the central region, is the capital, but Dar es Salaam, on the Indian Ocean, is the largest city. Kiswahili and English are the official languages. The currency is the Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
The country was previously called Tanganyika. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9th December 1961. Zanzibar and Pemba gained independence on 10th December 1963. The merger between Tanganyika and Zanzibar to create Tanzania occurred on 26th April 1964.
6th-11th September 2013
Kefalonia is the largest of the Ionian Islands. It is located in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. Argostoli is the capital town.
7th September
View through palm fronds across Agia Eufemia village to the blue sea. This is the village where Tony and Tatiana stayed.
8th September
Tony and Tatiana in a tunnel cut through rock that leads to Melissani Cave.
Saturday, 17th August 2013
Tony and Giselle outside the central gates to Buckingham Palace. This pair of large wrought iron gates each bears the royal coat of arms. They date from 1911.
Giselle is from Australia but now lives in New Zealand. Tony met her at Canadiana Backpackers Inn, a hostel in downtown Toronto, Canada in September 2004.
The front of Buckingham Palace.
9th July
View from High Street down along Bridge Street. This is a busy shopping street. The building on the left with decorative towers on the roof is the Town House. It is Victorian Gothic in style and was completed in 1882. It houses the Inverness area Highland Council offices and Town Hall.
A decorative red sandstone tower at one corner of Inverness Castle.
