Maya Photography - A Day in the Life

See Charlie Run

2012-01-26T04:11:00.001-08:00

Heron Stalking

2012-01-25T09:15:00.000-08:00

In the States I've seen quite a few Herons, but always by bodies of water. Over here, you often see them in fields!

Persistence

2012-01-24T12:02:00.001-08:00

České Budějovice: The Town Square

2012-01-23T09:04:00.000-08:00

We briefly visited České Budějovice, where my father was born. The town square was one of the most beautiful I have seen in Europe! This town is home to the true Budweiser. According to Wikipedia: "The largest brewery, founded in 1895, is Pivovar Budějovický Budvar (Budweiser Budvar Brewery) which has legal rights to market its beer under the "Budweiser" brand name in much of Europe. The same product is also sold elsewhere under the names "Budvar" and "Czechvar" due to legal disagreements with Anheuser-Busch over the Budweiser brand. The American lager was originally brewed as an imitation of the famous Bohemian original, but over time has developed its own identity and attained remarkable commercial success. Anheuser-Busch has made offers to buy out the Czech brewing company in order to secure global rights to the name "Budweiser", but the Czech government has refused all such offers, regarding the Czech Budweiser name as a matter of national pride."

Torino XV: Making the Pizza

2012-01-22T03:46:00.001-08:00

Anticipation

We had the pleasure of attending a big Italian family dinner with some relatives of mine. Here are photos from the making of the pizza. Much fun was had by all!

Torino XIV

2012-01-21T08:50:00.000-08:00

Torino XIII

2012-01-20T08:48:00.000-08:00

Wooden Shutters

Torino XII

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Torino XI

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Torino X

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Torino IX

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Torino VIII: Our Street

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Torino VII: Nameplate

2012-01-14T05:09:00.001-08:00

Torino VI: Big Doors

2012-01-13T05:05:00.000-08:00

Also seen in the apartment building. These doors were huge!

Torino V: Mosaic

2012-01-12T05:02:00.000-08:00

Seen in the apartment lobby area.

Torino IV

2012-01-11T04:53:00.000-08:00

You can barely fit three people in this elevator, but not with luggage!

Torino III

2012-01-10T04:48:00.000-08:00

Uncle Virgilio's Nameplate

Torino: A View from Above

2012-01-09T00:05:00.000-08:00

We stayed in a relative's apartment while visiting Torino. Here are a few photos looking out from her balconies.

Torino: Italian Unification

2012-01-08T07:14:00.000-08:00

I have another day's worth of photos from our trip to Torino last November to showcase. We saw flags everywhere commemorating Italy's Unification (150 years).

Christmas Morning Breakfast

2012-01-07T00:16:00.000-08:00

Janet was at it again and made this wonderful breakfast for us! She made these beautiful fruit platters and Kaiserschmarrn.

Christmas Eve Dinner

2012-01-06T09:12:00.000-08:00

Janet made Roladen for Christmas Eve dinner. Unfortunately, the photo is dark, but the big pile of meat in the foreground is the Roladen. The meal turned out exceptionally well. Janet got her meat from Germany this year and was very happy with the results.

Lego Lady

2012-01-05T04:47:00.000-08:00

Meet our friend, Carol. She is the organizer of the Legos in the last post. She made this cool train out of Legos. Visit her blog to see more of her Lego creations (including a Swiss village).

Legos!

2012-01-04T08:59:00.000-08:00

Our friend has organized all the family's Legos. Amazing!

Some of their creations.

Hotel Restaurant Helvetia

2012-01-03T11:42:00.000-08:00

Our friend read about a burger place in Zurich, so we all took the tram downtown to find it, only to discover that it was closed for the Holidays. So, we ate at this hotel restaurant instead. The food was quite good.

Which way to go?

2012-01-02T07:09:00.000-08:00

Seen in Zurich, Switzerland.