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2018 Week 7 Gallery. Doha’s Hamad International Airport.

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2018 Doha, Hamad International Airport. Main Lobby With The Giant Lamp Bear.2018 Doha. Crowd Around The Giant Lamp Bear
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Welcome to Qatar Doha, Hamad International Airport. This has become quite an active transit hub for air travel in the Middle East. Of course there is the problem of the recent politically-charged blockade made against it. Nevertheless, Qatar still has a strong physical advantage in the region. There are many people from different regions traveling around the world who still choose to transit here. Continue reading “2018 Week 7 Gallery. Doha’s Hamad International Airport.” →

2017 Week 47, Australia Victoria. Trees And Foliage

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Melbourne 2017: Great Ocean Road - Overlooking Rough Waves On A BeachVictoria 2017: Along The Great Ocean Road, Overlooking Rough Waves On A Cliff

It’s nature. There are trees, foliage, flowers and plants in general. They are just trees aren’t they? They are everywhere. But sometimes, they just look special under the randomness of light, clouds and weather. Enough for me to put aside this little gallery of three images for them.

Melbourne 2017: Along The Great Ocean RoadVictoria 2017: Along The Great Ocean Road, Trees Along The Road

Melbourne 2017: Great Otway National Park Temperate Rainforest 3Victoria 2017: Within The Temperate Rainforest Of The Great Otway National Park
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This blog will take a slight turn towards nature for a few weeks as I document my short trip in Victoria. But I’ll be back in architecture and street photography soon. Stay tunes. -WY

2017 Week 46: Melbourne Queen Victoria Market

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Melbourne 2017: Queen Victoria Market Grocer StoresMelbourne 2017: Queen Victoria Market – A Moment In The Market

The fun fact is that the Queen Victoria Market ranks as one of our top destinations in Melbourne. First, it’s about shopping, and that makes the missus happy. Second, it’s physically un-demanding and easily accessible in Melbourne’s inner city, so that makes the missus happy too. Third, happy missus means my life becomes easier and generates even more happiness. 😛

All right, it is actually a genuinely interesting place. That’s important too. Continue reading “2017 Week 46: Melbourne Queen Victoria Market” →

2017 Week 44: Snippets From NGV and NGVI

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Melbourne 2017: National Gallery Of Victoria International - Interior Displays 4Melbourne 2017: National Gallery Of Victoria International – Exhibition Space
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There are two NGV museums. The much larger National Gallery of Victoria International (NGVI) and the smaller National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Both are art museums, with the NGV more focused on local art while the NGVI has a Victorian-era collection and hosts more foreign art exhibitions. Both museums are a tram stop away from each other. Both are worth dropping by if you enjoy art. But even if I put them together, I don’t consider them to be as interesting as Melbourne’s rival Sydney’s Gallery of New South Wales. Whoops. Honest travel opinion though. 😛 Continue reading “2017 Week 44: Snippets From NGV and NGVI” →

2017 Week 41: State Library of Victoria (2)

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Melbourne 2017: State LIbrary Of Victoria The La Trobe Reading Room 3Melbourne 2017: State LIbrary Of Victoria La Trobe Reading Room 3
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Welcome to the La Trobe Reading Room with its impressive Dome elevation and ceiling. This is the star attraction of the State Library of Victoria, and totally qualifies as a major visitor attraction in Melbourne’s inner city.
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2017 Week 41: State Library Of Victoria (1)

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Melbourne 2017: State LIbrary Of Victoria Redmond Barry Reading Room 1Melbourne 2017: State Library Of Victoria Redmond Barry Reading Room 1
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To my surprise, one of the places that was most interesting to me in my visit to Melbourne is a library. The State Library of Victoria (abbreviated SLV) boosts large, impressive styled architecture, large reading rooms, exhibitions, and some of the best Victorian-era paintings that can be found in Melbourne. Visitors and tourists are welcome, as long as you keep quiet of course. Continue reading “2017 Week 41: State Library Of Victoria (1)” →

2017 Week 40: Scenes From Melbourne’s City Centre

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Melbourne 2017: Little Alley In The Inner CityMelbourne 2017: An Alley In The Inner City

I finally got to visit what the Economist magazine ranks as “The most livable city” for multiple years consecutively. After spending seven days here I came to the unbiased conclusion that one magazine’s opinion does not qualify as any form of Cosmic Truth. 😛 Melbourne is certainly a fine place, but “livability” is definitely subjective to different people. So all you folks from Sydney shouldn’t be too miffed that your rival city kept topping the chart ahead of yours every year in the same chart. I just might prefer Sydney over Melbourne. 😉 Continue reading “2017 Week 40: Scenes From Melbourne’s City Centre” →