Part of the joy of life
Is broadening our horizons, seeing new skies
And experiencing new things.
Here’s a London view:
Travel is a great way of doing this —
And of discovering that our little part of the world
Isn’t the centre of things.
Travel helps us discover that there isn’t only one way of doing things —
But many ways.
Here’s a New York view:
For that reason, my daughter and I
Are leaving the cozy horizons of Stockholm —
Known as ‘The Venice of the North’ —
(See photo below)
For the real Venice in Italy.
Can’t wait!
(Back next week – so I might not be able to visit you all.)
In the meantime, please visit: Skywatch for great skies
And Our World, for a glimpse into new discoveries.
“Part of the joy of life
Is broadening our horizons
And experiencing new things. Travel is a great way of doing this.”
You are so right about that, Fiona. Traveling to me is such a great way to meet new people, experience how other’s live, and broaden your horizons through education.
Gorgeous photographs! And it’s ironic you posted a shot a NYC because I may be going there this weekend. I love that city 🙂
Have a wonderful time in Italy. That’s a place I have not visited but want to someday. Looking forward to your photographs!
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safe and wonderful travels to you!!
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Have a wonderful time! I am green with envy…
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Dramatic horizons captured on lens, Fiona! So true that travelling is a kind of a glimpse into new discoveries!! So glad to see that we share same idea about this subject! I’ll look forward to see images from your trip and till then enjoy your wonderful time in Venice!
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Have a lovely time! Can’t wait to see more photos!
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I’d like to see the bicycle that wheel came with 🙂
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P.S. Go safe and have fun. 🙂
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We loved visiting Venice years ago, and just last week on TV we saw the new Rick Steves’ show on this magical city and relived the memories. October is a good month to travel it Italy. It won’t be steamy hot like in July when we visited. Bon voyage!
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How Exciting! I”m sure you’re going to have a GREAT Time!
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Enjoy – love these photos and can’t wait for more from your adventures!
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Have a great trip and I can’t wait to hear all about it and see the photos!
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The ferris wheel looks like it is titling into the water…love this perspective.
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Not the worst place to be 🙂
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beautiful images. safe journey to you. make lots of images and memories.
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Great captures as always, Fiona!! And I am excited for you and your daughter!!! I do love Venice!! Can’t wait to see your photos when you return!! Have a fabulous trip!!
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Wonderful skies and shots of the beautiful cities.
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I totally agree with your views on travel. Lovely shots.
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Have a wonderful trip!
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Fantastic photos of these iconic cities, and I wish you and your daughter happy traveling. What a marvelous time you will both have.
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great shots and so true!!! i am missing some travel in my life. have a great time!
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I love you shots, happy travelling Fi.
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Great photos. Venice and New York two different and amazing cities. London and Stockholm must wait for me.
· hugs
· CR · & · LMA ·
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Nice view of London eyes !!
I wish you a pleasant stay in Venice! enjoy
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Super! I’ve never seen London Eye from that angle (or during the day).
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Ohhhh, have a wonderful time Fi!
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Wonderful views with beautiful skies!
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wow, movint to venice will be a big change!!! i can’t wait to see your photos from italy!!! even if i’ll miss those beautiful afternoon skies from stockolm…
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I’m not moving to Venice, just visiting.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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wow the reflection in the second one kinda gives it an almost other worldly glow…
i would so love to see london in person…one of these days…
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You are so fortunate to be enjoying life from other places with your daughter….continue to relish and share…:)JP
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I love, love, love that photo of the London skyline. It’s absolutely gorgeous. 🙂
Thanks.
Greetings from London.
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Nice shots!!! We’re heading to Scotland in the near future!!!
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These are really marvelous! Love them. Have a magical trip!
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Oh, I’m so envious of all of your travels – but happy for you at the same time…and for me because I’ll get to see
Venice again, at least through your photos!
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Oh wow!! Lucky you – have a wonderful and safe trip.
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Oh I do love to travel.. I love your awesome shots of London and New York! I wish you a happy trip to Venice as well, enjoy..
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Can’t wait to see your travel photos!! Love the London shot… such a wonderful city!!
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How exciting! Have a wonderful trip.
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I’m so excited for you! Wonderful. Enjoy your trip.
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Have a great time and come back with loads of beautiful pictures.
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It’s so lovely to visit other countries and see other horizons. I especially enjoyed the view of London. England is my home country.
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England is my home country too!
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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VENEZIA! My favorite city – no cars, quiet, walking and getting lost in the maze of tiny streets and campos. Enjoy!!!
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Best wishes for an absolutely amazing time!
Lindy
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I am very excited about your trip! I wish you enjoyable and very memorable time. I will be waiting for you photos!
These are all brilliant photographs! And breathtaking.
Warm wishes to you and all the best!!!!
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Be safe, have adventures, and bring back photos! I like the bird traveling in the last photo.
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Love the angle of the London Eye in the top photo.
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Wonderful sky shots!
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Lovely city views. Have a wonderful time in Venice!
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Awesome! Beautiful photos!
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So true about travel, and enjoy your upcoming travel! Looking forward to seeing your photos.
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awesome clicks
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What a beautiful shots!
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j’aime beaucoup le deuxième cliché,comment fais-tu pour avoir ce rendu et couleurs de ces deux derniers clichés,peux-tu me répondre dans mon blog…merci d’avance car ça m’intéresse le nom du logiciel ou de l’application…
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Have a wonderful time! Lovely pictures and a beautiful blog!!
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Beautiful! Enjoy! Looking forward to your next set of pictures from Italy!
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Flotte bilder. Du kommer sikkert tilbake med enda flere godbiter du kan dele med oss. God tur!
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Have a great trip!!
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That will be fun
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Have fun with your daughter on your trip! Beautiful shots as always!
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Beautiful photos! Have a nice trip!
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I was surprised to see some other skies than the ones above your lake, but they are beautiful.
I hope you’ll have a wonderful and safe trip!
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Looking forward to seeing your Venetian pics! A warm welcome in Italy (I’m trying to balance… I regret you’ll probably find rainy weather…).
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…can’t wait for your photos shares upon your return. Just keep away from any airborne diseases that are showing up around the world these days.
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I agree with you Fiona. To be able to travel is a wonderful gift. Nothing broadens your horizons like travel.
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As I am in love with London, that’s my favorite picture, lol !
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Very nice clicks! Looking forward to see pics from Venice. Have a wonderful time there 🙂
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so beautiful, love the london eye one
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Broadening horizons and experiencing new things. Rightly said. Travel is one of the ways this can be done.
Wonderful pics. I think this is the best of the best. THe more I see such pics, the more I want to travel 🙂
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I agree, I love the comforts of our home, our lakes & woods, the quiet safety of the land we know.. but nothing inspires me or makes me feel more alive than going to places in this world where I’ve never been. Have a wonderful time together!
(As always – your beautiful photos are a joy, too.)
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Great sky photos.
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Ah….Venice…a piece of my heart is still there. I know you will enjoy every moment. Brilliant shots!
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Looking forward to ‘seeing’ the results of this adventure, ladies!!
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I have only seen London from above and not very clear. Wishing you a great time in Venice. A lovely place.
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How exciting!
Travel safe, and have a wonderful time.
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Lovely images! Have a wonderful holiday!
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Wonderful views. Enjoy your trip!
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All three different and all three amazing photos!
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Great views from London. I like that second shot.
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Amazing! Such gorgeous views!
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beautiful beams of light from above. have a wonderful trip!!!!
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Probably a great time to leave for that other Venice, as it may be getting cold in Stockholm. I loved your capture of London, you are such an artist with the camera. Have a wonderful trip. And I’m looking forward to some great pictures from Venice in the south.
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I am sure you will have a fabulous time in Venice. Just looking through all of your fall pictures that I missed. It looks like the season is providing you with plenty of great photo ops.
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Two great views from such different cities. Enjoy your time in Venice!
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Travel safe and have a blast! 🙂
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Lovely London views
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wow! have a great traveling… and enjoy the new horizon. superb capture there 🙂
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I thought the 3rd photo was the real Venice… 🙂 Enjoy!
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Glorious, glorious!
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Beautiful skies and colors, stunning views and wonderful photos
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Ahhhhh,
what interesting perspectives, angles, adventures. I must say, London ROCKS my nylons off! xx
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A picture postcard-worthy shot of London, with a different perspective of the Eye. May you and your daughter have safe travels to and from Italy – you will, I am sure, have a great time exploring Venice. As with many others, I look forward to seeing some images of your exploits upon your return 🙂
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that covers a lot 🙂
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Stunning shots of the two cities with dramatic skies! Have a nice trip and broaden your horizon, ladyfi.
Yoko
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Have a wonderful time, and take lots of photos!!! Silly thing to say, as I know you will do both!
I love the light in the New York photo!!
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PS….your plea on Our World Tuesday…regarding the word verification…it’s through the grapevine that I heard Blogger is going to have this enabled on EVERYone’s blog eventually UNLESS you’re signed in with the administrator login info….it’s to keep the anonymous/robots from spamming. There is no way to actually shut word verification down any more…even if you have it ‘off’ in your settings. Remember, before commenting, just be logged into your account and all should be well.
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Ah – thanks for the info. I comment logged into my WordPress account so the word verification is always on.
I wonder if it would help to switch the verification to numbers instead of letters as then you only have to type in three numbers…
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Lovely! For your shot of Stadshuset, you were probably standing about a two minute walk from “our” apartment (the friend’s place where we get to live when we’re in town). Sighhhhhh…now, of course, I want to travel again too!!! Have a grand and glorious time on your adventures, dear one! 😀
xoxo,
Kathryn
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Dear LadyFi, travel really does broaden one’s perspective and view of life. The meeting of new people and seeing the way they live and laugh and smile and work and play keeps me feeling the Oneness of All Creation.
Your photographs are lovely and I especially liked the one of New York, which seemed to have an overlay on it. Peace.
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That ‘overlay’ in the New York shot is the perspex shield at the top of the Rock, where I was standing to take the photo.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Great photos of very interesting city views. I hope you enjoy your holiday away!
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Absolutely stunning! Have a great trip 🙂
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Beautiful pictures out of “Our World”
I very much agree what you say about word verification. What upsets me even more is “comment moderation”. You just can’s see what you have written and the other comments until the Blogger has woken up and checked his emails. Why not putting the comment settings on
Moderation Either
Always
or
For posts older than 1, 2 or 3 days ? I have set comment moderation after 5 days. Meanwhile I have time to delete unwanted comments !
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Lovely photos and I look forward to some ones of Venice soon.
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Super photography!
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Great shots as usual, have a wonderful journey.
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I can hardly wait for your Venice photos! I was there and know you will be inspired by its timelessness and unique magical qualities.
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Hi Fi, beautiful skyline. I recall you saying on my blog that Word Verification was on. And now I see your comment on Our World Tuesday as well. I went into my settings, but I have my WV off. I’m not sure where else to look. Any suggestions and help will be most welcome. Thanks for hosting this wonderful meme. Greetings, Jo (East Africa)
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The rumour I’ve heard is that word verification now has to be on by default and can’t be switched off. You might want to choose number verification though as this is only three digits as opposed to the very long words on the alphabetical verification.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Gorgeous views! I imagine we’ll see some wonderful views of Venice, too. Can’t wait!
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super!…
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Great set of pics.
Wishing you a safe travel.
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I hope you have a wonderful trip! Love your travel views and the words that go along with them!
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How completely delightful, Fiona! I can’t wait to see your pictures and read about your experiences. Safe travels to you. xoxo
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Lovely pics and wait to see more!
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Brrr …. very high this Ferris wheel above the water. Your view of New York is great to see:-)
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I’m catching up (as always). Judging by your subsequent posts, it looks like you had a great trip. Very nice skies in these great photos.
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