Archive for: марта 31, 2011

2011/03/31

Reflection of the historic gold mining town of ouro preto

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Please press L (or simply click the image) to view on black. . During our stay at the Grande Hotel Ouro Preto, I captured this reflection of the city in the sliding glass doors of our balcony. See below for some of the breathtaking views from this Oscar Niemeyer hotel. …

Tied up boat at chew jetty

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Chew Jetty, or Seh Chew Keo, is the biggest of the waterfront settlements in George Town. It was created in the middle of the 19th Century, in a very different Penang from what it is today. The last community jetties, the Peng Aun and the Chap Seh Keo, were only …