Country & the City

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Around the World, Day 3 : GMT -7

Today we are still in the US, traveling in the beautiful Middle / West region (Mountain Time). From Albuquerque, New Mexico, we're going to Santa Fe, then to Grand Teton National Park and finishing in Yellowstone, Wyoming.

Albuquerque old town

Petroglyph National Park, NM

The Turquoise Trail, on the road to Santa Fe

The Jemez mountains and valley, NM

Santa Fe architecture, NM

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Mammoth Terrace, Yellowstone

Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone

Dragon Mouth and Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Around the World, day 2 : GMT-5

Hi everyone!
I hope you had nice holidays with your family and loved ones. Today we continue our trip around the world, and we're making a stop at New York.

The first thing people used to see when arriving in New York by boat was the Statue of Liberty.

Grand Central train station

Trinity Church, in the Financial District

The Financial District, the Village and Soho

Typical fire exits in the Village

The busy life at Times Square and the peacefulness of Central Park

Clouds disappearing to let us see the Chrysler building

Friday, December 25, 2009

Around the world, Day 1: GMT 0

Merry Christmas !
And for this wonderful day, we have a little gift too. We're starting a trip round the world in 8.... days (yes, a challenge 10 times faster than Phileas!). We''ll be today at the Greenwich Meridian, or almost : here we are in Edinburgh, Scottland. We hope you'll enjoy traveling with us through 8 different places and time zones. See you soon back in Paris (without the jet lag!)

Joyeux Noel !
Cette semaine, nous commencons un tour du monde qui durera.... 8 jours! Chaque jour nous allons suivre les fuseaux horaires pour voyager en images. Et nous commencons (presque) sur le méridien 0, Greenwich, avec Edimbourg ! Bon voyage!

The castle

View from the castle

A street in the city center

The Queen's residence

The cathedral

The botanic garden