“Dear PoP,
Here it is in Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan, at Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory from the 1700s.
I am in front of the samrat yantra, the largest sundial in the world!”
Very, very cool.
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Per a readers request – first one to correctly guess where I am gets a free coffee or mojito (your choice).
And of course let me take this opportunity to again thank Eric, the Lord of Petworth, for taking over on Thurs. and Fri. As expected, he did a phenomenal job. And also thanks to all who sent emails while I was gone. Sorry for the delay in response but I promise to get to them this week!
Famed PoPville flickr contributor Pablo.Raw at the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
“Just came back from Buenos Aires.
The first one is in an old Italian neighborhood called La Boca. I really like the mural.
The second one is Casa Rosada (the Pink House) is the official seat of the executive branch of the government of Argentina, and of the offices of the President.”
“The one with the back of the shirts includes the big new bridge that just opened (to ease traffic and reduce terrorism threats), though you can’t see the dam as well. The one of our fronts includes more of the dam, but you can’t see the shirts as well! Those dam pictures…”
Awesome!
Photo by PoPville flickr user DCityDude
These were taken at the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina. Unbelievably cool. And they are newlyweds. Congrats and great photos!
“From the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem.”
From the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Awesome!
This reader writes:
“The pictures are of me with St. Andrew’s Cathedral (Ruins now) and the North Sea in the background.”
Nice! I don’t think anyone had sent one in from Scotland yet.