Budapest

BudapestWith nearly 700 rooms the Hungarian Parliament building is one of the largest such legislative edifices in the world. It seems so magnificently old it is hard to believe it has only been in use for only a little over 110 years. Here it is shown from the Buda side of the city, viewed across the Chain Bridge which crosses the Danube River.

The acorn took to root hundreds of year before the Gregorian Calendar came into being

Interior pages are identical in all cover variations

The state of Maryland is rich in historical elements and they are often preserved as here at Susquehanna State Park

Face to face with a large elephant in interior fringes of the Ngorogoro Crater of East Africa

Stump remnants along the Humboldt Coast in Northern California eventually fade into prized tokens of the seascape ambiance

An ancient volcanic eruption is the known cause of the formations

Utah and by a hair's breadth

Langur monkey mom with her infant in Ranthambore National Park

The fruits are like miniature coconuts (hard shelled and with white fruit) and the sap of the tree has been used for producing a beverage referred to as wine

"That's the most beautiful rainbow I've ever seen" she said as she graciously ignored my intrusion

Ten penguins occupy their own island paradise as it floats off the Antarctic coast

Jordan meanders until all of a sudden the first "Rose City" element comes into view