2012 Archive

February

Gröna Lund[a]
View of the Gröna Lund amusement park from Kastellholmen.

Titania's Garden[b]
Happy Valentine's Day, all!

Winter Comes to Humlegĺrden[c]
Finally winter is here and we're getting some snow! This is Humlegĺrden, a park in the posh Östermalm district of Stockholm, during the blue hour.

January

Post-Jungle Laundry[d]
The trip to the Amazon was something I'll never forget; and neither will one poor washing machine. This is what I suspect it was like.

Essingeleden[e]
Looking south over Essingeleden from Fredhäll, just where the tunnel ends and the bridge begins.

One Winter's Night at Kungsholms Strand[f]
Panoramic view of Karlbergssjön, taken during a nighttime walk.

Ace of Diamonds[g]
A playing card I found in the Peruvian mountains.

Happy Surveillance Camera[h]
A happy surveillance camera, looking out over Sergel's Square.

Fotoshop by Adobé[i]
This is a cute video, but I think it misses the point. As long as "being beautiful" is a major opportunity for success for women, beauty ideals will matter, and the method of communicating them will not.

Los Perros[j]
An Australian couch bar.

Batman, Patron Saint of Taxis[k]
You can get the regular taxi, or you can get the Batman taxi.

Above Urubamba[l]
View of the mountains and red soil on the way to Urubamba.

Chicha por Gastón Acurio[m]
A restaurant by the person who ignited the Peruvian food revolution.

Cicciolina[n]
A fantastic Italian restaurant with great food and wonderful atmosphere.

A Hill With a Cross[o]
A cross carved into a hillside.

Pampa de Arrieros[p]
View of the smooth hills from Highway 34A.

Yura[q]
A view of the cement plant.

Madrigal Terraces[r]
A view of the terraces.

Mirador Cruz del Condor[s]
A view of condors.

Have Baby Alpaca, Will Kick Ass[t]
A girl and her alpaca.

Altiplano[u]
Stacked rocks at 4800 meters above sea level.

Casa de Avila[v]
A nice flashpacker hotel.

Mirador de Yanahuara[w]
A view over Arequipa.

Arequipa Cathedral[x]
A visit to the cathedral.

Complejo San Francisco[y]
A visit to the monastery.

Arequipa Pasa[z]
Arequipans passing by.

The White City[aa]
The "White City" of Peru.

The Road to Arequipa[ab]
Views from the bus going between Puno and Arequipa.

Taquile[ac]
A visit to the very much non-floating island Taquile in Lake Titicaca.

Uros[ad]
A visit to the floating islands of the Uros.

Kusillo's Posada[ae]
View from this posada.

Arriving in Puno[af]
Arriving in Puno by train.

Third Hike[ag]
The third and final hike.

Second Hike[ah]
The second hike.

First Hike[ai]
Ant skyscrapers and monkeys.

Stairway to Felipe's Lodge[aj]
The stairs leading to Felipe's lodge.

Ant Crossing[ak]
An ant superhighway.

The River[al]
Setting sail. A bit, at least.

The Road to the River[am]
A warm-up walk on the road to the river.

Manu National Park[an]
Park entrance.

Coca Leaves and Tea[ao]
Leaves and tea bags.

Moray Agricultural Terraces[ap]
Possibly an Incan agricultural experiment station.

Maras Salt Ponds[aq]
The salt ponds near Maras.

Weaving Demonstration[ar]
A demonstration of how alpaca wool is turned into blankets.

Carvings[as]
Carvings in the stones near the town church.

Ollantaytambo[at]
The Ollantaytambo ruins.

We ♥ School 721[au]
Students from school 721 has carved in a loving message to their school on the hillside.

Pisac Garden[av]
A view into a beautiful garden.

Inca Market near Yuncaypata[aw]
Weaving demonstrated at the Yuncaypata market.

Aguas Calientes[ax]
Some shots from the town in the valley below Machu Picchu.

Pisac Ruins[ay]
The ruins at Pisac.

Machu Picchu[az]
The most famed Inca ruins.

Sacsayhuamán[ba]
A fortress overlooking Cusco.

Kenko[bb]
The labyrinth, a place where sacrifices took place.

Puca Pucara[bc]
The "Red Fort", across the road from Tambomachay.

Tambomachay[bd]
The "Bath of the Inca", an archaeological site just north of Cusco.

El Mirador de Santa Ana[be]
View from the hotel with a view - El Mirador de Santa Ana, a wonderful place to stay in Cusco.

Cappuccino Café[bf]
A nice cafe with a huge variety of coffee drinks.

Plaza de Armas, Cusco[bg]
Evening view of the Plaza de Armas, Cusco.

Facade of Church of La Compańía[bh]
The facade of the Church of La Compańía.

La Merced[bi]
A church in Cusco.

Cuesta de Santa Ana[bj]
A convenient way to test your susceptibility for altitude sickness.

Larcomar[bk]
The new beachfront shopping mall in Miraflores.

Barranco Flowers[bl]
Some flowers found near the Bridge of Sighs in Barranco.

Yellow Balloons[bm]
A mass release of yellow balloons.

Miraflores Inca Market[bn]
The local crafts market of Miraflores.

Iglesia de San Francisco[bo]
The church of St. Francis.

Museo de la Nación[bp]
The national museum, featuring a special exhibition about the Internal Conflict in Peru.

Lima Street Art[bq]
Street art and other wall art seen in Lima.

Hospedaje San Antonio[br]
Some views from this wonderful little hotel.

Links

[a]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/02/20/grona-lund.html

[b]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/02/14/titanias-garden.html

[c]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/02/03/winter-comes-to-humlegarden.html

[d]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/31/post-jungle-laundry.html

[e]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/30/essingeleden.html

[f]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/29/one-winters-night-at-kungsholms-strand.html

[g]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/27/ace-of-diamonds.html

[h]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/26/happy-surveillance-camera.html

[i]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/26/fotoshop-by-adobe.html

[j]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/23/los-perros.html

[k]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/23/batman-patron-saint-of-taxis.html

[l]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/23/above-urubamba.html

[m]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/chicha-por-gaston-acurio.html

[n]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/cicciolina.html

[o]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/a-hill-with-a-cross.html

[p]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/pampa-de-arrieros.html

[q]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/yura.html

[r]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/madrigal-terraces.html

[s]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/mirador-cruz-del-condor.html

[t]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/have-baby-alpaca-will-kick-ass.html

[u]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/altiplano.html

[v]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/casa-de-avila.html

[w]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/mirador-de-yanahuara.html

[x]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/arequipa-cathedral.html

[y]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/complejo-san-francisco.html

[z]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/arequipa-pasa.html

[aa]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/the-white-city.html

[ab]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/the-road-to-arequipa.html

[ac]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/taquile.html

[ad]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/uros.html

[ae]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/kusillos-posada.html

[af]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/arriving-in-puno.html

[ag]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/third-hike.html

[ah]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/second-hike.html

[ai]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/first-hike.html

[aj]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/stairway-to-felipes-lodge.html

[ak]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/ant-crossing.html

[al]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/the-river.html

[am]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/the-road-to-the-river.html

[an]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/manu-national-park.html

[ao]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/coca-leaves-and-tea.html

[ap]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/moray-agricultural-terraces.html

[aq]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/maras-salt-ponds.html

[ar]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/weaving-demonstration.html

[as]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/carvings.html

[at]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/ollantaytambo.html

[au]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/we-love-school-721.html

[av]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/pisac-garden.html

[aw]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/inca-market-near-yuncaypata.html

[ax]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/22/aguas-calientes.html

[ay]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/pisac-ruins.html

[az]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/machu-picchu.html

[ba]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/sacsayhuaman.html

[bb]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/kenko.html

[bc]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/puca-pucara.html

[bd]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/tambomachay.html

[be]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/el-mirador-de-santa-ana.html

[bf]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/cappuccino-cafe.html

[bg]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/plaza-de-armas-cusco.html

[bh]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/facade-of-church-of-la-compania.html

[bi]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/la-merced.html

[bj]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/cuesta-de-santa-ana.html

[bk]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/larcomar.html

[bl]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/barranco-flowers.html

[bm]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/yellow-balloons.html

[bn]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/miraflores-inca-market.html

[bo]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/iglesia-de-san-francisco.html

[bp]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/museo-de-la-nacion.html

[bq]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/lima-street-art.html

[br]

http://monochrome.sutic.nu/2012/01/21/hospedaje-san-antonio.html