More roast duck noodle soup off of Yaowarat Road, in the heart of Bangkok's Chinatown.

An art installation being constructed at the Marina in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Somewhere in area Les Abbesses at the bottom of the hill in Montmartre, Paris, France.

Part of a very large scale model for the exhibit The Great Train Story at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois, USA

At Assi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Taking a short smoke break from rehearsal before the Carnaval Parade in San Francisco, CA USA.

At a large and bustling intersection in Old Delhi, Delhi, India

Agra Fort in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty till 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. The Agra fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled city.

Prasat Beng Mealea is a Khmer temple in the Angkor Wat period, located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan.

It was built as a Hindu temple, but there are some carvings depicting buddhist motifs. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards with many of its stones lying in great heaps. Because of this, Beng Mealea looks and feels like an Indiana Jones movie.

The history of the temple is unknown and it can be dated only by its architectural style, identical to Angkor Wat, so scholars assumed it was built around the same time, in the early 12th century. It was the center of a town, surrounded by a large moat.

Mudbrick houses of Yuncaypata, a small community in the highlands above Cusco, Peru.

Mehrangarh or Mehran Fort, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is one of the largest forts in India. Built in around 1460, the fort is situated 410 feet above the city and is enclosed by imposing thick walls. Inside its boundaries there are several palaces known for their intricate carvings and expansive courtyards. This courtyard is part of the Harem.

This plaza looks on to one of a cluster of 5 early-1800s palaces, also known as Patwon Ki Haveli, now a museum featuring intricate sandstone carvings as architectural details and decoration on the buildings.

Bagan, Myanmar. Some of the remaining architectural details on the Dhammayazika Pagoda Temple which lies in the eastern part of the Bagan plain, and was completed in 1198. Despite its massive size, it took only two years to build and consumed an estimated 6 million bricks. It’s one of the larger and significant temples in Old Bagan but was deserted until the 1990s when it was restored.

By afternoon, all the chicken in the rotissery has been sold out. Montmatre, Paris, France

Getting a shave in Old Delhi, Delhi, India

Between temple hopping in Mrauk-U, we had lunch at a street food stall at the foot of one of the bigger temples. We joined a Burmese family, local tourists who came to this remote village to see the temples of their heritage. Rakhine State, Myanmar

He does what he loves at the Charles de Gaulle Metro Station, Paris, France.

Another detail of the boat that took us on an 8-hour ride along the Kaladan tributaries from Sittwe to Mrauk-U village, Rakhine State, Myanmar.

Moving slowly with other boats out of the harbor in Sittwe towards Mrauk-U, Myanmar. The trip would take 8 hours but it was a thrilling adventure.

Chicago seen from within the Pritzker Pavilion in the Millennium Park.

The 2-lane, no shoulder Highway 1 that rings around the perimeter of the island country. This view is from the Hverir Geothermal Area.

Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan.

Hanging out in the alleyways of Old Delhi, Delhi, India

Notre Dame de Paris from before the fire.

Gargoyles were added around the year 1240, about 80 years after construction started. I hope they escaped the fire of 2019. They were the rain spouts of the cathedral, designed to divide the torrent of water which poured from the roof after rain, and to project it outwards as far as possible from the buttresses and the walls and windows where it might erode the mortar binding the stone. To produce many thin streams rather than a torrent of water, a large number of gargoyles were used, so they were also designed to be a decorative element of the architecture. The rainwater ran from the roof into lead gutters, then down channels on the flying buttresses, then along a channel cut in the back of the gargoyle and out of the mouth away from the cathedral.

Finding a bubble floating in one of my birdbaths can send me soaring on a flight of imagination. The bigger the bubble the grander the fantasy. The shapeshifting, glassy surface feeds me alluring, blurry images of unknown planets and galaxies. Before I know it, I'm in, travelling on an amazing journey into brand new worlds.

It's only the jarring sight of my reflection on the mirrored dome that snaps me back to earth.

Good thing, or I might stay in Bubble Land forever.

"Childhood lasts all through life."

At a bus stop in San Francisco, CA, USA.

Traffic was practically at a standstill on the main corridor of Old Delhi, Delhi, India.

For this week's Macro Mondays challenge "Paper art" I looked on line and found this paper shapeshifting project so I got my grandson to help in making it. It measures 4" across so I included a full picture so you can see what it looks like. I also included a link to t he video showing how to make it and how it works.

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Rice fields along the Kaladan river tributaries, somewhere between Sittwe and Mrauk-U, Rakhine State. Myanmar.

On the steps outside the cathedral right after Sunday mass in Cusco, Peru.

The cemetery in Puerto Ayora on Isla Santa Cruz, The Galapagos.

Best friends grab a bite to eat before returning home to do homework in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

From a hike above Cusco near Yuncaypata, a small community in the Peruvian highlands at around altitude 12,475 ft.

Jaisalmer, the golden city of Rajasthan, India.

Bagan, Myanmar. The Dhammayazika Pagoda Temple was completed in 1198. Despite its massive size, it took only two years to build and consumed an estimated 6 million bricks.

Bagan lies in the middle of the "dry zone" of Burma. Unlike the coastal regions of the country, which receive plentiful rain from the annual monsoons, the dry zone gets little precipitation as it is sheltered from the rain by the Rakhine Yoma mountain range in the west. While we were there though, it rained almost continuously for 2 days.

In Old Delhi, Delhi, India.

This pilgrim cannot wait to get in the holy water of the River Ganges. When it's this early, you get a lot of space. This is looking south towards Assi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The Paris Opera is the primary opera company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra, and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the Académie Royale de Musique, but continued to be known more simply as the Opéra.

The East Mebon is a 10th Century temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It stands on what was an artificial island at the center of the now dry East Baray reservoir. The temple was only accessible by boat. The level where the grass is now was all filled with water up to that first platform, about 15 feet high. The columns in the foreground and to the right supported landings where visitors docked their boats.

The sculpture at the East Mebon is varied and exceptional, including two-meter-high free-standing stone elephants at corners of the first and second tiers.

Looking down at the alleys in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Outside the Paris Opera House, Paris, France

Near Lalita Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Outside the Central Market, Cusco, Peru.

On the country road highway. Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.

Over 1444 marble pillars, carved in gorgeous detail, support this renowned Jain temple in Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India. Each pillar is uniquely designed and carved so no two pillars are the same. It is also said that it is impossible to count the pillars.

The naga is a deity or class of entities or beings taking the form of a great snake - specifically the King Cobra. A gem in any museum in the world, this naga was just lurking among the stone ruins at Beng Mealea, a temple in the Angkor Wat style located 77 km from Siem Reap, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay.

For years Beng Mealea was difficult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of Koh Ker passes Beng Mealea so more visitors are coming to the site.

Just outside Yuncaypata, a small community in the Peruvian highlands at around altitude 12,475 ft.

A good date is when you are oblivious even as a bunch of people with horn instruments are walking down the street in their underwear.

The Marais, Paris, France.

It's a bustling situation when a few streets and alleys converge. Varanasi, Uttar Predesh, India.

At the Jain Temple Complex in Lodurva, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.