DAILY PHOTO: Amantani Island Cairn

Taken in July of 2010 on Amantani Island in Lake Titicaca.

Taken in July of 2010 on Amantani Island in Lake Titicaca.

DAILY PHOTO: Corner in the Commercial District

Taken on March 14, 2015 in Bangalore

Taken on March 14, 2015 in Bangalore

DAILY PHOTO: Wesley Tamil Church

Taken on March 14, 2015 in Bangalore [Shivajinagar]

Taken on March 14, 2015 in Bangalore [Shivajinagar]

DAILY PHOTO: A Story in Expressions

Taken on March 14, 2015 at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bangalore

Taken on March 14, 2015 at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bangalore

There aren’t many activities in which one can capture an entire story in a single still photo as well as one can with Indian dance. There’s so much expressiveness in the form. There’s an entire art to the eyes, let alone fine control of the rest of the body.

DAILY PHOTO: Red Door in the Indo-Islamic Style

Taken on March 14, 2015 near Commercial Street in Bangalore

Taken on March 14, 2015 near Commercial Street in Bangalore

DAILY PHOTO: Bronze Tree Plaque

Taken in December of 2014 at the University of Pécs

Taken in December of 2014 at the University of Pécs

DAILY PHOTO: Red House with a Red Picket Fence

Taken in the summer of 2011 on Seurasaari Island, Finland

Taken in the summer of 2011 on Seurasaari Island, Finland

DAILY PHOTO: Tulum Beach & Sky

Taken in July of 2009 at Tulum, Mexico

Taken in July of 2009 at Tulum, Mexico

DAILY PHOTO: A Bus in the River

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest

IMG_2215Amphibious tour vehicles have been around for a while. However, most of the ones that I’ve seen are “Ducks”–the converted DUKW military amphibians. In Budapest this winter was the first time I’d seen one that looked like a run-of-the-mill tour bus–at least as it was tooling down the Danube. (Granted, most of my travel is in the developing world, so maybe these “buses” are old news throughout Europe and North America.)

 

DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Peruvians on a Floating Island

Taken in July of 2010 on Lake Titicaca

Taken in July of 2010 on Lake Titicaca

No, that’s not land. It’s an island made of reeds that’s floating on Lake Titicaca. It’s a pain in the butt to live there because of the long boat commute for school, shopping, errands, or work. However, there’s no property tax because, well… there’s no property.