DAILY PHOTO: Kálmán Széll Square in Budapest

Posted on May 24, 2013 by B Gourley

This was called Moscow Square at the time this was taken (late 1990’s, I believe), but is now called Kálmán Széll Square.

DAILY PHOTO: Of Huts and Mansion

Posted on May 23, 2013 by B Gourley

Taken October 2012

This was taken in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I don’t even remember what the big white building in the background was–some government building. What’s interesting is the teak leaf roofed huts in the foreground. This is the traditional roofing method for a number of the hill-tribe people in that area. We saw such roofs in both Karen and Hmong villages.

DAILY PHOTO: Hardened Aircraft Shelter

Posted on May 22, 2013 by B Gourley

Taken in 1988 when I was stationed at RAF Woodbridge.

Hardened Aircraft Shelters (HAS) are heavy-duty aircraft hangers designed to prevent the wholesale destruction of planes as witnessed in the movie Independence Day at Marine Station El Toro. However, I think the Soviets were considered a more urgent concern than aliens at this particular time. (Oh, how times change.) This particular HAS contained A-10 “Warthogs”– a slow ugly plane that was built around a Gatling gun and that we were about to scrap until we started getting into wars that showed that if one wasn’t fighting dogfights with the Soviets–but rather fighting ground troops and armor of militaries devoid of operational air forces, e.g. in Iraq or Serbia– the A-10 was pretty much the most useful combative plane in the inventory.

I guess there were plenty of sunny days like this, but somehow my memories of England only come when it’s raining.

DAILY PHOTO: Peruvian Fountain

Posted on May 21, 2013 by B Gourley

Taken in 2010

I took this in a village on the way to Colca Canyon to see the Condors.

DAILY PHOTO: San Ignacio Street Scene

Posted on May 20, 2013 by B Gourley

San Ignacio, Belize street scene; Taken 2007

San Ignacio is a quaint town in Belize near the border with Guatemala. It’s a popular hangout for travelers visiting Mayan sites or caves in western Belize. It’s also an easy place from which to visit Tikal (one of the most impressive Mayan sites, which is located in Guatemala.)