At least I think it is La Saone, it’s hard to tell just from Google Maps.

Lyon is around two thirds from the top of France (with Paris being one third from the top), so a great place to stop. It’s famous for being a centre of great food as well as (and I only just found this on Wikipedia now) being the home of Interpol.

The three French cities we visited are, ironically, the three largest. Our stay in Lyon was short, but it was quite a lovely place.

Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), one of the two covered bridges in Luzern, Switzerland. Behind is the large Wasserturm (Water Tower).

This is a ten-image stitch. I must have taken dozens of photos of this bridge and a similar (but older one, which is “behind” you from where this was taken) bridge but you can hardly blame me when it’s such a picturesque view. In fact, it’s supposely the most photographed monument in the country, which is hard to believe given some of the other things around Luzern, let alone Switzerland.

What I like about this bridge is that even though the style old the style of construction (see the concrete pillars) is new. This is because of a fire which destroyed quite a bit of the bridge. All the builders cared about was making it feel like the old bridge; they don’t care if it’s exactly the same — it’s the feel that’s important.

Luzern has such a nice feel about it too; it feels like the air is clean (the water most certainly is), the place feels small even though it’s large enough to be considered a city and there is a definite country feel about the place even though it’s definitely quite urban.

And that doesn’t even take into consideration the huge lake and massive mountains surrounding the place.

Venice’s Grand Canal, looking out from the Rialto Bridge. Taken just after a massive downpour, though it was still raining slightly as I took these shots.

As we walked down the bridge (to the right-hand side of frame) we were surprised to see how quickly and how much the streets were flooded. People were eating meals in restaurants, while lifting their feet into the air. Waiters had donned galoshes and were continuing to go about their every day business.

The number of people you have to fight at the top of the Rialto bridge just to get a photo is insane. I had to lean quite far over the edge of the bridge just to make sure I didn’t get anyone else’s arms or other protruding objects into my photos.

Westgate Bridge, from the shores of Port Melbourne.

I both like this shot and don’t quite like this shot. I like the angle, the way the shot is broken up into 3 or 4 distinct sections. But there’s just something about it that could be much better. Don’t really know what I’m missing.