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.

While walking back to our hotel after a long day at Luzern, I noticed the sun was casting some great shadows and was a beautiful colour. The combination prompted me to snap quite a few shots in this light.

Just a few minutes earlier I had been swilling a large beer from a can while walking down the street — perfectly normal. We also passed a large group of homeless beggars outside a church or town hall.

This was our last day in Bern and pretty much the last photo I took in the country (other than some documentary shots). I like the colours, lines and shapes and the way they all intersect with one another.

Bern’s old town is a charming place. This is just across the river from the Bear Pit, within the original town.

I’m really glad we decided against going to Zurich and instead opted for Bern when making our Swiss travel arrangements. Unfortunately we missed out on seeing the Alps up close (our train traveled near them, but not too near).

Starting in Vienna I really picked up on using foreground objects to try and block out undesirables. You can just see the car here, though I could probably block it out in some post-processing should I desire.

I think the flowers are actually a little too out-of-focus here, but because of the way the colours are layered you can still tell what you are looking at.

Somewhere between Mount Gambier and Tantanoola, South Australia.

Early into our Adelaide road trip, I told Justine I wanted to stop roadside and get a photo of a rusty old windmill. Why, I wasn’t sure, but I set myself the task of shooting it nonetheless.

It took until the third day to get one with the right conditions of us driving, a windmill being present and the sunlight casting itself attractively over the scene.

I think this shot also fits well with the feel of our current story, which is another reason I chose to post it now.

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.

As we drove to Warrnambool on the first day of our Adelaide Road Trip, I spotted a quaint bridge right beside the building in this shot.

I pulled over the car at the first available opportunity and we took a short stroll back to the area I’d seen from the road. As we were walking toward the bridge I set down my camera and tripod, and snapped a few various shots.

As I did so, I noticed the boat house — at least that’s what I think it is — and started framing rural-style shots around it instead. Closer shots of the bridge and building weren’t to be, however, as the rain started falling incredibly heavily just moments after this. We ran back to the car, with me hiding the camera under my jumper but with a somewhat humourous tripod bouncing along from under my jumper.

After a moment’s rest we pulled back onto the road and the rain stopped. Typical.

I tried a few different angles and focus points for this one.  There are none that I’d call “perfect” because I wasn’t able to get closer.  But I do like this one with the reeds in the foreground; I think it makes the scene feel more “rural”.

Watching a plane fly overheard while standing on a bridge over the river Aar, Bern.

This is one of those shots that you think “got it!” just as you press the shutter. While we were crossing a bridge over the Aar river, I heard the plane, looked up and managed to compose exactly the shot I wanted with just enough time for the plane to be pretty much where I wanted it. It’s great when a plan comes together.

I didn’t think I’d process this shot in this way, but I really like the effect. The lamp has an old style to it, and the bricks are a bit crusty; the colouring I think works nicely too. The plane could be (but isn’t) a DC-8 or plane from a similar time.