Just for fun, I rummaged through my travel pics and found these photos of elements of nature taken around the world (well, on 3 continents).
When we travel, we tend to mostly take pictures of architecture and famous landmarks. I do that a lot, but I also like to capture the natural environment of the place I’m in, whether it’s a city or the countryside.
Sometimes, depending on the local climate, the flora is similar to that of Montreal. Other times, it is different and exotic (to me). I’m also very bad at identifying types of plants and trees so if any of you can tell me what some of these are, I’d be really happy to learn!
Here are a few examples of images I’ve taken while wandering around:
North-America
This first image was taken in the far, exotic land called Hochelaga Maissonneuve 😉 (that’s in Montreal, the neighborhood where I used to live).
Flowers at Battery Park, New York City
Europe
The Villa Borghese park in Rome
Fallen leaves in Rome
A peaceful road in Père-Lachaise cemetary, Paris
The wild beauty of Ile Sainte-Marguerite, near Cannes in the South of France
A flowery field in beautiful Britanny, France
Buckingham palace, as seen across a pond in St-James Park, London, England
Flowers at the Barcelona municipal plant deposit (which is not open to the public but we ended up there when we got lost trying to find something else).
Asia
A Rose in Istanbul, Turkey (probably taken on the European side of Istanbul but I don’t remember so I decided to put it under Asia since most of the country is considered as being on that continent).
An art installation at Sapporo Art Park
Flower fields in Nakafurano, Farm Tomita, Hokkaido, Japan
Tree roots at Iwatayama Monkey park, Kyoto, Japan
Kinkakuji temple, Kyoto, Japan
Flowers in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Japan
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Awesome set of picture. I especially appreciate those from Japan, as it is some place that the more I learn about, the more I am mystified by its culture and all we can set our eyes on. For me, your pictures express a part of that, and so thank you for sharing them. I hope you enjoyed your stay there and in all the other marvellous places in the world that you reveal here.
Thanks! Japan really captivated me and I think some days my head is still over there, even though I’ve been back here in Montreal since September. (Then again, some days my head is in France or Turkey too). It’s an incredible place to visit. The beautiful yet (at times) terrifying natural environment, along with the history and the strong and complex culture are so fascinating that I understand why some people get so obsessed by it!