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10 Photos from Around the World – Set 2

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 10 photos.

Ten random photos of mine from around the World with legends. More sets to come. Continue reading →

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Senegal and Gabon in Photos

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 24 photos.

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Random Photos – Set 1

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 10 photos.

10 random photos with legends – click on a photo to start the slide show. Check future random photo slide shows on this blog…

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Athens, Greece in Photos

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 22 photos.

I took some film photos of Athens in 1975 and I had a chance to go back in 2011 and took some more (digital) photos. Click on a photo to start the slide show.

More Galleries | Tagged Athens, Greece, Parthenon, Plaka, Travel, Zeus

My Father

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 19 photos.

My Family Roots My great grandfather, Mendel Markowicz, was born in Zdunska Wola, Poland, and died there at the age of 52. Mendel was married to Chana Goldberg, born in Kalisz, Poland (see my post on the Kalisz Statute) on … Continue reading →

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Russia in Photos

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 16 photos.

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Istanbul in Photos

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 40 photos.

Istanbul: Where East meets West… Continue reading →

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China in Photos

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 125 photos.

Click on a photo to enter the slideshow mode.

More Galleries | Tagged Beijing, Bund, China, Chine, iron, Kaifeng, Li, photo, pic, River, Shanghai, Terra cotta, tower, warriors, Xian | Leave a comment

July was a tough month…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 2 photos.

I was scheduled to visit my mom on July the 10th in Belgium, but I had to rush there on the 5th because she was brought to the hospital with a bad infection. The prognosis was not very good for … Continue reading →

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Japan, land of trains

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Bernard Markowicz

This gallery contains 23 photos.

2007 Japan is the land of trains and public transportation. Trains are frequent, on time and clean. It’s the only way to travel in Japan… (Hover over the images to see the captions)

More Galleries | Tagged bullet, cable car, express, Hakone, Japan, public, shikanzen, Tokyo, train, transport, transportation | Leave a comment