Category: Photos du Jour (Photo of the Day)

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  Photo du Jour: Coffee Crybaby – Oberammergau, Germany

  An image of a grumpy baby adorns the wall of a bakery in Oberammergau, Germany, enticing customers with the establishment’s promise of a tasty cup of joe. The poster reads: “Still tired? Here, you’ll find really good coffee.”

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  Photo du Jour: Saved by a Superhero in San Francisco

  During a recent jaunt to San Francisco, we were attempting to cross the street when a hurried driver came rushing into the crosswalk. In a scene out of a comic book, our hero stopped traffic — much to the chagrin of the motorist. :)

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  Photo du Jour: The Golden Lane – Sparks, Nevada

  “The golden age is before us, not behind us.” William Shakespeare A sidewalk snakes its way through a field near a residential area in Sparks, Nevada.

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  Photo du Jour: Into the Wild Blue Yonder – Ulu Watu Temple, Bali

  Perched on a column near Bali’s sacred 11th-century Ulu Watu Temple, a wild Balinese Macaque gazes out over the Indian Ocean. This critter’s serene stance could be misleading, however, given the mischievous nature of many of these monkeys on Uluwatu’s scenic grounds.

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  Photo du Jour: A Solar Corona and Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower

  Ce qui se passe à Vegas, reste à Vegas… Or perhaps, for French readers out there, Une indiscretion à Vegas reste un secret à Vegas. :) During our visit to ‘Sin City’ while criss-crossing the continent earlier this summer, the Eiffel Tower – the symbol of the Old World ‘City of Lights’ – looked as though…

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  Photo du Jour: The Emerald “Umbrellas” of a California Redwood Forest

  “For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” Martin Luther