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Day 2: Kicked Out Outside the museum when someone was kind enough to take our picture. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/13/day-3-burn-it-down monthly 0.5 2016-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1465863848275-HCRLW2YGHAALJFRG9NDM/image.jpg The Trip - Day 3: Burn it Down We will never forget you Iskanders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1465856207084-ADODO6LLNJSTRZPG9IIM/image.jpg The Trip - Day 3: Burn it Down Finally proof of what I've known all a long. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/11/day-1-abra-kebabra monthly 0.5 2016-06-15 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/10/a-day-of-travel monthly 0.5 2016-06-12 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/15/day-5-inis-oirr-the-cliffs-of-moher monthly 0.5 2016-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466034677436-4TG2BO2QLLMQW9DN1NPV/image.jpg The Trip - Day 5: Inis Oirr & The Cliffs of Moher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466037266487-4INWPHXPVX6W78EL827I/image.jpg The Trip - 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Day 7: The Colosseum & The Roman Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466194692777-HB0OTH3QOVBUG0ILM6C1/image.jpg The Trip - Day 7: The Colosseum & The Roman Forum The water in this fountain would just drip down the plants into the water, as if the water was coming from the plants themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466194741908-4VK31NLZ5EQ8HTOLROLJ/image.jpg The Trip - Day 7: The Colosseum & The Roman Forum So many comparisons come to mind; good and evil, heaven and hell. It's the kind of metaphor that a writer like myself dreams about finding in the real world. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/16/day-6-traveling-to-rome monthly 0.5 2016-06-16 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/19/day-9-the-consequences-of-bad-planning monthly 0.5 2016-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466363691073-XW7HSOER2LOUFY0KO6PB/image.jpg The Trip - Day 9: The Consequences of Bad Planning Something about Roman sunsets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466364858926-C88CSNT6R43YRQJUO6E8/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 9: The Consequences of Bad Planning Panoramic view of St. Peter's Square. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/21/day-11-success-in-the-final-hour monthly 0.5 2016-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466539337588-D4QQQHSH16QA2YIIT3PA/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 11: Success in the Final Hour One last Colosseum photo. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/23/day-13 monthly 0.5 2016-06-23 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/22/day-12-flirting-with-disaster monthly 0.5 2016-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466632092059-3QII8NJ32DTOMRZM4QIH/image.jpg The Trip - Day 12: Flirting with Disaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466631865438-AKCO00N4TBZC3E4BYJZL/image.jpg The Trip - Day 12: Flirting with Disaster Ignore the window reflection. I worked with what I had.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466632269188-81QMBC0EKNFGPGJ2TAMP/image.jpg The Trip - Day 12: Flirting with Disaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1466632372258-AM2QXC1B7EDDWAW8VLTI/image.jpg The Trip - Day 12: Flirting with Disaster http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/24/day-14-a-vacation-from-my-vacation monthly 0.5 2016-06-24 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/26/day-16-mostly-dry-seating monthly 0.5 2016-06-26 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/27/day-17-surfing-in-munich monthly 0.5 2016-06-27 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/25/day-15-chased-by-thunderstorms monthly 0.5 2016-06-25 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/28/day-18-castles-sausages monthly 0.5 2018-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467161647317-JXEMOI7S12E8U5XVWG10/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 18: Castles & Sausages Ludwig's castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467161688955-ASA5B2HT2U1XTK1WKE7K/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 18: Castles & Sausages Possibly my favorite view so far. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/2/day-22-another-castle monthly 0.5 2016-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496489880-U971BJ7FHUD93D6CJE1R/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496786626-EP8RIDSVYNGNJ6RJF2P4/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle The bed is suspended above the room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496468568-XPBZ838557HEIITT3E0M/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496529058-KMIUX0JPWSEY65DX6SU2/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496750740-W6ANO07BRAPCYVLQB0DX/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle View from outside the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496439589-XJE766XH4RJP6ECWJ2RD/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496767314-3GK8Y1HVI1JREESRUKM3/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle Ladder up to the bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467496803782-37ESWYRS0D0B9U6LKJZT/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 22: Another Castle The bed, with lamp and small shelf. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/4/day-24-taking-it-easy monthly 0.5 2016-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670227608-WT1EEJKULSW7Q83I0A49/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670360337-97V60BMHXEJZM26G1WED/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy My favorite monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670553093-WCQBCLBSAX3O4GLLIVEH/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy A tiny tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670507414-Q1V570GU7W8GSX66WYWC/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy The rooftop pool of the Grand Ferdinand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670276040-R1T07FOHW3UCHRK4FJ6U/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670420285-BDE794QU5A707JD157K7/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy A very cool, very functional clock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670389172-9R1Q5QD14ANZ7JKL64K4/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy A tree hanging over the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467670467222-0AB7PH5Z1H3G72B4RF83/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 24: Taking it Easy I'm a big fern fan. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/29/day-19-arrival-in-prague monthly 0.5 2016-06-30 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/1/day-21-the-charles-bridge monthly 0.5 2016-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467408792735-PQKVM61TAPPJVEDMECT4/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 21: The Charles Bridge Behold! The villain of your nightmares for the next few nights. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/3/day-23-the-grand-ferdinand monthly 0.5 2016-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467575384018-7RAE3DB950KVQBEOLQHH/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 23: The Grand Ferdinand Just look how fancy this mirror is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467575460887-QR4GDVAACB44JPPKO2OE/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 23: The Grand Ferdinand The shower is fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467575425542-YS7KVA9VB3XEN1R3K7C9/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 23: The Grand Ferdinand Is that redwood? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467575476907-YD6AHBMZL87DDO6DOQ6F/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 23: The Grand Ferdinand There are three sinks! http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/6/30/day-20-przewalskis-horse monthly 0.5 2016-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467324098798-RALQZBDN0T3CIE11U5N7/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 20: Przewalski's Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467325053645-6AUBEI2Q66G3AZ1ZAASG/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 20: Przewalski's Horse My very inspired painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467324038385-L8YF8E34IOHEB929IBPE/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 20: Przewalski's Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467324155181-FVNBF3EPD7NZM9SENZ9Y/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 20: Przewalski's Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467323980796-FPW26T6QMD7JRHNM7205/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 20: Przewalski's Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467325029639-VOC61Z6R62EM12FWZHFX/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 20: Przewalski's Horse The wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467325147015-SXWTUNV8V1MFH0DD8E1J/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 20: Przewalski's Horse Bonus sunset photo from walking back to the apartment. A lot of people were at the park for sunset. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/5/day-25-mr-bean-goes-to-the-zoo monthly 0.5 2016-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467759836835-RLRAAC8C5879S1E87NCQ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 25: Mr. Bean Goes to the Zoo It wobbled a little with each step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467759865975-A8S7M1MSBI91N9SN32PU/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 25: Mr. Bean Goes to the Zoo Vienna view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467759736266-THMY7TQ5YSYVCYDDL9QQ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 25: Mr. Bean Goes to the Zoo Panoramic shot of the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467759767280-AQ7YJP9Q056QYIY2R5LS/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 25: Mr. Bean Goes to the Zoo Close up. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/6/day-26-st-stephens-cathedral monthly 0.5 2016-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467837547824-OW0PLH3391V8MZ7J6XDO/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 26: St. Stephen's Cathedral The front of St. Stephen's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467837591230-D8H7IQM9DDG0YV01PTSY/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 26: St. Stephen's Cathedral The side of St. Stephen's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467837794517-MXI26NWUZNN1P6GO87TZ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 26: St. Stephen's Cathedral The dome caught my attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467837737155-C9WMCU7Y2DMD67NZXOQG/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 26: St. Stephen's Cathedral The tower I climbed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1467837614070-KHCMEZQNJ70EMIMEEGA4/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 26: St. Stephen's Cathedral Inside St. Stephen's. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/8/day-28-gellert-hill monthly 0.5 2016-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468013879630-OOF71NDUZZ8P5SRMRTNG/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 28: Gellert Hill One of the Chain Bridge's four lions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468013782425-EYLVPTR56IHLTAJEB0I8/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 28: Gellert Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468013924667-KJ61GMN0GAL0Q9SGW2JG/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 28: Gellert Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468014019843-BK3PQG3QWQ2JDZ0BAIGV/image-asset.gif The Trip - Day 28: Gellert Hill P.S. I can't be the only one that also thought of this. Anyone else from my generation reading? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468013813296-YHM1JFA25HTNVQH212B1/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 28: Gellert Hill I took a panoramic shot from inside the semi-circle, so it came out in a strange way, but I like it. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/7/day-27-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-europe monthly 0.5 2016-07-07 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/9/day-29-the-perfect-metaphor monthly 0.5 2016-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468096339687-YVXKUCG5M2TQEGIUB8AA/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 29: The Perfect Metaphor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468095738247-JZ7PK7AVE3O2Q6TZ7VDJ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 29: The Perfect Metaphor You can see the antler son the horse on the left. This was the only one to have antlers. They must have some kind of significance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468095767406-U608JS41WHGL20IPBOKH/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 29: The Perfect Metaphor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468095811912-Q61DPREFVJRYXEKTF1WX/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 29: The Perfect Metaphor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468095714643-U2JHYK91DTMPNZ844PYE/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 29: The Perfect Metaphor http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/12/day-3132-a-long-jump-across-the-world monthly 0.5 2016-07-12 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/13/day-33-a-life-changing-experience monthly 0.5 2016-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468418490395-VVD09ZPOOG8ZQ33U09Y4/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience The fish weren't this crowded, they had just gathered in this part of the pond for some reason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468418867072-GSRSFGPGQH460ULXGVGO/skytree+view+1.jpg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468418427337-B2DHEVYRFIMK0UR435IN/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468418898815-SGV1WBFZC77M2A40U95L/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468420804628-4EPLHKKQGPOOP882K7RQ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience Even paper goldfish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468420440785-6LAZFE8G8UEJGYBD02GP/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468419498313-DT9UMAO63VWNE6QNNRLV/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience The Skytree during the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468419796222-34YTOT0FQPNZ0DZOZ8Q0/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468420472819-KEEZ999X1TQLW6LDOMMH/fish+scales.jpg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468419526585-D0IDEZCH7ITON82TBOZP/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience The Skytree at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468420501392-VK4PU3L1BJGFSL3JF1DJ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468418928775-7SWNBR3Q4N6B4VD7PWGH/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience Cool thing about these photos; if you were to overlap them next to each other, you could get one big photo of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468418397557-GW6E6R1375KAKFG6RAGR/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 33: A Life Changing Experience http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/10/day-30-one-month-gone monthly 0.5 2016-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468180585471-DFMA0TOHV30NOORLGO6X/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 30: One Month Gone It seems like this girl is hanging from the tree. I don't know why it's there but I like it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468180557165-MH87X52AJLHI75EUK8KN/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 30: One Month Gone Who needs a spa? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468180796343-FLTDMUR7HFCDN00EZB91/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 30: One Month Gone It's kinda tough to see, but here's the centaur, holding up the baby merman. Merbaby? http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/14/day-34-caught-in-the-rain monthly 0.5 2016-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468497973219-VM04SY3125123W95HLW9/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 34: Caught in the Rain Below that green, there is a pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468498025304-R5W86L4L37J4N5H6SADV/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 34: Caught in the Rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468497466473-YFOWMKZLAEYE1V1678XB/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 34: Caught in the Rain On a clearer day, I would have been able to see Mt. Fuji right on the horizon. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/15/day-35-a-special-day monthly 0.5 2016-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468587106713-TX7SKMNFC938QXV1P6KX/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 35: A Special Day Shinjuku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468586880749-ANM0OQHK063I4QOPI671/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 35: A Special Day A wonderful city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468587067841-BD9DPEA1II2AQGF2VLUJ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 35: A Special Day My hostel is the building with the red sign on the left. Also notice the Skytree in the background. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/16/day-36-the-furthest-south-ive-ever-been monthly 0.5 2016-07-16 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/19/day-39-trouble-focusing monthly 0.5 2016-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468924653299-XQNVH8T6N9YXSWY8XHY4/image.jpg The Trip - Day 39: Trouble Focusing Post-shave. Looking like a baby. I can't win. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468924715822-YWARJXVCDL7DDP0PJWNG/image.jpg The Trip - Day 39: Trouble Focusing Pre-shave. Looking like a hobo. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/18/day-38-the-sydney-opera-house monthly 0.5 2016-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468852680638-KZ5L2LMU4V7JC5KX791O/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 38: The Sydney Opera House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468852944989-WOGPNK5OBFIQA3I1CNOG/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 38: The Sydney Opera House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1468852114175-5ZDALRWZ86UM45RNVS6L/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 38: The Sydney Opera House http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/17/day-37-the-jolly-swagman monthly 0.5 2016-07-17 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/20/day-40-tree-kangaroos monthly 0.5 2016-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469014414310-CT47NMQI2QG5XM47UCPK/image.jpg The Trip - Day 40: Tree Kangaroos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469014532712-UOQS0OULFYAU2VQ0L6SI/image.jpg The Trip - Day 40: Tree Kangaroos One last opera house shot.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469014454852-159XGT32SCVNT778MH23/image.jpg The Trip - Day 40: Tree Kangaroos http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/25/day-45-greymouth monthly 0.5 2016-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469439745865-AVTDLAZCEFTPLOO29KVI/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 45: Greymouth I know those aren't blue skies, but if I turned the camera 180 degrees you would see blue skies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469439849477-D9JLH0IQWJKXD12L1DHW/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 45: Greymouth On the left are penguins living in Antarctica, and on the right penguins backpacking in New Zealand. On the bottom you can see my laptop open to a draft of this post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469439800640-KPWGQAA38A5LSD08LIIL/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 45: Greymouth What do you think it spells? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469439926848-1XX8Y3AWA3GVKPYPNPE1/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 45: Greymouth I wasn't ready to spend the rest of the day with wet feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469439993947-XEM34ZTJ9R90RIBE6T8I/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 45: Greymouth Also a nice view of the estuary. Greymouth is the town on the right in the background, I think the town of Nelson is on the left, but don't quote me on that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469440090106-NM06V96PM9RZ732COPH3/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 45: Greymouth The water was great, from a distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469440204338-Q9WQP7ECKMGKRZUJ4R8M/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 45: Greymouth I was not ready for this. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/21/day-41-winter-in-july monthly 0.5 2016-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469090737920-GHYPQNDCEL8UKY0MZ6PA/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 41: Winter in July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469090567951-JN0BWIAS2FD1IKIJ8SAT/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 41: Winter in July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469090889673-K3IMSHR05GM7CGJM3TYO/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 41: Winter in July http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/22/day-42-making-the-best-of-a-mistake monthly 0.5 2016-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469183905828-QT3SCR9XN2HGXA98URM3/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 42: Making the Best of an Unfortunate Situation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469184372751-THKHFYFGQ6PFMF6OTPCH/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 42: Making the Best of an Unfortunate Situation The faint path on the right is the one I walked on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469183868742-8NGN6VJ3BK4LR16PNM1F/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 42: Making the Best of an Unfortunate Situation http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/24/day-44-franz-josef-glacier monthly 0.5 2016-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469358701175-JI5Q7TDFW2PK8Z18D30X/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 44: Franz Josef Glacier The scenery is distracting, but at times you really do have to watch where you step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469358259312-3D0JTXYYY8TVHQA4B6R8/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 44: Franz Josef Glacier The small river I had to hop across. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469356481757-WS5IUKLLVL0MNVOPM989/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 44: Franz Josef Glacier The glacial valley with meltwater running through it. Once upon a time this whole area was covered by the Franz Josef Glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469356127217-7N376Q1J6YN1R94ET9AZ/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 44: Franz Josef Glacier So many fantastic waterfalls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469356850425-4JZ635MNRNAPPO7V71U4/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 44: Franz Josef Glacier The glacier. It's more magnificent in person, and tough to get the scale of it with the fog. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/23/day-43-through-the-rainforest monthly 0.5 2016-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469268443864-Q7Q76KJS2SISWKZFCLM2/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 43: Through the Rainforest Also all the water around here is extremely clear, as you can see in the river. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/26/day-47-the-kiwi-rail monthly 0.5 2016-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469524124559-UG2ESJ50OGPGK4XDAZFA/image.jpg The Trip - Day 46: The Kiwi Rail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469524058824-JZEUOQEZ9TOD4YZ9O2J5/image.jpg The Trip - Day 46: The Kiwi Rail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469523740461-K10VG38T6DQZE8TT0Q8C/image.jpg The Trip - Day 46: The Kiwi Rail Speaking of better visuals...  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469523840059-PAHF4O9DZGWVY32ACMQI/image.jpg The Trip - Day 46: The Kiwi Rail The snow covered train station in the mountains.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469523936374-QJ5SC82ZGK5JUVY16NO9/image.jpg The Trip - Day 46: The Kiwi Rail The window from the viewing car, to give you a better visual.  http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/29/day-49-a-mid-winter-beach-trip monthly 0.5 2016-07-29 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/28/day-48-accidental-self-reflection monthly 0.5 2016-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469697485277-7X2RYROQWMCR494B0WNZ/image.jpg The Trip - Day 48: Accidental Self-Reflection The strangest roots I've ever seen.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469697791430-XBMGESNFAE2X1THL90A9/image.jpg The Trip - Day 48: Accidental Self-Reflection Prince's Wharf on the left.  The big buildings that kinda look like cruise ships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469697686291-61AXR0R8WRZKZ5OCWC0R/image.jpg The Trip - Day 48: Accidental Self-Reflection From the end of Prince's Wharf.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469697596623-UCMP719PW382ZG2GQ3LR/image.jpg The Trip - Day 48: Accidental Self-Reflection The branchs actually stretch over the walkway so you have to duck under them to get by.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469697378702-FDX12N5W3Y3PGFE91UJJ/image.jpg The Trip - Day 48: Accidental Self-Reflection Like a maze of branches.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469697736341-6CKWN8LXHGA198K4AJ65/image.jpg The Trip - Day 48: Accidental Self-Reflection Also from the end of Prince's Wharf. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/27/day-47-auckland monthly 0.5 2016-07-27 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/30/day-50-cathedral-cove monthly 0.5 2016-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469943885995-5P5UFXG885591RWU8LWC/image.jpg The Trip - Day 50: Cathedral Cove I didn't want to walk right up to the strangers digging holes and take pictures of them, but here's Hot Water Beach from a slight distance.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469944117416-BW2J0F9HI8QEA5PA29DS/image.jpg The Trip - Day 50: Cathedral Cove Turn from the water and there's still great rocks and trees to look at.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469944020074-N36SD2OXMJPK1WNO9X14/image.jpg The Trip - Day 50: Cathedral Cove It's not just about digging holes.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469944290589-KL8LYDDOVJR6978T3GIM/image.jpg The Trip - Day 50: Cathedral Cove Made the bike ride worth it.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1469944406177-A515PWXMJVZ1JUKHQBGY/image.jpg The Trip - Day 50: Cathedral Cove The Cathedral.  http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/7/31/day-51-nobody-warned-me-about-the-smell monthly 0.5 2016-07-31 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/3/day-54-galaxies-on-the-ceiling monthly 0.5 2016-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470221277464-CFQ5O9KNMAFFV7PMNUNU/image.jpg The Trip - Day 54: Galaxies on the Ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470221476940-PW8I7WBLAQMAOGT8ZGPD/image.jpg The Trip - Day 54: Galaxies on the Ceiling Also the cave entrance building had a very cool design so I had to take a photo.  http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/2/day-53-hitchhiking-with-a-japanese-family monthly 0.5 2016-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470114582996-O7JDOZ4ZW22AGCH0OOPI/image.jpg The Trip - Day 53: Hitchhiking with a Japanese Family http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/1/day-52-hobbiton monthly 0.5 2018-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470047302155-SNK8JKS3X8ILJPWI9TP1/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton And even a honey stand where the beekeeper makes his money.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470047101222-JYEL073S06VWAB1B3OOM/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470047497173-BUQ61TKQNMA7L2OLTEXX/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470047412398-1DQ4N6K1SIPOS7P7B8KM/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton Here's a few of my favorites. My absolute favorite though is the thumbnail.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470047188069-2OT8N7DBZH4M646LQJF7/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton The beekeeper's house. The bee hive on the left and honeycomb on the right. There were also several other hives around the house.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470046770824-GNKEKOE1ZYMSQS46EC1O/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton The Devil's Ink Pots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470046998719-J3CMFALGNHM1AAVGYFQM/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton The Champagne Pool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470046580166-AMKDPFITKQNAXS88M68G/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton His muddah was a muddah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470048058757-G4PYQNAJJL9CKSQRY72G/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470047584907-LZK9YF3LUQ2N6JXOVB81/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470046668425-HJORCAGH1IY69RWRCFS4/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton I guess it should be called the sprinkle zone.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470047756365-IQ0N6Y0LG9PK1Y3G03AH/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470046928167-6BDR8LBNZ4C7TL1QZE5P/image.jpg The Trip - Day 52: Hobbiton The Devil's Bath http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/8/day-58-meet-toomgis monthly 0.5 2016-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470642489531-NJWC803BG5CH9XUGB2K7/image-asset.jpeg The Trip - Day 58: Meet Toomgis It's always been Toomgis. http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/4/day-55-cleaning-my-shoes monthly 0.5 2016-08-06 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/6/day-56-the-closest-ive-come-to-time-travel monthly 0.5 2016-08-06 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/7/day-57-a-day-of-victories monthly 0.5 2016-08-07 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/10/day-60-two-months-gone monthly 0.5 2016-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470844614594-YPDQKJ4QYNZ9YL3S2ZYW/image.jpg The Trip - Day 60: Two Months Gone Another panorama from my point of view.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573f43d6cf80a12cb1592e72/1470844563551-A9QM02R5LANHD12BUNRI/image.jpg The Trip - Day 60: Two Months Gone http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/11/day-61-the-last-day monthly 0.5 2016-10-07 http://www.mattgoesexploring.com/thetrip/2016/8/9/day-59-back-to-exploring monthly 0.5 2016-08-09