The beacon light at Plaza Island.

Cruise ship DELFIN II in the Galapagos. Sea lions in the foreground.

Eco-tourists with carmera s and packs debarking from skiff from cruise ship on boulder breakwater.

Eco-tourists with carmera s and packs debarking from skiff from cruise ship on boulder breakwater.

Red Sea sunset.

Ben Mieremet riding a camel.

Plastic litter finds its way into the Gulf of Aqaba and lines a cobble beach.

The temple at Angkor Wat

The temple at Angkor Wat

The temple at Angkor Wat

Mount Teide on Tenerife from above the tree line.

Volcanic terrain high on the Tenerife caldera.

Volcanic terrain high on the Tenerife caldera.

Volcanic terrain high on the Tenerife caldera.

Volcanic terrain high on the Tenerife caldera.

Volcanic terrain high on the Tenerife caldera.

Desert flora living above the tree line on Tenerife.

Views of Antwerp.

Views of Antwerp.

Views of Antwerp.

Views of Antwerp.

A fountain in Genoa.

A narrow street in Genoa.

Stairs and doorway with coat of arms in Genoa.

Battlements of an early castle in Genoa.

The lighthouse at Genoa, rebuilt in the mid-1500's. An earlier light at the same site was tended by an uncle of Christopher Columbus in the mid-1400's. The light is 76 meters above the water.

A renaissance era vessel at Genoa at the quay at Genoa.

Gilded figurehead of a renaissance era vessel at the quay at Genoa.

Gilded figurehead of a renaissance era vessel at the quay at Genoa.

Along the northwest coast of Italy.

Along the northwest coast of Italy.

Along the northwest coast of Italy.

The mosque at Point Europa on Gibraltar.

The Europa Point Lighthouse at Gibraltar.

The Europa Point Lighthouse at Gibraltar.

The road to the Rock of Gibraltar. The rock is shrouded in clouds and fog.

The Europa Point Lighthouse at Gibraltar.

The road to the Rock of Gibraltar.

The Europa Point Lighthouse at Gibraltar.

The mosque at Point Europa on Gibraltar.

The concert hall at St. Michael's Cave.

The concert hall at St. Michael's Cave.

The concert hall at St. Michael's Cave.

The concert hall at St. Michael's Cave.

The Barbary Apes - really tail-less monkeys known as Barbary Macaques. About 160 of these live on Gibraltar. (Macaca sylvanus L.)

The Barbary Apes - really tail-less monkeys known as Barbary Macaques. About 160 of these live on Gibraltar. (Macaca sylvanus L.)

The Barbary Apes - really tail-less monkeys known as Barbary Macaques. About 160 of these live on Gibraltar. (Macaca sylvanus L.)

The Barbary Apes - really tail-less monkeys known as Barbary Macaques. About 160 of these live on Gibraltar. (Macaca sylvanus L.)

The Barbary Apes - really tail-less monkeys known as Barbary Macaques. About 160 of these live on Gibraltar. (Macaca sylvanus L.) Tourists like to pose with these (but not too close!)

Apparently a fountain of some sort. The date 1776 probably commemorates the beginning of the Spanish siege of Gibraltar that lasted from 1776 to 1783.