Just got up and reviewing e-mail. Many thanks for those responding.

achesley, I don't think I've seen you before. Thank you very much!

dpullum, I think you are new to me, too. I appreciate your comment!

Architect, thanks for the smiley!

Irvingite, thank you for the 2 thumbs up!

yssirk, thank you for the 3 thumbs up!

Longshadow, you're welcome. I like to share.

jaymatt, nice to see you. Thanks! I'm glad you liked them.

CPO, Thank you very much! I think it stayed in the kayak.

DougS, thanks for the nice comment! It is an interesting place.

Dalek, thanks for coming and the 3 thumbs up!

Hi, jederick! You're welcome. I'm surprised you didn't know about it, since at least 3 tours had included it.

AzPicLady, nice to see you! It is an interesting place.

Earnest, so happy you came! Thanks for the nice comment!

UTMike, also nice to see you. Thank you very much!

srg, thank you! I don't know about the roofs.

It might matter to my family.

On my African tour I took 2 Nikon D7100 DX cameras, one with the 18-200VR2 lens and the other with the 200-500VR lens. (I took 2 cameras to avoid having to change lenses in the field.) I took shots with both cameras from the 4WD tour vehicles and was glad I had both. Note that a DX camera has an effective reach of 750mm with the long lens.

You will probably encounter some animals close to the vehicle, and others some distance off. I took most shots with the 18-200 but there were shots I could not have gotten without the 200-500. We were restricted to driving on the "roads" (trails), but we did get pretty close to some creatures--our guides were excellent. I've posted photos from my tour to UHH, if you're interested you can search for them.

I've got 4 cats and at age 85 I've got some worries . . . .

I have visited Český Krumlov 3 times, once in 2010 on a cruise of the Danube River (side trip), once in 2012 with the Brookhaven Choral Society (Dallas, TX), and once in 2015 with the choir of First UMC of Richardson, Texas. I took photos of all 3 visits. Although I seem to have posted Sets from Prague and České Budějovice in the Czech Republic, for some reason I've not done so for České Krumlov. Herewith a few photos from that interesting town, taken from all 3 of my tours there.

The town itself is quite interesting, being situated in a 300° loop of the Vltava River. There is a huge castle stretching for hundreds of yards over the main pedestrian entrance to the town, and there is a weir across the Vltava River set up for recreational kayak usage. Many interesting shops and beautiful churches (none of which I had time to enter).

Entering the town
DSC_4966 by David Casteel, on Flickr (walking under the castle)

Now inside the town, the Castle
DSC_4981 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_4983 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_1621-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Pictorial Map of the town
DSC_4965 by David Casteel, on Flickr

The Vltava River
DSC_4968 by David Casteel, on Flickr (note the weir)

Raft descending the slot in the weir
DSC_4970 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_5034 by David Casteel, on Flickr (rafter in trouble)

Vltava River panorama by David Casteel, on Flickr

Crucifix on the Lazebnicky Bridge
DSC_5016 by David Casteel, on Flickr

Panorama from the viewpoint
Czech Republic pano 1 by David Casteel, on Flickr

The Church of St. Vitius
DSC_4967 by David Casteel, on Flickr

St. Jocodus Church from the Lazebnicky Bridge
DSC_5008 by David Casteel, on Flickr

Street Scenes
DSC_1624-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (one of the shops)

DSC_4987 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_4988 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_5005 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_5004 by David Casteel, on Flickr (The Old Inn, Hotel Mestak)

Café where I ate lunch
DSC_1630-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_1627-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (interior)

The Mansion Tower
DSC_5006 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_5033 by David Casteel, on Flickr (another view of this beautiful tower)

Part of the Castle, Mansion Tower, and St. Jocodus Church
DSC_4998 by David Casteel, on Flickr (from the viewpoint)

The Marian Plague Fountain in Svornosti Square
DSC_5019 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_5026 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the base)

DSC_5024 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the top)

DSC_5030 by David Casteel, on Flickr (ladies in Medieval costumes in Svornosti Square)

You're welcome, and thanks for coming!

I appreciate all the nice comments. Thanks, everyone!

The PTB have decided to restore it to the state it was in before the fire. Progress has been made, I understand, and plans to reopen it to the public very soon. At my age (85) I doubt I'll get back to see it after the renovation, but perhaps others will post photos of it.

This set was of photos taken in 5 different tours of Paris, and I tried to get good shots from each of them. The best are from the 2015 visit. There is an entire Flickr album devoted to the cathedral: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157656508958616/

Thanks, all, for the nice comments.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France is a favorite subject of photographers and visitors from all over. Its catastrophic fire in 2015 was greatly regretted. I have visited that cathedral several times over my travels and thought I'd post some photos taken prior to the fire.

1978
5-7-2008_131.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

5-7-2008_133ax.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

1999
W19-xx by David Casteel, on Flickr

W21--Notre Dame Cathedral by David Casteel, on Flickr

2000
12-14 Notre Dame Cathedral by David Casteel, on Flickr

12-27 Notre Dame Cathedral by David Casteel, on Flickr

12-28 Notre Dame Cathedral by David Casteel, on Flickr

11-05 by David Casteel, on Flickr

2015
DSC_0966-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_0968-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_0979-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_1002-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_1008-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Notre Dame pano-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_1025-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_0977-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_0980-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_0999-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

The French use things like this DSC_0823-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Mike, get over your dislike of PP and work on those photos! I've been to all those places and would very much enjoy seeing your pictures of them.

David

I was almost 4 on Pearl Harbor Day. One of my uncles was in the Navy and I know he was stationed at Pearl Harbor some time afterward. We did not discuss the matter ever. I've been to the Memorial twice and do have some photos. Perhaps I''ll post some of mine to UHH.

DSC_2038.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Not trying to step on the OP's wonderful photo. I thought this far down would be acceptable.

Was my 2017 trip to Australia, but my photos of the 2 places were a week apart.

I saw the "Three Sisters" at Echo Point in the Blue Mountains. Didn't see them from the train.