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dwhansen2

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Bioarchaeologist and backpacker from the USA. 73 countries and counting. Lived in Bolivia, Singapore, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Currently based in the southern US.
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Malmö, Sweden

Turning Torso

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

Øresund Bridge

Malmö, Sweden

Øresund Bridge

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

One of the relics, restored to her former glory. (sort of)

Roskilde, Denmark

Roskilde Viking Ship Museum

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

View of the church and its spire.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Church of Our Saviour

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Rundetårn

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rundetårn

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

The Throne of Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

Throne of Denmark

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

The Little Mermaid

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Little Mermaid

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Fethiye Mosque.

Athens, Greece

Fethiye Mosque

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

Front of church.

Athens, Greece

Petraki Monastery

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

Side of church.

Athens, Greece

Church of Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris (Saint Demetrius the Bombardier)

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

View from the North

Athens, Greece

Anafiotika

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

First Cemetery of Athens.

Athens, Greece

First Cemetery of Athens

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Tower of the Winds.

Athens, Greece

Tower of the Winds

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

Antikythera Mechanism

Athens, Greece

Antikythera Mechanism

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Ancient Agora, Athens

Athens, Greece

The Athenian Agora

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The Brno Dragon

Brno, Czechia

Brno Dragon

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

Brno Astronomical Clock.

Brno, Czechia

Brno Astronomical Clock

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Statue of Franz Kafka with headphones for size comparison.

Prague, Czechia

Statue of Franz Kafka

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague.

Prague, Czechia

Old Jewish Cemetery

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

The huge Philosophical Hall

Prague, Czechia

Strahov Monastery

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The largest Lenin statue .

Semey, Kazakhstan

Vladimir Lenin Busts and Statue

A collection of Lenin busts and other Soviet Era statues sit idly behind the Semipalatinsk Hotel.

Slide at Changi Airport.

Singapore

Changi Airport Slides

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Henderson Waves.

Singapore

Henderson Waves

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

The roundhouse at Greenfield Village.

Dearborn, Michigan

The Roundhouse at Greenfield Village

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

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