Travel photos of the week Oct 6
Post on: 2011-11-02 By: admin
The best in travel photos this week includes airport sleep-boxes, B.C. ghost towns and a sneak peek at the newest Legoland theme park
Tourists take a ride in a jet boat along the Hamner river near Hamner Springs, New Zealand, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011.
People enjoy thermal water in the ruins of the ancient baths at Tiermas. It is seen in the fall when the water level of Yesa reservoir is at its lowest, in Yesa, northern Spain, Saturday Oct.1, 2011.
A car drives state highway 1 near the snowcapped mountains at Tongariro National Park in New Zealand, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011.
Camel drivers wait for customers at the Pyramids Plateau in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo October 3, 2011.
A security officer stands guard on Tiananmen Gate while thousands of tourists visit Beijing's Tiananmen Square October 1, 2011, on China's 62nd National Day.
People enjoying the warm weather at the Lakes in Copenhagen on Saturday, Oct 1, 2011.
A stag stands in a neck high field of canola north of Cremona, Alta., on July 31, 2011.
People sunbathe at Biarritz beach, southwestern France where the temperature rose to 28 C Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. Much of France has been basking in several days of sun and unseasonably high temperatures.
The sun sets behind a windmill in Tiefensee, northern Germany, Monday Oct. 3, 2011.
Two bikers make their way through the vineyards near the village of Hessigheim, southwestern Germany, on October 2, 2011. Meteorologists forecast warm and sunny late summer weather for the following days.
Two men enjoy the sun, while fog covers the valley of River Saar near Orscholz, southwestern Germany, Saturday morning Oct. 1, 2011.
A general view of Priori Palace (C) and Maggiore fountain in downtown Perugia October 1, 2011.
Tourists enter the bunker built in 1961 for President John F. Kennedy as a radiation-proof haven near his Palm Beach home, on Peanut Island, Fla., Sept. 20, 2011.
People and TV weather forecast presenters ride as they take part in a 'Green ride', a bicycle tour in Paris, on October 2, 2011, to draw attention at CO2 zero emission.
A tourist looks at Buddha statues as she arrives at a temple in Colombo October 4, 2011.
Tourists kayak through the once high security Beihai military water tunnels on the island of Nangan in the Matsu Island chain, off Taiwan, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011.
Lieutenant Governor Steven Point waves to the crowd as he inspects the honor guard prior to delivering the Speech from the Throne at the Legislature in Victoria, B.C. Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.
A paramilitary policeman walks past thousands of tourists visiting Beijing's Tiananmen Square October 1, 2011, on China's 62nd National Day.
Remnants of the two story Cody Creek Hotel sit in a small meadow of Cody, B.C., September 23, 2011. British Columbia has one of the largest collection of ghost towns or derelict communities in the country.
In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, Ramiro Sanchez works on a Lego scene of Miami's South Beach at Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Fla. Opening day is Oct. 15.
In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, a worker paints a wall near a Lego model of the White House at Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Fla. It will be the second Legoland in North America when it opens.
Locals and tourists watch a traditional competition where contestants row a long-boat with their legs during the annual Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda festival at Inle Lake, Myanmar, October 3, 2011.
Matilda Cumming, 2, draws one of the exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts Friday, September 30, 2011 in Montreal. Montreal's Museum of Fine Arts is unveiling a new wing dedicated to Quebec and Canadian art later this month.
New York residents look at a demonstration of a new bicycle sharing system, which will start next year, in New York on September 29, 2011.
A New York resident attempts a wheelie trying a bicycle as part of a demonstration of a new bicycle sharing system which will start next year, in New York, September 29, 2011.
Skyjumper Brad Smith performs a skyjump atop the Sky Tower in Auckland September 28, 2011.
A view shows a model of a sleepbox, which is not in operation yet, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow September 29, 2011. The Sleepbox company has created a mini hotel room, which can provide customers with quick escape from the crowd in public places.
A devotee of Jui Tui shrine, with spears through his pierced cheeks, takes part in a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket October 3, 2011. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind.
Tourists sit on stools and drink beer outside a beverage shop along a street at the old quarters in Hanoi September 29, 2011.
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