Its Better to See Something Once Than Hear About it a Thousand Times

I read this phrase the other day as I was bouncing around Pinterest.  It struck chord with me because there so many wonderful things to see and experience in this world that everyone should be inspired to get out and LIVE and EXPLORE this world while we are in transit from one reality to another.

I've been lucky enough to travel to many fabulous destinations and I've been luckier to be able to capture some fabulous memories about those places.  I decided to take the Korean proverb "Its Better to See Something Once Than Hear About it a Thousand Times" and apply it to some of my favorite images from places i've experienced.

In the top left is the proverb.  In the bottom right is the location of where the photo was taken and what I see when I look at it.

By the way, my Pinterest page is http://pinterest.com/abeytaphoto/

The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) at dusk as the
Arno River flows beneath it in Florence Italy

Central Park in the Fall.  The rich and bold
Colors in an amazing landscape in New York City

The pier just before sunrise in Oceanside California

Two lovers on a romantic escape on the
Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic

Enjoying a warm bench on a crisp fall day
In Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  This couple
Enjoyed the view of the Prinsengracht.

Venus Transit from Oceanside CA

Ok, I waited all day for this.  I tried to take a few shots this afternoon, but the sun was too bright and too high and I didn't have the proper filter.  As the evening approached, I was praying that the evil clouds / marine layer wouldn't mess me up.  The gods were with me, because I was able to catch these shots at sunset tonight.

These were taken from just south of the pier in Oceanside, CA.

The Oregon Coast

We had the opportunity to visit the beautiful Oregon coast this past week.  We took the trip to continue the college search, but while there, we took some much needed time to decompress as a family and see this beautiful part of the country.

Does it rain in Oregon?  Oh, yes . . . lots and lots . . . however, we got very lucky.  As it turns out, our Thursday was relatively rain free and, as the locals told us, quite warm.

Here is the Yaquina Head Lighthouse . . . locate just a few miles north of Newport Oregon.


Near the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, there was a perch from which we could view Newport Bay Bridge.



We found this wonderful home to rent in Seal Rock, Or.  It was large and perfect for us to relax at.  Not more than 50 steps from the house was this incredible beach . . . almost secluded from the public.  Here are a few images from beach.

It took me a while to figure out what this was but it is known as a Sea Star

The beach and tidepools were Sea Anemone filled . . . all were gorgeous!


This family of waterfowl were fun to watch.


The surf was incredibly strong . . . i couldn't imagine surfing here


The simplistic beauty of the tidepools