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Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine, July 2011

Post date September 30, 2011

I had a day to take some quick shots around Jerusalem while in Israel for work this July. Not a lot of shots. unfortunately the main thing I wanted to take new shots of — The Dome of the Rock — is off-limits, along with the entire Temple Mount or Noble Sanctuary, to those not worshiping on the weekend. Second best option: climb up the Mount of Olives to take sunrise photos. However… it takes a lot longer than I estimated to climb up the Mount of Olives, so they didn’t turn out to be “sunrise” photos as much as mid-morning photos. C’est la vie.

You can see a few more photos in the Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine, July 2011 photoset on Flickr [flickr.com].

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Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve, August 2011

Post date August 29, 2011

Nir [flickr.com] and I went back to Sungai Buloh Wetlands Reserve last week (previous visit posted about here [confusion.cc]). Not many photos but you can click the link above to see all of mine. Last time we went we had a better mix of wildlife; frogs, crabs (lots of crabs) and some Monitor Lizards. This time it was lizards, lizards and more lizards. Though in the end we did manage a few shots of birds but they never got very close. And we saw a croc!

You can see the full Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve, August 2011 photoset on Flickr [flickr.com].

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Abandoned: Old Brunei Hostel

Post date July 4, 2011

Another abandoned place in Singapore. This one is one of the best looking I’ve seen. It’s right smack in the middle of the multi-million dollar homes of Tanglin.

Apparently between the late 50’s and early 80’s the government of Brunei sent many of it’s students overseas to study as it did not have enough schools and teachers. The hostel on Tanglin Hill Rd was built to house these students. It’s been abandoned now since the early 80’s. It’s quite valuable land, I wonder how long it will last.

You can find out a bit more about the history of the Hostel at The Daily Brunei Resources [bruneiresources.blogspot.com].

You can see the whole Old Brunei Embassy and Hostel, June 2011 photoset on Flickr [flickr.com].