Gah! I don’t know what to make of this bizarre storefront in Rome that Miikkahoo shot. With all of those heads, it reminds me of some bizarre version of the commemorative stupas in the Killing Fields of Cambodia that are filled with the skulls of the victims. In any case, it’s fairly nightmareish, don’t you think?
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I couldn’t pass this one up…since I am going with the Czech Christmas theme this week: a picture by uncorneredmarket of the Prague Old Town Square Christmas market. The photo captures the market perfectly – it so kitschy, it’s almost cool. And, of course, the Tyn Church in the background is so spooky; it looks like a stage set for an Vegas-style renaissance fair. Oh, Praha!
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The mystery of this young woman’s gaze is what drew me to this photo taken by twingadani in Rajasthan, India. What do you suppose she’s thinking? Her look seems to communicate some disdain and perhaps apathy. I can’t help but be curious about her day to day life — in fact, it’s the kind of photo that inspires me to travel.
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I just love the peacefulness of this shot and the serenity it evokes. Taken by Fiznatty somewhere in New Zealand, it’s the type of scenery that makes you want to call in sick for the day and disappear into this bucolic countryside with just a picnic basket, hammock, and your best girl.
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This is probably the worst quality photograph chosen for Photo of the Day, but the subject matter is one of the most interesting in my opinion. That’s because the featured automobile is a steam engine pickup truck in North Korea. That’s right folks, this car actually runs on steam generated by a wood burning stove bolted into the back of the truck. A crew of 1-2 engineers feed wood into the stove while another sits in the front and drives.
When I first saw this coming towards our minivan, I thought the car was on fire because of all the black smoke pouring out of the back like an old locomotive. Apparently these trucks – I saw at least two of them – are left over from the Korean War and are still quite common in the northern part of the country where desperate North Koreans haven’t yet stripped the forest bare in search of cooking and heating fuel–as they’ve done further south in the country.
Apologies for the poor shot, but since we were prohibited from taking photographs outside of the capital, I had to quickly sneak this one from a moving minivan when our guide wasn’t looking.
For more insight regarding this bizarre country, be sure to check out today’s Infiltrating North Korea report about the Cult of Kim. Or click here to read the series from the beginning.