The colorful Old Town of Salzburg, Austria, as viewed high above from Hohensalzburg Castle.



The castle was built in 1077. Salzburg, or "salt castle", derived from the barges of salt that use to be carried on the Salzach river, can be seen flowing through the city. Today, Salzburg is world famous for its beautiful Alpine views, the birthplace of Mozart, baroque architecture, and film settings for parts of the film The Sound of Music.

A view of the beach of Botafogo, a wealthy neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.



This beach is located on Guanabara Bay, not far from famous Copacabana beach. At 1,300 feet, Sugarloaf Mountain can be seen rising high above the Atlantic Ocean. Rio de Janeiro in English means "River of January."

This view of downtown Seattle is taken from Queen Anne Hill at Kerry Park.


This park was given to the city in 1927 for all those to enjoy. The 605 foot Space Needle, which opened for the 1962 World's Fair, can be seen in the center. Elliott Bay is on the right, while Mt. Mount Rainier can slightly be seen in the background at 14,411 feet.

Located at about 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada mountains is Mammoth Lakes, CA.


From this view at Juniper Springs Lodge, Mammoth Mountain, which is an active volcano, can be seen in the background. The Mammoth Mountain ski area which open in 1955, has 28 lifts, 23 chairs, and 3 gondolas on 477 acres of land. The summit of the mountain tops out at 11,053 feet.

The mountain village of Murren, Switzerland at an elevation of 5,413 feet, clings to the side of the cliffs of the Bernese Oberland. With a population of 450, but over 2000 beds, Murren has become a very popular toursit destination which is unreachable by public road. Hiking in the summer and skiing and snowboarding in the winter are the main recreational activities of Murren. On the top right, aerial tramway wires can be seen which link Murren with Gimmelwald and the Lautebrunnen Valley.