We stayed in a suburb of Zurich and didn't have a lot of time to explore. This was a church in the village nearby.

Named after the first king of Hungary who introduced Christianity to Hungary

Destroyed at the end of WWII, both the Castle and bridge were resconstructed in 50s.

Memorial to the 3,500 people, 800 of them Jews, who were shot into the Danube during winter of 1944.

This was perhaps the most moving meorial I've ever seen in person.

Budapest is a union of two ancient cities, Bua & Pest split by the Danube river. Looking into the Buda side of the city from Parliament gardens.

Ironically, the Hungarian government aligned with the Nazis and murdered Jews during WWII. To refer to WWII as an occupation of Germans is controversial.

Night photo of Buda Castle and Chain bridge

The zero stone is said to be the center of all roads leading in and out of Budapest

Statue of St Stephen from Matthias Church

Looking at Parliament from the Buda side of the city

Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the unification of Pest-Buda and Óbuda.

Our last stop was in Frankfurt, Germany

Early Thursday morning, after a long trek across the ocean, you can see the iconic Sydney Opera House and bridge

One more IBM location - ready for our partner meeting the next day.

No time for this trip. But in the future, I'd like to take some pictures from up there.

The iconic Opera House is a huge attraction. People were everywhere even on Good Friday.

Almost as iconic as the Opera House, the Harbor Bridge is quite a site to see even at night.

You know you're in New Zealand when you see Gandalf in the airport. The entire Lord of the Rings series was filmed near Wellington, NZ

Who knew they had a thing for Thor in Wellington?

Whenever I find interesting architecture, I feel the need to photograph it.

We stumbled into one of the biggest street parties on earth. This guy was there to greet us.

This is a famous statue in Wellington harbor. Of course I had to get a selfie with him.

In Auckland, we stayed on the wharf. The first morning was a stunning run rise.

After work, we took a ferry to Waiheke island. This was the view from our ferry back to Princes Wharf where we were staying.

Tell me if you think this is portfolio worthy.

Selfie on our beach day off

How do you like this one?

On-and-off bus took us high atop Waiheke island to view the valley below. Thought this view was spectacular.

As we boarded the ferry back to Princes Wharf, I thought this view was captivating

Bilbo, Frodo, are you there?

I can see Gandalf flying in the sky over Bilbo and Frodo. Can't you?

Approaching our return harbor, we saw a pod of killer wales. Too bad I didn't have my long-lens.

So long "down-under". This was actually my return view to Sydney Friday evening.

Friday night was a treat on the Sorrento water front at Bagni Delfino

My goal is to take selfies at every IBM location I visit. Not sure the count so far but is high double-digits.