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Two familiar faces, Einstein and Darwin, sit in at Barcelona's science museum.
Two familiar faces, Einstein and Darwin, sit in at Barcelona's science museum.
A fun cluster of statues made of bronze, to be enjoyed in Vancouver B.C.
One of the unique sights of Old San Juan is Parque de las Palomas. Most cities consider pigeon to be pests, but in San Juan they built a park to be home to them.
Aerial views of Alnmouth, Northumberland
Still more from my shoe-box of pictorial memories of the lovely medieval city Tallinn in Estonia, on the shores of the Baltic sea, is this rather splendid rain water gutter down-spout in the form of an old boot. Situated in the "Old Boot Street" of...
One of the things I enjoy most about traveling is coming across unexpected gems. Case in point, Zur letzten Instanz. As my brother and I were exploring Berlin early one evening, we came across Zur letzten...
One of the great advantages of taking a cruise is the opportunity to see so many ports-of-call. On a recent Carnival Fantasy Cruise, I was able to tour Grand Turk Island and visit some of its historic attractions. We first stopped at the 1852...
Scene from the Thorpe Perrow arboretum , Bedale. North Yorkshire.
One of my favorite cities in which to go for a long walk is Vancouver, BC. It lends itself to walking because its setting is incredibly beautiful, its architecture interesting, and there's a lot of fascinating street art you can enjoy. I...
Built to protect Verona from its enemies and Verona's unpopular Scaligeri ruling family from its citizens, this fortified 13th century bridge crosses the Adige just behind the Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy. Built as a military...
Carousels always attract my attention—I still want to grab the brass ring, I suppose—and France seems to have more of them than anywhere else I've been. Some are more memorable than others, and this one in Dijon sticks in my mind because...
Completely hooked on my small photo collection of my recent trip to Tallinn in Estonia on the Baltic Sea, I just have to share this magnificent rain water spout designed to represent a fearsome crowned dragon. It is one of four identical water...
Friends of mine were kind enough to send me a photo from Toronto - in the fall. To be in the right place at the right time. This was taken early October. It's good to see a display of nature within the city. Maybe you could add some fall...
Memories of a youth not as mis-spent as I might wish flooded back in this darkened pinball arcade, with flashing lights, dinging bells and other sounds drawing me in...but sadly, not to a disreputable place that spells Trouble with a T: No,...
The medieval city of Mdina , the ancient capital of Malta, stands proudly on top of a hill in central Malta. Known to be first fortified by the Phoenicians around 700 BC, this walled city has withstood centuries of invasions, battles and...