Tagged With "Raymond Mason"

Jefferson has always been a fascinating and difficult character, with many sides to his life and work. Aside from the Monticello and other designs, he was also a pioneer agriculturalist, importing many varieties of flowers and vegetables, and improving them by breeding. But for me, the hardest task, mentally and emotionally, is to reconcile the brilliant political and philosophical words with an absolute refusal to even question the institution of slavery, when many others of his time in...

Great memories of the aul country ! (B Huddersfield) Look at the masonry, consider how far the stone mason had to come and go !

San Francisco such a beautiful city. I've never been to Fort Mason next time might have to check it out. $45 per night not too bad of a deal considering it is an expensive city to be in.

San Francisco is, indeed, remarkable. Next Wednesday's episode of 'Road Trip' is also in Fort Mason and the following week in Chinatown. Tune in again, Mytraveledroad.

  March 25, '15:    Day 1: City of 10,000 Buddhas and The Skunk   April 1, '15:   Day 2:  Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden   April 4, '15:   Sea Gull Inn   April 8, '15:   More Day 2:  Point...

  March 12, 2015   I discovered the community garden on this visit to Fort Mason, having missed it the first time I stayed at the hostel.  I walked in, looking around for possible subjects, and didn’t notice the thin man in a...

    March 12, 2015   I drove south through Sonoma and Marin Counties, past the houseboats on the bay at Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco, and arrived earlier than the hostel’s official 3:00 check-in...

  March 13, 2015    I was born in San Francisco and it was the only place I wanted to be on this ending-in-zero birthday.  More specifically, in Chinatown, like China, but better in some ways.  I’ve loved it for as long...

  March 13, 2015   Getting organized to spend the day in San Francisco, I skipped coffee in the morning in favor of a mug of tea I made for myself in the kitchen of the hostel at Fort Mason .  I spent much of the day with my pal, Deb,...

A historic 18th century railway bridge is today's Picture of the Day, with beautiful photos and narrative from Ian Cook.

PHeymont reminds us that while statues are usually meant to impress with importance, sometimes they can leave us laughing

Samantha shares her educational visit to the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ. There is so much to see and learn.

Join PHeymont in a look at the world's first parkway, and one whose grand scheme has survived its hodge-podge of buildings and styles.

  If you have never been to the Catskill Mountains in New York State you are missing one of the real beautiful areas of the Northeastern United States. The Catskills fill the area between the Hudson River to the east and the Delaware River to the...

Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in the England; home to the Duke of Northumberland's family, the Percys, for over 700 years. Combining magnificent medieval architecture with sumptuous Italianate State Rooms,...

PHeymont almost missed this side-of-the-road excursion into our automotive past... but it was definitely worth the U-turn!

A varied day in the Northwest with Jonathan L, including museums and scenic beauty.

For those who travel with four wheels, Samantha shares a list of several wheelchair friendly cities to visit.

Tucked into a side chapel of St. Eustache church in Paris, this statue by Raymond Mason commemorates "The Departure of the Fruits and Vegetables from the Heart of Paris, Feb. 28, 1969." On that date, 45 years ago this week, Paris' famous Les Halles...

  Tucked into a side chapel of St. Eustache church in Paris, this statue by Raymond Mason commemorates "The Departure of the Fruits and Vegetables from the Heart of Paris, Feb. 28, 1969. On that date, Paris' famous Les Halles closed and the...

Northern California Gardens April 18, 2014: Gallery: Springtime at Ananda April 1, 2015: Road Trip, Day 2: Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden April 15, 2015: A Road Trip Gallery: Jane's Garden May 6, 2015: Fort Mason Community Garden & the Man in Pink June 3, 2015: Travel for Garden Lovers, Part I June 10, 2015: Travel for Garden Lovers, Part II July 22, 2017: Gold Country, Part I July 29, 2017: Gold Country, Part II August 5, 2017: Filoli, the House August 12, 2017: Filoli, the Garden...

Jonathan L visits the main branch of New York's Public Library

On a trip to Seattle we were able to check one more state capitol off our list, the Washington State Capitol in Olympia!

Fans are bidding on bottles and bags of water supposedly saved from the last day of Disney's Splash Mountain ride.

 BLOGS November 10, 2013:   The Tulou of Fujian Province November 17, 2013:   The Worst Train in the World November 24, 2013:   Buddhas of Bagan December 7, 2013:   The Heart of Nyaungshwe December 12, 2013:   Lawrence and the Pirates December 16, 2013:   Walking the Buffalo January 23, 2014:   Gallery: Fuli Town Market, Guangxi, China February 5, 2014:   Gallery: A Beautiful Building in Bangkok February 12, 2014:   Gallery: Details, Guangxi...

This is a hold-up! This fellow (and a companion on the other side of the door) carry the weight at building entrance on Stromgaten, near Bergen, Norway rail station. Historically, statues have served a variety of serious purposes: to honor the...

1,450 miles from Rome was the limit of the mighty Roman Empire in 122 AD when the Roman Emperor Hadrian came to Britain and took the decision to build this massive stone wall in order to consolidate his rule and the geographical extent of his Empire.