Samarkand: Imperial Grandeur and Scientific Acclaim
July 7, 2026
Lester visits some amazing Madrasahs, Mausoleums and Mosques in a region known for its beautiful architecture.
Lester visits some amazing Madrasahs, Mausoleums and Mosques in a region known for its beautiful architecture.
Gumbo was visiting the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, India. An 18th century royal observatory with a most fascinating collection of instruments used to observe and measure the sun, stars, earth’s rotation and such. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On our recent visit to Puerto Rico, we took an unplanned side trip to what might be called ET’s phone booth—a vast radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory that “listens” to space both for astronomical information and any…
The clouds cleared and we saw the buildings on the mountain in Waimea
Lester visits some amazing Madrasahs, Mausoleums and Mosques in a region known for its beautiful architecture.
Gumbo was visiting the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, India. An 18th century royal observatory with a most fascinating collection of instruments used to observe and measure the sun, stars, earth’s rotation and such. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On our recent visit to Puerto Rico, we took an unplanned side trip to what might be called ET’s phone booth—a vast radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory that “listens” to space both for astronomical information and any…
The clouds cleared and we saw the buildings on the mountain in Waimea