A Villa Full of Antiquities

 

The Getty Villa is dedicated to the art of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria.  It contains over 44,000 Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD.  

Pacific Palisades area of Los Angles, California

Eurostar

 

Three Eurostar trains lined up at St. Pancras Station.

London England

An Aging Mansion

 

An aging mansion found on the island of Isola Madera.  It looks a bit tattered on the outside but there is beauty inside.

Isola Madera on Lake Maggiore Italy

Mountaintop View

 

The view from the top of Sass Pordoi, one of the tall mountains in the Dolomites Range of Norther Italy. 

The Dolomites, Northern Italy

Progression

 

A sculpture by Native American artist Dan Namingha called Progression.  It sits on the grounds of the Museum of Northern Arizona.

Flagstaff Arizona

A Merchant's Mansion

 

Fuggerhaus, is a 16th Century Renaissance merchant's mansion in the medieval town of Donauworth, Bavaria, Germany

Tropical Bird

 

A turquoise-browed motmot bird found a long a trail.

Tamarindo Costa Rica

Carbide and Carbon

 

The top of the Carbide and Carbon building built in 1929 as the headquarters of the Carbide and Carbon Company.  It was built in the Art Deco style with black granite and green and gold terra cotta along with gold leaf and bronze trim.

The building now houses a boutique hotel.

Chicago Illinois

The Cloisters

 

The Cloisters looking into the courtyard at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

San Juan Capistrano, California

The Walt Disney Concert Hall

 

The Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by the late Frank Gehry.

Los Angeles California

All Saints Church

 

A hidden gem in busy London England, the All Saints Church sits on a quiet street in the Fitzrovia area of London.  The beautiful Gothic-Revival architecture is worth seeing. 

London England

A Famous Bridge

 

The Ponte Vecchio Bridge over the River Arno.

Florence Italy

EPCOT

 

Spaceship Earth is an amusement ride at EPCOT.

Bay Lake Florida

Romanesque-Gothic Church

 

The Limburg Cathedral sits on a rocky ledge overlooking the Lahn River.

Limburg Germany

A Rocky Beach

 

The rocky Pacific Coast Beach at Tamarindo.

Tamarindo Costa Rica

The Chicago River

 

The Chicago River winding its way through a jungle of skyscrapers.

Chicago Illinois

A Giant Tree

 

A mighty Sequoia tree, one of the world's largest trees.

Sequoia National Park, California

Riding on the Canal

 

Viewing the town of Bruges from a canal boat.

Bruges Belgium 

Travel By Stagecoach

 A stagecoach ride in the western town of Tombstone on a rainy day.

Tombstone Arizona

A Colorful Home

 

A colorful home found in the northern Arizona mining region.

Superior Arizona

Our Lady of Pilar Basilica

 

An inside view of Our Lady of Pilar Basilica located adjacent to the Recoleta Cemetery.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Superstition

 

Heading toward the Superstion Mountains, a volcanic mountain range east of Phoenix Arizona.  It's famous for its rugged beauty, Apache lore and the legend of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine.

Apache Junction Arizona

Collage of Matrons

 

The College of Matrons is a residential building and charity within the Salisbury Cathedral Close.  Today it is available to single women over the age of 55 with special preference given to widows or unmarried daughters of the clergy.

Salisbury England

The Choir Stalls

 

The lights on the choir stalls at St. Paul's Cathedral.

London England

Inside the Cathedral

 

Inside the Salisbury Cathedral built between 1220 and 1330 in English Gothic style.

Salisbury England

A Duke

 

A Statue of Francis Russell, Duke of Bedford located in Russell Square in the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London.

London England

Memorial

 

This memorial to the poet Shelley was commissioned by his daughter-in-law 80 years after his death.  It was created by the artist Edward Onslow Ford and was originally supposed to sit at Shelley's gravesite in Rome.  It proved to be too large for the grave so Jane Shelley offered the statue to the University College where Shelley went to school before being expelled. The University accepted it along with an endowment to build an appropriate setting for the statue. It's been located at the University since 1893.

Oxford England

Winter in the Oregon Wine Country

 

A winter scene looking over a vineyard in the Willamette Valley.

Willamette Valley Oregon