Buckingham Palace

 

Buckingham Palace from the garden.  Tours of Buckingham Palace exit through the garden.  It's a long walk to get out the gate. 

London England

The George

 

The George Public House dates back to 1723.  It's located on Fleet Street near The Strand.

London England

Natural HIstory Museum

 

The Natural History Museum.

London, England

Portoni Della Bra

 

Heading into the Piazza Bra through the Portoni della Bra or Gates of the Bra.  It leads into the largest public space in Verona.

Verona Italy

Buckingham Fountain

 

Buckingham Fountain is located in the center of Grant Park.  It's full name is the Clarence F Buckingham Memorial Fountain and it was donated to the city by Kate S Buckingham. It is one of the largest fountains in the world.

Chicago Illinois

Rosicrucian Park

 

One of the buildings belonging to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum at Rosicrucian Park.  The property contains several buildings and a number of Egyptian statues and monuments.

San Jose California

"The Woman's Bridge"

 

Puente de la Mujer (woman's bridge) is a rotating footbridge in the Puerto Madero commercial business district of Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Clydesdale

 

One of the Clydesdale horses at the historic Budweiser Brewery.  These horses are some of the most pampered horses in the country.

St. Louis Missouri 

Royal Guard Band

 

The Royal Guard Band preparing to march toward Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard ceremony. 

London England

Iron Man

 

One of many Antony Gormley sculptures scattered in the streets of San Gimignano.  Part of an exhibit by Galleria Continua.

San Gimignano Italy

Buckingham Palace

 

Buckingham Palace on a wet, November Day.

London England

Tube Station

 

The underground station at Canary Wharf, a modern financial district in London.

London, England

V & A Rotunda Chandelier

 

The chandelier hanging in the rotunda of the Victoria & Albert Museum.  It is a glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly that was installed here in 1999.  

London England

Beautiful Building

 A Beautiful and historic building located in The City was once the Worshipful Company of Cutlers.  Today it is called Cutlers Hall.  The terracotta frieze above the ground floor windows depicts the main facets of the cutlers craft.  You can read more about it here.

London England

Checkerboard Mesa

 

Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park

Zion National Park, Southern Utah

The Rotunda

 

Looking up at the Capital Rotunda.

Washington D.C.

The Old Pueblo

 

Located in downtown Tucson in the historic district are a lot of shops featuring local artworks.  This area also contains the Tucson Art Museum, historic homes and restaurants.

Tucson Arizona

Temecula Valley

 

Temecula Valley, the central California wine country.

Riverside County, California

Taliesin West

 

Entrance to the home at Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home from 1937 to 1959.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Architectural Variety

 

A street scene in London that shows a variety of architectural styles.  One of the many charms of beautiful London.

London England

Praying Man

 

Statue of a praying man found at the Maria Laach Abbey, a Benedictine Abbey.

Glees Region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Staple Inn

 

Staple Inn is a tudor building that dates back to 1585.  It was once the Wool Staple where wool was weighed and taxed.

London England

Nereid Monument

 

The Nereid Monument located inside the British Museum was probably built for Erbinna, ruler of Lycian Xanthos.  

London England

Sbandieratori

 

A flag throwing group preparing to perform for a historic celebration.  The performers are known as sbandieratori. 

Cortona Italy

Historic Neighborhood

 

One of the historic homes located in the Los Rios Historic District of San Juan Capistrano.  Many of the homes here date back to the late 19th century and many replaced much older adobe homes.

San Juan Capistrano California

City Hall

 

The City Hall of Bruges was built between 1376 and 1421.

Bruges Belgium 

Group Memorial

 

This is a unique tomb located in Recoleta Cemetery because it's not a family or singular tomb.  It's called a pantheon and is a kind of memorial to a very horrific war in Latin American history.  It was dedicated in 1913 to pay tribute to the soldiers lost in a war between Argentina and Paraguay that ended in 1870.

Buenos Aires Argentina

San Juan Capistrano

 

The central courtyard of the Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on November 1, 1776 in Colonial Las Californias by Spanish Missionaries.  

San Juan Capistrano, California