The Garden

 

A view of one of the gardens in the charming village of Portmeirion. 

Portmeirion Wales

Mary Queen of Missions Chapel

 

The Mary Queen of Missions Chapel inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Basilica contains a number of these smaller chapels throughout its expansive interior. 

Washington D.C.

Designed by Christopher Wren

 

St. Stephen Walbrook Church was designed by Christopher Wren and constructed to replace the first church destroyed by the great London fire.  Construction on this new church began in 1672.

London England

Aviation Museum

 

The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

McMinnville Oregon

The Road Less Traveled

 

Entering a canyon on a very quiet road in New Mexico, state route 152

West of Hillsboro New Mexico

Tuscany

 

A Tuscan hillside view as seen from a lookout point.

Siena Italy

Guarding the Entrance

 

Sculpted guards hovering over the entrance to The Old Bailey, London's criminal court.

London, England

Waterhouse Square

 

A large red terra cotta Victorian Building that was once the Prudential Assurance Building.  Now it is a workplace building with many offices located in these grand buildings.  

London England

Courthouse

 

The Old County Courthouse in St. Louis is now part of the Gateway Arch National Park.  

St. Louis Missouri

Levitated Mass

 

"Levitated Mass" is a large scale sculpture by artist Michael Heizer.  It is located on the North Lawn of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).  

Heizer is a fascinating artist creating works that people can experience rather than just look at.  He has a monumental work of art located in the isolated desert of Nevada.  You can read about it here.  I'd love to see it one day.

Los Angeles California

University College

 

A view of the Main Quad at University College Oxford

Oxford England

Glass Pyramid

 

The Luxor Hotel

Las Vegas Nevada

The Shopper

 The Shopper is a sculpture by Andrew Myers.  It's located in the heart of a shopping area where many real-life shoppers walk past it.  

Laguna Beach, California

Dante, the Poet and Writer

 

A monument to Dante Aligehieri, the poet, writer and philosopher.

Verona Italy

Varenna

 The picturesque town of Varenna on beautiful Lake Como.

Varenna Italy

Big Ben

 

Big Ben, the clock at the top of the Elizabeth Tower is peeking over the roof tops of parliament.

London England

Through the Gate...

 

...of Death,we pass to our joyful resurrection.

That's what it says above these doors inside St. Paul's Cathedral.

London England

Italian Church

 

Santa Maria Novella Church

Florence Italy

Tom Mix Memorial

 

This Tom Mix Memorial is found in a roadside park on state route 79 between Tucson and Florence Arizona 

It marks the spot where the actor Tom Mix was killed in an automobile accident in 1940.

Near Florence Arizona

Tiffany Dome

 

The Tiffany Dome can be found inside the Chicago Cultural Center.  It is 38-feet in diameter and made of Tiffany Favrile Glass. 

Chicago, Illinois

Marina Towers

 

Marina Towers were designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg and opened between 1963 and 1967.

Chicago, Illinois

Science Center

 

The Zeidler Dome at the Telus World of Science 

Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Pueblo

 

A view of Cabot's Pueblo built by Cabot Yerxa, an early pioneer of the desert.

Desert Hot Springs, California

The Town Too Tough To Die

 

The Tombstone City Hall Building

Tombstone Arizona

Cliff Dwellings

 

Ancient cliff dwellings found at Montezuma Well.  This area is part of the Montezuma Castle National Monument but it is located several miles away from the "castle".  

Near Rimrock, Arizona

City Skyline

 

A view of the city skyline over the Polo Grounds.

Buenos Aires, Argentina 

The City

 The skyline of the part of London called "The City".  An area full of business and banking and very tall and sometimes unusually shaped buildings.

London England

Mausoleum Avenue

 

One of the many "streets" inside the Recoleta Cemetery.  Rows and rows of mausoleums make up this 'city-of-the-dead'.  

Buenos Aires Argentina

Rainy Walk Along the Canal

 

It's been a very long time since I was in Bruges Belgium but I still have fond memories of a long and damp walk along the canal.  The boat tied to the side of the canal made this scene perfect.

Bruges Belgium

The Peacock Doors

 

When you step inside the front doors of the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, you will see these beautiful bronze doors depicting peacocks.  The doors were designed by Lois Comfort Tiffany and were once the doors to the House of Peacock Jewelry Store.  

Chicago Illinois

Memorial Statue

 

The Edith Cavell Memorial is located outside the St. Martin-in-the-Field Church across the street from Trafalgar Square.

Edith Cavell was a nurse who treated the wounded during WWI.

London England

Stonehenge

 

Heading toward Stonehenge

Near Salisbury England

The Space Needle

 

The Space Needle

Seattle Washington

The Wheelwright Museum

 

A very modest entrance to an amazingly beautiful museum.  The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian feature exhibitions to go along with its collection of Native American artworks.

The Museum can be found on Museum Hill.

Santa Fe New Mexico

Egyptian Tomb

 

A replica of an ancient Egyptian Tomb inside the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.

San Jose California

The Mission Inn

 

A view across the courtyard of the Mission Inn.  A historic hotel.

Riverside California

St. Mary-Le-Bow

 

Inside St. Mary-Le-Bow church in the City of London, a Church of England parish.  The church is widely known for its bells.  Traditionally, anyone born within earshot of the bells was known as a true Londoner or Cockney.

London England

Sweet Temptations

 

Tempting sweets inside the famous Food Halls of Harrods Department Store.  Yes, I did indulge in a few of these tempting chocolates.

London England

Spanish Style Church

 

The Laguna Presbyterian Church.  A beautiful discovery on a walk around town.

Laguna Beach, California

The Morgan Library

 

The Morgan Library and Museum was completed in 1906 as the private library of banker J. P Morgan.  Today it is a museum featuring exhibits and other attractions and of course, Morgan's collection of art and books from all over the world.

New York, New York

Castle in the Air

 

Castel Ivano looks like a castle in the air from the highway below.  This is a medieval fortress in the north of Italy.

Castel Ivano Italy

Florin Court

 

Anyone who was a fan of Masterpiece Theatre's "Agatha Christie's Poirot" will recognize this building.  It's where Hercule had a wonderful Art Deco styled apartment.  For the shows it was renamed Whitehaven Mansions but in real life it's called Florin Court.

London England

Bulldog Trust

 

A sign hanging on the building at 2 Temple Place representing the Bulldog Trust, a charitable organization that uses the building regularly.  

London England

Roman Remains

 

The remains of the wall that was built around the town of "Londinium" by the Roman settlers.  The wall dates back to 200 AD.

London England

The Lord Mayor's State Coach

 

The Lord Mayor's state coach can be seen at the London Museum.  The coach is used for ceremonial purposes.

London England

The Undercroft

 

The Undercroft is a passageway underneath the Lincoln's Inn Chapel.  It was once a burial place and you can still see grave markers on the pavement.

London England

Italian Villa

 

Villa Pisani, a late-Baroque palace on the mainland of the Veneto in Northern Italy.

Stra Italy

Cliff Dwellings

 

Montezuma's Castle built by the Sinaugua People, a pre-Columbian civilization.  

Near Camp Verde Arizona

Temple Church

 

Temple Church lit by the late afternoon sun.  Temple Church was built by the Knights Templar to be their English headquarters. It was consecrated in February of 1185 during the rein of King John. The history in this place runs deep.

London England

The Queen of Time

 

The Queen of Time is a sculptural clock that stands above the main entrance to Selfridge's Department store.  It was created by Gilbert Bayes and installed in 1931.

London England