Dutch Windmill

 This is the only working Dutch Windmill in the United States. It's an unusual sight in the middle of Iowa farm land.  

Elk Horn Iowa

Chicago Water Tower

 

A landmark in Chicago listed on the National Historic Register.  It survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 even while adjacent buildings burned to the ground.

Chicago Illinois

Monument Valley

 Monument Valley is known for it's towering sandstone buttes and red sand. It is part of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.  

On the Arizona and Utah border.

Victor Emmanuel II

 

A statue of Victor Emmanuel II in front of the Victor Emmanuel II Monument behind him.

Rome, Italy

Castle and Fortress

 

Castel Saint' Angelo

Rome Italy

Shopping For Charcuterie....in Style

 

One of the many beautifully arranged food counters in the Harrod's Food Halls.

London, England

Red Conclave Circle

 

Red Conclave Circle by sculptor DeWain Valentine was a gift to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  It was presented to the museum by Bank of America.  It was part of the 50 Gifts for 50 Years exhibit at the museum in 2015.

Los Angeles, California

Checking Messages

 

A Gondelier taking a break from the canal.

Venice Italy

Historic Hotel

 

The Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll as the Hotel Russell in 1898.  He also designed the Dining Room on the RMS Titanic.

London England

The London Underground

 

The London Underground commonly called "The Tube".  One of the best mass transit systems in the world.

London England

The Masterful Art of Glass

 

One of many exquisite displays of glass art at Chihuly Garden and Glass

Seattle Washington

Sacre'-Coeur

 

Sacre'-Coeur de Montmartre

Paris France

Cathedral

 

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi built between 1869 and 1886 on the site of a previous church built in 1626.

Santa Fe New Mexico

The Palm Springs Art Museum

 

In front of the Palm Springs Art museum stands a sculpture by Zhan Wang called Artificial rock.  It was created in 2012.

This museum has a great collection of art and is well worth seeking out.

Palm Springs California

The Sheldonian

 

The Sheldonian Theatre built from 1664 to 1669.  The architect was Christopher Wren.

Oxford England

An Oregon Lighthouse

 

The Cape Blanco Lighthouse 

Port Orford Oregon

Beautiful Villa

 

The Getty Villa

Pacific Palisades California

Tower Bridge

 

Tower Bridge

London England

Gallery Entrance

 

Inside the Victoria and Albert Museum

London England

Leonardo

 

Statue of Leonardo da Vinci 

Milan Italy

Chicago Theatre

 

The Chicago Theatre

Chicago Illinois

Tuzigoot National Monument

 

Ruins of a 3-story pueblo with over 110 rooms built over 1,000 years ago.

Near Clarkdale Arizona

Tombstone

 

A stagecoach making a trip down the Main Street of this western town.

Tombstone Arizona

Recoleta

 

A view from the Recoleta Cemetery

Buenos Aires Argentina 

Senate House

 

Senate House is an art deco style building located on the campus of the University of London.  It was constructed between 1932 and 1937.  The building has been used as backdrop in many films and television  shows most notably "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "No Time to Die".  I saw it used in an episode of the PBS series "Hercule Poirot."  

London England

A Home for Art

 

The St. Louis Art Museum

St. Louis Missouri

Waterfall

 

A favorite spot of mine.  It's a fountain/sculpture called "Waterfall" that was created by the artist Antony Donaldson. After discovering this fountain in 2005 I've  visited this spot on every visit to London since.  One thing I find interesting is that when researching the works of Antony Donaldson, there is never a mention of this fountain.  It's located on the South Bank of the Thames in a place called Courage Yard near Shad Thames and Tower Bridge.

London England

The Bowers Museum

 

Bowers Museum houses a collection of more than 100,000 objects.  It features pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Native American art and art of Asia and Oceana.

Santa Ana California

Mission Inn

 

The Mission Inn is a historic hotel built in Spanish Mission style architecture.  The hotel takes up a whole city block and has many architectural features to admire.  Staying here is a bit of an adventure. One can spend hours just exploring the rooms, courtyards and gardens.

Riverside California

Portmeirion

 

Portmeirion is a unique village in Wales.  It has become a tourist attraction because of the architecture of the village and the fact that it was the filming location for the British spy television show called "The Prisoner". 

County of Gwynedd, Wales

The Great Court

 

The Great Court at the center of the British Museum

London England

El Santuario de Chimayo

 Santuario de Chimayo is a shrine and national landmark and a contemporary pilgrimage site.  

Chimayo New Mexico 

Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the best art museums in the United States

Chicago Illinois

 

Going Shopping

 

The West Edmonton Mall, the second largest (in area) shopping center in North America.  

Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Cabot's Pueblo

 

Cabot's Pueblo is a historic house/museum built by Cabot Yerxa an early pioneer.

Desert Hot Springs California

Montezuma Castle

 

Montezuma Castle National Monument

near Camp Verde Arizona

City of the Dead

 

Overlooking the Recoleta Cemetery

Buenos Aires Argentina

Italian Castle

 

Castello Scaligero di Sirmione, a fortress that serves as the entrance to the village of Sirmione on Lake Garda.

Sirmione Italy

Go Fly A Kite

 

A colorful kite flying over Stonehenge.  It's always windy on the Salisbury Plain so it's a good place for kite flying.

Salisbury Plain England

Desert View

 

The view from the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.  It's the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It rises from the floor of the Coachella Valley to the top of San Jacinto Peak.

Palm Springs California

The Elvis Chapel

 

The Elvis Chapel used to be part of the amusement park called Apacheland.  Now it is used for special events and weddings.

Apache Junction Arizona

Lighthouse

 

Colonia Lighthouse dating back to the 1850's.

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay 

Flour Mill

 

Historic Hayden Flour Mill, now a museum

Tempe Arizona

Old Town

 

One of the historic buildings in Old Town Scottsdale, a historic area of Scottsdale

Scottsdale Arizona

Santa Fe Architecture

 

The First Presbyterian Church, built to blend in with the distinctive Santa Fe architecture.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Flower House

 

The Flower House got its name from the flower-like pattern of the roof shingles.  The owners added their own interpretation by creating floral patches around the edges of roof and around the yard.  It is actually the Fred Williams house and was built in 1876.

Quincy Illinois

Watson Lake

 Watson Lake at the Granite Dells, a beautiful recreational area surrounded by impressive rock formations.

Prescott Arizona

Arc de Triumphe

 

Arc de Triumphe

Paris France

Sunnylands

 

Sunnylands is the former Annenberg Estate, a 200-acre property currently run by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.

Rancho Mirage California

The Bodleian

 

The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford.

Oxford England