The Walbrook Club

 

This tiny little house that is squeezed in between all these tall buildings is the Walbrook Club.  It was originally built as a home and office for Paul Palumbo, a real estate developer in the 1950's.  It is now run as a private club.

London England

Winged Victory

 

Bronze statue atop the Palace of Justice (Supreme Court of Cassation).  It depicts Winged Victory driving a 4-horse chariot.

Rome Italy

Monkey Business

 

A howler monkey spotted in a tree in Costa Rica.

Tamarindo Costa Rica

On Guard

 

One of the two stately lions who guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Chicago, Illinois

Canal Tour

 

Tourists enjoying a canal tour past ancient buildings.

Brugges Belgium 

On the Trail

 

A sign on the Australian Walk-About trail at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

Superior Arizona

The Cloisters

 

The gardens at the Met Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's museum in Fort Tryon Park.  This branch of the Metropolitan Museum specializes in European medieval art and architecture.  

New York, New York

Assembly Hall

 

The United Nations Assembly Hall inside the United Nations complex.

New York, New York

Tower Bridge

 

Tower Bridge.

London England

Glass Sculpture

 

The glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly that hangs in the entrance to The Victoria and Albert Museum.

London England

A Tree Full of Birds

 

A tree full of roseate spoonbills observed on a river rafting cruise in Costa Rica

Near Tamarindo Costa Rica

Distorted Skyline

 

The Chicago skyline reflected in the "Cloudgate" sculpture by Anish Kapoor at Millennium Park.  

Chicago, Illinois

Mission Courtyard

 

Courtyard view of the cloisters at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

San Juan Capistrano, California

Angels

 

Angels watching over one of the thousands of tombs inside Recoleta Cemetery.  

Buenes Aires Argentina

Shopping With the Chef

 

Shopping at the Farmer's Market with the chef before watching him prepare a meal at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School.

Paris France

Hotel des Invalides

 

Hotel des Invalides where you will find the tomb of Napoleon. 

Paris France

River View

 

The view over the Chicago River from the Michigan Avenue Bridge.

Chicago Illinois

Carriage Ride

 

Take a carriage ride through the business district of Chicago past the Water Tower buildings.

Chicago Illinois

Russel Square

 

One of the shaded pathways through Russel Square, a beautiful green space in the heart of Bloomsbury.  

London England

Forgotten Streams

 

A public art installation called "Forgotten Streams" by Spanish artist Christina Iglesias located outside the Bloomberg Building in London.  It honors the historic Walbrook River that once flowed through this site.

London England

Champagne Bar

 

Searcy's Champagne Bar inside St. Pancras Station is a must for me.  I stop there for a glass on every trip to London. It's on the same level as the incoming and departing Eurostar trains.  You can see one of those trains in the background.

London England

Temple of Mithras

 

The Temple of Mithras is located deep under the Bloomberg building.  The Roman ruins have been preserved and are now part of a historical exhibition.

London England

La Fonda

 

The La Fonda Hotel

Santa Fe New Mexico

School Tour

 

School children visiting Stonehenge.

Near Salisbury, England

Temple Square

 

Temple Square, a 10-acre complex of church facilities owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Historic Hotel

 

Inside the historic La Posada Hotel, the last of the Fred Harvey Railroad hotels.

Winslow Arizona

River Tour

 

Tourists getting a river level view of Florence Italy.  A boat tour on the River Arno.

Florence Italy

A Founder of Chicago

 

The bust of Jean-Baptiste Point DuSable (1745-1818) born in St. Marc Haiti. In the 1770's he opened the first trading post beside the Chicago River establishing a settlement that became Chicago.

Chicago Illinois