The Undercroft

 

The space below Lincoln's Inn Chapel is called the undercroft and is filled with gravestones honoring the long departed.  

London England

A Very Special Room

 

Inside the room where Michealangelo's The Last Supper can be viewed.  In order to preserve the fading painting, the room is temperature controlled and only a few people are allowed in at one time.  It's worth the scheduling necessity.  

Milan Italy

Historic Church

 

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church was built in a mission revival style in 1912.  The church itself was established in 1870. It is one of many historic buildings in the western town of Florence.

Florence Arizona

Rocky Beach

 

A beach in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica.  This area of beach is full of volcanic rocks.

Tamarindo Costa Rica

Country Roads

 

A simple country road in southwestern Colorado.

Near Dolores Colorado

At the Mission

 

The center courtyard at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

San Juan Capistrano California

Ranching at the Border

 

Ranching scene very near the border with Mexico.

Sonoita Arizona

Law School

 

The School of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Egyptian Museum

 

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts in western North America.  

San Jose California

The Bandstand

 

The Bandstand located in the center of Washington Park in Quincy Illinois.  It was the site of one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates on October 13, 1858.

Quincy Illinois

Tall Pyramid

 The Transamerica Building stands out from all the other tall buidings. 

San Francisco California 

Greeting the Sun

 

Greeting the Sun is a sculpture by Kim Seyesnem Obrutz.  It was seem on the plaza at Museum Hill in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Three Shades

 

The Three Shades is a sculpture of three figures standing around a central point.  It was created by Rodin and this version stands in the garden of the Rodin Museum.

Paris France

Diamonds!

 

A display of the Aurora Pyramid of Hope, a vast variety of diamonds in many colors found inside the Natural History Museum.  There are 296 naturally colored diamonds that glow under ultra-violet lights. 

London England

Home to a Masterpiece

 

The Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie is home to Leonardo DaVinci's The Last Supper.

Milan Italy

Castle by the Lake

 

Castello Scaligero di Sirmione sits on the edge of Lake Garda and forms the entrance to the historical center of Sirmione.

Sirmione Italy

St. Pancras

 

One of the entrances to St. Pancras train station.  A truly beautiful building.

London England

A Monument

 

Monument of Marchese Spinetta Malaspina located inside the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Created between 1430 and 1435 in Verona Italy it is a monument to the military commander Spinetta Malaspina.  

London England

Rooftops

 

The rooftops of Paris are always pleasing to the eye.

Paris France

Puente del Inca

 

A former spa built under the Puente del Inca (Bridge of the Inca), a natural bridge formed from the hot springs waters.  The bridge spans the Las Cuevas River.

Las Cuevas Argentina

Distinctive Architecture

 

The distinctive architecture of Santa Fe New Mexico.  This is part of The Inn At Loretto Hotel and Spa.

Santa Fe New Mexico

Museum Gardens

 

The gardens at the Rodin Museum with a path leading to The Burghers of Calais sculpture by Rodin.

Paris France

Fontaine de l'Observatorie

 

The Fontaine de l'Observatorie is located in the Luxembourg Gardens.

Paris France

St. Mary le Bow

 

Inside St. Mary le Bow church.

London England

The Pageant of the Masters

 

The entrance to the Pageant of the Masters a summer-long event feature "live pictures" presented before an audience.  The pageant brings great works of art to life with live actors creating what is called  "tableaux vivants" or living pictures.  It's an amazing event.

Laguna Beach, California

Home of J. P. Morgan

 

The Morgan Library and Museum was once the home of banker J. P. Morgan.  The part of the museum that was once his home can be toured and includes his extensive library.  The room above is a sitting room in the former residence.

New York, New York

State Capitol

 The capitol building for the state of Montana. 

Helena Montana

Spanish Architecture

 

Architectural details from the Mission Inn Hotel.  The hotel has national historic landmark recognition and was built in 1876.  It is a composite of many styles but is predominately built in Spanish Mission architecture. 

Riverside California