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

Thanks for the Rain

 

A statue called "Thanks for the Rain" was created by Joe Beeler and stands in front of the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg.

Wickenburg Arizona

Meeting of the Waters

 

The Meeting of the Waters Fountain in downtown St. Louis represents the meeting of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River.  

St. Louis Missouri

Making Music

 

Inside one of the rooms at the Musical Instrument Museum.  Instruments from all over the world can be found here.

Phoenix Arizona

Downtown LA

 

Downtown Los Angeles framed on the right by the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  The concert hall was designed by Frank Gehry.

Los Angeles, California

The Actor's Church

 

St. Paul's Church near Covent Garden is affectionately known as 'the actor's church'.  The church was built  by Inigo Jones and has been here since 1633. The people in the photo have gathered to listen to some musicians performing in front of the church.

London England

Santa Maria

 

Santa Maria delle Grazie.  The convent attached to this church is where Leonardo de Vinci's The Last Supper is found.  

Milan Italy

Wine Country

 

The Domaine Serene Winery.  Part of the Oregon wine country.

Dayton Oregon

Crystal Bridge

 

The Crystal Bridge greenhouse located at Myriad Botanical Gardens.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Nelson Mandela

 

A statue of Nelson Mandela in the lobby of the United Nations Building.  It was created by Andre Otto.

New York New York

The Brewer Staircase

 

The Brewer staircase is located inside a home furnishings store called Heal's in London.  People come from all over the world to have a chance to photograph this mesmerizing array of spiral stairs and lights.

London England

Venus & Mars

 

This beautiful statue of Venus and Mars greets visitors to Villa Carlotta when they enter the doors.  The statue was created by Luigi Acquisti.

Tremezzo on Lake Como Italy

Villa Carlotta

 

The Villa Carlotta and gardens are open to the public to enjoy both the beautiful gardens and the wonderful art and furnishings of the villa.

Tremezzo on Lake Como Italy

Frank Lloyd Wright

 

The Frank Thomas House built in 1901.  One of many Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses that can bee seen in the city of Oak Park. 

Oak Park Illinois

Pasqual's

 

Cafe Pasqual's, one of the most popular Mexican restaurants in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe New Mexico

St. Paul's

 

St. Paul's Cathedral

London England

Taliesin

 

Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's Arizona home

Scottsdale, Arizona

Stonehenge

 

Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain

near Salisbury England

Red Rocks

 

The beautiful red rocks of Sedona surrounding the Chapel of the Holy Cross.

Sedona Arizona

The Fine Art of Glass

 

Chihuly Garden and Glass is a spectacular showcase of Dale Chihuly's artistic glass making.

Seattle Washington

The Huntington

 

Inside The Huntington Museum. The Huntington is made up of a library, art museum and botanical garden. It can be a day long destination for visitors.

San Marino California 

Place Saint Michel

 

Place Saint-Michel with the fountain Saint-Michel in the 5th Arrondissement.

Paris France

The Bowers Museum

 The Bowers Museum is an art museum featuring pre-Columbian, Native American and the art of Asia, Africa and Oceana. 

Santa Ana California

The "Beaches" House

 

The house used in the movie "Beaches".

Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Coast California

California Gardens

 

The fountain at Sherman Library and Gardens.

Corona Del Mar, California

Radio City Music Hall

 

A landmark in midtown Manhattan, Radio City Music Hall.

New York, New York

Let's Go Sailing

 

An unlikely but popular sailing spot at Elephant Butte Reservoir 

Five miles north of Truth or Consequences New Mexico

Advising the Tourists

 

A historic figure giving directions to a tourist at the Minute Man National Park.

Concord Massachusetts 

Mark Twain

 

Mark Twain's boyhood home and museum.  The white building was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemons, better known as Mark Twain from 1844 to 1853.  

Hannibal Missouri

Roof Top Gardens

 A scene from the rooftop gardens at the historic Mission Inn.

Riverside, California

The Gardens

 

Looking down at the gardens at the Getty Museum.

Los Angeles, California

Brighton Pier

 

Walking on to the Brighton Pier.

Brighton England