I thought that I’d show an Olympic themed photo considering today was the closing of Vancouver’s very successful Olympic games. This photo was taken at Montreal’s Centre sportif du Parc Olympique. The Olympic Aquatic centre is part of a complex of buildings that make up Montreal’s Olympic Village that was built for the 1976 Olympic […]
Continue Reading...Amazing Art at the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome
Today I am happy to share some amazing art with you. The ceiling at the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius (Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio) was painted by Andrea Pozzo. The amazing fresco that stretches across the nave ceiling set the standard for such types of work in […]
Continue Reading...The Mistaya River’s white water rapids in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
I just loved this solitary twisted tree along the banks of the Mistaya river in Banff National Park. After spending a week or so wandering through the majestic Rocky Mountains I was feeling a similar to the way the tree looked, alone yet peaceful surrounded by all the incredible natural beauty. And like the tree, […]
Continue Reading...Chateau Frontenac as seen from Rue Cul de Sac in Quebec City
Vieux Québec or Old Quebec is one of the most beautiful inhabited parts of Canada and one of the oldest in North America. Walk around inside the fortified walls of the city and you feel like you are in Europe with all the narrow cobblestone streets, stone masonry, copper roofs, outdoor cafes and American tourists […]
Continue Reading...Beautiful interior of the Late Gothic style Duomo in Milan, Italy
Some buildings are impressive from the outside but disappoint you when you walk inside them and sometimes the opposite is true. The Duomo di Milano or Milan Cathedral is one of those buildings that make your jaw drop from the moment you lay eyes on it from the outside till the moment you leave it’s […]
Continue Reading...Florence, Italy as seen from snow covered Via di San Salvatore al Monte
What is the first thing that you think of when I say Florence, Italy? Snow, right? Well in this case you’d be right, but otherwise you’d be terribly, terribly wrong. Yes it was December, but from what I was told there had been no snow like this in Tuscany in a quarter century. How fortunate […]
Continue Reading...Staircase at Casa Batllo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The two things that come to mind when I think of the master architect Antoni Gaudi (Antoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet) are 1- Genius! and 2- What was that guy smoking?? Walking around in Casa Batllo you feel like you’re in a Tim Burton movie, the only thing that gives you reason to doubt […]
Continue Reading...Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Canada’s national parks in the Rocky Mountains have to be on your list of must see places. You could spend years exploring there and still find new stunning vistas on a daily basis. The only place that I have seen that can compare to Alberta and British Columbia’s natural richness is the south island of […]
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