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2010
Prague
Prague Pictures
Hotel President
Bridge over the Vltava
Hradčany castle
The Rudolfinium
Main square with Hus Statue and Týnský chrám in background
St. Mikuláš
Astronomical Clock
Astronomical Clock
Leaving the main Square, the Prašná brána, and old city gate
Náněstí Republicky, another square, more commercial
Prague streetcar
A government building
St. František (l) and St. Salvátor (r)
Along the Vltava
Karlov Most and the Vltava
Kafka Museum
Národní Museum
Prague State Opera
Prague State Opera interior
Prague State Opera interior
Czech Republic
Czech Pictures
Český Krumlov-Hotel Ruze entrance and sgraffitoed building
Český Krumlov-sgraffitoed building
Český Krumlov
Český Krumlov-cobbled main street
Český Krumlov-side street
Český Krumlov-monument in the square
Český Krumlov-view of the square
Český Krumlov-view of the square
Český Krumlov-view of the square
Český Krumlov-the village church
Český Krumlov-inside the church
Český Krumlov-scene along the Vltava painted by Egon Schiele
Český Krumlov-view of the castle
Český Krumlov-closeup of castle tower
Český Krumlov-bear pit at castle entrance
Church organ
Second church organ
Český Krumlov-sgraffitoed wall in the castle
View of Česky Krumlov from the castle
View of Česky Krumlov from the castle
Monastery at Zlata Koruna
Monastery at Zlata Koruna
Monastery at Zlata Koruna
Monastery at Zlata Koruna
On the road to Plav
On the road to Plav
At the Plav farmhouse
Lunch at Plav
The Český Krumlov train station
Riding through the Šumava
Bavaria
Germany Pictures
The Czech-German border
The Czech=German border
Welcome to Germany!
Nancy & Ben at the border
Bavarian countryside
Bavarian countryside
Bavarian countryside
Bavarian countryside
Bavarian countryside
Trailside flowers
Solar panel farm
A quiet lake
Goats in a field
End of the trail-waiting for the bus
The Altstadt Hotel
A Passau street
A Passau street
Danube River steamer from the hotel window
Confluence of the Ilz
Park at tip of Passau peninsula
Looking down the Danube from the park
Bike trail at the park
St. Stephen's Cathedral (town side)
St. Stephen's Cathedral (river side)
Bridge of the Inn
The kissing bridge
Along the Inn
Approaching Vornbach
The church at Vormbach
The church at Vornbach
Vornbach church entry
Vornbach church interior
Vornbach church altar
Schärding town square
Schärding pharmacy
In Schärding
In Schärding
Along the Inn
Along the Inn
Along the Inn
At Dult
Boris tries the bull
Inside the beer hall
The oompah band
At Dult
Huntsman actor
Austria
Austria Pictures
Leaving Passau
Sailing down the Danube
Sailing down the Danube
Sailing down the Danube
Sailing down the Danube
Sailing down the Danube
Sailing down the Danube
Sailing down the Danube
Sailing down the Danube
From the bike trail
From the bike trail
From the bike trail
From the bike trail
Austrian town-roofs & gate
Weissenkirchen street
Weissenkirchen by night
Raffelsberger Hof
Raffelsberger Hof
Weissenkirchen alley-night
Garden by the road
In the Wachau
In the Wachau
In the Wachau
In the Wachau
Circus setting up at Melk
Melk Abbey
Abbey entrance
Main hall of abbey
Cereminial headdress
Model of abbey
Abbey library
Baroque abbey church
Church organ
Pew in church
Pew detail
View from abbey terrace
View from abbey terrace
Castle ruins in the Wachau
James and Nancy taking shots at the find dinner
Group photo
Vienna
Vienna Pictures
Hotel Stefanie
Hotel Stephanie-Kronprinz Rudolf restaurant
Danube canal
Schwedenplatz
Trolley and bus at Schwedenplatz
Entrance to the Prater
Ferris wheel entrance
Display in Riesenrad museum
The Riesenrad
A Riesenrad car
On the way to the top
View of Vienna from the top
View of Vienna from the top
One of many prime Prater attractions
The Musikverein
Hotel Sacher
Karlsplatz
Karlskirche
Karlskirche
Karlskirche interior
Karlskirche interior
Karlskirche ceiling
Wien Staatsoper
Fountain near the opera house
Staatsoper auditorium
Staatsoper auditorium
Staatsoper additorium
Chandelier in Staatsoper auditorium
Staatsoper staircases
Staatsoper foyers
Staatsoper foyer decorations
Staatsoper foyer decorations
Main staircase of Staatsoper
Opera on screen outside Staatsoper
Stephansdom
Stephansdom
Stephansdom interior
Stephansdom windows
Stephansdom windows
Stephansdom interior
Stephansdom interior
Stephansdom organ
Stephansdom organ
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace subway entrance
Schönbrunn Palace, front
Schönbrunn Palace, front
Palace front decoration
Schönbrunn Palace, front & side
Fountain in courtyard
Schönbrunn Palace, rear
Schönbrunn Palace from the Gloriette
In the park
In the park
In the park
In the park
In the park
In the park
In the park
In the park
In the park
Wagon in the park
The Gloriette and Neptune's Fountain
Gloriette & Neptune's Fountain
Neptune's Fountain
Gloriette
Gloriette
Restaurant at rear of Gloriette
Labyrinth entrance
Zoo entrance
Side paths from the park
Side path from the park
Side path from park
Estate greenhouses
Estate greenhouses
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace, with orangerie
Gardens flanking palace
Orangerie
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace, rose trellis walkway
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Gardens flanking palace
Enjoying the gardens
Griechenbeisl entrance
Man counting money in Griechenbeisl entrance
Rathaus
Rathaus
Rathaus tower
Rathaus windows
Votivkirche
University
Parlament
Parlament
Parlament statue
Parlament pediment
Burgtheater
Burgtheater roof
Burgtheater front
Volksgarten
Volksgarten
Volksgarten
Volksgarten
Volksgarten
Volksgarten
Naturhistorisches Museum
Maria Theresien statue
Maria Theresian statue, side view
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum ceiling decoration
Some works of art are on the plaza
Hofburg entrance from the Ringstrasse
Hofburg
Hofburg
Hofburg
Trolley on the Ringstrasse
Figlmüller front
Figlmüller rear
Zu den 3 Hacken
Saturday evening crowds on the Kartnerstrasse
Fountain near Stephansdom, Saturday night
2011
Paris
Paris Pictures
Place Vendome
Hôtel Château Frontenac
Place de la Concorde
Palais Garnier
Palais Garnier-side
Palais Garnier-side
Palais Garnier-rear
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Palais Garnier-interior
Restaurant l'Ardoise
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
View from Eiffel Tower
View from Eiffel Tower-Palais se Chaillot
View from Eiffel Tower
View from Eiffel Tower
View from Eiffel Tower
View from Eiffel Tower-Champ de Mars
Carousel next to Eiffel Tower
A tour boat
Small craft
Along the Seine-Alexander III Bridge
Along the Seine
Along the Seine
Along the Seine-Pont Neuf & Ile de la Cité
Along the Seine
Along the Seine-Notre Dame
Along the Seine-Notre Dame (rear)
Along the Seine-Notre Dame
Along the Seine-Musée d'Orsay
Along the Seine-Eiffel Tower
Tuileries entrance
Tuileries
Tuileries
Carousel in the Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Tuileries
Cafe in the Tuileries
Louvre-Richelieu wing
Louvre-Denon wing
Louvre-Sully & Denon wings
Looking back from the the Louvre plaza
Looking back from the Louvre plaza
Arc du Carrousel
From the Arc du Carrousel to the Arc de Triomphe
Arc du Carrousel
The Pyramid
Inside the Pyramid
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral-rear
Notre Dame Cathedral-rear
Notre Dame Cathedral-bishop's residence
Sainte Chapelle
Sainte Chapelle-lower chapel
Sainte Chapelle-lower chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle-upper chapel
Sainte Chapelle
Arc de Triomphe at night
Arc de Triomphe-under the arch
Arc de Triomphe-war dead
Arc de Triomphe-eternal flame
Arc de Triomphe-east down the Champs Elyséea
Arc de Triomphe-south to the Eiffel Tower
Arc de Triomphe-west toward La Defense
Arc de Triomphe-NE toward Montmartre
The Loire Valley
Beaugency & Tavers
La Tonnellerie
La Tonnellerie grounds: cleaning up the marrons
La Tonnellerie pool
Church in Tavers
Road from Tavers to Beaugency
Town gate
Town citadel
Town Square & Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc statue
Statue & tower
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Notre Dame Abbey
Tower
Academy
Old town map
Downtown
Old church
Loire bridge at Beaugency
The Loire at Beaugency
Quicksand pool
Quicksand pool
Saturday market
Saturday market
Saturday market
Saturday market
Château de Chambord
Morning repair clinic
The route review
Nuclear plant on the road to Chambord
Van support on the way
The picnic
The picnic
The picnic
The picnic
The picnic
The château
I was there!
Our group
Helical staircase
Chapel
Roof detail
Display case
Architecture
Bed
Bed
Bed
Parquet floor
Ceiling detail
Outbuildings
Architecture
Tower detail
Chambord grounds
Chambord grounds
Chambord grounds
Chambord grounds
Chambord grounds
Blois to Amboise
Blois castle-around the courtyard
Blois castle-around the courtyard
Blois castle-around the courtyard
Blois castle-interior view
Blois castle-interior view
Loire bridge at Blois from south bank
On the trail from Blois to Ambois
In the rain-approaching Alain for his photo op
Karen's turn
My turn
In the rain-approaching Alain for his photo op
Crossing the flower bridge
In the van at Chaumont ready to shuttle to Amboise
Terry & Mike press on
Le Manoir les Minimes
In the wine cave
In the wine cave
In the wine cave
At the tasting
At the tasting
Part of Amboise fortress
Amboise chocolate shop
Chenonceau & Clos-Luce
Getting ready for the ride
On the road
On the road
On the road-sunflower field
On the road
Swans in a canal leading to the château
Path to the château
Autumn crocus along the path
Approaching the château
The château-front view
Watchtower
Wing of the château over the Cher
Evidence I was there
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
Looking up the Cher from Chenonceau
Château grounds
Château grounds
Looking up the Cher from Chenonceau
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
Château grounds
The Château
Château interior
Cypresses approaching Amboise (a la Monet)
Clos-Luce
The house
Grounds
Bed
Bed
Stained glass
Tapestries & chandelier
Tapestry
Les trois belles mademoiselles
Table
Grounds
da Vinci museum
da Vinci museum-tank model
da Vinci museum-weaponry
da Vinci museum
da Vinci museum-canal lock proposal
Grounds
Garden
Château de Villandry to Noyant de Touraine
Château de Villandry
Chinon
Crissay/Manse
Crissay/Manse
Crissay/Manse
Farmland
Paul & Sharon on the road
Church at Avon les Roches
Church at Avon les Roches
Refreshments at the van
Vineyard
More vineyards
Grapes & roses
Grapes & roses
Cows watching us
In Chinon
Entering Chinon with the castle and the Vienne
Jeanne d'Arc statue
Chinon
Chinon
Chinon
Chinon
Chinon
Along the Vienne in Chinon
Bridge over the Vienne
The Vienne
Chinon
Chinon
The castle in Chinon
Chinon
Chinon
Chinon
Boats in the Vienne
Chinon
The castle
Chinon
Town square
On the road back
On the road back
On the road back
Dinner table at Château de Brou
A serenade to cap it all off
The Group
Versailles
Versailles Pictures
Our contact Claudia
Looking down the plaza to the stables
Hallway with statues of kings
Upper level of the chapel
Detail over doorway
Paintings
Paintings
Paintings & passage
Paintings
Paintings
Paintings
Ceiling
Painting
Door
Ceiling
Statues & decoration
Ceiling
Statues and decoration
Ceiling
Paintings & ceiling
Ceiling
Decoration
Anteroom to the Hall of Mirrors
Anteroom to the Hall of Mirrors
The Hall of Mirrors
The Hall of Mirrors
Royal apartments
King's bed
Royal apartments
Royal apartments
Royal apartments
Ceiling, royal apartments
Queen's bed
Ceiling, royal apartments
Royal dining room
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Grounds
Grounds
Grounds
Grounds
Fountain & Lake
Fountain
Grounds
Grounds
Grounds
Grounds
The Lake
Looking back toward the palace
Topiary
Lower fountain & lake
Lower fountain
Lower fountain
The lake
Looking back to the palace from the lower fountain
Movie of the palace exterior
Les trois belles mademoiselles at the gate
2012
Puglia
Masseria Torre Maizza
Masseria Maizza
The bungalows
Flower near the bungalows
Old olive trees on the golf course
Palms
Flowers on a wall
Solar panel farm
To the pool
The pool
Next to the pool
Next to the pool 2
Next to the pool 3
Terrace beside the pool
Bikes waiting for us
The arbor
Barbara & Kathy
Terrace bar
The dining room
Olive trees prepared for harvest
The local road
Vegetables for the masserias and olive trees
Luigi & Edoardo explain the world to us
Egnatia
Excavations
Town plan
Key to town plan
Excavations
Excavations
Excavations
Amphitheater notes
Amphitheater
Basilica notes
The basilica
"Main Street"
Furnace
Ride to Monopoli
Adriatic surf
Southern Apennines
Approaching Savelletri
Savelletri harbor
Leaving Savelletri
Trulli north of Savelletri
Trulli home
The Adriatic
Pause to rest: (l-r) Sarah, Donna, Beth, Barbara (2), David
Monopoli Buildings
Monopoli Buildings
Monopoli Buildings
Monopoli Buildings
Monopoli Buildings
Plants in a window
City wall
Cathedral
In the cathedral
In the cathedral
In the cathedral
In the cathedral
In the cathedral
Monopoli harbor
Monopoli harbor
Monopoli harbor
Monopoli harbor breakwater
The fort
The fort
Cannon in the fort
Street beside the city wall
Road to Ostuni
Olive oil museum
Museum grounds
Museum grounds
The museum
Museum grounds
Entry gate
Museum grounds
Chapel
The group (l-r): f-Malcolm, Suzanne, Kathy, Barbara (1), Chris, Pete r-Luther, Rich, Marty, Joan, Louis, Donna, Beth, Barbara(2), Karen, Sarah, Alan, David
Presses
Old press
Grinding wheels
Il Frantoio-courtyard
Il Frantoio-main building
Il Frantoio-different kinds of olives
Il Frantoio-grounds
Il Frantoio-grounds
Il Frantoio-herbs drying
Lunch at Il Frantoio
Lunch at Il Frantoio-Edoardo & Luigi
Olive grove-Ostuni in the distance
Approaching Ostuni
Almost there
View from Ostuni to the Adriatic
Ostuni hill
Ostuni Palace Hotel
Statue in town square
Cathedral
Overhead connector
On to Otranto
Mounting up at Melpignano
Otranto
Otranto beach
The harbor
Breakwater from the beach
A good place for gelato
City Wall
Fort sign
Fort
Statue in the plaza in front of fort
Fort walls
Fort
Fort
Fort
Fort
Fort and moat
Fort
Cathedral
Bell tower
Tree of life mosaic
Tree of life mosaic
Mosaic detail
Masseria Montelauro sign
The masseria
Dining terrace
Montelauro pool
Pasta-making and the southern coast
Nona welcoming us
Edoardo and Nona talking
Barbara (2) does the twist
Sarah tries her hand
Cliffs and caves approaching Santa Cesarea
In Sant Cesarea
Heading north from Santa Cesarea
Tower in desuetude
Beach at Porto Badisco
Stone bridge and rough country
The radar station at Cape Otranto
The last roundup: bikes turned in
Lecce
Edoardo says good-bye
Patria Palace Hotel
Old amphitheater
Old amphitheater
Piazza St. Oronzo
St. Oronzo statue
Church
Lecce building
Piazza Duomo
Piazza Duomo
Piazza Duomo-bell tower
Cathedral entrance
Cathedral entrance detail
Piazza Duomo
Piazza Duomo
Cathedral interior
Cathedral interior
Cathedral interior
Chiesa di Santa Teresa
Chiesa di Santa Teresa-interior
Chiesa di Santa Teresa-papier maché statuary
Chiesa di Santa Teresa-papier maché statuary
Chiesa di Santa Teresa-papier maché statuary
Porta Rudiae-old city gate
Porta Rudiae-old city gate
Building near Porta Rudiae
Porta Napoli-old city gate
Lecce church
Lecce building
Roman theater
Roman theater
Castello di Carlo V
Statue (Columbus?)
Public garden
Public garden pergola
Public garden
Public garden
Public garden
Public garden-Tito Schipa bust
Public garden
Public garden
Public garden-Garibaldi bust
Rome
Rome city pictures
Termini-the Rome railroad station
Ponte Nenni-closest bridge to the hotel
The Tiber
Spanish Steps
Fountain below the Spanish Streps
Monument near the Spanish Steps
Base of monument
In a church
Fontana di Trevi (Trevi fountain)
Trevi fountain statue
Crowd at the Trevi fountain
A mall
A mall
Obelisk
Sant'Andrea della Valle
Sant'Andrea della Valle
Sant'Andrea ceiling
Sant'Andrea sculpture
The Pantheon
Pantheon ceiling
Pantheon interior
Farnese Palace
A church
Piazza Navona
Chiesa di San Paolo Entro le Mura
The Vatican
Exterior wall of Vatican City
Museum entrance
St. Peter's Dome from the gardens
The gardens
In the gardens
In the Gardens
Cone detail
In the gardens
Gallery with statuary
View back toward Rome
Statue
Statues
Statues
Statues
A ceiling
Statue
A bronze
Statue
Stone bath
Mosaic
Floor mosaic
Statue
A gallery with golden ceiling
Ceiling painting
Close-up of ceiling painting
Floor decoration
Ornate ceiling
Vatican buildings
Exit to the square
St. Peter's Square from the basilica porch
Colonnade around the square
The basilica porch
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
The Pieta in the basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
Swiss guards
St. Peter's Square
Colosseum and the Roman forum
Colosseum
Colosseum
Colosseum
Colosseum (Frank w/hat on left)
Colosseum
Colosseum
Colosseum
Colosseum
Colosseum
Colosseum-brick wall
Colosseum
Colosseum
Arch of Constantine
Nearby ruins
Nearby ruins
The Palatine Hill
On the Palatine Hill with old aqueduct
Old aqueduct
The forum
The forum
Runs
Ruins
Ruins
Ruins & part of Circus Maximus
Circus Maximus
View of St. Peter's from the Palatine
View of the Colosseum from the Palatine
Ruins
A Garden
Garden & wall ruins
Garden & wall ruins
Garden & ruins
Garnden & wall ruins
Garden
Ruins
View from the forum
Arch in the forum
View from the forum
Carvings
Leaving the forum
Columns
2013
Munich
Munich Pictures
Hotel Laimer Hof
Building on Gaßnerstrasse
Election Sign
Schloss Nymphenburg
Schwaige Restaurant
Panorama
Schloss side and pool
Schloss pool
Schloss buildings and pool
Schloss front
Flowers
Schloss entrance & main building
Cobblestone Pattern
Steinerer Saal
Steinerer Saal
Steinerer Saal
Steinerer Saal ceiling
Steinerer Saal ceiling
Steinerer Saal
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Bed chamber
Gallery
Porcelain statuary
Statuary
Schönheits Galerie
Schönheits Galerie
Schönheits Galerie
Drawing room
Room
Bed chamber
Gallery
Grounds—rear of Schloss
Main garden
Fountain
Flowers and statuary
Poseiden statue
Athena statue
Bridge
Schloss from the gardens
Pond with ducks
Garden paths
Garden path
Swan in a pond
Sign for witches' house
Witches' house
Amilienburg
Amilienburg lodge
Interior
Interior
Painting
Bed
Bed chamber
Bed chamber
Table and statuary
Spiegelsaal
Spiegelsaal
Spiegelsaal Ceiling
Spiegelsaal
Spiegelsaal
Paintings
Paintings
Marstallmuseum
Coach
Coach
Coach
Toy horses
Sleigh
Coach
Coach
Sleighs
Sleigh
Sleigh model
Sleigh
Sleigh
Coach
Coach
Sleigh
Kitchen
Kitchen
Tack
Sleigh
Sleigh
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
Hearse
Museum Nymphenburg Porzellan
Porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain
Hirschgarten
Entrance sign
Entrance
Browsing deer and rabbits
Fountain at Stachus
Along Kaufingerstrasse
City gate
Statuary in the gate
Pedestrian way
Michaelskirche
Front
Statuary
Sanctuary
Altar
Frauenkirche
Frauenkirche towers
Sanctuary
Casket
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Viktualienmarkt
Pig members
Pig heads
Maypole
Marienplatz
Building across from Neues Rathaus
Neues Rathaus
Neues Rathaus
Neues Rathaus
Neues Rathaus-detail of Glockenspiel
Statue
Street musicians
Statue
Feldherrnhalle at Odeonsplatz
Hofgarten
Residenztheater (Bayrisches Staatsoper)
Hofbrauhaus
Hofbrauhaus oom-pah band
Augustiner Bräu
Bayrisches Nationalmuseum
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Pictures
Hotel Le Royal
Decorated elephants
Place de la Constitution
Park above casements
Pétrusse valley from Place de la Constitution
Bridge over Pétrusse valley
Alzette and Pétrusse Valley scenes
Rooftops
Bridge arches
Old casements
Grund
Grund building
Philharmonie in Kirchberg
Old bank
Railroad station
Place d'Armes
Bandstand with band
Sights worth seeing
La Lorraine Restaurant
Brasserie Guillaume
At Brasserie Guillaume
Oberweis-entrance
Oberweis-inside
La Lorraine restaurant
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Cathedral entrance
Entrance detail
Sanctuary
Altar & stained glass
Organ
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Organ & stained glass
Grand Duchess statue
Ducal residence entrance
History museum
Old city gate
Old city gate
Old fortifications
Old fortifications
Vegetable gardens in the Azlette valley
Railroad bridge over the Azlette
Kirchberg buildings from the old city
Guillaume II statue
Building on Place Guillaume II
Casement
Looking out a casement
Looking out a casement
The Red Bridge
Government building
Place E. Humilius bus station
Fountain
Street musicians
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Entrance
Chapel
Chapel with guide in foreground
World War II map
Battle of the Bulge map
Unknown soldier memorial
Patton grave
Medal of Honor winner
Panoramic view of cemetery
The Moselle Valley
Metz to Thionville
Sophie
Metz cathedral exteriors
Cathedral-north face
Cathedral-north
Cathedral north-detail
Cathedral-north
Cathedral-north
Cathedral north-detail
Cathedral-west face
Cathedral-south face
Cathedral-south
Cathedral-south
Cathedral-south
Statue
West door
West door
South door
South door-detail
Metz cathedral interiors
Sanctuary
Organ
Interior view (organ?)
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass and decorative work
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass and organ
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Tourist office building near cathedral
Moselle canal in Metz
Lower town square and buildings
Lower town square and buildings
Lower town square-protestant church
First view of the Sailing Home
Axel & Aernoud
Bert
Josie
Baris
Marte
Baris, Markus, & Marte
Sailing Home cabin
Sailing Home head
Thionville/Rodemack/Remich
Nuclear plants near Thionville
Rodemack
Rodemack town gate
Rodemack
Rodemack
Rodemack
Rodemack gardens
Rodemack
Rodemack
Rodemack
Sailing Home
Remich-Nennig bridge
View from the bridge
Remich from Nennig
Remich park
Remich park
Statue in the park
Park fountain
Carousel on Remich waterfront
Hotel with umbrellas
Remich waterfront
Remich to Saarburg
Roman Mosaic at Nennig
Roman mosaic at Nennig
Vineyards along the bike path
Some steep vineyards
Entrance to railroad tunnel
More steep vineyards
Vineyards
Approaching Kanzem locks
Entering the lock
The Kanzem lock
In the lock
Rising
Ready to sail
Steep vineyards
Castle
Welcome to Saarburg!
Fortifications in Saarburg
Cathedral in Saarburg
Church steeple
Waterwheels below the falls
Sluice and waterwheels
Walls
Waterfalls
Saarburg
Saarburg
Zum Pferdemarkt restaurant
Inside Zum Pferdemarkt
Saarburg village
Saarburg village
Saarburg & vineyards
Donna relaxing on deck
Saarburg to Trier
Getting ready to ride
Clappers at Mabilon
Frau Mabilon and a large bell
Saarburg from upstream
Trier
Across the Moselle
Colosseum
Axel and John at the entrance
Entering
The amphitheater
Panoramic view
A couple in the sun
Walls
Underneath the amphitheater
Underneath the amphitheater
Basilica
Cathedral
Rear
Side
Interior
Sanctuary & altar
Organ
Interior
Front
Statue at church
Angel statue atop tower
Interior
Ceiling
Stained glass
Town square
Obelisk
Buildings
Pedestrian alley
Porta Nigra rear
Porta Nigra rear
Porta Nigra front
Building decorations
Building with roof
Statue
Building
Building
Tower
Park
Park garden
Roman baths ruins
Geese
Trier/Schweich/Bernkastel-Kues
Bridge
Town and vineyards
River & vineyards
Roses & vineyards
Roman wineship tombstone
Hotel Piesporter Goldtröpfchen
St. Michael's church
Bridge at Bernkastel-Kues
Castle above Bernkastel-Kues
Weingut Anton Zimmerman
Daun to Bernkastel-Kues
Mounting up at Daun
The "false" lava bomb
The real lava bomb
Volcano museum
Martha Otten's home
Bernkastel & vineyards
Bernkastel & vineyards
Bridge to Kues
Castle at Bernkastel
Store sign at night
Traben-Trarbach to Beilstein
Maypole
Pünderlich ferry house
View from Pünderlich
Ferry at Pünderlich
Across from Pünderlich
In Pünderlich
Zell
Schwarze Katze fountain
Schwartze Katze Detail
Street scene
Church
Street scene
Sign
Street scene
Zell Mädchen
Moselle vineyards
Markus & Marte foraging
Calmont vineyards
Moselle town
Beilstein
Beilstein
Vineyards on the hill
View from café at the church
View from church café
Cochem
Along the Moselle toward Cochem
Castle on the Moselle
Kayakers on the river
Marte's magnificent place setting
Schwartzwaldkirchtorte
Serenade after dinner
Public artwork
Flooding high water marks
Pedestrian mall
Town square
Cochem castle
Cochem castle from the barge
Castle
Castle entrance
Castle
Exterior detail
Riverside entrance
View of Moselle valley
Cochem on the Moselle
Interior
Ceiling
Interior
Interior
Fireplace
Wardrobe
Castle entrance garden
Statue, rear view
Statue, side view
The Tour Gang
Koblenz
Spitting statue
Girl on stilts
Street scene
Koblenz tour guide
Church
Old Roman wall
Photo Fountain
Stumbling blocks
Church sanctuary
Moselle-Rhine confluence
Deutsches Eck
Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument
Berlin
Berlin pictures
Art'Otel Berlin Mitte
Spree
Spree
St. George statue
Nikolaikirche
Berlinerdom
Fernsehturm
Temporary construction museum
Along Unter den Linden
Hochschule für Musik
Schinkel statue
Schinkelsche Bauakademie
Liebknecht bridge & Berlinerdom
Looking down Unter den Linden
German History Museum
Neue Wache
Staatsoper
Humboldt University
Alte Bibliotek
Book-burning memorial
Frederick the Great statue
Komische Oper
Russian embassy
US embassy
Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg Gate
Quadriga on Brandenburg Gate
Quadriga
Siegessäule
Reichstag dome in distance
Holocaust memorial
Site of the "Führerbunker"
Plan of the Führerbunker
Face statue
Märkisches Museum Ubahn stop
U-Bahn cars
Deutsche Oper
Deutsche Oper inferior
Sign at Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie reconstruction
Finance Ministry
Finance Ministry & Berlin wall remnant
Berlin Wall
KaDeWe
Alexanderplatz
Fountains at Alexanderplatz
S-Bahn cars
The Philharmonie
Philharmonie interior
Tram
Reichstag area
Reichstag
Reichstag-right side
Roof staturary
Reichstag rear
Entrance closeup
Left side
Bundeskanzleramt
Paul-Löbehaus
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz
Zoologischer Garten
Elefantentor (zoo entrance gate)
Garden at main entrance alley
Garden and fountain
Deer
Statue near aquarium
Swan
Of the antelope family
Giraffe
Giraffes
Of the antelope family
Of the antelope family
Elephant
Elephant
Elephants
Elephants
Of the antelope family
Deer
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
Tapir
Hippopotamus
Wildebeest (?)
Bear fanny
Bear
Meerkats
Penguins
Penguins in pool
Otters (?)
Small mammal
Zebras
Of the antelope family
Birds
Panther
Leopard
Leopard
Leopard
Lion
Lion
Small cat
Small mammal
Rodent on rock
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
Looking down Kudamm
Brauhaus Mitte
2014
Lyon
Lyon Pictures
Hotel Charlemagne
Hotel Charlemagne, side
Gare de Perrache from Rue Charlemagne
Place Carnot
View from Gare de Parrache
Place Carnot
Place Carnot
Place Carnot
Place Carnot
View back to Gare de Perrache
Rue Victor Hugo
Place Pradel next to the Opera House
Transportation in Lyon
Subway A Line
Croix Paquet subway stop showing slope
Detail showing cogs on C line subway
Subway D Line
Fourvière funicular
Funicular cable
Funicular cable mechanism
Tram
Trackless trolley
Opera House
Opera House front
Hotel de Ville from Place Terreaux
Place Terreaux
Bartholdi fountain
Bartholdi fountain
Bartholdi fountain
Musée des Beaux Arts
Museum entrance from Place Terreaux
Museum courtyard
Museum entrance & courtyard
Courtyard arcade
Café des Fédérations
Léon de Lyon
Léon de Lyon entrance
Ste. Blandine
Flowers near church
Ste. Blandine: entries, tower, and flying buttresses
Front & tower
Portal, tympanum, and archivolts
Portal clerestory with oculi
Choir and altar with stained glass
Pillars, clerestory, and aisle
4-Part vaulting
Lancet window
Lancet window
Lancet window
Lancet window
Lancet window
Lancet window
Clerestory-lancets
Clerestory-lancets
Clerestory-lancets
Clerestory-lancets
Clerestory-lancets
Clerestory-lancets
Choir clerestories
Pulpit
Auditorium & Part Dieu
Part Dieu parking garage
Terrace
Auditorium exterior
Stage
Stage
Gallery
Gallery
Old Roman Theaters
View from street
View from street
Theater
Explanatory sign
Second theater
Theater with stage of different marbles
Stage and right half of theater
Recovered stone blocks
Upper level of theater
Explanatory sign
Marbles
Marble detail
Stage
Marble stage
Second theater
Marble column detail
Marble column detail
Engraved stones
Garden next to theaters
View of Lyon
Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière
Basilica from bottom of the hill
Climbing to the Basilica
Towers
Towers, windows, and decorative work
Basilica plaza
Entrance
Movie of front towers
Exterior side
Arches detail
Choir and altar
Choir and altar
Ceiling
Wall mosaic
Column capital detail
Lancets
Lancets
Lancets
Pulpit
Wall mosaic
Side entrance with statuary
Observation tower next to basilica
Funicular stop at basilica
Street market in Vieux Lyon
Place St. Jean
Building on Place St. Jean
Statue in Plaza
Cathédrale St. Jean
Cathédrale St. Jean
Cathédrale St. Jean
The portals
Left portal detail
Center portal detail
Right portal detail
Exterior: north transept
Flying Buttresses-north side
Vaulting-six part
Pillars and triforium
Pillars, triforium, clerestory, and vaulting
Triforium
Organ and pillars
Aisle-lancets and oculus
Aisle window
Aisle window
Aisle window
Aisle window
Aisle window
Clerestory lancets and oculi
Clerestory lancets and oculi
Boulangerie for lunch
The Long Traboule
Descriptive plaque
Beginning of the traboule
Continuation of the traboule
Palais de Justice
Statuary at the bridge
Waterjets at bridge entrance
Cable-stayed bridge
Cable-stayed bridge
View down the Saône
View up the Saône
River cruise
Ticket booth (sans the late clerks)
The cruise boat
Bridge & buildings along river
View along river
Statue in cave
Four with cox
Decorative lock marker
Robert Schuman (not the composer) bridge
Schuman bridge close-up
Place Bellecour
Place Bellecour-Louis XIV statue
Centre d’Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation
Half track with quad 50 at the museum
Brasserie Georges
Burgundy
Cluny
Entering Cluny
Cluny buildings
Cluny church-what remains
Tour: archeological dig of church site
The floor of the nave
Floor of the nave and walls
Our guide and old church wall
Wall detail
Pillars
Window detail
Model of medieval Cluny
Cluny building
1385 wall carving
Cluny building
Town wall and watchtower
Town gate
Town wall & gates
Decorative corner building
Cluny street
Public fountain
Obelisk
Cluny building
Windows
Tower
Cluny street
Street musicians packing up (or showing contempt?)
Restaurant for lunch
Monument
Cluny’s gothic church
Portal, archivolts, flying buttresses, and rosette
Nave, choir, altar, pillars, and vaulting
4-part vaulting with upper pillars
Lancets and oculus
Lancets and oculus
Organ
Choir lancets
Rosette
Chapaize
Flowers
Garden near church
Garden near church
Graveyard at church
Romanesque church
Rear of church
Descriptive plaque
Church vaulting
Pillars
Stained glass window
House with flowers
On to Tournus!
Tournus
Hotel Le Rempart
Attitude adjustment required?
Along the Saône
Chateau
Fields & woods-hunters not visible
Chateau in l'Epervière
Refreshment stop in l'Epervière
SAS Museum in Sennecey le Grand
Inside the museum
Sennecey le Grand downtown
War memorial
Our lunch stop
Grazing Charolais
Legion of Honor garden
In the garden
In the garden
Abbaye Saint Philbert
Exterior-front
Exterior-front
Exterior-rear
Narthex vauting
Nave & choir
Nave vaulting
Aisle vaulting
Window
Window
Window
Choir windows
Choir window-detail
Organ
Organ
Flooring
Storage room
Monument aux Morts at Place du Champs de Mars
Entrance to Hotel Dieu and Musée Greuze
Courtyard of museum & hospital
A ward of the hospital
Individual bed
Hospital garden
Garden sundial
Hospital apothecary
Cabinet with medicines
Cabinet with medicines
Urns with medicines
Urns with medicines
Beaune
Along the Canal du Centre
Old building along the canal
Canal lock
The canal above (!) the rail line
View from the bike path
Bridge into Santanay
Public square in Santanay
Santanay statuary
Leaving Santanay for the vineyards
Harvesting grapes
Vineyards everywhere
One of the Grand Cru vineyards
About to start the climb to Volnay
Hotel Le Cep
Hotel Le Cep—entrance on Rue Maufoux
Enormous weeping willow in the courtyard
Entrance to inner courtyard
Inner courtyard
Farmland near Moux
Moulin de Cussigny
The mill with a bridge over a stream
Playing pétanque
Tables for dining
An outbuilding
Our group
Sophie, Jean-Philippe Lefils, and Jean François
Notre Dame Basilique
Transept exterior
Front portals with trumeau statue and archivolts
Nave, altar, & choir
Aisle window
Nave vaulting
Pillars, triforium, & clerestories
Aisle window
Aisle window
Aisle window
Aisle window
Window
Pulpit
Aisle window
Window
Choie lancets and oculi
Left aisle vaulting
Right aisle vaulting
Lancets & oculi
Lancet
Chapel windows
Lancet
Chapel windows
Lancet
Triforium and clerestories
Organ
Relaxing before the basilica
Beaune street scene
Beaune stores
Wine tasting at Bouchard Aînés & fils
Dinner at Relais de Saulx
Hôtel Dieu
Exterior & entrance
Market outside
Courtyard & tiled roof
Tower from courtyard
Courtyard
A ward
Lancets & oculi
Lancets & oculi
Kitchen
Compounding room
Medicines
Tapestries
Dijon
Lake Kir
Lock on Canal de Bourgogne
Boat in a lock
Lock detail at Pont de Pany
Grand Hotel la Cloche
Place Darcy & its arch
Place Darcy & tram
Fountain at Place de la Republic
Statue at Place de la Republic
Place de la Republic statue
Cathédrale St. Benigne
Front from the street
Window and arches
Portal and tympanum
Nave & choir
4-part vaulting
Pillars, triforium, and clerestories
Pulpit
Choir clerestories
Choir lancets and oculi
Altar
Clerestory lancets & oculi
Clerestory lancets & oculi
Chapel lancets & oculi
Organ
Carousel on Rue de la Liberte
Ducal palace & Etats de Bourgogne
Ducal palace & Etats de Bourgogne
Ducal palace & Musèe des Beaux Arts
Place de la Liberation video
Ducal palace detail
Musèe des Beaux Arts detail
Mustard shop on Place de la Liberation
Extension of ducal palace
Eglise St. Michel
Front & portals
Nave & choir
4-part vaulting
Pulpit
Aisle lancet
Choir lancets
Tiled roof
Rear of ducal palace
Rear of ducal palace detail
Notre Dame Cathedral
Exterior rear of choir with flying buttresses
Rosette
Portals
Left portal with vaulting, tympanum, and archivolts
Center portal with tympanum, archivolts, and trumeau statues
Right portal with vaulting, tympanum, and archivolts
6-part nave vaulting
Choir windows
Triforium
Beaux arts on Rue des Forges
Video of Jardin Darcy entrance from Place Darcy
In Jardin Darcy
Greeting at last dinner
Kitchen demo at last dinner
Dijon Gare
Sign on platform directing to appropriate cars
Paris
Paris pictures
Our train at the Gare de Lyon
Millenium Hotel Paris Opera
Opera Comique, a couple blocks from the hotel
Eglise de la Madeleine
Inside the Salle Pleyel
Carousel and Metro entrance at Abbesses
Sacré Cœur
View from street next to our hotel
From the bottom of the hill
Carousel at the bottom of the hill
Lower funicular station
Upper funicular station
Looking up the steps
Video of Paris from Sacré Cœur plaza
Building to the side
Anvers metro stop
Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
Gare de l'Est
Gare de l’Est exterior
Gare de l’Est arrival hall
Gare de l’Est train shed
Eiffel Tower from Place Alma Marceau
Théâtre des Champs Elysées
Theater facade
Theater interior: ceiling, murals, & upper boxes
Theater interior: boxes and rear orchestra
Stage
Riccardo Minasi & Joyce DiDonato taking bows
Hôtel des Invalides
Front
Moat around the building
Moat & Eglise du Dôme
Eglise du Dôme
Soldier models
Soldier models
Soldier models
Swords & muskets
Armor
Mounted knight
Swords & muskets
Mounted knight model
Mounted knight model
François I armor
Crossbows & muskets
Crossbows
Video of courtyard
Courtyard cannon
Early machine guns and cannon
WWI cannon-French
WWI cannon-German
Big Bertha siege cannon-photo and model
Miracle of the Marne taxi
WWI trench defenses model
Tank turret
Tank turret-German
V1 buzz bomb
V2 rocket: upper
V2 rocket: lower
B17 ball turret
2015
Bratislava
Bratislava Pictures
Hotel Arcadia
Hotel Arcadia
Hotel Interior
Hotel Lobby Ceiling
Námestie SNP
A Church
Rebellion statue
Explanatory Plaque
Flagship Restaurant entrance
Fountain at Šafárikovo námestie
Statue at riverside park
Statue closeup
Along the riverwalk
A bridge
Stary Most bridge (under reconstruction)
Along the walk
A playground
Stredná Priemyselná Škola Strojnícka (Engineering School)
Statue
Bratislavský hrad from the riverwalk
Most SNP
Most SNP
Tower closeup
Bike/pedestrian way under bridge
Pool in Hviezdoslavovo námestie
Statue in Hviezdoslavovo námestie
Slovak National Theater
Kostol Zvestovania (Franciscan church next to hotel)
Exterior
Nave & choir
Altar close-up
St. Martin’s Cathedral
Exterior
Exterior
Exterior with choir
Nave & choir
Nave with vaulting
Nave vaulting detail and organ
Choir
Choir vaulting detail
Chapel altar
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Medieval fortifications
Medieval fortifications
Statue and flowers at Rudnayovo námestie
Bratislavský hrad
Castle & grounds plan
Sigismund gate
Castle from below
Castle front & courtyard
Video of castle
Video of Danube valley from the castle courtyard
Courtyard
Statue in front of castle
Vienna gate
Trams
Tram
Tram
Tram
Tram
Tram
Slovak House restaurant on Michalská
Michael’s Gate
Michael’s Gate
Museum on Františkánska
Fountain on Františkánske námestie
Street bazaar at Františkánske námestie
Happy shopper at the bazaar
Fountain at Hlavné námestie
Whimsical statues
Sewer worker
Main Square Old City, Napoleon's Army Soldier
Bratislava photographer
Primaciálne námestie
Building on the square
Building on the square
Pedestrian sign on alleyway
Fountain before palace
Pennyfarthing play statue on the square
Primate’s Palace
Treaty of Pressburg plaque
Nová budova SND arts center
Obelisk outside arts center
Nová budova arts center
Opera house entrance
Upstairs lobby
Seating
Set for Barber of Seville
Bridges
SNP Most tower
Restaurant close-up
Upstream girder bridge
Girder bridge under construction
New arch bridge
Arch bridge underside
Downstream bridge
Tour boats
4-Decker
Long & sleek
Another long & sleek
Not so long, but still sleek
Short & squat
Other river views
Bratislavský hrad
A church
Loading coal
New construction
Riverside park with arts center to rear
Stradná Priemyselná Škola Strojnícka (Engineering School)
Slovenské národné múzeum-Prírodovedné múzeum (Slovak National Museum-Museum of Natural History)
Reduta Slovak Philharmonic
Jimmy’s Restaurant on Michalská
Slovak National Museum
Slovenské národné múzeum-Prírodovedné múzeum (Slovak National Museum-Museum of Natural History)
Mammoth
Giraffe
Slovakia & Hungary
Szidónia Kastélyszálloda
On the dike leaving Bratislava
Swans beside the dike
The Danube dammed abouve the lock
After lunch at the dam
Leaving Bratislava & border inspection
Bizarre road sign near dam
Welcome to Hungary
Entrance to golf club
Hungarian cemetery
Hay, baled & stacked
The palinka tasting
Szidónia Castle
Szidónia Castle
Szidónia Castle ground plan
Pan-European Park (Páneurópai Piknik Emlékhely)
Hungarian-Austrian border
Welcome to Austria
Welcome to Hungary
Explanatory sign for 1989 border breakthrough
Detail of sign picture
Remnants of border fencing
Statue in park
Sopron
Várkerület ut
Várkerület ut
Flower bed
Church on Széchenyi tér
Building on Széchenyi tér
Statue of Széchenyi himself on his tér
Theater on Petöfi tér
Building on Petöfi tér
Building on Petöfi tér
Statue in Fö tér
Firewatch tower off Fö tér
Holocaust memorial in park
Esztergom
Eszterhazy
Tree-lined alley to entrance
Entrance gate
Eszterhazy park
Count Eszterhazy statue
Haydn statue
Entrance to palace
Eszterhazy castle
Castle & grounds
Video panorama of castle
Roof statues
Roof statues
Fountain
Fountain detail
Roof statues
Wall statues
Tour guide & stove in concert room
Concert room
Salle with missing picture
Salle with missing pictures
Salle
Mirror multi-reflection
Gold statue
Gold statue
Concert hall
Dining area
Painting
Dining area
Bedroom
Stove & wall decoration
Tea set
Paintings
Painting
Concert room
Hallway
Urns
Dining area & wall decorations
Tulips in a vase
Sitting room
Bedroom
Neszmely & strudel making
Making strudel: the Hungarians show us how
Stretching the dough
Adding the filling
In the pan
The men try
Too many cooks?
Nice elbow grease!
Working the dough
Stretching the dough
Oiling the dough
Adding the fillings
In the pan
Ready for the oven, with a tribute from the Hungarians
The women try
Preliminaries
Working the dough
Stretching the dough
Dough fully stretched
Adding the filling
Rolling the dough
In the pan, ready for the oven
A hearty lunch
The house of strudel
Linda tries the biplane
Nancy at the monastery ruins before the downhill
Csúlok Csárda restaurant next to hotel
Getting ready for the morning ride
View east from the top of the climb
View west from the top of the climb
Rail yard for the quarry
Narrow gauge tracks to quarry
At the ferry landing
The ferry arrives
Visegrád castle
At the picnic lunch
Hearty diners
Esztergom basilica
Front of basilica
Statue
Statue
View down the hill
View down the hill
Aisle & altar
Dome
Doorway frieze
Doorway frieze
Painting & transept
Painting & transept
Altar & choir
Choir
Choir
Organs
Organ
Organ
Organ detail
Fájdalmas Szüz-kápolna (small hilltop church,) lighted at night
Szentendre area
The group waiting to board the boat
River cruiser outboard of barge
Loading bikes on the boat, Mária Valéria hid (bridge) in background
Last view of Esztergom basilica
Enjoying the boat ride
Chatting with Csaba
Linda & Slovak hills
Along the Danube
Cliffs
River cruiser
Shoreline
A beach
The Danube bend
House along the shore
Vács
Walking up from the river
Március 15. tér (town square)
Town square with ruins
Town sauare with ruins
Town square
Fehérek Temploma (church)
Side view
Front of church
Church interior
Bodor Major ranch
Approaching the luncheon
Panorama of the horse ring
The charioteer enters
…and makes a circuit
…then waves to us
Horsemen
Horsemen in front of us
Cattle-drawn wagon
Horseman with whip
Donkey & rider
Horseman standing
The horse falls down
…and the rider takes a nap
Whipping open a bottle
John tries his hand at it
Looking for volunteers
Mary Ann dons a hat on the donkey cart
Mary Ann finishes a circuit
Horse & buggy
Standing on two, reining three
Approaching the stands
Close -up
Taking a bow
Linda on a horse
Mary, sans hat, on a horse
Holiday Beach Hotel
Wedding at the hotel
Hotel pools & poolhouse
View of the Danube from the Holiday Beach
Concrete utility pole near Skansen Museum
Skanzen Museum
Museum entrance
Indigo-dying workshop
Explanatory sign
Exterior
Interior
Windmill
Farm
Explanatory sign
Explanatory sign
Sheep
Sheep
Sheep
Poultry
Horses
Explanatory sign
Cattle
Cattle
Ivy-covered building
Train
Train tracks
Amphitheater
Stage at amphitheater
Farm building
Home with thatched roof
Country protestant church
Church
Altar, choirloft, & pulpit
Rear choirloft
Another church
Pews & altar
Organloft
A third church
Exterior
Altar & pews
Another country church
Zoltan & Csaba at Skanzen
Szentendre
Entering Szentendre town
Cobblestones
Lunch stop (yum!)
Statue with cross on town square
Church
Micro museum on town square
Micro-art descriptions
Overview
Camelcade
Chessmen
Flowering spray
Shod flea
Portrait
Sea
Map of Australia
Kobzar book
Abraham Lincoln
Life
Meeting
Swallows
Padlock
Town street
Farewell dinner
Musicians play
Singer sings
Dancer dances
Another dancer
Linda & Lisa serenaded
Helen serenaded, too
Dancers video
Serenade video #1
Serenade video #2
A final serenade
Umbrella statues
Day 9 ride to Budapest-the group with the umbrella statues
Ruins in Margit szinget-hegy (Margaret Island Psrk)
Ruins in Margit szinget-hegy (Margaret Island Park)
Garden in Margit Szinget-hegy (Margaret Island Park)
Margit híd
Margit híd
Buda hills from Pest
Parliament building, north elevation
Video of front of Parliament
Szent István Bazilika from Andrássy út
Statues along Andrássy út
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Street fair
Street musicians
Gyro ride
Gyro ride video
Man on stilts
Crowd at Hösök tere (Heroes’ Square) for horse racing
At Paprika Restaurant
Linda dances at the ballet
Budapest
Budapest pictures
Mamaison Andrássy hotel
Statue at Vörösmarty tér
Royal palace
St. Matthias church and Fisherman’s Bastion
Széchenyi István tér
Flowers near Széchenyi István tér
Erzsébet híd (Elizabeth bridge) & tram tracks
Széchenyi lánchíd (chain bridge)
Pest side of Széchenyi lánchíd (chain bridge)
Statue
Shoes along the Danube
Metros & trams
#2 Tram southbound at Széchenyi István tér
#2’s passing at Széchenyi István tér
Metro M2
Metro M3 station at Kelvin tér
Metro M3
M3 Metro
Another M3 Metro station
Szabadság híd (Freedom Bridge)
Gellért Baths
Front of hotel
Side entrance
Pools to rear
Keleti pályaudvar (East railroad station)
Keleti front
Entrance
Doorway detail
Statuary
The trainshed
Train in station
Panoramic video
Nyugati pályaudvar (West railroad station)
Side of terminal
Right front
Front
Trainshed
Panoramic video
Szent István Bazilika (St. Stephen’s basilica)
View from Andrássy út
Side of basilica
Basilica front
Portal detail
Photo shoot on steps
Interior
Ceiling detail
Dome
Altar
Interior shot
Video panorama
Stained glass windows
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Magyar Állami Operaház (Hungarian State Opera House)
Front on Ándrassy ut
Foyer ceiling
Stairway
Waiting for the tour
Wood panel carvings
Wood panel carvings
Chandelier
Emperor’s stairway
Auditorium
A box
Proscenium with curtain
Boxes
Gallery
Boxes & upper gallery
Boxes
Boxes & upper gallery
A soprano sings
Tigris restaurant
Chain bridge at night
Royal palace at night
Mátyás templom (Matthias church) & fisherman’s bastion at night
Buda sikló (funicular)
Funicular car
Funicular machinery
Buda hills from Szent György tér
Buda street scene
Statue near Matthias church
Fountain near Matthias church
Mátyás templom
St. Matthias church
Tiled roof
St. Matthias church
St. Matthias with flying buttresses
Flying buttresses & roof tile detail
Roof detail
Doorway with archivolt & tympanum
Rose window
Apse (exterior)
Stained glass
Side chapel
Rose window
Lancets & oculus
Lancets & oculus
Lancets & oculus
Lancets & oculus
Rose window
Rose window
Lancets & oculi
Lancets & oculi
Lancets & oculi
Side chapel
Lancets & oculi
Lancets & oculi
Lancets
Lancets
Lancets & oculi
Decoration
Nave, pillars, and triforium
Nave, pillars, & triforium
Nave, Pillars & triforium
4-part vaulting
Apse & altar
Altar
Organ
Szent István at Fishermen’s Bastion
View of Parliament from Fishermen’s Bastion
Fishermen’s Bastion
Fishermen’s Bastion
Fishermen’s Bastion
Video panorama of Fishermen’s Bastion
Flower island
Museum of Musical History
Street scene
Building
Buda storm drain
Statue
Royal castle from Szent György tér
Changing of the guard at Sándor Palota (Sándor Palace)
South side of Sándor, awaiting changing of the guard
Statue
Building east of Parliament
Building east of Parliament
Parliament
Statue
Statue
Dome
Exterior wall detail
Guarding the flagpole 1
Guarding the flagpole 2
Stained glass
Vaulting
Hallway
Stairway & atrium
Stairway & atrium
Stairs
Stained glass
Former upper house chamber
Former upper house chamber
Hösöl tere (Heroes Square) with Millenium monumnet
Szépmüvészeti Múzeum (Museum of Fine Arts)
Mücsarnok (Palace of Arts)
Vajdahunyad vára (Vajdahunyad castle)
Kós Károly sétány with flower bed
Drained pool & building
Drained pool & upstream pond
Upstream pond
Tower
Széchenyi fürdö (Széchenyi baths)
North side on Allakerti korut
Doorway
Video panorama-north side
West face
Video panorama-west face
2016
Munich
Munich
Eisbach canal along Lerchenfeldstrasse
In the Englischer Garten
In the Englischer Garten
In the Englischer Garten
Chinese Pagoda area
The Chinese Pagoda
Biergarten
Statue on Maximilianstrasse
Tram approaching Maxmonument
Across from Max-Josephplatz
Hotel Stadt Rosenheim
View from hotel window
Ostbahnhof
Front from Orleansstrasse
Platforms at Ostbahnhof
Zum Brünnstein restaurant
Feldherren Halle at Odeonsplatz
Shirker’s Alley
Viscardigasse
Looking toward the Residenz
Looking toward Theatinerstrasse
Hofgarten
Residenz
Residenz garden entrance
Flower bed
Enjoying the sun and the garden
Fountain and Bayrische Staatskanzlerei
Flowers
Flowers
Gazebo
Gazebo
Gazebo with flower beds
Gazebo
Gazebo
Gazebo ceiling detail
Gazebo archway detail
Gazebo fountain
Residenz Hofkapelle
Views of the Maximilianeum
Back side
Back side
Side tower
Front, facing the Isar
Front, facing the Isar
Entrance tower detail
Isar views
Right channel, looking south
Right channel, looking north
Left channel, looking north
Left channel, looking south
Marienplatz glockenspiel
Marienplatz glockenspiel
Hauptbahnhof
Statue at Lenbachplatz
Obelisk at Karolinenplatz
Neue Pinakothek
Along Barerstrasse
Front and sunken restaurant
Entrance
Gasteig
Front
Rear & side
Isartor
Sendlingertor
Spatenhaus an der Oper
Starnberger See
An S-bahn at Ostbahnhof
About toboard the tour boat
View down the lake from the pier
Tour boat waiting for the next excursion
A regatta on the lake
Lakeside “cottages"
More homes
Lakeside view
Coming in to dock down the lake
View down the lake
Lakeside hotel
Hillside home and chapel
Another docking
Not all worthwhile sights were on the shore
The regatta continues
Returning to Starnberg
Paddleboarders and the regatta
Snackbar
Snackbar
Seating area to the side
Service door
Ratskeller
Entrance on Dienerstrasse
Interior
Munich surfers
Catching a wave
Staying upright
Lake Constance
Lindau and the Bregenzerwald
The Bayrischer Hof
The Bayrischer Hof
Along the Lindau Seepromenade
Hotel Reutemann
The old Lighthouse
Lion and lighthouse at harbor entrance
Ship in the harbor
Boat traffic
Seepromenade from the Lion
Bahnhof and Bayrischer Hof
Crossing into Austria
Lake Constance from Seehotel Bregenz
Along the bike path near Seehotel in Bregenz
Boat in Bregenz harbor
Boat again
Swan in the harbor
Bregenz harbor
Bregenz Festspielhaus
Stands & floating stage
Entrance to theater w/ TV screen
Stage set for Turandot
Lighting scaffolding
Seating
Seating
Returning to Lindau
The Bregenzerwald
Mountains and valleys with skydiver
Mountains and valleys with skydiver
Mountains and homes
Mountain and river
Mountain
In a valley
Alpine homes
Cattle grazing
River
Mountains and valleys
Mountainside homes
Lost biker?
Narrow gauge railroad
Mountain village
House with flowers
Käsespäzle restaurant
Mountain scenery
Überlingen
Zeppelin on the way to Friedrichshafen
Suspension bridge
Friedrichshafen
Lake ferry
Street performer
The zeppelin museum
Lakeside observation tower
Shops along the waterfront
Harbor fountain
Meersburg town square
On the road to Überlingen
Meersburg area vineyards
Bad Hotel Überlingen
Back of hotel from lakeside
Auxiliary buildings
Fountain pool
Gardens
Lake view from hotel grounds
Path along the lake into town
Path along the lake
Lawn area
Gardens
Fountain statue in Überlingen
Restaurant for dinner
Unteruhldingen
Museum parking lot-Wade adjusts his bike
Museum entrance
Recreated bronze age huts
Recreated huts
Thatching a roof
Hut on piles
Stone age huts and walkways
View across the lake
Sunken dugout canoe
Flowers in Meersburg
Orchards
Basilika Birnau
Front of Basilica
Basilika tower
Front of Basilica
Interior
Ceiling
Lake view video from basilika grounds
Überlingen Franciscan church
Front facing street
Aisle
Ceiling
Altar
Organ
City gate on hillside
The cheese shop
Entrance
Shop and dining tables
Peter shows thanks to the owner
Konstanz
Basilika Birnau from ferry
Unteruhldingen from ferry
Mainau Island
Flags at Mainau dock
Entering the gardens
Former estate manor
Looking back towards gift shop
The gardens
Floral & shrubbery display
Flowers
Tree shrub
Tall tree
Garden path
Flowers
Bodensee flower arrangement
Flowers
Flowers
Video of flower beds & path
Floral water cascade
Dahlia bed
Dahlia bed
Flowers
Dahlias
Dahlias
Sheep may safely graze.
Flowers
Phlox
Asters
Specimen tree and pathway
Flowers
Whimsical wood carving
Whimsical wood carving
Whimsical wood carving
Whimsical wood carving
Pond and fountain
Rose
Rose
Rose
Roses
Musk roses
Rose
Peacock flower sculpture
Ducks flower sculpture
Flower sculpture of a flower
Flowers
Schmetterlingshaus (Butterfly house)
Butterfly house entrance
Butterflies
Butterflies
Butterflies
Butterflies
Butterfly
Butterflies
Butterfly
Tropical flowers
Butterfly
Butterfly
Butterfly
Large tree
Trees & flowers
Sweden's tower
Arboretum
Huge tree
Seasonal garden
Seasonal garden
Seasonal garden
Rose
Flowers
Zinnias
Flowers
View of the the the lake from Mainau
Reichenau Island
Corinna points the way on the causeway
Entering Reichenau
Romanesque church on the island
Greenhouse & flowers
47 Grad Hotel
47 Grad from across the Rhine
Brigantinus restaurant
Brigantinus entrance
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Rhine & riverwalk from the back of the hotel
Video of Rhine from hotel
Aernoud and Corinna at Diessenhofen
Diessenhofen covered bridge over Rhine
Building on Rhine at Diessenhofen
Swiss countryside
Stein am Rhein
Clock tower at old town entrance
Looking back from main street to clock tower
Chocolate store entrance
Main street
Main street with church tower
Town square
Decorated building
Decorated building
Statue before decorated building with bay turret
Twon buildings
Decorated building
Fountain
Building with flowers
Decorated building
Final dinner serenade by Corinna & Aernoud
Final dinner serenade by Corinna & Aernoud
View up the Rhine as it leaves Lake Constance
Konstanz old town along the Rhine
Buildings in Konstanz
Dom restaurant
Pastis restaurant
A Konstanz street
Building with decoration
Decorated building
Fountain
Window ornamentation
Red eagle house
House with turret window
Decorated building
Window flower arrangements
Hochschule in Konstanz
Münster Unserer Lieben Frau
Church front
Steeple
Plaza and entrance
Aisle & altar
Main altar
Vaulting
Pulpit
Pulpit base detail
Side altar
Chapel altar
Organ
Stained glass
Stained Glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Harbor entrance with Imperia and lighthouse
Lighthouse
Imperia
Railroad station
Swiss train at Konstanz station
Old railcars
Video of old railcars
Pano restaurant for lunch
Pedestrian bridge over the Rhine
Swimming in the Rhine
Patio at Holly’s restaurant
Zürich
Zürich
Hotel Opera
Decorated building across from hotel
Lake Zürich
Dreikönigbrücke
Rhinoceros statue off Bahnhofstrasse
Fountain off Bahnhofstrasse
Zürich tram
The restaurant that was not to be
Fraumünster Kirche
Square outside church
Church entrance and steeple
Church entrance
Church steeple
Nave exterior with buttresses
Wasserkirche
Twin steeples
Exterior statuary
Butterfly decoration
Nave. altar, & vaulting
Grossmünster Kirche
Steeple
Church from the plaza
Statue outside church
Nave
Ceiling & chandeliers
Organ
St. Peter Kirche tower with huge clock
Limmat River tour boat
the ETH
Building tower
Interesting roof decoration
Department store glockenspiel display
Department store glockenspiel display
View up the Limmat from Bahnhofbrücke
Hauptbahnhof
View from Bahnhofstrasse
South facade from the east
East facade
Main hall
Whimsical statue
Video of upper train shed
1st day lunch
Opera House
Front facade
Ancillary buildings
Boxes and orchestra
Boxes
Proscenium
Ceiling over proscenium
Swiss girls relaxing on the plaza
…and more on the steps
Tonhalle
Front facade
Orchestra & stage
Ceiling & chandeliers
Ceiling windows
2017
Brussels
Brussels
Hotel Sandton Brussels Center
Galleries Royales St. Hubert entrance
Galleries St. Hubert
Galleries Royale
Galleries Royale
Grand Place/Grote Markt
Grand Place/Grote Markt panorama
Town Hall
Grand Place-southeast side
Grand Place-west side
Grand Place-northwest side
Grand Place-north side
Grand Place-northeast side
Town Hall-detail
Beer Museum entrance
Grand Place-east side
Manneken Pis
Manneken Pis
Waffle store on Rue de Stoof
Sts. Michel et Gudule
Transept of cathedral from hotel
Front of cathedral from park
Front of cathedral
Center door archivolt
Left door archivolt
Right door archivolt
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Clerestory and triforium
Organ
Pulpit
Clerestory and triforium
Ambulatory stained glass
Statue, triforium, and stained glass
Nave statuary, organ, choir, and vaulting
Four-part vaulting with clerestories
Nave
Vaulting, clerestory, and triforium
Choir and altar
Altar in choir
aus Armes de bruxelles restaurant
La Monnaie/de Munt opera facade
Opera auditorium
Gare Centrale
#5 Metro
#5 Metro
Gare de l’Ouest/West Station
#6 Metro platform
Subway platform map
The Atomium
Atomium bottom with people for scale
Statuary at Atomium
#7 Tram waiting
Inside of tram
Notre Dame de la Chapelle
Church facade
Church side with south transept
Nave and choir
Four-part vaulting and clerestories
Pillars and statuary
Clerestories and aisle vaulting
Pulpit
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass lancets with oculus
Stained glass lancets
Ambulatory lancets with oculi
Choir, altar, and lancets
Notre Dame du Sablon/Kavelkerk
Side of church with north transept
Four-part vaulting with stained glass clerestories
Organ
Great organ
Pulpit
Four-part aisle vaulting
Choir and altar
Choir lancets
Clerestories, triforium, and pillars
Stained glass
Lancets with oculi
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Lancets
Rose window
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Lancets with oculi
Musées Rouaux des Beaux Arts
Place Royale/Koningsplatz panorama
St. Jacques sur Coudenberg on Place Royale
Palais Royale/Koninklijk Paleis
Entrance to Parc de Bruxelles/Park von Brussel
Statues & passageway between Rue Royale and Rue Ravenstraat
Bij den Boer
Ste. Catherine metro station
Belgium and the Netherlands
Belgium and the Netherlands
Brugge
Hotel Navarra
Hotel Navarra courtyard
Swan-post stairway in Navarra
Belfry from Sint Jakobsstraat
Cafe Craenenburg
Markt panorama
Statue in the Markt
Beer wagon in the Markt
Bookstore on the Markt
Markt carraige ride
Belfort and Hallen
Inside the Hallen
Inside the Hallen
Belfort from inside the Hallen
Canal at Wollestraat and Roezenhoedkaai
Bruges houses on Garenmarkt
Bruges house
Gentpoort
Inside Heilige Magdalenakerk
Bruges house (sun flair)
Store sign on Geldmuntstraat
De Vlaamse Pot
Bruges street scene
Hotel Aragon
Tower
Canal to Jan van Eyckplein
City theater
The Burg
Burg panorama
Stadhuis
Palais van het Brugse Vrije
Blinde Ezelstraat
Belfort from the canal
Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
Chapel with flying buttresses
Four-part vaulting
Aisle vaulting
Clerestory and triforium
Pillar
Organ
Stained glass
Ambulatory stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Altar
Michaelangelo’s Madonna and Child
Sint Janshospitaal
Medicines
Medicines
Balances for weighing
Stained glass
Stained glass
Groeningemuseum
Groeningemuseum entrance
Begijnhof courtyard
Wijngaardplein
Minnewater
Building on Minnewater
Chocolatier Van oost
Van oost chocolates
Sophie De Cock
Pieter Pourbus restaurant
Sint Jakobskerk
Sint Jakobskerk
Nave and altar
Nave four-part vaulting and clerestory
Stained glass
Stained glass
Ambulatory stained glass
Lancets and oculi
Lancets and Oculi
Stained glass
Stained glass
Altar
Choir and altar
Aisle eight-part vaulting with clerestory
Leaving Brugge from the barge’s stern
Ghent
Boat ride
Castle
Boat guide, bridge, and towers
Bridge and towers
House
Castle
Waterfront with tour boats
Sint Michielskerk
Sint Michielskerk
Waterfront
Stadhuis and belfort
Tram in town square
Town square
Sint Baafskathedraal
Sint Baafskathedraal
Town buildings
Belfort
Belfort
Town square building
Sint Niklaaskerk
Church entrance with archivolt
Flower market
Flower market
Bandstand at flower marke
Waterfront
Ferry ride across the Schelde
Dendermonde town square
Bandstand in Dendermonde town square
Dendermonde town square panorama
Town band percussion
Dendermonde bridge and canal
Caroline and Merel prepare the beer tasting
Ferry on the Schelde
Ramp to the ferry
Ferry dock across the river
VBT group on the ferry
VBT group and bicycles on the ferry
Chateau along the road
Temse from the Schelde bridge
Schelde at Temse from the bridge
Sheep grazing along the bike path
Pond with fishing huts along the bike path
Ree mugging at statue
Farm for lunch
The farm/restaurant
Penned animals
Antwerp
Statue in Vrijdagmarkt
Museum Plantin-Moretus
Courtyard of Plantin-Moretus house
Building in Vrijdagmarkt
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
View from Janblomstraat
View from Groenplaats
View of east end from Groenplaats
Sculpture in front of cathedral
Entry with archivolt
Four-part vaulting
Pillars
Clerestory
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Choir statue with stained glass lancets
Stained glass
Stained glass
Rosette
Stained glass
Stained glass
Chapel lancets and oculi
Chapel lancets and oculi
Chapel lancets and oculi
Chapel lancets and oculi
Chapel lancets and oculi
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Pulpit
Main organ
Side organ
Choir and altar
Choir
Choir
Altar
Aisle four-part vaulting
Grote Markt
Stadhuis
Stadhuis and fountain
Medieval buildings
Medieval buildings and fountain
Fountain
Fountain
Museum aan de Stroom
Willemdok
Willemdok panorama
Ship near Willemdok
Crane near MAS museum
Square rigger at Willemdok
Caroline dressed to kill for dinner
Merel leaving the tour tram
Castle along the Schelde
Statue (on the cathedral?)
Rubens house
The Bistro-lunch near the Rubens house
Tram along Schoenmarkt
Antwerp port authority building
Dordrecht
Wolwevershaven
Drawbridge
Groothoofdspoort
Emblem detail
Old drawbridge to Nieuwehaven
Wolwevershaven
Ketch at Nieuwehaven
Colorful building
Marine crane at Nieuwehaven
Nieuwehaven with Grote Kerk
Wijnhaven
Wijnhaven to Scheffersplein
Caroline points out entrance to Wijnhaven
House with Wijnhaven entrance
Group at Het Hof van Nederland
Scheffersplein
Grote Markt
Grote Kerk
Grote Kerk
Ornate aisle vauting, organ, & windows
Aisle organ
Ambulatory windows
Ambulatory windows
Ambulatory windows
Stained glass
Main organ
Four-part nave vaulting
Pillars
Pulpit
Clerestory and triforium
Four-part vaulting
Stained glass
Choir and altar
Choir clerestory and vaulting
Altar
Swallowing raw herring
Sailing Home docked at Riedijkshaven
Rientje
Elina
Karima
Willy
Merel
Het drie mooie vrouwen
Alan with an embarrasment of riches
Kinderdijk
View of windmills from river dike
Mockup of windmill area
Mockup of windmill area
Windmills along the canal
The new pumping station
Windmill
Windmill
Windmills along the canal
View across polderland
Polderland sun & rain
Drawbridge
Lek River ferry
Riverdside houses at Vianen
The Breukelen bridge-New York, eat your heart out.
Windmill
Sheep may safely graze
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Centraal Station
Centraal Station interior
Drawbridge on Laagte Kadijk
Resistance (Verzets) Museum
The tour group on Oosterdok
Amsterdam building
Canal building
Sign at the University
Begijnhof
Amsterdam American Hotel
Detail over door of Amsterdam American
Fountain in front of Amsterdam American
Hotel Vondel
Typical Amsterdam canal boat
View from canal boat
Church from canal boat
Tram at Leidseplein
Theater at Leidseplein
Prinzengracht houses from Leidsestraat
Building near Leidseplein
Upper stories detail
Bojo Indonesian Kitchen
Bike parking garage east of Centraal Station
Canal boats near Centraal Station
Bikes parked west of Centraal Station
Bikes parked west of Centraal Station
Bikes on east side of Centraal Station
NEMO museum
NEMO museum and pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge
Charity run
Ramp to the rooftop plaza
View to classic ships from rooftop plaza
Panorama from rooftop plaza
Classic ships
Three-master
Amsterdam metro
Boats along Oude Schans (opera to right)
Munttoren at Muntplein
Bloemenmarkt
Rembrandtplein
Rembrandtplein
Amsterdam street with red bike lane
Vondel Park
Entering the park
Park scene
Park scene
Park building
Statue
Teahouse
Gazebo
Bridge
Park scene
Waterfowl
Bridge
Fountain
Statue
Colorful bird
Colorful bird
Het Concertgebouw
Rear of the Rijksmuseum
Stedelijk Museum
Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum
Reception hall
Foyer stained glass
The Night Watch
Ship model
With Caroline and Merel at Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouw
Queen’s statue at Spui
Koninlijk Paleis & Nieuwe Kerk at the Dam
Building on Rokin
Koninklijk Paleis at the Dam
National monument at the Dam
Nieuwe Kerk
Exterior
Vaulting
Chapels
Vaulting
Clerestory
Pillars
Triforium and clerestory
Stained glass
Stained glass
Statuary
Altar
Museum Van Loon
Entrance
Room
Dining room
Room
Dinnerware
Bedroom
Room
Paintings
Bedroom
Bedroom
Dresser, fireplace, & mirror
Bedroom
Kitchen
Cookware
Garden
Cat sunning in the garden
Garden sundial
Rear of house from garden
Carraige house entrance from garden
Tack in the carraige house
Opera house
Opera house
Opera house
Entrance
Entrance lobby
Stage with two subtitle displays
Auditorium
2018
Berlin
Berlin
Park Plaza Wallstreet Berlin Mitte Hotel
Potsdamer Platz Bahnhof
Potsdamer Platz
Holocaust memorial
Holocaust memorial
Reichstag
Reichstag with dome from the Brandenburger Tor
Reichstag entrance
Exterior decoration- detail
Inside the dome
Parochialkirche with carillon bells
Zur Letzen Instanz restaurant
Alexanderplatz video
Friedrichsbrücke to Museum Insel and the Berliner Dom
Alte National Galerie
Altes Museum from the Lustgarten
Berliner Dom
Dom from Burgstrasse
Dom from the Lustgarten
Pulpit and organ
Balcony
Organ
Altar and stained glass
Dom interior
Pulpit
Chapel
Chapel organ
Interior video panorama
Kaufhaus des Westen
Lunch stand
Wittenburgplatz U-bahn station
Tauentzienstrasse and the Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal Kirche
Entrance to Führerbunker mockup
Altes Zollhaus restaurant
Olympiastadion
Approaching the south gate
A local street
Inside the stadium
A satellite field
Main gate (east) from the parking lot
Märkisches Museum
Märkisches Museum
Märkisches Museum
Berlin wall remnant
Berlin wall remnant
The Spree from the tour boat landing
The Spree at sunset, looking north
East Germany
East Germany
The Havel from the bike path
Glienicker Brücke
Brauerei Maurei on the Havel
The restaurant
Patio and the Havel
The Havel from the patio
Video panorama of the Havel
Houseboat on the river
Houseboat on the river
Russian house near Potsdam
Russian house hear Potsdam
Schloss Cecilienhof
Left side exterior
Right side exterior
Courtyard panorama
Red star garden
Chimney detail
Hotel Brandenburger Tor
Brandenburger Tor with plaza and street musicians
Brandenburger Tor, fountain, and hotel
Pediment detail
Fountain
Der Butt restaurant
St. Peter und St. Paul Kirche
Babelsberg Dampfmaschinenhaus
Schloss Babelsberg
On the road near Petzow
On the bike path near Petzow (with finger)
Werder Island
Bridge to island with cathedral
Cafe Hagemeister
Werder windmill
Boats waiting for regatta
Sanssouci Park
Commun
Commun arcade
Neues Palais
Neues Palais
Chinese teahouse
Approaching Schloss Sanssouci
Schloss with fountain and vineyard
Fountain and pool
Windmill near Schloss
Schloss Sanssouci panorama
Beskow
Bench in Beeskow square
Beeskow square
Straupitz windmill
The group at the windmill
Road sign in German and Sorb
Hotel Spreebalance
Hotel Spreebalance
Beach from bridge into Lübben
Bathhouse (?) at end of the Radweg at Lübben
Bridge from Radweg and beach over the Hauptspree into Lübben
View of hand ferry from the bridge
Stork statue in Lübben
Totems in Straupitz
Cattle grazing between Straupitz and Burg
Boat for Hauptspree cruise
Weir near boat landing.
Meissen Porzellan Museum
Porcelain statue
Display of tableware
Tea service
Tea service
Huge fruit basked with porcelain fruit
Ornate tea cup and saucer
Food tray tower
Ornate urn
Ornate vase
Candelabra
Large centerpiece
Large ornate urn
Clock
Large clock
Church in Meissen
Porcelain bells in church tower
Stained glass windows in the church
Town square in Meissen
Meissen town square buildings
Meissen cathedral at top of hill
Domkeller restaurant
View from Domkeller balcony
Meissen from the Elbe
Windmill on left bank of the Elbe
Bastei
Map of the area
Bastei
Bastei
Elbe valley from Bastei
Bastei
Elbe valley from Bastei
Elbe valley from Bastei
Bastei
Bastei
Bastei
Elbe valley from Bastei
Bastei and Elbe valley
Bastei
Bastei
Bastei bridges
Along the Elbe
Along the Elbe
Witwe Bolte cafe in Pirna
Pirna building
Dresden
Entering Dresden
Plaza statue
Royal palace
Zwinger palace
Semper Opera
Taschenbergpalais Hotel
Hotel Hyperion
Cafe at rear of Taschenbergpalais
Trompe l’oeil wall in Dresden
Royal jousting court
Royal jousting court, other side
Group bicycles
Wall mural of Dresden history
Archway (Taschenberbergpalais on right)
Dresden Frauenkirche
View from the street
Dome
Exterior
Entrance
Altar
Galleries (left)
Galleries (right)
Interior of dome
Altar detail
Organ
Pulpit
Cross rescued from fire bombing
Exterior
Luther statue in plaza outside Frauenkirche
Glass dome of music school
Farewell Dresden
Zwinger palace
Zwinger palace
Zwinger palace
Zwinger palace
Zwinger palace
Statues in Zwinger
Statues and fountain in Zwinger
Video panorama of Zwinger courtyard
Royal palace from street of hotel
Dresden building
Hofkirche (cathedral)
Altar
Pulpit
Side altar
Pillars and clerestory
War monument
TV tower
Concert hall, front
Concert hall, side
Altmarkt with vendor stands
Brühlsche terrasse
Entrance steps
View along the terrace
View of cathedral and palace towers
View across Elbe
View across Elbe
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Vermeer-The Procuress
Caption
van Valckenborch-The Tower of Babel
Caption
Inside Semper Opera
Inside Semper Opera
Alte Meister restaurant
Prague
Prague
Mamaison Hotel Riverside
Shells and courts near hotel along the Vltava
Memorial to NYC 9/11 firemen
Prague castle from Rudolfinium
Wenceslas Square
Můstek metro station
Fred and Ginger building
Fred and Ginger at night
Prague tram
Pražský hrad
Moat from the bridge
View from moat bridge
Entrance to Second courtyard
Fountain
chapel of sv Kříž
St. Vitus cathedral
Center and right portals, tympanums, and archivolts
Left and center portals, tympanums, and archivolts
Stained glass
Vaulting
Clerestory and triforium
Pillars
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Stained glass
Nave and choir
Stairways
Towers, front and side
Descriptive panel
Side chapel with flying buttresses
Side view with flying buttresses
Exterior side and rear
Flying buttresses detail
Entrance
Chapels
Chapels
Trades exhibit
Medieval smith demonstration
Armor
Blacksmith demonstration
Building
Basilica of sv Jiří
Basilica pediment detail
Convent of sv Jiří
Building
Castle grounds alley
Rudolfinium
Exterior view
Outdoor pre-concert interview
Stage & interior
Orchestra and gallery
Side gallery
Ceiling
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Owl Hotel
Muziekgebouw from the tram stop
Muziekgebouw great concert hall
Muziekgebouw great hall stage
Koninklijk Paleis
Van Gogh Museum from the street
Van Gogh Museum entrance
Restaurant Haesje Claes
2019
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Hotel The Square
Hall lamps in hotel
Fountain off Strøget
Restaurant Karla for smørrebrød 😒
Electric scooters
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek on H. C. Andersens Blvd.
Rådhus
Fountain near Rådhus
Building on Vesterbrogade
Tivoli Gardens
From H. C. Andersens Blvd.
Tivoli entrance buildings
Tivoli entrance
Inside Tivoli
Inside Tivoli
Tivoli concert hall
Tivoli concert hall
Park & benches
Concert hall
Concert hall interior
Fountain & pond
two-decker carousel
Balloon ride
Swinging chairs half-way up
Swinging chairs near top
Pond
Statue
Chinese stage
Copenhagen Central Station
Søfarts monument
Den lille Havfrue
Kastellet
North Kastellet entrance
Inside Kastellet
Kastelskirken
Kastellet building
Kastellet buildings
South entrance to Kastellet
Skt. Albans Kirke
Soldier memorisl
Park outside Kastellet
Alexander Nevskij Kirke on Bredgade
Frederikskirke
Kongens Nytorv
Nyhavn
Nyhavn
North bank of Nyhavn
North bank of Nyhavn
South bank of Nyhavn
South bank of Nyhavn
Comfort station
Hans Christen Andersen house
Decorative tower
Fountain
Fleisch restaurant
Danish pastry
Cirkusbygningen
Nyhavn from Inderhavnsbroen
Inderhavnsbroen
Trangravsbroen
Operaen
Operaen from Nyhavn
Vika, our guide
Chandeliers
Chandelier detail
Aidotproim with Royal Box
Auditorium orchestra
Amalienborg Plads & Frederikskirke from Operaen
Skuespilhuset theater from Operaen
Denmark and Sweden
Denmark and Sweden
Our Danish tour guide at the castle
Helsingborg castle
Helsingør castle
Castle close-up
Cannons
Castle tower
In the courtyard
Ophelia actress & tourist
Castle chapel
Chapel organ
Chapel ornamentation
Ceiling detail
Castle drawing
Helsingborg town hall
Elite Hotel Mollberg in Helsingborg
Houses along the coast
Maritime museum
Landskrona castle
Landskrona castle
Denmark from Sweden
Windmill
Rest stop at a marina
Marina
South of Arild
Coast near Arild
Windmill
Candy store en route to Göta canal
Lunch stop before canal
Bergs Slussar locks at Göta canal
Locks on canal
Facilities near canal
Canal lock
Canal lock
Canal lock
Pond between locks
Miniature golf next to pond
Lock
Raised bridge over canal
Boat cruising under bridge
Lock filling with water
Boat in lock as water lowers
Series of six contiguous locks
Six lock group
Stockholm
Elite Hotel Marina Tower Nacka
Hotel at night
Ferry dock outside hotel
Gröna Lunds Tivoli from ferry stop
Gröna Lunds Tivoli across the bay at night
Gröne Lunds tivoli
Gröna Lunds Tivoli
Cruise ship approaching Viking docks
Stockholm city hall
Waterfront houses
Boats moored
Jail/hotel
Old jail entrance
Old jail, now a hotel
Door to garden courtyard
Livrustkammaren (museum)
Building in Storkyrkan (Nobel square)
Storkyrkan buildings
Bridge/entrance to Swedish parliament building
Swedish opera house
Bridge from Djurgården
In Djurgården
Canal in Djurgården
In Djurgåarden
Kryp In restaurant
Viking cruise ship moored
Vasa Museum
Bow of Vasa
The Vasa
Museum exterior
Museum exterior
Museum exterior
Museum from ferry
Street food vendor near Vasa for lunch
Street signs
Guards returning to barracks
Statuary in Nationalmuseum
Historical painting in Nationalmuseum
Fountain in Gamla Stan
Sunset over Stockholm
Faringso Hembygdsgard ((outdoor fold museum)
Farm machine at Faringso
Country church on Lovön Island
Group farewell outside Nacka hotel
Helsinki
Helsinki
Silja Symphony
Silja Symphony at Stockholm
My stateroom
Center corridor of the ship
Passing a cruise ship as we left Stockholm
Passing another Cruise ship
Two more cruise ships
Fortifications in the Stockholm archipelago
Small lighthouse
Hotel Haven
Kauppatori
Helsinki City Hall
Orthodox church
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral interior
Helsinki University
Government building
Alexander II statue at Senate Square
Central train station
Trams
Church in the Rock
Church in the Rock
Church in the Rock entrance
Church in the Rock rear
Sports Hall
Opera House
Operan
Operan
Operan
Finlandia-talo
Finlandia-talo video
National Museum
Parliament building
Park near Parliament
Park near Parliament
Musiikkitalo
Mannerheim statue
Band concert at Kauppatori
Sky wheel Helsinki
Helsinki Metro
Escalators to Metro
Suomenlinna
Fortifications from the boat
Fortifications from the boat
Fortifications from the boat
Old submarine
Fortifications
Southern fortifications
Fortifications
Fortifications
Fortification bunkers
Fortifications & bunkers
Cannon
Cannon
Cannon
Ramparts
Carronades
Fortifications
Bridge between main & south islands
Suomenlinnan Kirkko
Front of church
Railing
Nave
Organ
Ateneumin taidemuseo
Exterior
Painting
Painting
Painting
Strindberg restaurant
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Prinsen Hotel
Gebr. Hartering Restaurant
Stedelijk Museum from Museumplein
Albert Cuyptmarkt entrance
Budapest pictures
Mamaison Andrássy hotel
Statue at Vörösmarty tér
Royal palace
St. Matthias church and Fisherman’s Bastion
Széchenyi István tér
Flowers near Széchenyi István tér
Erzsébet híd (Elizabeth bridge) & tram tracks
Széchenyi lánchíd (chain bridge)
Pest side of Széchenyi lánchíd (chain bridge)
Statue
Shoes along the Danube
Metros & trams
Szabadság híd (Freedom Bridge)
Gellért Baths
Keleti pályaudvar (East railroad station)
Nyugati pályaudvar (West railroad station)
Szent István Bazilika (St. Stephen’s basilica)
Magyar Állami Operaház (Hungarian State Opera House)
Tigris restaurant
Chain bridge at night
Royal palace at night
Mátyás templom (Matthias church) & fisherman’s bastion at night
Buda sikló (funicular)
Funicular car
Funicular machinery
Buda hills from Szent György tér
Buda street scene
Statue near Matthias church
Fountain near Matthias church
Mátyás templom
Szent István at Fishermen’s Bastion
View of Parliament from Fishermen’s Bastion
Fishermen’s Bastion
Fishermen’s Bastion
Fishermen’s Bastion
Video panorama of Fishermen’s Bastion
Flower island
Museum of Musical History
Street scene
Building
Buda storm drain
Statue
Royal castle from Szent György tér
Changing of the guard at Sándor Palota (Sándor Palace)
South side of Sándor, awaiting changing of the guard
Statue
Building east of Parliament
Building east of Parliament
Parliament
Hösöl tere (Heroes Square) with Millenium monumnet
Szépmüvészeti Múzeum (Museum of Fine Arts)
Mücsarnok (Palace of Arts)
Vajdahunyad vára (Vajdahunyad castle)
Kós Károly sétány with flower bed
Drained pool & building
Drained pool & upstream pond
Upstream pond
Tower
Széchenyi fürdö (Széchenyi baths)
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