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This torii was pretty impressive. It’s on the island of Miyajima, just outside of Hiroshima, Japan. The torii gate symbolically marks the transition from the non-sacred ground into sacred grounds. They identify the entrance into a Shinto shrine. This shot was taken at low tide, so you can see how grand it is in comparison to the tiny people that trekked out...
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Probably the best view of Los Angeles and one of my favorite tourist traps. You can get a hike in, check out the Hollywood sign, and maybe even see a film crew at work. Since I was a kid, I have always been drawn to the observatory. There is something special about looking through that big fancy (Zeiss), telescope, and getting zoom in on...
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One of my favorite decorative motifs are swirls. So, this detail of the facade of the hotel caught my eye. Gorgeous Art Nouveau architectural details inside and out. I wish I’d taken more photos. Next time, coffee and a sweet in the cafe! The Grand Hotel Europa as we know it today, was rebuilt on the former site of another hotel, between 1903 and...
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As guest of the Hotel Aria, we had easy access to the Vrtba Garden. I originally thought this was part of the hotel grounds, but I found that this garden is owned by the city of Prague. The garden dates back to the 1700s, but was reconstructed and reopened in 1998. The garden is on the UNESCO world heritage...
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We arrived in Bruges at night, and it was my first time there, so I had no idea what to expect. Well, that’s not completely true. We had watched the movie, “In Bruges”, on the plane ride over. So, I knew Bruges was a quaint, beautifully preserved medieval city. I had no idea just how lovely it was until we stepped out of our...
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According to the Huntington Library website, the Moon Bridge commissioned by Huntington, was built by Japanese craftsman Toichiro Kawai. Design of the Japanese garden was begun in 1911, after interest in Asian culture exhibited at the World’s Fairs. Huntington Library, Art Galleries, and Botanical Gardens. Open to the public in...
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Get it together LAX…this is what you should be working toward. Spacious, bright, airy, what’s not to like. If I have to wait someplace before being crammed into an airplane for hours and hours I want it to look like this. In fact, if this wasn’t, #1 in France, #2 a high security building, and #3 filled with scads of cranky, smelly travelers, I...
