Georgia, May 2003, Lunch
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Georgia, 2013, Roadside Commerce
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Georgia 2013, Socialist Realism
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Iron and Glass, Flowers and Trains
May 11, 2010 Dear Friends, On Friday afternoons I would go to my grandparents’ flat in Jersey City while my parents had their night out. Grandpa Brew would tell me stories. He was raised in Ireland, ran away to sea … Continue reading Iron and Glass, Flowers and Trains
Keukenhof Tulip Fields, Netherlands
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Keukenhof Gardens, The Netherlands
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Royal Gardens, Laeken, Belgium
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Royal Congo Greenhouse, Laeken, Belgium
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Bluebells of Belgium, Hallerbos
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Amsterdam Canals, May, 2013
Jersey
May 7. 2013 Dear Friends. The signs looked familiar, “Welcome to Jersey”, “Grand Jersey”. “Jersey Shores,” even some of the names clicked with recognition, Carteret for instance. But this Jersey is the real thing and an anomaly, as is nearby … Continue reading Jersey
Guernsey
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London 2013, St. Pancras
The first time I was in London my grandfather and I stayed at the YMCA. We have stayed at the “Y” with our kids and Suzi and I have, in the past, stayed in the BBC Hostel, but this time … Continue reading London 2013, St. Pancras
Gibraltar, 2013
Dear Friends, In Greek and Roman mythology the Mediterranean was a closed sea. In a battle with another God Hercules struck the mountains closing off the Med from the Atlantic with his mace, opening a passage to the Atlantic creating the Straits of Gibraltar (although it did not get that name until much later, during the Arab conquest, when “the Rock” was named Tarik’s Mountain, “Jebel Tarik,” shortened to Gibraltar.) The straits are framed on each side by the “Pillars of Hercules.” Both pillars are geopolitical anomalies, The European pillar, Gibraltar, is physically attached to Spain but is ruled by … Continue reading Gibraltar, 2013
Tarifa, Spain
La Linea, Spain
Ceuta, Spain in Africa (Spanish Morocco)
Belgrade, Krajla Petra (King Peter) St, March 2013
My office was on this street for three years, but who carries a camera to work? When I realized I was leaving I took my camera but the light was never right. On March 30 I had a camera and good light so I took these pictures. The buildings on the street are a mix of empire style, Austrian Secession, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and modern. I love the street. Continue reading Belgrade, Krajla Petra (King Peter) St, March 2013
Warsaw, Poland, March, 2013
A week ago we woke up on a Saturday morning in Warsaw. It was 2 degrees Fahrenheit (-16 Celsius) with a minus 15 F wind chill. It was time to get ready for our Warsaw tour, which included a walking tour of the old town. It was cold but we went. We arrived on Friday on the Berlin-Warsaw express. Warsaw Central station does not have well marked exits, so instead of getting out onto the street we ended up exiting into a large and modern shopping mall with an undulating glass roof. I finally found my way out of the … Continue reading Warsaw, Poland, March, 2013
Warsaw, Palm Sunday, 2013
On Palm Sunday we ventured into the old town a second time. Poland is not the land of palm trees, although Charles De Gaulle square has a huge plastic palm tree. (It is a work of art. Before the war … Continue reading Warsaw, Palm Sunday, 2013
Reichstag, Berlin, 2013
To visit the German Bundestag housed in the Reichstag building you need an invitation. We applied, sending our passport information and addresses, on line. I got our PDF invitation letter just before we left for Warsaw. Our appointment was 9:30 Monday evening. We got off our train grabbed a cab, dropped our stuff at the hotel and went on to the Reichstag. The building was burned as Hitler came to power. Hitler blamed it on the Communists. Others blame it on Hitler as an excuse to grab more power. The building was largely unused just on the western side of … Continue reading Reichstag, Berlin, 2013
Berlin, March, 2013
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Shadows of the Wall, Berlin 2013
Text for these pictures is on the post “Berlin, March, 2013” These are pictures from the area of the old wall. Panels of the wall have been re-erected near “Checkpoint Charlie” and feature dictators still waiting for falling. The man … Continue reading Shadows of the Wall, Berlin 2013
East Side Gallery, Berlin, 2013
The text for these pictures is in the post “Berlin, March 2013.” The East Side Gallery is the longest stretch of the wall still standing. One side has been painted by famous artists. The other side is a “free … Continue reading East Side Gallery, Berlin, 2013