Category Archives: Travel

Weekly Photo Challenge: Bridge

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I have many images of bridges from around the world, but for this week’s Daily Post Challenge: Bridge I’m featuring the bridge for which I have a special fondness and that I had a chance to photograph again a couple months ago: San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge.“The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km), one-point-seven-mile-long (2.7 km) channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean… The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.” (Wikipedia)

Thursday Doors – June 29, 2017

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Old door, Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes), Avignon, France.

The Palais des Papes is the largest Gothic palace in the world. There are 15,000 square meters of living space, which is the equivalent of 4 Gothic cathedrals. Its construction began in AD 1252 and it became the residence of the Popes in 1309. The huge structure is actually two palaces joined together, each built for a different pope. The palace was seized and sacked by revolutionary forces during the French Revolution in 1789 so most rooms are totally empty, but some beautiful frescos were preserved.

The Courtyard (the old door can be seen on the far right).

The Palais de Papes external view.  Detail of the main entrance and towers.

For Norm’s Thursday Doors

176/365 – Curves & Lines

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One of my favorite places in Los Angeles, the Getty Center is an architectural wonder. I’ve photographed it many times. Today we spent a lovely afternoon there with friends who were visiting, so here is some of its architecture with its beautiful curves and lines.

Street Photography – Europe

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Avignon, Provence, France.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
Avignon, France.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
Nice, France.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
Barcelona, Spain.
Milan, Italy.
Milan, Italy.