Category Archives: Europe

Todays Image • Maidens Of The Acropolis

The Athen’s Acropolis is an amazing place with “The Porch Of The Maidens” being a frequent subject for photographs. The porch sits at the rear of the detailed Erechtheion that was constructed around 315 BC. The maidens are facing the Parthenon, and were given the name ‘Caryatids’, after the young women from the village of Karyes inContinue reading “Todays Image • Maidens Of The Acropolis”

Todays Images, Taormina, Sicily

Taormina is a resort area on the east coast of Sicily with a reputation as a shopping Mecca. Almost two dozen of the world’s most famous fashion houses have showrooms in this quant Sicilian hillside town. Sitting within sight of the active volcano Mt. Etna, Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century.Continue reading “Todays Images, Taormina, Sicily”

Todays Featured Images • Iceland’s Falling Waters

 Iceland sits just south of the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic.making it subject to harsh winters. By mid summer snow melt floods the rivers and lower landscape. In addition it is situated on the divergent boundary between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates, making it a hotspot for geological activity including numerous volcanicContinue reading “Todays Featured Images • Iceland’s Falling Waters”

Todays Image • A Mermaid In Copenhagen

She sits quietly on a rock only a couple of feet from shore depicting a mermaid contemplating becoming human. The Little Mermaid statue is a bronze sculpture by Edvard Eriksen, located at the Langelinie promenade Copenhagen, Denmark. This unpretentious statue of The Little Mermaid is immediately recognized as the symbol of this fascinating capital. Copenhagen mixesContinue reading “Todays Image • A Mermaid In Copenhagen”

Visiting America’s WWII Liberty Ships

Above The USS Alstede AF48 in 1965 A Short History Lesson In the early days of WWII the British realized that logistics would ultimately be the biggest obstetrical to fighting and winning the war. To overcome this problem they came to the United States with a unique ship design that would allow for fast productionContinue reading “Visiting America’s WWII Liberty Ships”