The iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower is an iron tower on the Champ de Mars. Named for the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed “La dame de fer” (the iron lady), it was constructed in 1887 as the centerpiece of the 1889 World’s Fair. These giclée printsContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • The Eiffel Tower”
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The Iron Gates on the Danube River consists of four narrow gorges with treacherous currents and three wide basins along several miles of the river dividing Romania and Serbia. Control over this part of the Danube was gained with the construction of the Iron Gate Dam in the Sip Gorge turning the river into aContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • Iron Gate On The Danube”
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Saint Peter’s Basilica is the center of Catholic Christendom and one of the largest churches in the world. The construction of the basilica began in 1506 and was finished in 1626. Named after Jesus’s disciple who became Saint Peter, who was executed and buried on the spot where the Basilica now stands. One of theContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • The Vatican”
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Dublin is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey. It lies within the province of Leinster and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountain range. Dublin has an urbanContinue reading “Cruise Port Dublin, Ireland”
Please Note: Recently the port of Venice has been closed to larger cruise ships so if your cruise itinerary includes Venice the ship will likely dock in either Ravenna (Royal Caribbean & Celebrity) or Trieste (Holland & Princess). More on this change below. There Will Always Be Venice Venice remains one of the most popularContinue reading “Venice, Italy And Cruising”
Málaga, Spain, is a popular cruise destination on the Costa del Sol in the Mediterranean, and is located east of Gibraltar on the Alborin Sea, The city of Málaga has been inhabited since prehistoric times, evidenced by the cave paintings of the Cueva de la Pileta (Cave of the Pool) and was originally established as aContinue reading “Málaga Spain A Cruise Port”
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