Category Archives: Europe

Photographic impressions from our travels near and far… The Athens Acropolis • Most people relate the Acropolis with Athens but an acropolis is actually a Greek word meaning a citadel or a fortified section of a Greek city. It is typically built on high ground or on a hill. Most Greek cities in the fifthContinue reading “Images of The Acropolis In Athens”

Photographic impressions from our travels near and far… Venice Italy • There are not enough superlatives to describe the experience of visiting this island city on the Italian Adriatic. The nobility of Venice created a myth that their city was founded by refuges fleeing Troy after the Trojan War. While not true, Venice has beenContinue reading “Images of Venice”

Photographic impressions collected from near and far… The independent Islamic Sultanate of Brunei is located on the northern coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is bounded to the north by the South China Sea and on all other sides by Malaysia, which also divides Brunei into two parts. It’s best knownContinue reading “Images Of The Sultanate of Brunei”

Photographic impressions collected from near and far… About 125 miles north of the city of Avignon along the Rhône River in southern France is Doux Gorges, located in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, a commune (community) in the Ardèche department. The area features some of the most beautiful and remote wilderness in France and attracts hikers and bikers fromContinue reading “Images of a French Railroad”

Photographic impressions collected from near and far… The Giants Causeway Northern Ireland • A geological marvel of myth and nature. A place where spectacular basalt columns formed through the rapid cooling of lava from an underwater volcano, or, as legend says created by the mythical Irish Giant Finn MacCool? For centuries people have visited theContinue reading “Images of Ireland”