Featured above is St Colman Cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. The Cathedral of St Colman, usually referred to as Cobh Cathedral, or Queenstown Cathedral from the previous name of the town. It is a single-spire Roman Catholic cathedral built on Cathedral Place, and overlooks Cork harbor from a central position high above the town. It wasContinue reading “Selected Images • Cathedral Of Cobh Ireland”
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Today’s Featured Poster • The Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
In Dublin, Ireland there is a famous pedestrian bridge called the Ha’penny Bridge. It is one of the more famous symbols of Dublin and is over 200 years old (1816). The sweeping arch of the iron bridge spans the Liffey River in downtown and is a protected historic landmark. Come along as we explore historicContinue reading “Today’s Featured Poster • The Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland”
Selected Images • The Story Of Annie Moore
Photography is my obsession and when traveling the world often images just present themselves. Most are random impressions with little context but some seem to suggest at a self contained story. Still others leave me wanting to find out more about what I stumbled upon. Here’s a glimpse of just why we travel… On theContinue reading “Selected Images • The Story Of Annie Moore”
Selected Images • The Story Of Temple Bar
Photography is my obsession and when traveling the world often images just present themselves. Most are random impressions with little context but some seem to suggest at a self contained story. Still others leave me wanting to find out more about what I stumbled upon. Here’s a glimpse of just why we travel… When mostContinue reading “Selected Images • The Story Of Temple Bar”
Todays Featured Poster • Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle owes much of its popularity as a tourist destination to the Blarney Stone, a block of limestone built into the battlements of the Castle. Blarney is about 5 miles) from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows one with the gift of gab (great eloquence). These giclée prints are available in several sizes, custom printed for each individualContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • Blarney Castle”
Trapped In Blarney Castle
A Short Story It wasn’t the best weather for visiting Blarney Castle, cloudy with off and on drizzle. But on the positive side maybe it would keep the crowds away. It was our only opportunity to visit Blarney on this our first trip to the Emerald Isle and it seemed like a sort of obligationContinue reading “Trapped In Blarney Castle”
Todays Featured Poster • Tsarevets Fortress, Bulgaria
Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill of the same name in Veliko Tarnovo, northern Bulgaria. Tsarevets stands 676 feet above sea level. It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire’s primary fortress and strongest bulwark from 1185 to 1393, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces. These giclée prints are available in severalContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • Tsarevets Fortress, Bulgaria”
The Port of Dunmore East & Waterford, Ireland
The port of Dunmore East is located very near the city of Waterford and while Dunmore East has a small harbor it is not an industrial port. The larger ships visiting are primarily cruise ships. The town itself is a quant seaside village with galleries, gift shops and restaurants and some nice walking trails alongContinue reading “The Port of Dunmore East & Waterford, Ireland”
Pub Hopping & More in Dublin
Temple Bar in Dublin is famous. Many people mistakenly think it actually as a bar and while there is a Temple Bar Pub the whole area is actually Temple Bar. The origin of the name is in the seventeenth century with a famous Dubliner, Sir William Temple who was the provost of Trinity College. Sir TempleContinue reading “Pub Hopping & More in Dublin”
Visiting Dublin’s Gardens
It’s known as “The Emerald Isle” and it’s hard to deny that Ireland with its rolling hills and gardens isn’t living up to the name. This island has been called “The Emerald Isle” for well over two hundred years and the first time the words Emerald Isle appeared in print was in a poem byContinue reading “Visiting Dublin’s Gardens”
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