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 • The Maidens Of The Acropolis”
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Celebrating July 4th, 2026
Independence Day In Winter Garden, Florida John Denver wrote a lyric that talked about ‘coming home to a place he’d never been before‘ and that expresses exactly how we feel about our adopted home town. There is no place we’d rather be on the 4th of July. Happy 250th Independence Day Click below and visitContinue reading “Celebrating July 4th, 2026”
Where In The World #5?
It seems so other worldly, like Mars or the Moon but it’s right here on Earth. It’s so alien that the NASA space program uses it to test rovers and other equipment. Find the answer HERE. Here Are A Few Of Our More Recent Postings You might Find Interesting…
Where In The World #1?
It’s Often Those Small Ports That Make Cruising Special Cruising has become increasingly popular for a number of obvious reasons, but one advantage that offers real appeal for us is often neglected by many cruise fans. It’s those small out of the way ports. In selecting a cruise there are dozens of ports of callContinue reading “Where In The World #1?”
Oh My, The Indignity!
You see them all the time and everywhere – statues erected to celebrate a person of importance. Inevitably pigeons find them a great place to land or even roost and there doesn’t seem to be anything to effectively prevent it from happening. This one sits in a park in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. andContinue reading “Oh My, The Indignity!”
While Cruising Through Europe
While traveling up the Danube River we tied up next to a park one morning and right in front of us was this playground. I’ve seen lots of playground equipment but this one was unique and I kept waiting for some children to show up. Sadly it never happened Passau a German city on theContinue reading “While Cruising Through Europe”