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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 • Montevideo Protest Art

Walking around Montevideo, Uruguay there is a lot of street art as well as protest stencils like pictured above. On one block we found five different stencils all protesting the treatment of animals and all in the same size and style. The had a remarkable amount of detail in the stencil production. They also raisedContinue reading “Todays Images • Montevideo Protest Art”

Todays Image • A Warm Day In Vietnam?

On visiting Vietnam everywhere we saw women wearing outfits that suggested they were cold. Considering temps in the 80’s and 90’s it seemed extremely odd. Trying to figure out what was going on we asked a local man and were told that Vietnamese women considered having a light complexion made them more attractive and theyContinue reading “Todays Image • A Warm Day In Vietnam?”

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”

Image Of The Day • Flower Lady

Traveling up the Rhone River valley we visited a street market in Lyon and there was a young lady really into arranging flowers outside her shop. From her expressions it was obvious she was seriously invested in the job at hand, Random scenes from the Rhone Valley France Here Are A Few Our More RecentContinue reading “Image Of The Day • Flower Lady”