December 31, 2019

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December 20, 2019

Gardens Of Versailles


The gardens are now one of the most visited public sites in France, receiving more than six million visitors a year. ( Wikipedia )

December 15, 2019

December 14, 2019

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Another year is gone ...

December 11, 2019

Opposites ...

 ... old / new, long / short, black / white. This is London.

December 8, 2019

December 6, 2019

St. Paul's Cathedral

The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London. Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, has dominated the skyline for over 300 years. At 365 feet (111 m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967. The dome is among the highest in the world. St Paul's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral. ( Wikipedia )

December 4, 2019

D' Orsay Museum

The Musée d'Orsay is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe. Musée d'Orsay had 3.177 million visitors in 2017. ( Wikipedia )

December 2, 2019

December 1, 2019

November 29, 2019

November 26, 2019

November 24, 2019

Two ...

 ... for the seesaw.

November 23, 2019

November 22, 2019

Men ...

 ... in black and white.

November 21, 2019

Cantacuzino Castle

The Cantacuzino Castle is situated on Zamora Street in Bușteni, Romania.The castle belonged to the Cantacuzino family until the forced nationalization of 1948, when it became a preventorium for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the communist period, the original furniture was removed and a part of the interior walls were painted over. After 1989, the castle was returned to Cantacuzino descendants, who sold it to private investors in 2004.
The castle underwent restoration work and today it is open to the public. ( Wikipedia )

November 20, 2019

November 13, 2019

Opera Garnier

The Palais Garnier has been called "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica.
( Wikipedia )

November 12, 2019

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November 9, 2019