Category Archives: Travel The National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu sits just outside the village of Gharb on Gozo, the island next to Malta. This Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu. The church that stands here now was built between 1922 and 1932, when it […]       
 Todays shot was taken on the ferry from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend, as the sun was setting. We had spent the day on Whidbey Island and had a lovely lunch with a friend in Coupeville, before catching the late afternoon ferry to Port Townsend. I liked the way the light from the setting sun […]
 The Dôme des Invalides, in Paris, is the most prominent of the complex of buildings known as the Hôtel National des Invalides. Les Invalides was built during the reign of Louis XIV, as a home and hospital for aged and unwell soldiers. The royal chapel, which contains the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte, was completed in 1708. The golden […]
 The 70th floor observatory, known as Top of the Rock, at the Rockefeller Centre in Midtown Manhattan offers some of the best views that you can find of New York City. This shot was taken late on a sunny September afternoon, looking towards downtown with the Empire State building dominating the view. The Rockefeller Centre was […]
 The day we spent around Lake Crescent, in the Olympic National Park, was mostly wet and I believe that is typical of this part of Washington State. There were a few breaks in the clouds though and I captured this shot of canoes on the shore of the lake during one of them. I would […]
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