Dromoland Gazebo Mercury
The Dromoland Castle was our first stop on our Week in Ireland Tauck Tour. The statue on top of the Gazebo is the Flying Mercury Statue.
Sir Benjamin Lee Ginness
This is the beautiful St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. A private tour of the Cathedral was part of the Tauck Tour. The cathedral is 800 years old and is the largest cathedral in Ireland.
Poulnabrone Dolmen
After lunch on the way back to Dromoland Castle we stopped at the Hole of Sorrows. This is a portal tomb in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It dates back to the Neolithic period possibly between 4200 BC and 2900 BC.
Poulnabrone
After lunch on the way back to Dromoland Castle we stopped at the Hole of Sorrows. This is a portal tomb in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It dates back to the Neolithic period possibly between 4200 BC and 2900 BC. In 1985 excavations found between 16 and 22 adults and 6 children buried under the monument.
Trinity College Harp
This harp is on display inside of the Trinity College Library in the town of Dublin, Ireland. It dates to the 14th or 15th century and is one of three oldest surviving Gaelic harps. This is the harp that is found on the Guinness Logo.
Trinity College Statue Busts
This is the inside of the Trinity College Library in the town of Dublin, Ireland. The Statue Busts just caught my eye in the library making an interesting image.
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Trip to Venice, Italy. Most of the images were taken on early morning walks before everyone started moving about. What a beautiful place to see.
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Vulcan
This is the Vulcan monument in Birmingham, AL. I had the chance to make the image on a recent visit. It was REALLY cold that evening and the fog was settling over the city.
Rev. Henry Richard Dawson
Molly Malone Standing
The bronze statue of Molly Malone is located on Suffolk St in Dublin, Ireland. Molly Malone is the unofficial anthem of Dublin, Ireland.
Molly Malone
Katharlne Hepburn's 1933 Oscar CBW
This is the Oscar that Kathrine Hepburn was awarded for Best Actress in the 1933 movie "Morning Glory". The Oscar is in the National Potrait Gallery. The painting behind the Oscar is by Everett Raymond Kinstler 1982.
Kathrine Hepburn's 1933 Oscar
George Bush Horseshoe Player
This sculpture in bronze by Pat Oliphant of George Bush as a horseshoe player is a must see. The sculpture is found in the National Portrait Gallery.
The Dying Tecumseh
This sculpture by Ferdinand Pettrich in 1856 was moving to see. Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief from the Ohio Valley. He was killed during the War of 1812 at the Battle of the Thames. (Ontario)
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi led India to freedom from British rule in 1947. This is the statue in front of the India Embassy in Washington, DC. He lived from 1869 - 1948 . The statue represented his life so the message reads "My life is my message."
The Man Mahatma Gandhi
Cincinnati George Washington
The Cincinnati Society was founded in 1783 by the offices of the Continental Army. The name Cincinnati comes from a hero of the Roman republic who refused rewards for serving the nation. George Washington was president of the society from 1783 until his death in 1799. The society has beem headquarded in the Anderson House since 1938.
Cincinnati George Washington CBW
FL, Leesburg - Coca-Cola Wall Sign
I ran across the old Coke bottle ornament on the historic bottling plant building in Leesburg, FL. The building was built in 1930.
Artistic Buda - 091 (B&WC)
Artistic Budapest to Amsterdam
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Major Alida Basshardt - Amsterdam (sitting)
Major Alida Basshardt was a Dutch officer in the Salvation Army. She became a national hero for her work in the Red Light District in Amsterdam.
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Sphere Within Sphere - Pomodoro 01
This Sphere Within Sphere is found on the campus of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The monument was created by Italian Arnaldo Pomodoro and found in several sights throughout the world.
Sphere Within Sphere - Pomodoro 02
Sphere Within Sphere - Pomodoro 03
Emily Fountain - Polasek 1961
This Emily fountain is found downtown in Winter Park, FL. A second fountain just like it is found at the Polasek Museum, also in Winter Park, FL.
To God Be the Glory - Holler 2011
This Bronze sculpture is found in the Polasek museum in Winter Park, FL. By Christopher Holler 2011
Taking a Break - Johnson Jr.
Taking a Break sculpture was by J. Seward Johnson Jr.. The sculpture is found in Key West, FL.
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