Albania
As we flew from Rome, Italy to Tirana, Albania, I was trying to get the perfect photograph, when the pilot tipped our planes wing and I was looking right down on this farm! I was pleasantly surprised at what a wonderful time we had in Albania! The people are so warm and friendly!
Camera used: Canon 20D
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Rome, Italy
When we arrived in Rome I soon found out that there are a lot of churches there. My attitude at first was that all churches are the same, so I would walk past them. After about a year of living in Rome, one day I didn’t walk past a particular church, but rather, I walked inside and I was amazed at the beauty I saw. I soon found that every church is different inside and from then on I always went inside a church to enjoy the wonder and beauty of it! This church I visited many times over the years and I took this photo of a column and the ceiling in 2005. Santa Maria sopra Minerva was built on top of the foundations of a temple dedicated to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva, thus sopra Minerva (above Minerva). I still remember the first time I walked inside this church, I was in awe at the beauty of the ceiling!
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Alloway, Scotland
We took a bus tour of the British Isles from July-August of 2003. It was wonderful! We drove thru Scotland and saw some beautiful places, including this bridge where the movie Brigadoon got it’s idea for the bridge scene. Brigadoon was going to be filmed in Scotland, but because the weather is so unpredictable they shot it in the US in a film studio.
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Vatican City
The Apostle Peter was crucified upside down, because he considered himself unworthy to die in the same manner as Jesus, in 64 AD. Tradition says that it took place near an ancient Egyptian Obelisk in the Circus of Nero. The obelisk now stands in St. Peter’s Square. Catholic tradition holds that the Basilica was built on the burial site of Peter, now a Saint and for Catholics, their first Pope. There have been many churches on this site, this newer one was completed in 1626.
Rome, Italy
This photo is looking past a fountain that stands in front of the Pantheon, with the front of the Pantheon in the background. The Pantheon is a very unique building and one of my favorites in Rome because there is nothing else like it! It was originally built as a Greek Temple about 27 B.C. but the present building was built about 126 A.D. and is now a Catholic Church. It is a circular building with a dome that has a circular opening that allows rain to fall to the floor below. The floor slopes just enough so that drains along the wall can catch the running water. I have been there during a rain storm and it is pretty interesting! The engineering from nearly 2,000 years ago is awesome!
Rome, Italy
Cambridge, England
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Naples, Italy
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
Sintra, Portugal
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy