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Kristina

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On our tour of Copenhagen in 2016, Steve took us to Kristina. My dear friend Allie, told me, when she learned that we were going to Denmark, about this statue of 16 year old Kristina. She is looking out to the harbor and represents all the immigrants from Denmark who left their homes, for their new found religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in America. Kristina sailed with her family to their new home, looking forward and not back. It is a very moving statue and one realizes the sacrifices they made to leave all for the unknown, what faith they had to have!

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So Cool!

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Gothenburg, Sweden

As we walked around Gothenburg we came across these cool doors.

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Just Chillin’

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Gothenburg, Sweden – 2016 – iPhone

We had a long walk today, about 6 miles, so it was nice to just sit and RELAX for a bit!

Gota Canal in Springtime

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Gothenburg, Sweden

We had a wonderful walk around Gothenburg in the Spring of 2016.  The canal, the spring flowers were so gorgeous!

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Canal

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Gothenburg, Sweden

We loved our time in Sweden, particularly Gothenburg, so quaint and pretty!

Hooded Crow

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Gothenburg, Sweden

We had a nice walk thru the park and we saw a lot of other people doing the same thing! There are a lot of Hooded Crows throughout Scandinavia and Europe. They are black and grey and I think they are pretty birds!

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Land of Over 97,000 Lakes

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Gothenburg, Sweden – 2016 – iPhone

We had a wonderful flight to Sweden!  It is a beautiful country as seen by the view as we landed!  Lots of pine trees and tons of lakes.

Meat and Cheese

Brienz, Switzerland

In Switzerland, some years ago, we drove way up on a mountain and the view was gorgeous.  We hadn’t eaten for a while, so we found a fun place to eat and we loved the platter of meat and cheese they brought us.  This is called Walliser Platte which is a typical Swiss lunch.

Camera used:  Canon 20D

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Farfalla Bianca

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While out walking with friends thru the mountains northeast of Rome, back in 2007, we came across this beautiful Butterfly (Farfalla).

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La Farfalla di Rosa

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We went up into the mountains north of Rome with some friends and there, in 2007, we had a wonderful time at our friend’s cabin, Enrico & Letizia.  At one point we all went for a walk, it was gorgeous!  Amongst the trees were these beautiful butterflies, tiny and very small.  My friend Rosa, put one on her hand, so I call this one, La Farfalla di Rosa (Rosa’s Butterfly).

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Church in the Valley

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In 2007 we flew to Munich, Germany and from there we took a train to Italy where we picked up our rental car and then we drove back to Germany where we did a loop ending back in Italy.  It was cheaper to do it this way so we could drop off our car back in Italy.  The train ride was so peaceful and the views were beautiful as we went thru the mountains!

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Pisa, Italy

I LOVE taking photos of bikes, there has to be a GREAT background, of course! And this one, back in 2006, was perfect!

Camera used: Canon 20D

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The Swiss Alps

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In 2005 we spent some time in Italy, Albania & Belgium.  As we left Rome and flew to Brussels we flew over the Swiss Alps and they were gorgeous!

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Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

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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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Pantheon Ceiling

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In this photo, of the ceiling of the Pantheon, you can see the circular hole which is 30 feet across.  Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon’s dome is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome.

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Thru Glass

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Siracusa, Italy

We visited a friends home and outside she had beautiful flowers, I had to take photos of them!

Photo taken with a Canon 20D

Vita Sul Rio

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In 2002 we went to Venice, Italy.  It is such a wonderful place, I love the rivers, the boats and the unique things to see.  This ‘street’ is a perfect example of the unique  things to see!

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