Here’s a close-up of the Lion of St. Mark, atop the Basilica in Venice. From ground level, it’s difficult to appreciate the individual details of the decorated dome and roofs—there is so much that it is like trying to see a single tree in the forest.
Venice is certainly one of the most photogenic cities of the world. For even more views, check the TravelGumbo Pic of the Day from Sept. 25, and the full-scale blog you can find HERE
2012 (l) and 1960 (r)
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
A delicious lunch was capped by a pleasant young Berber girl pouring mint tea for us.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe
Vienna’s Clock Museum, one of the biggest and best of its kind doesn’t really have 10,000 clocks, but you’d never know that as you get lost in its world of time.
The oldest monumental fountain in Paris has a long history of rebuilding, renaming and relocating
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