I love browsing bookstores, looking for new copies of old favorites (although I’ve promised to stop buying) and keeping an eye out for new reading. While neither of these, spotted in Blackwell’s of Oxford, made my summer reading list I thought they were worth a chuckle…
DrFumblefinger visits the beautiful St. Josaphat Basilica in Milwaukee’s South Side. The church was built by and for Polish immigrants in the late 19th century and reflects the loving care incorporated by the hands who constructed and care for it.
The giants are a massive street art project that was completed for the 200th birthday of Vancouver in 2014. It was intended to be removed after 2 years, but because of its popularity it will remain.
In the Highlands of Scotland, Judy Barford encounters a creative display that gives a nod to a mythical creature.
George G shares views of the Charlottesville campus and memories of an unusual student rebellion
No surprise: The Henry Ford Museum has extensive exhibits showcasing the automobile!
Berlin was a rapidly-growing capital in the Art Nouveau era, and like most other European cities, it was also developing its own variation on Art Nouveau themes
St Eustache is Paul Heymont’s favorite Paris church, huge, beautiful and with a centuries-old connection to Paris’s historic Les Halles market
A museum introducing the work of Art Nouveau master Otto Wagner occupies a subway station building designed by him
