A few Paris images from my wife’s 1988 trip accompanying our oldest daughter on a graduation tour of Europe; they have a different tonal quality that reminds me of linen-era postcards.
The top image, especially, shows how much has changed in that time; the Arch of Triumph of the Carrousel, near the Louvre, was surrounded by parking lots and temporary structures. All that changed in later years with the redevelopment of the Louvre and the building of the Pyramide.
In a former British colony, Marilyn learns about its history and explores its beauties
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As the year draws to an end, Jayita’s visit to a religious landmark inspires her to wish world peace for us all
This iconic tree along The 17 Mile Drive is always a beautiful picture.
Of all the grand features of Paris’s Grands Magasins, Paul Heymont’s favorite is the stained glass dome at Printemps
DrFumblefinger shares images of a Lewis and Clark statue he spotted on the Boise State Capitol grounds.
A few images from a mother-daughter visit in 1988 have a poignant quality today.
This gleaming 1949 Dodge was spotted on Bay Avenue near Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. For comparison, full-body shots from long ago.
Sometimes you make a plan to see something, but don’t get there for a long time. And sometimes you have no plan at all, and just find something worth seeing. The latter happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I was left with time to kill in Lower…
