Tagged With "Marco Hazan"
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Jan. 12, 2014: San Marco, Venice
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...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb. 17, 2014: San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy
Situated on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, across the canal from Piazza San Marco, sits this beautiful cathedral, one of the iconic symbols of Venice. The church was built by the Benedictine order between 1566 and 1610....
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August 9, 2019: A Walk along the Grand Canal
A photo snapped just after landing in Venice's Marco Polo Airport.
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Castille de San Marcos - St. Augustine FL
St. Augustine Florida is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States. It was founded by Spain in 1565. There is a lot to see there and this will be the first of three blog pieces about this wonderful town. During...
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Re: Castille de San Marcos - St. Augustine FL
Great report! Luckily some Coquina rock outcroppings are still preserved on the beach. So much was used . Below, is the beach of Washington Oaks Gardens, and it's the second largest Coquina rock outcroppings on the Atlantic Ocean. It's a little bit south of St Augustine.
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Re: Castille de San Marcos - St. Augustine FL
Wow, never knew this place even existed. What a big piece of history. When I visit Florida, I'll have to make a stop by.
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Basilica San Marco, Venice
DrFumblefinger visits one of the greatest churches in the world. More than a thousand years old, St. Mark's in Venice is an absolute treasure
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East Coast Memorial, New York
Jonathan L presents the a view of the East Coast Memorial in New York City's Battery Park.
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Feeding Time at Piazza San Marco, Venice
Small boys having the time of their lives, PortMoresby couldn’t resist.
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Venice's Piazza San Marco at Night
At night, the Piazza is much quieter that the crazy bustle of the day, and the tourist tension of visiting Venice seems to fall away.
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'Humans of Paris' website shows faces of city
Marco Hazan, the man behind Humans of Paris An 18-year-old law student has created a highly-popular Facebook site featuring the faces and stories of "real Parisians."