A couple of summers ago in Northern Italy, I suddenly realized that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was far from unique—we were seeing them everywhere, but Pisa obviously had the best publicity agent.
Officially opened in March 2012, the Calgary Peace Bridge is the city’s most unique and artistic pedestrian and cycling bridge. The bridge is built across the Bow River and connects the new skyscrapers on its south bank…
One of the most famous structures of the Roman empire, the Colosseum, still stands some 2000 years after it was built. It’s a truly remarkable feat of architecture, engineering and craftsmanship — one of the world’s great iconic…
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…
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. His brilliance and great writing skills are well known. He authored one of the greatest statements of liberty in human history, the Declaration of…
Worker Bee has done it again. On Wednesday, by e-mail, he took a shot and hit a similar church 6 hours drive away—and then came back with the right town, the right church, the same link Gumbo found to the Bollywood video—and the…
When the Eiffel Tower was built, as the centerpiece of Paris’ 1889 Universal Exposition, not everyone loved it. The writer Guy de Maupassant mocked it as a “high and skinny pyramid of iron ladders.”
A look at Gustav Eiffel, and his tower’s importance and stature in Paris
Gumbo, the slippery little devil, remained elusive this time around. Some good guesses, but no one recognizing the place or area. Gumbo was visiting the Parknasilla Resort on Ireland’s famous Ring of Kerry. The resort is…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has posted a list of 10 big wins—significant historic sites saved from the wrecking ball or development in the past year (as well as listing some sad losses). They’re spread across the country, and…
A couple of summers ago in Northern Italy, I suddenly realized that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was far from unique—we were seeing them everywhere, but Pisa obviously had the best publicity agent.
Officially opened in March 2012, the Calgary Peace Bridge is the city’s most unique and artistic pedestrian and cycling bridge. The bridge is built across the Bow River and connects the new skyscrapers on its south bank…
One of the most famous structures of the Roman empire, the Colosseum, still stands some 2000 years after it was built. It’s a truly remarkable feat of architecture, engineering and craftsmanship — one of the world’s great iconic…
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…
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. His brilliance and great writing skills are well known. He authored one of the greatest statements of liberty in human history, the Declaration of…
Worker Bee has done it again. On Wednesday, by e-mail, he took a shot and hit a similar church 6 hours drive away—and then came back with the right town, the right church, the same link Gumbo found to the Bollywood video—and the…
When the Eiffel Tower was built, as the centerpiece of Paris’ 1889 Universal Exposition, not everyone loved it. The writer Guy de Maupassant mocked it as a “high and skinny pyramid of iron ladders.”
A look at Gustav Eiffel, and his tower’s importance and stature in Paris
Gumbo, the slippery little devil, remained elusive this time around. Some good guesses, but no one recognizing the place or area. Gumbo was visiting the Parknasilla Resort on Ireland’s famous Ring of Kerry. The resort is…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has posted a list of 10 big wins—significant historic sites saved from the wrecking ball or development in the past year (as well as listing some sad losses). They’re spread across the country, and…
