Category: Europe
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The Bridge That Glows Golden
It was nearly midnight on my last night in Budapest, and I was perched by a bay window in our room at the Sofitel, where my new husband and I were staying on the final night of our honeymoon. The room had a magnificent view of the Lanchid, or “Chain Bridge”, aglow with golden lights that spanned…
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Ancient and Modern, Side by Side
Split, Croatia, is a seaside metropolis where the Roman emperor Diocletian retired circa 305 AD. Nowadays, his former palace serves as a popular tourist destination . . . Pictured here is one of the many archways leading into Diocletian’s Palace. Sidewalks cafes, giftshops, and tourists abound in this plaza, surrounded on all sides by the…
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The Bronzed Ladies of Budapest
In Budapest, one will note that there are statues nearly everywhere. Photographing the twin statues in bronze featured below, I could not help but wonder what a conversation between them might sound like. Perhaps this (click over image to enlarge) . . . Or maybe this . . . Create your own . . .
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Budapest’s Dohány Street Synagogue
The following photos were taken in Budapest, Hungary on an unseasonably warm afternoon in early May. On this particular day, most stores were closed for the May Day (Labor Day) holiday. The Dohány Street Synagogue, however, was open to tourists, so I stopped in to snap a few pictures. I marveled at both the size…
Virtually Gina 