Galleria dell’Accademia – Florence, Italy The renowned Galleria dell’Accademia houses one of the most celebrated sculptures in the history of art: David by Michelangelo. Created between 1501 and 1504, the towering marble statue represents the biblical hero David and stands as a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. Originally placed in the Piazza della Signoria as a […]
Kilkenny Castle – Kilkenny, Ireland Kilkenny Castle stands prominently along the banks of the River Nore at the edge of the historic city of Kilkenny. Originally built in 1195 by the Norman lord William Marshal, the castle served for centuries as the principal residence of the powerful Butler family, Earls of Ormond. The castle’s massive […]
With temperatures in the units this week, the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin were frozen over. After freezing to get some of these pictures, we spent the day in the Sackler and Freer Galleries (and mad a couple quick stops in the Hirshhorn and Air and Space Museums).
At the end of our Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe Trip, we were lucky to visit with long-time friends Mark and Tom in London. Apart from some fun times catching up, we visited the Tate Modern for views from the tower, had fish & chips in an old pub, slid down the gigantic new slide […]
Buda Castle – Budapest, Hungary Buda Castle occupies the southern portion of Castle Hill, rising high above the Danube on the western side of Budapest. The site has served as a royal residence since the Middle Ages and was repeatedly expanded and rebuilt as the political center of the Hungarian kingdom. The castle complex today […]
Budapest – Hungary Budapest stretches along both banks of the Danube River, where the historic cities of Buda and Pest were unified in the late 19th century to form the modern capital of Hungary. The city sits at the western edge of the Carpathian Basin, a vast plain surrounded by mountain ranges. The skyline of […]