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• The Cathedral, Antwerp (Belgiu

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• Cathedral of Notre Dame Reims,

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• Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims,

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• Armistice Day

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    The Armistice Day parade ends at the cathedral in Chartres, France

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• Chartres Cathedral

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• Krakow, Poland

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    These are the roofs of Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, Poland

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• Baptistry Bronze Panel

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    This one of the of the 28 bronze panels that decorates the doors of the Florence Baptistry that resides in the Piazza del Duomo in Florence Italy.  This panel is the Joshua panel and is located on the Gates of Paradise doors.  The ten panels of the Gates of Paradise were created in 1425 and took 27 years to build.  The panel in the picture is a copy of the original which were replaced in 1990 due to over 500 years of environmental damage.  The details of the panels and the surrounding figures iare amazing.  Some of the original panels were sent on tour in 2007 & 2008 and have since returned to Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.  If you ever get a chance to see them, it will be well worth your time.  One of the few copies ever made of some of the panels reside in Grace Cathedral in San Fransisco.  If you look carefully you can see the soot that collects on all parts of the baptistry. Little wonder that the Piazza del Duomo has been closed to motor traffic.

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• Our Budget Travel Trip to Irel

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    This trip actually began last June, when I was notified by email that I had won the Budget Travel Photo Contest with a photo I had taken in Costa Rica. My wife didn't even know I had submitted an entry, and she was in a meeting all afternoon, so I could not call her. We were meeting friends for dinner and had all of five minutes in the car together for me to inform her, "Um, honey, I have some news for you..." She screamed and quickly responded, "Well, I guess we know how we're going to use our furlough days this year!"

    After doing our research, we settled on a region (southwest Ireland) and a time frame (October, after the high season but before it gets too cold). I worked with Una at Sceptre Tours to iron out the details, and before we knew it we were on our way.

    We flew directly into Shannon, arriving at 7:00 a.m. on a Friday morning with a full day ahead of us. A friend had told us how beautiful it was to fly into Shannon where you could see all the green as you were landing. Well, at 7:00 a.m. on an October morning, the sun had yet to rise and it was still pitch black. Not to mind, we got our rental car and hit the ground running (that is, with a little adjustment for getting used to driving on the left side of the road). First stop: Galway. Although it was raining, we weren't going to let a little rain deter us from having fun. After stopping at the TI, we walked through Eyre Square (aka John F. Kennedy Park) and explored the old town center. We stepped inside the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, where I was impressed with the testament to the Widow Jane Eyre's generosity, commemorated on a plaque. We then walked, struggling to keep our umbrellas open against the wind and the rain, to the much more modern Galway Cathedral. This is a cathedral you want to visit during the day so you can better see and appreciate a more modern approach to stained glass artwork. Keep an eye out for the Irish Holy Family, where Mary is knitting and Jesus is offering tea to Joseph. Also look for the mosaic (hidden the day we were there behind a curtain, but that did not stop us) of John F. Kennedy.  Needing some lunch, we found our way to Busker Brownes, where my wife had Aubergine and Sweet Potato Gratin and I had delicious Irish Seafood Chowder, accompanied by tasty brown soda bread. We did not want to sit too long and let our jet lag overcome us, so we got back to our car and pushed on, driving northwest toward Letterfrack and the Kylemore Abbey. One of the best ways to combat jet lag is to spend time outdoors, and so our first activity at Kylemore was to tour the walled garden. Still nice in October, this must be even more beautiful in the middle of summer. The Abbey itself is lovely, though only a few rooms are open to tour. Also on the grounds is a small Neo-Gothic church, which is also worth a visit. Finishing at the Abbey, we still had a relatively short drive to Clifden and our first night accommodations at the Abbeyglen Castle Hotel. We checked in, dropped our bags in our room, and then walked about a mile into town to find a light supper. Back at the hotel, we headed downstairs to a common room where we thought we could sit by a fire and write in our journals. Ha! The combination of the warmth of the fire and the full day of touring, on top of our jet lag, and we were both dozing after writing only a sentence or two. However, it was also very effective: we got to bed early, got a full night's sleep, and when we woke up in the morning, we were both effectively over our jet lag.

    Saturday morning we woke up to the first of our full Irish breakfasts: a lavish buffet spread of cereals, yogurt, fresh fruit, rolls, eggs, bacon, sausage, and the traditional Irish accompaniments of grilled tomatoes and black and white pudding. Although we had another full day ahead of us, we decided we did not have to be held hostage to our agenda and allowed ourselves to backtrack a bit, driving back towards Letterfrack and the Connemara National Park. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day to hike, so we took the trail to the top of Diamond Hill. This wasn't the Ireland I was expecting: instead of the lush greens one hears about, this area was still beautiful but much more in shades of brown. Partly this was due to the season, but also the geography, as the terrain is very wet and boggy. We made it to the top of the hill, and were rewarded with wonderful views both of the harbor and of Kylemore Abbey from above. Once back in the car, already past noon, we headed out towards our next destination: back past Galway and on to the Burren. The Burren is a region of massive outcroppings of rock that have been scoured by glaciers, rich in archaeological sites, the most famous of which is the Poulnabrone Dolmen. One look at this landscape and it is no wonder why there are so many stone fences and stone buildings in this country. It was getting late, and we had one more goal for this day: to get to the Cliffs of Moher. I had hoped we'd have a beautiful sunset looking out over the Atlantic from the cliffs, but although the sunset itself was obscured by fog, it was still light when we arrived and we enjoyed the day dwindling away to twilight while there. After another full day, we recognized the wisdom of our chioce to go in October: pleasant weather for hiking and no crowds to contend with. Saturday was the night of our castle stay, so we drove (now in the dark) back to Dromoland. We were pleasantly surprised to discover that they had upgraded us from a standard to a deluxe room. This is not your drafty medieval castle: the room was quite spacious and luxurious. Sunday morning I went for a run on the castle grounds, through a wooded area where I came upon (and frightened) many pheasant.

    Friday and Saturday were both extremely full days, but this was our first time in Ireland and we wanted to see everything. Recognizing the need to slow down a bit, we had planned to spend two nights at our next stop: Kinsale. Driving south past Cork on Sunday we got our first taste of the beautiful green countryside that Ireland is so famous for. As the sun breaks through the clouds, the lush green fields just pop out at you. Kinsale very much has a small-town feel, located on a beautiful, well-protected harbor, rich in history. It is one of Ireland's "Tidy Towns," a competition first launched by Bord Failte in an effort to improve the appearance of towns and villages throughout the country for the main tourist season. In addition to just wandering the streets and exploring the shops and restaurants, we took the "Historic Stroll in Old Kinsale." Our guide, Barry, was a wealth of information about the history of Kinsale, from the occupation by the Spanish Armada to thenearby sinking of the Lusitania, including stories as well of the real Robinson Crusoe. Fun side trips included Charles Fort across the harbor and the Cobh Heritage Center, about a 45-minute drive. Our mainstay through most of Ireland was basic pub food, which we enjoyed, but in Kinsale ("the Gourmet Capital of Ireland"), we had to try a nicer restaurant. We couldn't have been happier than with a visit to Jim Edwards, where we had a delicious meal of grilled salmon.

     

     

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• John F Kennedy Tribute

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    Tribute to John F Kennedy in Galway Cathedral

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• Irish Holy Family

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    Stained glass in Galway Cathedral depicts an Irish holy family.  Notice that Mary is knitting, and Jesus is serving tea to Joseph.

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• Cathedral, Izmal, Mexico cloud

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    This is the cathedral in Izmal, Mexico.  I was originally disappointed that it was such a dreary day when we were visiting the town.  But the dark skies made a great contrast with the yellow walls, and the rain made the grass a verdant green.  My husband and our guide were walking through the empty courtyard, which can hold many, many people.  I took the photo on July 2, 2007.

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• The Amalfi Duomo, Italy

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    Amalfi's incredible cathedral dominates the piazza.  It dates from the 10th century and was further enhanced through the centuries up till the 1800's.

    The lovely structure is a mix of styles, from Moorish, Norman and Gothic. There is a 12th century bell tower decorated with green and yellow glazed tiles.The huge bronze entrance doors were cast in Constantinople in 1066.

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• Santa Croce

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    Florence, Italy

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• Duomo

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    Florence, Italy

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• Organ in Mexico City Cathedral

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    The huge pipe organ in the Catedral in Mexico City.

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• St. Peter's Cathedral

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• Byzantine Ruins in Butrint Alb

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    A World Heritage Site, Butrint has Greek, Roman and Byzantine ruins, all piled next to and on top of each other.

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• Church on Toompea Hill

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    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Talling, Estonia.

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• Cathedral Rock Sedona Arizona

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• Cathedral Rock Sedona Arizona

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