Tag Archives: sculptures

Wordless Wednesday ~ Wings

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Angeline M
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The Sunday Traveler ~ Luxembourg Gardens, Paris

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Angeline M

The Luxembourg Gardens of Paris. The Sunday Traveler was only able to catch glimpses while on a walking tour one cold Saturday morning. The gardens were begun under the guidance of Queen Marie de Medici in 1612, inspired by her … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Traveler ~ The d’Orsay Museum, Paris

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Angeline M

The d’Orsay Museum in Paris, originally built between 1898 and 1900 was the Gare d’Orsay, a train station, built for rail travel between Paris and Orleans; built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. For a full photo of the front … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Traveler ~ The Louvre

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Angeline M

I struggled on which photo to use as the opener for this post about the Louvre; there are the outdoor buildings, the pyramid, the statues, the architecture, but this sculpture, The Winged Victory of Samothrace, has won my heart, and … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Traveler ~ Inside the Cathedral of Guadalajara

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Angeline M

It had been years. The Sunday Traveler walked into the vast cathedral of Guadalajara and was in awe. The seeming immensity of the church’s interior measures, according to Wikipedia, 77.8 meters x 72.75 meters, which just doesn’t seem right; it … Continue reading →

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Sally D’s Mobile Photography Challenge ~ The Tea House Goddess

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Angeline M

A most unusual tea house. For other participant’s entries in Sally’s mobile photography challenge, today is challenger’s choice, click here. Photo taken with an iPhone 6Plus, Camera+, with edits and conversion to monochrome done back in the native camera.  

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The Sunday Traveler Goes Angular in Playa del Carmen

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Angeline M

Tying in to the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, for a Sunday Traveler Quick Shot.  Photo taken in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

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Phoneography Challenge~The Art of a Sculpture

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Angeline M

Part of a wonderful sculpture at the Hyatt Embarcadero, in San Francisco, California Sculpture by Charles O. Perry, titled Eclipse. Take a trip over to Lens and Pens by Sally for additional entries in this week’s Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Traveler: Reno Revisited

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Angeline M

A standing (no pun intended) piece of art outside the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno. The exhibit I went to see, Doris Duke’s Shangri La, Architecture Landscape and Islamic Art, was very interesting, and well curated. I’ve read a bit more … Continue reading →

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Mother and Child

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Angeline M

Happy Mother’s Day. It is at times like this that I realize the incredible weight of being a mother.  The responsibility and care necessary to feed the blooms that you have brought into this world, to care for them tenderly, … Continue reading →

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