In the Black Hills of South Dakota, sits the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. I have not seen anything like it anywhere else. On granite rock, is a huge sculpture of the faces of four U.S. Presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,…
Yearly Archives: 2019
Temple of Hercules
Pompey conquered what is now Jordan for the Romans about 20 years after Caesar crossed the Rubicon, and Rome ruled there for 400 years. This explains the Roman ruins. Set on a hill in the City of Amman is what…
Posted in World Glimpses
The Carping Case
It must be time for another trip. She has found me, swept my insides and finally washed off the muck from the last trip. Look at that pile of stuff on the floor. There is no way all that is going…
Posted in Just for Fun
Spring Picnic
In Japan, this is the time of year when a woman might don a kimono and visit a park to picnic amidst the cherry blossoms. These April photos are of Ueno Park in Tokyo… from the land…
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First Day Budapest
After finding my way from the airport to the subway, I managed to squeeze near a door before my stop. I pushed through the swarming rush hour crowds coming toward me and managed to get off with my luggage intact.…
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