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• Prague 2: St. Vitus’s Cathedral/Prague Castle [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  The next morning we bused to the Prague Castle, founded in the 9th century high above the Vltava River [the Moldau]. The buildings enclosed included three... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Prague 1: Old Town Square [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Our bus trip from Budapest to Prague took the better part of a day, with stops along the way. Our first full day in Prague began with a visit to the Museum of... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Budapest 6: Night on the Danube [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  On the last night of our Road Scholar Budapest tour, the group was treated to a buffet dinner cruise on the Danube. The weather was perfect, the food delicious... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Budapest 5: The Dohány Street Synagogue [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Our visit to the Vajdahunyad Castle [see last week's post] concluded the afternoon program, and we now had free time to explore on our own. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Budapest 4: Heroes’ Square and the Vajdahunyad Castle [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  After a field trip and lunch, our group visited Heroes’ Square. This is a huge open plaza containing two significant monuments. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Budapest 3: Buda Castle Area [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Following breakfast, we were bused across the river [Donau or Danube] to the Castle Area on the Buda side. At the Museum of Music History, we were treated to a... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Budapest 2: Architecture [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Following our lunch in the Great Market Hall, we were bussed to a location convenient to start an extensive walk through Pest. We began close to the Parliament... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Budapest 1: Great Market Hall [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Following our three days in Vienna, we traveled to Budapest via the Austrian Bundesbahn. Wisely, I had made on-line reservations from home a week earlier; wise... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vienna 4: The Ludwig Museum [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  While we had known of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Ludwig Museum was a revelation. It is located within easy walking distance of the former. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vienna 3: Kunsthistorisches Museum

  

  One of the major reasons I wanted to go to Vienna was to visit the Kunsthistorisches [Art History] Museum. It is one of the best museums I ever had the... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vienna 2: St. Stephan’s Cathedral [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  The current Romanesque and Gothic form of St. Stephan’s Cathedral stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first a parish church consecrated in 1147. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vienna 1: Stephansplatz [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  This month my wife and I successfully completed a “Bucket List” adventure; viz. a joint visit to Vienna [Wien], Budapest and Prague. For the latter two cities,... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2017 TRAVEL

• Seneca Lake Sunset [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Earlier this week, my wife and I spent several days at Seneca Lake [one of the so-called Finger Lakes in upstate NY] visiting with our daughter and her family... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Image City Gallery Assignments [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  For the Image City Gallery assignment in July, we were instructed to take photographs that emphasized a line(s), but not necessarily ‘leading lines’. Thus, the... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cleveland Skies 4 [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Today’s images conclude my series on Cleveland. Rather than focusing on one particular building, as I have in previous weeks, these shots were made at... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cleveland Skies 3 [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  One of the main reasons for our visit to Cleveland was to see the Rock Roll Hall of Fame. Designed by renown architect, I. M. Pei, the museum is situated alon... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cleveland Skies 2 [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Needless to say, I had to return to the Gehry building [see last week’s post] the next day, but this time with my ‘big boy’ Canon. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cleveland Skies 1 [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  We finally got around to paying a visit to Cleveland, Ohio, and are we glad that we did. We were not prepared for the all its positive aspects: a superb... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Jersey Sky/Image City Gallery Assignments [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  For the Image City Gallery assignment in May, we were instructed to take a group of photographs [up to 15 images] of some object or location, generating a serie... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Trains [Sky Watch Friday]

  

  Having grown up in New York City, I commuted to school and college via the subway. However, I never considered that really a train like the ones having a... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE