Fontainebleau with some snow gently falling
The Palace of Fontainebleau, located 55 kilometres from the centre of Paris, is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The palace as it is today is the work of many French monarchs, building on an early 16th century structure of Francis I. The building is arranged around a series of courtyards.
Today part of the château is home to the Écoles d'Art Américaines, a school of art, architecture, and music for students from the United States. The school was founded by General Pershing when his men were stationed there during World War I.
24 August, 2009
23 August, 2009
Playing around this morning with FlickrToys
You can convert your picture to a painting and even virtually frame it. How cool. I wonder what just the picture would look like printed.
22 August, 2009
Ground Zero of the Mid Atlantic Ridge
This view was captured near the site where the original Viking settlers held their annual parliament. It also happens to be geologically important because it is the rift between two separate continental plates that are drifting apart by approximately 1.5cm per year.
Here's a little more on the annual Parliment:
After only 50 years of Viking settlement, a national assembly, the Althing, was established in Tingvellir. With no monarch or ruler this was a unique governing structure of the Middle Ages and the oldest parliament in Europe. Meeting only two weeks every summer, the assembly, comprised of both men and women from all around Iceland, passed new laws and settled disputes. The Althing held no power to implement punishment or change, this was left up to the individual, and individual’s obligation to society is a main theme of the Sagas.
Here's a little more on the annual Parliment:
After only 50 years of Viking settlement, a national assembly, the Althing, was established in Tingvellir. With no monarch or ruler this was a unique governing structure of the Middle Ages and the oldest parliament in Europe. Meeting only two weeks every summer, the assembly, comprised of both men and women from all around Iceland, passed new laws and settled disputes. The Althing held no power to implement punishment or change, this was left up to the individual, and individual’s obligation to society is a main theme of the Sagas.
21 August, 2009
Donkey Ride?
One of my favorites. How about a donkey ride in Paris? Yes you can - in Jardin De Ranelagh. It's just steps away from the Monet Museum.
Howard Street Bridge
Howard Street's twin steel arch-style bridge that crosses over the Jones Falls Expressway. The 979-foot (298 m) long bridge was built in 1938 by the J. E. Greiner Company to replace an earlier 19th century iron arch bridge.
20 August, 2009
19 August, 2009
Washington commanding Lafayette
An interesting perspective that I've never noticed before. A monument to Lafayette directly below the Washington Monument in Baltimore. From this perspective it appears to me as if Washington is commanding Lafayette. Makes me wonder if it was an intentional design consideration of the monument and the park layout. Read more on Wikipedia
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