World: Europe
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My love of Europe started with French literature, as well as a curiosity about my family's Italian and Eastern European heritage. In my travels there, I have become more and more intrigued with the complex history of the West, as well as its external beauty.
Catherine's Docks
Catherine's Docks (2005)
Boats bob quietly throughout Catherine's Docks, by London Bridge. London, England.
A Monceau Exchange
A Monceau Exchange (2005)
Two statues exchange a moment of silence, in Paris' Monceau Park.
Monceau Columns
Monceau Columns (2005)
In one of Paris' most beautiful little spots, Monceau Park, a jogger passes by the Corinthian columns surrounding a small Roman pond.
Longing
Longing (2005)
A pensive statue gazes skyward in Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
Faceless Jesus
Faceless Jesus (2005)
Vandals smash through a stained glass image of Jesus, inside a crypt, in Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
Offering
Offering (2005)
One soul makes an offering to another. Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
Eternal Rest
Eternal Rest (2005)
A statue in Pére-LaChaise Cemetery in Paris catches some eternal Zzzzs.
Sorrow I
Sorrow I (2005)
This statue is intriguing, because the stains suggest it has been crying. For whom? I can not be too sure. Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
Sorrow II
Sorrow II (2005)
A young woman weeps against a slab of marble, in Paris' Montparnasse Cemetery.
Sandcastle Tomb
Sandcastle Tomb (2005)
Some people are forever children at heart, even after they're dead. Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
Holocaust Memorial
Holocaust Memorial (2005)
A holocaust memorial in Paris' Pére-LaChaise Cemetery offers some creepy sights.
Cloaked Figure
Cloaked Figure (2005)
A spooky cloaked figure lurks by a crypt in Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
Clutched
Clutched (2005)
A dramatic embrace within the Tuileries, leading up to The Louvre in Paris, France.
Jean D'Arc
Jean D'Arc (2005)
One of France's most famous figures, Jean of Arc, has a statue on Rue de Rivoli at Place des Pyramides.
Sunshower on the Eiffel Tower
Sunshower on the Eiffel Tower (2005)
Sunlight breaks through the clouds toward Paris' iconic landmark, The Eiffel Tower.
I.M. Pei's Pyramid
I.M. Pei's Pyramid (2005)
The famous Chinese-American modernist, I.M. Pei's well-known pyramid greets visitors to The Louvre in Paris, France.
St. Peter I
St. Peter I (2005)
Statue on the front façade of St. Sulpice Church in Paris, France.
Thespian
Thespian (2005)
A thespian practices his lines in Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France.
Pan
Pan (2005)
A merry Pan frolics through Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, France.
St. Sulpice
St. Sulpice (2005)
A mysterious church, for which legends abound.
Gargoyle of Notre Dame
Gargoyle of Notre Dame (2005)
The gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral are grotesquely beautiful, and possess one of the most amazing views of an amazing city, Paris, France.
Child and Cross
Child and Cross (2005)
A creepy fellow carries a cross in Batignolles Cemetery, Paris, France.
Woman and Leaves
Woman and Leaves (2005)
A grieving woman spied through the leaves in Paris' Montparnasse Cemetery.
Cemetery Lions
Cemetery Lions (2005)
Very striking lions guard these graves in Paris' Montparnasse Cemetery. No grave robbers here!
London Bridge
London Bridge (2005)
Part of it is supposed to fall down... and then raise back up again.
Queen Victoria Fountain I
Queen Victoria Fountain I (2005)
Queen Victoria's Memorial Fountain sits proudly before Buckingham Palace in London, England. I waited patiently for some time, for the exact moment when hordes of tourists suddenly vanished from the scene.
Queen Victoria Fountain II
Queen Victoria Fountain II (2005)
One of the statues in Queen Victoria's Memorial Fountain, London, England.
Queen Victoria Fountain III
Queen Victoria Fountain III (2005)
One of the statues in Queen Victoria's Memorial Fountain, London, England.
St. Paul's Cherub
St. Paul's Cherub (2005)
This little fellow spies on chuch-goers from above, but I caught him. St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle (2005)
A scenic glimpse of Leeds Castle from across the water. Leeds, England.
Leeds Flowers
Leeds Flowers (2005)
Flowers creep up the walls of Leeds Castle, perhaps to catch a glimpse of the structure for themselves. Leeds, England.
Leeds Bedroom
Leeds Bedroom (2005)
A bedroom in Leed's Castle offers a lovely window through which the sprawling countryside can be seen. Leeds, England.
Leeds Castle Moat
Leeds Castle Moat (2005)
Water surrounds Leeds Castle, and is filled with white and black swans. Leeds, England.
Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden (2005)
A tree towers over the patterns of a rock and sand garden, in the Japanese section of London's Kew Gardens.
Sunflowers
Sunflowers (2005)
Sunflowers go on and on as far as the eye can see in London's Kew Gardens.
Bamboo Children
Bamboo Children (2005)
Two small children explore the giant bamboo instruments in the Japanese section of London's Kew Gardens.
Trinity College
Trinity College (2005)
The beautiful courtyard of Trinity College in Cambridge, England.
Punting on the Cam
Punting on the Cam (2005)
Punters pass each other on the river Cam before King's College in Cambridge, England.