Month: August 2014
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Waterstones Piccadilly, London
While I (Chris) was visiting JL in London, I wandered into Waterstone on Piccadilly. As some of you might have noticed on this blog, I like visiting bookstores and have been photographing them. If you want to see the other bookstores, just click on the tag bookstore on your left. Some of the information I have included…
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Random photos #86 – #90
These are photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #86 – McB – Interlaken…
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Random photos #76 – #80
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #76 – fountain –…
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Horizons of the Caribbean
During Christmas 2013, we went on a cruise in the Caribbean. The sailing started from Miami and for 7 days, we visited several Caribbean islands. We also spent a few days at sea. The only thing in sight, 360 degrees, is the horizon. Here are some pictures of the horizon taken at different times of day and at…
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Gilbert & George @ White Cube, London
While visiting London recently, my (Chris’s) friend JL took me to White Cube at Bermondsey to see the latest exhibition by Gilbert & George. I have seen their works in the past but never so many in a gallery. White Cube is a contemporary art gallery with two branches in London: Mason’s Yard in central London…
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Château des Arpentis, Saint–Règle
This is the chateau we landed when the one we booked canceled our reservation. For the full story on how got here, see our earlier post here. On its web site, the history of Château des Arpentis is as follows: The first well-known lord was Christophe Thomas in 1313. Around 1410, the chateau became the…