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Former residence of Marshal Zhang 張學良, Taipei – part 1/3
Happy New Year of the Pig ! We visited Taiwan in November last year. It has been many years since we lasted visited this island. We only had time to see Taipei. Upon arrival, we checked into a spa hotel in Beitou 北投 in an area north of Taipei, which is famous for its volcanic
Random photos #376 – 385
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 #376 – dolphins
St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral, Kyiv
Our last post on Ukraine … St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral (Володимирський кафедральний собор) is situated on Tarasa Shevchenko Blvd across the botanical garden and about 2 blocks from our hotel. It is one of Kiev’s major landmarks and the main cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchy. This neo-Byzantine monument was our first stop in downtown Kiev. It
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Києво-Печерська лавра), also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051, the Lavra has been a preeminent center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. Together with the Saint Sophia Cathedral, it
