Category Archives: Travel
Travel Scan: St. Nicholas Cathedral, Prague
The Church of Saint Nicholas, or Saint Nicholas Cathedral, is a beautiful Baroque church in the Malá Strana part of Prague. It was built between 1704-1755 and is considered one of the most impressive examples of Prague Baroque. Our hotel … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of St. Nicholas, Czech Republic, Prague, travel
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Travel Scan: House in Byblos, Lebanon
This is a traditional house in Byblos, Lebanon, about 26 miles north of Beirut. When we were there, I read that Byblos was considered by many to be the oldest city in the world. The site was probably first settled … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient house, Byblos, Lebanon, Mediterranean, pearlsandprose
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The Hamptons and Montauk
We actually went to New York before Saint Michaels, but I wanted to get those Halloween shots in by October 31. My mother-in-law is in New York, and friends had invited us to a photo expo at the Javits Center. … Continue reading
A Lake, Some Needles and a Bit of Wildlife
As promised, part II of the last post on South Dakota. Let’s start with Sylvan Lake, shall we? The day we were here, it was in the 50s (Fahrenheit) and really windy. After high 80s in the Badlands, we weren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged bison, Black Hills, deer, Needles Highway, pine trees, rock formations, Sylvan Lake, The Needles, tunnel
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Hill City, a Raspberry Torte and Mount Rushmore
Before we left for South Dakota, a friend told me we should visit Hill City. It was no longer just the place to ride an 1880s train, it was now an “artist’s enclave.” So up we went. There are a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Inn, antiques, Ball jars, Cary Grant, Hill City, leather harness, Mount Rushmore, North by Northwest, old wagon, raspberry torte, South Dakota
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Prairie Edge
There’s a place in Rapid City, South Dakota, that’s unique and beautiful and downright fascinating. It’s called Prairie Edge and is part boutique, art gallery, bookstore and trading post. All this is all housed in a great old building from … Continue reading
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Tagged hand-beading, leather clothing, Native American art, paper buffalo sculpture, papooses, Prairie Edge, shoeshine bench, teepee
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Cape May, Part I
I took a lot of photos in Cape May, New Jersey. So many that I’ll have to break this into three parts. Warning: if you hate Victorian-era architecture, you may want to sign off now. 🙂 According to Wikipedia, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape May, flowerboxes, New Jersey, oakleaf hydrangeas, Victorian-era architecture
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A glimpse of Lewes
We had a great time at the beach seeing my sons and stepdaughter and their significant others. It was kind of a whirlwind and I’m exhausted, but well worth it. Mr. Prose and I managed to catch the ferry to … Continue reading
Random Disney, Part II
More Disney for you…. As I said yesterday, there were flowers everywhere. Topiaries too. This is Lady and the Tramp at the Italy pavilion. A view of Italy from across the lake or lagoon: I loved this door handle at … Continue reading
Random Disney, part I
Hey everyone, some random shots from my trip to Disney World and Epcot Center…. I don’t know what Epcot looks like the rest of the year, but there was a flower show going on in April and flowers were everywhere. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bambi, chopsticks, Epcot Center, Florida, Japanese lanterns, manmade lake, monorail, topiary
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Pearls & Prose 