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Post by doppelganger on May 22, 2008 14:12:00 GMT -5
Kathy, I knew these pictures were taken by you even before I read it. I guess I recognize your style and choice of motif by now! ;D
I love those!
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Post by Chris on May 29, 2008 4:16:27 GMT -5
Kathy, karma for bringing this thread to life again!!!  I haven't exactly been traveling, but on Saturday I was at work at a place known as "The Black Houses" These sheds were built about one hundred years ago by poor hunters and fishermen. In the 1940s poor people used to live there but now it's merely a recreative area and you're not allowed to live there. You probably wouldn't want to anyway, the sheds are tiny and while I think they have running water out there, there are no electricity so you would have to have a very primitive life style to actually live out there. I didn't have the opportunity to take pictures but I have found these on line.      - Chris |
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Post by Katryna on May 29, 2008 20:06:49 GMT -5
Karma to you, Chris, for adding to this thread. It looks a very interesting little place! Next time...bring your camera!
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Post by Chris on Jun 1, 2008 15:47:20 GMT -5
Karma to you, Chris, for adding to this thread. It looks a very interesting little place! Next time...bring your camera! Thank you for the karma. Actually I did bring a camera - there's a really good camera in my cell phone - but since I was working I didn't really have the opportunity to take pictures of my own  - Chris |
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Post by Chris on Aug 1, 2008 18:49:10 GMT -5
Yesterday I went with my dad and his cousin to a place called "The White Cliffs" We went down these stairs, all 450 steps  Here's the wiev half way down...  Here I am, posing as the (not so) Little Mermaid  You can see the white cliffs in the background. It's chalk made millions of years ago in the ocean, emerging after the last ice age. This is my dad and his cousin at the bottom of the stairs. She is amazing, she's 91 years old and she made it all the way down and back up again on her own. We did take some breaks on our way up so she could catch her breath but still...  - Chris |
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Post by Katryna on Aug 1, 2008 19:09:26 GMT -5
Chris - thanks for posting your travelogue of the White Cliffs. It looks like a beautiful place. And WOW - your Dad's cousin is amazing. She is my hero for climbing all those steps at her age!!!
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Post by bjobsessed on Aug 1, 2008 19:12:19 GMT -5
Ditto to what Kathy said. It's is absolutely beautiful and I hope I can do that when I'm 91!
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Post by rducasey on Aug 2, 2008 5:16:45 GMT -5
Great travelogue Chris. Thanks for that. Where exactly is it?
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Post by hoosier on Aug 2, 2008 16:47:21 GMT -5
Great pictures. What a view! And kudos to your cousin on her stamina and tenacity. A lesson to all of us.
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Post by Chris on Aug 2, 2008 16:49:12 GMT -5
Great travelogue Chris. Thanks for that. Where exactly is it? It's on Møn, a small island south of Zealand. I have a one hour drive down there. - Chris |
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Post by Katryna on Aug 3, 2008 20:27:51 GMT -5
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Post by bjobsessed on Aug 3, 2008 20:35:36 GMT -5
Great pics, Kathy! I'm taking 4 kids to a small but nice zoo Wednesday.
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Post by Katryna on Sept 28, 2008 20:01:41 GMT -5
Part I A week ago Saturday I visited New York City with my daughter and three of our friends. As you will see from the pictures, we were extremely lucky in that the weather was gorgeous! Two of our group had not been into the city for many years, and I was the unofficial tour guide. I drew on experiences I have had with my friends from this Board in New York to plan our day. We started with a subway from the Port Authority to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge. We walked the Bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan. The views from the bridge are spectacular. I always give a secret little glance toward the base of the Manhattan Bridge for the Brooklyn Bridge Park where scenes for the end of Marlon’s Brando where shot; and for a glimpse of the Dunbar residence! These first three pictures were taken on the bridge..    The Bridge walk ends at City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan. It is a very short walk to Ground Zero from there and that was our next stop.  The FDNY 10 House, right across the street from the site, has a memorial on its wall. If you look closely you will see a set of rosary beads hanging from the hand of the firefighter seated on the left.  We also visited St. Paul’s Chapel. Built during the late 1700’s, it is the oldest building still in public use in the City. It is also directly across the street from Ground Zero and served as a place of rest and refuge for rescuers.  St. Paul’s is a very moving place, and in my opinion, absolutely essential to a visit to Ground Zero. There are many “exhibits” around the perimeter of the church, including this Memorial Altar.  Since I first visited St. Paul’s two years ago, they have removed the pews to make their worship space more flexible. Two pews remain, however, as a memorial to the rescuers who slept on them after the attack. The scrape marks in the paint are from the equipment of the rescuers.  To be continued.... |
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Post by bjobsessed on Sept 28, 2008 22:14:33 GMT -5
Thanks Kathy. Those are great pictures and I love your commentary. Ground Zero looks as if it has changed quite a bit since I was there and I never went in the Cathedral so that was nice. I'm looking forward to part two.
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Post by Katryna on Sept 29, 2008 19:28:36 GMT -5
Part 2 Our next stop was Central Park. Here two taken from the park:   One taken IN the park.  One of the “performance artists” we saw.  We then walked down Fifth Avenue and did some window shopping. This is the Coco Channel window – you can see the logo – and the reflection of the buildings across the Avenue.  There are a couple of really beautiful smaller churches on Fifth Avenue between Central Park and St. Patrick’s. I really loved this steeple and its silhouette against the sky.  We visited St. Patrick’s  Rockefeller Center (which I prefer when the ice rink is open!)  And Times Square as we headed back to the bus!  |
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