Travel Spanish: En un mapa de la costa
On the map. Tierra: la isla, la península, la playa, la costa, el faro, el malecón, el puerto, el muelle, la punta, el cabo, el acantilado (a cliff), el embarcadero […]
Category Archives: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Unique Wooden Objects from Around the World
A collection of wooden objects from around the world. Antique wooden shoes in a store in Sweden. Old wooden crates of beer at the Henri Maes Half Moon Brewery in […]
Traditional Pigments Made from Earth
The first pigments used in cave paintings were a combination of finely ground earth (usually in the form of clay) mixed with animal fat. The only cave paintings I have […]
The Patina of Copper in Denmark
There was so much verdigris in Denmark that I thought they must have had a ton of copper mines in the vicinity. But as I learned from the Bronze Age […]
Bridges from Around the World 4
A collection of bridges from around the world. This is the bridge in Bilbao that leads over to the city’s famous Guggenheim Modern Art Museum. An old suspension bridge along the […]
Playa Junquillal y Playa Negra en Costa Rica
We arrived at Playa Junquillal after a long bumpy ride. The road was so bad that Al said he could no longer drive it. I agreed instantly; my seatbelt choked […]
White Buildings from Around the World
The instructions were, “If you’re coming from Skibbereen look for the white house, go left and that’s the Glen Rockview.” “How on earth are we going to find THE white […]
Metal Doors from Around the World
A collection of metal doors from around the world. A bronze door in the Taj Mahal, India. Detail of the bronze door in the Taj. Metal door in a Royal […]
A Collection of Directional Signs from Around the World
A collection of directional signs from around the world. At three we were heading back for lunch at the pub in the village on the Aran Island of Inisheer in Ireland. […]
Windows with Security Bars and Grilles from Mexico and Guatemala
A collection of windows from Mexico (and a few from neighboring Guatemala) with security bars, gratings and grilles. Talavera tile wall and a barred window in Puebla, a UNESCO World […]
Albatz Travel Adventures 