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Panorama of the columns at the ruins at Tintern Abbey in Wales

The Ruins of Tintern Abbey in Wales

June 18, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

On a tour through South Wales in 1792 the great English landscape painter J.M.W. Turner turned out several sketches of the ruins of Tintern Abbey. Having seen Turner’s romantic watercolour […]

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Wales
Diptych of the ornate gilded domed ceiling in a cathedral in Puebla, Mexico, along with a detail from part of the gilding.

Maximalism (and as Minimal as Maximalism Gets)

June 9, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 10 Comments

A collection of hugely over-the-top maximalism, mostly in the form of religious buildings. Since I usually favour minimalism I thought I’d focus on maximalism, and then try to make it […]

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Collections from Around the World, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
The Cathedral in Dieppe, France

The City of Dieppe on France’s Opal Coast

May 23, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

A road trip through Northern France in a sunny June… In June hotels seemed at way more of a premium than we were used to with our ‘book-as-you-go’ travel style. […]

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France, Road Trip
Gloucester Cathedral Stained Glass Windows

Stained & Leaded Glass Windows in Northern Europe

October 18, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

A collection of stained and leaded glass windows from Northern Europe. Statue of Joan of Arc in front of the huge stained-glass windows in Lille Cathedral in France. Lille Cathedral also had […]

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Collections from Around the World, Photo Challenges
Crab legs at Il Vicolo Restaurant in Galway, Ireland

Galway, Ireland: St Patrick’s Cathedral and Dinner at Il Vicolo

June 2, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Father Patrick told us that the St. Patrick’s Cathedral of Galway was much more impressive than his ‘hidden 11th century icons’ so that was our next stop. It was beautiful […]

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Ireland

The Gothic Cathedral in Rouen, France

June 21, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

June 5, 2015. Part of our walk about in Rouen contained a visit  to the city’s spectacular Gothic Cathedral. A view of the Cathedral in Rouen through a windowless facade.The black […]

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France, Road Trip
treat or two at a nearby pastry shop

A Walk Around Rouen in France

June 19, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

June 5, 2015. Arriving late afternoon in Rouen. Although we prefer to go places on a whim, our rough schedule had us arriving in Rouen late on a Friday in […]

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France
The stained-glass windows of England's Gloucester Cathedral

CFFC: Looking Every Which Way at England’s Gloucester Cathedral (Looking Up At Things)

March 1, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

This week I’m looking every which way at England’s Gloucester Cathedral. Looking Up At Things There were a variety of stained glass windows to marvel on.  The ceilings are the truly spectacular part […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, England
Cathedral and 'Belle Epoque' bandstand in Guadalajara's 'Centro Histórico'

Around the Historical Centre of Guadalajara in Mexico

January 18, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

November 7, 2006 Day 1. We stayed in the Hotel Posada Regis, cheap and conveniently located near the historical city centre. We had just arrived in Guadalajara after a red eye flight and groggily went around […]

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Mexican Food, Mexico
Playa de Catedrales on the north coast of Galicia in Spain

Rock Formations at the Beach of Cathedrals in Northern Spain

August 18, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 14 Comments

October 7th, early morning, well 9:00 or so, which is early in Spain! In Santiago de Compostela we met Jessica, a long-time resident of the city, who sent us a list of […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Spain

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