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Formal gardens surround the Newstead Abbey ruins that sit next to the ancestral home of Lord Bryon

The Garden of Newstead Abbey in England

March 16, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

The only garden we managed to visit in England this trip and it was pouring with rain. The Abbey in Newstead is a ruin sitting next to the ancestral home […]

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England, Gardens
Lotus leaves reflected in the Kyoto Botanical Garden in Japan

The Kyoto Botanical Garden in Japan

May 11, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

I love botanical gardens, partly because I’m always curious as to the name of the plant I’m taking a photo of. In the early days of film I took copious […]

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Japan, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
A bridge over the river in Sneem, Ireland

An Evening in Sneem, Ireland

September 21, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 18 Comments

October 6, evening.  After a day driving through the fairy-tale Ring of Kerry we ended up in Sneem, and stayed because we liked the name. Once booked into a B&B […]

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Ireland, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Road Trip
Sisyphus at the Sculpture Park (KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad) in Silkeborg, Denmark

The Sculpture Park at Silkeborg in Denmark

July 25, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The first thing that greeted us were these blue chairs sprinkled throughout the trees at the Sculpture Park (KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad) in Silkeborg, Denmark. The next was this blue person […]

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Denmark
Dublin Porter Tap

Some Dublin Neighbourhoods to Explore

August 31, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Like most big cities Dublin is best explored by its neighbourhoods. Google map of the Temple Bar District in Dublin. (Click to enlarge.) The recommended Porterhouse Temple Bar is on the […]

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Ireland
Geometric stone sculptures in the garden at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland

Two Free National ‘Arts’ Museums in Dublin, Ireland

August 11, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

The National Museum of Decorative Arts along with the Irish Museum of Modern Art are two free museums on the western side of Dublin. We did both of them in […]

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Art, Ireland
Frida Kahlo's house the Casa Azul, with its Mexican blue walls

Mexican Blue at Frida Kahlo’s House, the Casa Azul

August 6, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 15 Comments

In the neighbourhood of Coyoacán is Frida Kahlo’s ‘Casa Azul’, the cobalt blue house where the artist was born and spent most of her life. We were there many years […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico
Janet Falls on our Malham walk in England

Waterfalls from Around the World

May 16, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Some waterfalls from around the world. Waterfalls falling directly on Sandcut Beach near Sooke on Vancouver Island, Canada. Hiking in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia where torrential rains had turned everything […]

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Collections from Around the World, Weekly Photo Challenge
Reflection of sunset and palm trees at Carrillo Beach in Costa Rica

Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflecting on Water

May 10, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

A collection of reflections on water from around the world. A moody reflection of clouds on the water on our walk along Belfast’s Maritime Trail (Ireland, UK).Reflection of trees on […]

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Collections from Around the World, Weekly Photo Challenge
White bog flowers in the Washington State University Discovery Gardens near Mt. Vernon, Washington

Washington State University ‘Discovery Garden’

June 4, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The Washington State University ‘Discovery Garden’. For such a small space this garden really covers all the bases. I liked it because I have a small yard, and there were […]

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Gardens, Travel Theme, Washington

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