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Tag Archives: tomb

Ogham writing on stones on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

Cosmic Challenge: Written in Stone

March 25, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

I have so many stones with writing on them that I don’t know where to start! Perhaps with two from the north India where Islamic design often uses Arabic script […]

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Collections from Around the World, Cosmic Challenge
Richly painted ceiling on a wall at Akbar's Mausoleum in Agra, India

Inside Akbar’s Mughal Mausoleum in Agra, India

March 2, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

In India of the late 1500s, Akbar the Great* commissioned three magnificent examples of Indo-Islamic architecture: the walled city of Fatehpur Sikri near Agra, his father Humayun’s tomb in Delhi and finally […]

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Architecture, India, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Baby Taj, a Mughal structure built completely from marble

Itimad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) in Agra, India

March 1, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

This is the paradox of India, buildings so beautiful, and shit everywhere.” I am quoting a conversation I had with a woman who came into the washroom of the Baby […]

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Architecture, India
Decorative ceiling of the Chini tomb in Agra, India

Chini Tomb in Agra, India

February 26, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

After an early morning at the Taj Mahal we negotiated for a tuk-tuk (as we called the three-wheeled vehicles) to take us around to a few other sites in Agra. […]

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Architecture, India
Knight's tomb in St Grwsts Church in Wales

Letter K is for Knight

October 31, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

K is for knight. A knight’s tomb in St Grwsts Church in Wales.The elaborate costume featuring the coat of arms for both the knight and his horse at the medieval […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Europe
The ceiling in the Najera Monasterio de Santa Maria la Real, Spain

Nájera with Its 11th Century Monastery in La Rioja, Spain

October 14, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

The Monasterio de Santa María la Real is an extremely photogenic monastery in the town of Nájera, Spain. Built in the 11 century, its slightly bland exterior belies the many […]

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Spain
A model of the dinosaur that made the three-toed Huellas de Dinosaurio, 'Dinosaur Footprints' embedded in the stone

Time Travelling in Spain

August 26, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

October 14, 2014. Today we went back to the time of dinosaurs then fast forwarded to the days of early Christians, then back to Roman times, and finished by spending […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Experiencing History, Road Trip, Spain

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