Photos from Sagrada Familia – Barcelona

HDR Image looking up into Sagrada Familia's apse and the riot of colors created by the stained glass

Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia – Barcelona Last week I was in Barcelona, Spain on business and although I had a miserable head cold, I did have tickets to visit Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s unfinished masterwork. I forced myself out with camera and gear in tow and grabbed a bunch of shots. Two of […]

Buda Castle: Public Art and Sculptures

A bronze statue at the Buda Castle Hill Area

Buda Castle – Sculptures and Artwork Walking around on my last day in Budapest, within the Buda Castle District, there are dozens of outdoor bronze statues and sculptures. I never did find out the name of this one, but it appears to be Saint/King Matthias based on the other artworks in the general area. I need […]

Barcelona: Why Have They Cast Me from Heaven?

Sculpture by Julio Nieto "¿Por qué me echaron del cielo?" at the Cathedral of Barcelona

Barcelona Cathedral: Julio Nieto “Why Have They Cast me From Heaven?” For the past week I have been on a business trip in Oslo, Norway – and – one of my favorite cities, Barcelona, Spain Catalonia and have been able to take my wife with me and show her this amazing city. After work we […]

Viking Wooden Animal Carving

Viking Wood Animal Carving

Viking Wooden Animal Carving While on my trip to Oslo, we had some down time and took a ferry over to Bygdøy and spent a few hours at the Viking Ship Museum. When you stop and think, the first permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown, Virgina in 1607 and these ships may have predated […]