On Friday we were in Florence and visited the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and saw the Brunelleschi Dome. We went to the Synagogue of Florence – Comunità ebraica di Firenze, Florence’s Accademia Gallery home of Michealangelo’s David, The…
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We left Venice this morning and drove to Ferrara where we saw the Estense Castle, the MEIS – National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah, the Jewish Ghetto of Ferrara, and took a walking tour through some the old…
On our third day in Venice we traveled to the Island of Murano and toured the Ellegi Murano Glass factory, and then to the island of Burano. Burano After a boat ride back to downtown Venice, we had some free…
Images from day 2 in Venice with Am Shalom of Glencoe. We visited the Basilica San Marco – Venezia; Doge’s Palace, Seat of All Powers; the Venetian Ghetto, and two synagogues. The day was overcast and cool. The Basilica San…
Some images from our first day in Italy with Am Shalom of Glencoe. Arriving in Venice where the annual Carnival is about to wrap up. Flying over the Alps and seeing Venice from the air. Ending the day with a…
If you’re sitting in a window seat while flying into New York City on a beautiful day, the views can be spectacular. Depending on the approach to LaGuardia, coming in over New Jersey offers the Hudson River, Newark Liberty International…
Dorothy and I spent four wonderful and relaxing days at the Wymara Resort Turks & Caicos. The beaches had some of the softest and whitest sand that we’d ever seen. Each day we took long walks along the ocean, and…
Bridges are fascinating feats of engineering of which there are several different types; arch, beam, cantilever, cable-stayed, suspension, tied-arch and truss bridges. Built of steel or concrete, many are interesting to drive across creating beautiful visuals. Traveling throughout the country…
I took a trip in January to Georgia for a photo shoot. Landing in Atlanta, I drove about 45 minutes north to Bartow County where I photographed several fire trucks for Rosenbauer America. While driving through the City of Atlanta,…
Looking back at 2020, it’s difficult to believe that the blog has been dormant since April. After all, with a global pandemic, there should have been nothing but ample time to create content. It’s amazing though how days filled up…