THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - Cashel - the Rock, St. Patrick's Cathedral;
Dublin; Killarney - Muckross Abbey; Wicklow - Glendalough; etc...
I visited Ireland with my family in June of 1980. We drove around and
stayed in several B&Bs. I can still remember the smell of peat wherever we
went. I didn't take any photos at the time however, my father took lots.
GERMANY - Nuremburg and Munich
Lisa and I went to Germany in 1992. It was one of those trips that I didn't
think I would enjoy. Actually I am very glad we went. One of my main focuses was
beer (as it would be in England). I, we, drank alot of it. We visited a couple
of castles and watched a few glockenspiels (I hope I spelled that right). Mostly
we drank beer, ate som GREAT food, and walked around. One not so happy moment
was when I pissed off an eight foot tall Bavarian fellow in lederhosen. I
thought for a brief moment that I was going to die. I didn't.
ENGLAND - London - Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London; Salisbury -
Salisbury Cathedral; Windsor - Windsor Castle, St. George's Chapel; Bath;
Wiltshire - Stonehenge;
Eventhough I had an interest in Gothic architecture, I hadn't yet been
bitten by the gargoyle. I also wasn't a shutterbug and I didn't take any
pictures. Lisa, my wife, did. I have several photos showing some wonderful
gothic imagery. There are many wonderful buildings in London with gargoyles
(including Big Ben). I hope to go back and capture some.
ITALY - Milan - the
Duomo; Venice - St.
Mark's Square & Basillica; Florence -
the Duomo, the Basilica of St. Maria Novella, Boboli Grdens, Piazza della
Signoria, Ponte Vecchio.
Lisa, Anna and I visited Italy along my folks, my sister Jen and some of
her friends and my sister Val and her family. This time I was armed with a nice
camera, lots of film, however, not enough time. We visited these three cities in five days. I took lots of photos (only one "true" gargoyle though.
