You may have noticed on her
blog that Dominique Browning is leading a trip through India as part of her
Slow Love Life tour. Talk about the trip of a lifetime! read the itinerary
here.
Who hasn't been fascinated by this exotic country and I for one can think of no better place to travel to with the fascinating Browning; I only wish I could go!
India is a study in contrasts, according to a good friend of mine who has lived there for the past 2 years and who provided me with these photos. Incredible wealth and incredible poverty coexist in a land rich with tradition and beauty but rife with problems facing many developing nations. Her monthly emails of her encounters and trials keep me fascinated with this exotic country.
I hope someone will go on this tour and report back to me their many experiences!
One sees many famous images of Venice but only the brave witness it from the air.
My Australian climbed to the top of San Giorgio to capture the city spread far below.
Having never been there, the thing that strikes me immediately is the immensity of the city! I always assumed it was small but here it is, a bustling seaport spread out through so much water. No wonder it is a popular cruise destination!
Below is the roof of San Giorgio. More on what that silver tube is in tomorrow's post!
Looking up, high into the bell tower.
And from the ground, here is the front facade of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore designed by my favorite architect, Andrea Palladio and built between 1566 and 1610. Awe-inspiringly stunning.
You recognize St. Mark's square above, across the water, with the familiar Doge's Palace.
I had no idea the waterways were so large nor so busy!
I've never been to Venice but for a long time it has been #1 on my travel list. I'll be visiting Paris for a week in early December (more on that later) but even the beauty of Paris can't compare to Venice. Happy Weekend!
"I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being — to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame." Acceptance speech for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993.
Good bye to a one of a kind beauty and phenomenal actress.
Or fantasy could be as simple as dressing up in costume for the evening: full of high hopes for the future and escaping the past year.
Whatever form your fantasies take or whatever you may wear, I hope you have great New Years celebrations!
The estate houses a great art gallery and concert hall (free to the public), the house of course which is a wonderful example of wealthy victorian home life, an antique car & carriage collection in a newly remodeled building (which is really magnificent!), a great cafe, green house, and a great giftshop located in the former children's playhouse (in the bowling alley portion!). Seriously...the children's playhouse is a 1500 sf HOUSE. Don't you love the purple roof?! The style is referred to as victorian chateauesque -you can see why!
One of the entry gates is seen above, the estate is located across from one of the largest parks in Pittsburgh - Frick Park. Below is the caretakers cottage on the property which I've always just LOVED.
If you ever find yourself in Pittsburgh, visit 