Umbrellas in Arica, Chile
The people of Chile could not have been more genuine or more welcoming. Interaction with the locals is always much more rewarding than visiting a museum or seeing costumed people dance for the tourists.
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The Pope will visit the city of Trujillo, Peru in January 2018
We did only a little research on the Internet about the port city of Trujillo we were going to visit during our cruise to Valparaiso, Chile. We learned Trujillo is generally referred to as “The City of Eternal Spring” and were looking forward to this cruise port stop. After visiting, we learned what a bunch of “marketing” that is… Continue reading
Cold Fish
Our cruise ship ports of call in South America heading to Valparaiso are not necessarily world-class destinations. Sometimes the most excitement and most interesting photos are of the dock workers.
The Liberian oil tanker Socrates enters the Panama Canal, empty of cargo.
The Panama Canal was completed by the United States in 1914. The French worked on the canal for 13 years, but gave up after they incurred 22,000 deaths and the construction firm went bankrupt. Completed by the USA in 10 years, it is considered one of the seven engineering marvels of the world.
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Just a small section of the buildings overlooking the seaport of Cartagena, Colombia
The movie ‘Romancing the Stone’ with Danny DeVito, Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas helped popularize Cartagena, Colombia. Colombia is also well-known for its association with the Medellin drug cartel. For both of these reasons, I was not expecting much when visiting Cartagena. What a surprisingly beautiful city it is from our ship’s port.
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“A common field one day. A field of honor forever.”
Four domestic airplanes were hijacked on September 11, 2001. Three struck their intended targets, one, Flight 93 did not.
The weather was appropriately gloomy when we visited this memorial. The black and white images seemed to fit the solemn mood. With the thought of so many senseless deaths, the inexplicable hatred of the terrorists and the heroics of seemingly everyday Americans, I photographed the scene with ghostly images.
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John Lennon “Imagine” Tribute
Taking a ride through Central Park in NYC, the John Lennon tribute, known as Strawberry Fields, was pointed out. It is across the street from the prestigious Dakota Apartments where he and Yoko lived and where John was shot by a crazed fan, Mark Chapman. Continue reading
Niagara moon
The best view of Niagara Falls is of the American side viewed from Canada. The American Falls above are illuminated in the evenings and colored spotlights turn the falls all colors of the rainbow.
Face Rock Beach, Bandon, Oregon
Bandon, Oregon is well known among photographers for the many unique rock shapes and monoliths along its sandy beach. The beach is named for the rock on the far left above. Indian legend says this is Ewauna, the daughter of Chief Siskiyou. Her partially submerged head can be seen with the face looking up to the right. Continue reading
9-11 Memorial Rose
All Americans felt the pain of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The official death toll is 2,996; 176 from Aon Corporation, the company where I worked.
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