Author: Tim Stanley
Shopping in Rouen
Rouen was one of those towns that you knew you weren’t in Kansas anymore. Instead, you knew you were in France. It just had that feel to it all the…
Read MoreBattlefield Reflections
Many cities have war memorials of some sort, but at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama, there are several memorials to the military, including the Korean War and this one to the…
Read MoreThe Many Arms of Buddhism
Not knowing a lot about the Buddhist religion, I wasn’t sure what the correct name of this sculpture after I visited the Hoi Thanh Buddhist Temple in southwest Houston. Trying to research it…
Read MoreMonet’s Roses
Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, France is one of the prettiest I have seen, not that I’ve visited a lot though. I wasn’t too excited when I heard that our travel agenda…
Read MoreA Little Corner to Worship
As large and majestic as many of the cathedrals in England and France were, I was surprised to find smaller nooks and rooms were visitors could worship, pray or just meditate….
Read MoreA Lemonade Sunset
It seems like the only place close by where I can run and grab a quick sunset photo is an open field by a local school. There are no beautiful…
Read MoreWindsor Up Above
If you enjoy taking a lot of photos while on vacation like me, then you end up with a lot of “good” photos. Sure, you might have a group of…
Read MoreInside the Raindrop
Visiting the Raindrop Turkish House in Houston is an interesting experience. In the short time I had to visit there last year, you could tell it was a center that…
Read MoreThe Road to Dover
Traveling on an airplane, train or bus can be a bit challenging, if for no other reason than lack of leg room. Such was the case on many of the…
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