Travel
Details of my travels around the world with an eye to Fine Art
![View over the city of Prague with St. Vitus Cathedral to the left and the many bridges over the Danube river in the centre. Prague](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/e258395b64c94a6aa5d535bc18ab0c22/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/4_0_120_1prague_009.jpg)
Prague
View over the city of Prague with St. Vitus Cathedral to the left and the many bridges over the Danube river in the centre.
![Detail of the Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic. A gorgeous example of Art Nouveau architecture. Artworks by many artists of the day adorn interior and exterior. Municipal House](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/e73d4bdf2bd045c7b1726d603fe25140/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/5_0_119_1prague_007.jpg)
Municipal House
Detail of the Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic. A gorgeous example of Art Nouveau architecture. Artworks by many artists of the day adorn interior and exterior.
![František Palacky monument Prague](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/b56f804e201941feaad98d47a45e10fc/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Prague-Xmas-2017_055.jpg)
Prague
František Palacky monument
![Detail of the dome of the Hagia Sofia or Aya Sofia, Istanbul, Türkiye Hagia Sofia](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/ed3b07a082764f17bae0384fec0ffb71/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/7_0_103_1aya_sofia__7_.jpg)
Hagia Sofia
Detail of the dome of the Hagia Sofia or Aya Sofia, Istanbul, Türkiye
![Capadoccia, Türkiye](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/c1e6179dd2af48f9ad6124c11e775b53/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/2007-Turkey-Xmas-NY-Capadoccia-006.jpg)
Capadoccia, Türkiye
![The enormous Rodina Mat (Motherland monument) watching over Ukraine. Rodina Mat](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/d47f60f9bb8f46e8b0f041d20efd7010/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Rodina-Mat.jpg)
Rodina Mat
The enormous Rodina Mat (Motherland monument) watching over Ukraine.
![Detail of the larger-than-life sculpture at the War museum, Kiev, Ukraine War memorial](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/d20f9ef7ef8f45aca9fc84ec34929a69/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/9_0_129_1kiev009.jpg)
War memorial
Detail of the larger-than-life sculpture at the War museum, Kiev, Ukraine
![Light streams down on St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. Named after Stephen, the first king of Hungary. St. Stephen's Basilica](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/d2d2444255af476bbfeb3a92712def4f/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/15_0_127_1st__stephen_basilica004.jpg)
St. Stephen's Basilica
Light streams down on St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. Named after Stephen, the first king of Hungary.
![Cold War era statue in Memento Park (Statue Park) outside Budapest, Hungary. A depository of Cold War era statuary. Statue Park, Budapest](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/c1c6f1ecb1134f10929ba33a58c64cc0/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Statue-Park-Budapest.jpg)
Statue Park, Budapest
Cold War era statue in Memento Park (Statue Park) outside Budapest, Hungary. A depository of Cold War era statuary.
![Detail of the British Museum, London, England Lattice](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/c3e8abd1345d4c378c64769ff558c56f/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/17_0_111_1london009.jpg)
Lattice
Detail of the British Museum, London, England
![St. James Park as seen from Buckingham Palace. London Eye in the background. St. James Park](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/fd1aeb25124242f981d6b25922449305/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/18_0_112_1london014.jpg)
St. James Park
St. James Park as seen from Buckingham Palace. London Eye in the background.
![Pincio, Rome](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/aa4bdad430104a379f0b1f28c0f73668/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Pincio-Rome.jpg)
Pincio, Rome
![Tsutenaku tower, the centre piece of Shin-sekai (New World) in Osaka, Japan Shin-sekai](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/c756c95a3e0e4865942610d282168269/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/24_0_123_1shinsekai__3_.jpg)
Shin-sekai
Tsutenaku tower, the centre piece of Shin-sekai (New World) in Osaka, Japan
![Detail of the Daibutsu (great Buddha) in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture. Daibutsu](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/eb8f221dd88d4ff68c2eac4b540dda45/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/17_0_56_1kamakura014.jpg)
Daibutsu
Detail of the Daibutsu (great Buddha) in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture.
![The many torii at the bottom of the climb up to Fushimi-Inari shrine, Kyoto. Gateway](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/acaf6c0ed826497495f9d7d18e368e59/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/16_0_53_1fushimi_inari_2009.jpg)
Gateway
The many torii at the bottom of the climb up to Fushimi-Inari shrine, Kyoto.
![Guardians of the souls of dead children into the afterlife. These stand within the mountain-top complex of Engyou-ji, Hyogo Prefecture. Jizou](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/c485ae6c1cb44d1fb68b9c72b8e97507/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Shousha-zan-jizou-cap.jpg)
Jizou
Guardians of the souls of dead children into the afterlife. These stand within the mountain-top complex of Engyou-ji, Hyogo Prefecture.
![A foggy day on the canals. Amsterdam](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/f3fc99b9e2f74f6296e1f05c941e1d58/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Amsterdam-021.jpg)
Amsterdam
A foggy day on the canals.
![I like wandering European cemeteries. Not only for the history, but for the artwork that watches over the dead. Montmartre cemetery](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/daea1ba6f4c54375ad24937ff01ad9b4/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Montmartre.jpg)
Montmartre cemetery
I like wandering European cemeteries. Not only for the history, but for the artwork that watches over the dead.
![Jardin des Tuileries](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/c477cef4370f4790bcdf52afb2d68697/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Paris.jpg)
Jardin des Tuileries
![Madrid sunset](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/a9c2dfa04ff145f38f872dfe6cc1c4e5/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Madrid-sunset.jpg)
Madrid sunset
![Trinity University, Dublin](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/d15d802508a34238956e461e53bb4003/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Trinity-U-Dublin.jpg)
Trinity University, Dublin
![Holocaust Memorial Berlin](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/d99f79595975427a8a63f01dea7e7314/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Berlin-018.jpg)
Berlin
Holocaust Memorial
![Berlin](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/b571b09a8c594d20b8205b42cd85eb77/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/Berlin-029.jpg)
Berlin
![Giant incense coils at Man Mo temple in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Offerings](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/ea3761fd1afb459babc31a1b3303f8a0/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/27_0_113_1man_mo_coils002.jpg)
Offerings
Giant incense coils at Man Mo temple in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
![Victoria Harbour and central Hong Kong island at night as seen from the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. Big Lychee](https://static.livebooks.com/bfe66a41f0ff40e283dca7e69e0e91ce/i/e6e8af841ec842439be524520b0e7629/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/26_0_128_1skyline001.jpg)
Big Lychee
Victoria Harbour and central Hong Kong island at night as seen from the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.