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July 16, 2010, 08:00:46 AM Last Edit: July 16, 2010, 08:04:02 AM by vandermolen
I love the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, designed by Christopher Wren (of St Paul's fame) and home to the Chelsea Pensioners. Few realise that it is open to the public but I've always found it to be a very peaceful and beautiful place to walk around when I'm in that part of London.

And here are some Chelsea Pensioners!

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

DavidRoss

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July 16, 2010, 08:10:38 AM
In the Kern River Canyon, a "classic" U-shaped trench cut by glaciers that's a mile deep, just west of Mt. Whitney there's a hot spring that feeds a tub only a few feet from a sheltered pool in the icy river.  Watch out for rattlesnakes and aggressive bears.
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vandermolen

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July 16, 2010, 11:52:33 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on July 16, 2010, 08:10:38 AM
In the Kern River Canyon, a "classic" U-shaped trench cut by glaciers that's a mile deep, just west of Mt. Whitney there's a hot spring that feeds a tub only a few feet from a sheltered pool in the icy river.  Watch out for rattlesnakes and aggressive bears.

Well, I'm not going there for my holiday then.  :o
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

jowcol

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July 18, 2010, 12:47:18 AM
I love the countryside in Thailand, anytime you can get away from the major cities.  We've just returned from a trip there, which included the remote Mae Hong Son province in the NW corner of Thailand.  To get there from the major airport of Chiang Mai, you need to thread some some twisty mountain roads-- they brag it takes more than 1800 turns to get there.  The valley that Mae Hong Son is in is often ringed by clouds.



Every morning the monks take to the streets for their alms walk, where the townspeople can earn merit by giving them food.



The Temple architecture there is also different-- reflecting a lot of Burmese and some Chinese influences.



Whenever I'm there, I tend to hear a lot of French Impressionist Piano works playing in my head...
"If it sounds good, it is good."
Duke Ellington

sospiro

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July 18, 2010, 01:31:46 AM
I love Barcelona & the buildings & designs of Antoni Gaudí.  Eusebi Güell commissioned Gaudi to design a church for his workers' town Colònia Güell.



I'm not religious but I like the story of the Colony. The church is cool on the hottest day & I find it calming.

Yours truly 2009




Annie

vandermolen

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July 18, 2010, 12:03:14 PM
Thailand looks very beautiful John + Barcelona too.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).
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