Ancient mansions

“They are made of stone, to withstand the testament of time, just wish my house was that fine!” Gun Roswell

Ancient mansions

The ancient builders, hauled around the heavy boulders, just to erect monuments, which would easily surpass the tearing forces of time. Those buildings are still around and standing, some of them just fine while others, might be reduced to piles. But, what ever they were doing, must have been quite right, as still after al the years gone by, with wars and other destruction happening each and every while. We can still see them, all over the world, some of them protected for the herds. But most of all, they are there for us new folk as both a reminder of what humans can accomplish but also, the beautifully detailed architecture to admire.

Around the World in Photographs: London in Black and White: Part Five

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“There’s nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere” Vivienne Westwood

Around the World in Photographs: London in Black and White

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Around the World in Photographs: London in Black and White: Part Four

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“There’s nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere” Vivienne Westwood

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Around the World in Photographs: London in Black and White: Part Three

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“There’s nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere” Vivienne Westwood

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Around the World in Photographs: London in Black and White: Part Two

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“There’s nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere” Vivienne Westwood

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Around the World in Photographs: London in Black and White: Part One

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“There’s nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere” Vivienne Westwood

Around the World in Photographs: London in Black and White

Over the rooftops
To the hustle and bustle
Of the streets of London
In just a few hops
A few old castles
And a famous dungeon
Hop on a bus
Without much fuss
Follow the lines
And you’ll be fine
Eyes wide open
Seeing more than hoping
In the evening
You are dreaming
Of how much more
The next day has in store

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Travel in… Vienna: Part Four

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Travel in… Austria, Vienna (Wien), Schloß Schönbrunn

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“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

Travel in… Vienna

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Travel in… Vienna: Part Three

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Travel in… Austria, Vienna (Wien), Schloß Schönbrunn

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“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

Travel in… Vienna

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Travel in… Vienna: Part Two

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Travel in… Austria, Vienna (Wien), Schloß Schönbrunn

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“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

Travel in… Vienna

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Travel in… Vienna: Part One

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Travel in… Austria, Vienna (Wien), Schloß Schönbrunn 

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“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

Travel in… Vienna

When on a walkabout
On the city’s streets at night
Drawn towards the castle lights
Shining ever so bright

The past has its resonance
In the architecture with elegance
You may even glimpse an eminence
Roaming around the residence

Let the feelings of lavish
Your daily routine vanish
And enjoy a sip from a chalice
In the Schönbrunn Palace

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