(reverse chronological… click on each for more pics)
at Residence Museum, Munichin Munich’s MuseumsMunich, GermanyCampania Italya new small librarya glimpse, Armenian cultureDsegh, ArmeniaAkhtala, Armenia – 10-11th Cs.Haghpat, Armenia – 11th C.HikeArmenia #5 – Tsater…HikeArmenia #4 – BadzrakashHikeArmenia #3 – OdzunVanadzor, ArmeniaHikeArmenia, #2 – KobayrHikeArmenia, #1Tumanyan, ArmeniaYerevan, ArmeniaAstana, Kazakhastannear a lake in KazakhstanSamarqand, UzbekistanTashkent, UzbekistanAlmora, Uttarakhanad IndiaRishikesh, Uttarakahand Indiaa hike and a drive, Uttarakhand IndiaCamp Advait, Duggada IndiaKushinagar, India – Budha’s Resting PlaceVaranasi, IndiaBhedaghar & Jabalpur, IndiaAmarkantak, IndiaDhanpuri/Shahdol, IndiaJagannath Puri, IndiaTiruvannamallai and ChennaiMysuru, IndiaHampi, IndiaAnantapur, IndiaSiena, ItalyNapoli & PompeiiThe VaticanRome IRome II – Castel Sant’Angelo, fountains…Rome III – Colosseo, Palazzo Venezia, food, coastGlass Blowing – at VetromaghieCertaldo, ItalyBologna, ItalyMonopoli, ItalyMatera, ItalyCeglie Messapica/Ostuni, Puglia Italyfrom olive tree to olive oil(Alberobello) – city-hopping: Martina/Cisternino, Locorotondo, Alberobello, Ostuni, LecceCingoli & Trovigianoon a hikeMilanBoston
nature (one is linked)
Black Bamboo, Botanical Garden Pisa, ItalyTumanyan, ArmeniaDugadda, IndiaVipassana Center, Kushinagar IndiaDhanpuri, India – PomegranateChennai, India – two bugs?Mysuru, IndiaRomeMetro. Rome, bee and lavenderCertaldo, Italyolives and a red bugWild arugula, more flavor than the farmed kinda very bitter cherry… looks like blueberry, but far from it.LocorotondoCisterninoCeglie Messapica/OstuniCeglie, walnut treea bird’s nest on an olive treeTroviggianoTroviggiano, jujube fruitOliveMontecatini Val di Cecina, 2022Washington DC
Olive trees & Olives
They tend to branch out in threes from the main trunkSome are hundreds of years old, with incredibly strong wood and tested trunksThe branches contour and twistThe colors indicate harvest time…almost ready to harvests
structures (one is linked)
Vapassana Center – Kushinagar, IndiaVaranasi, IndiaJabalpur, IndiaVirateshwarTemple – Shahdol, IndiaBirla Mandir Temple – Amlai, IndiaPuri, IndiaHampi, IndiaHampi, IndiaRome, Castel Sant’AngeloRomeRomeFasano, ItalyMonopoli, ItalyMatera, ItalyMateraLecce, ItalyOstuni, ItalySant’Antonio – Alberobello, ItalyChiesa Madre di S. Giorgio Martire – Locorotondo, ItalySan Nicola – Cisternino, ItalySan Nicola – Cisternino, Italycastle entrance – Ceglie, ItalyCeglie, ItalyCeglie, ItalyCeglie MessapicaCingoliMilanMilan centraleOld South Church, BostonBoston Public LibraryFlorence
art (one is linked)
by Gerasim Toumanyan – Vanadzor, ArmeniaTumanyan, ArmeniaYerevan, ArmeniaVaranasi, IndiaAmarkantak, IndiaPuri, IndiaTiruvannamalai, IndiaAnantapur, IndiaRomeSky and Water, M.C. Echer, at Palazzo Bonoparte, RomeMetro. RomeThe VaticanCertaldo (from old village looking at new), ItalyBologna, ItalyMonopoli, Italy – on castle wallMateraMatera, by Andrea RoggiLecce, part of an exhibit in the city’s castle – Castello Carlo Vin Castello Carlo V – Lecce ItalyLecce, a shop for touristsLecce, Museo d’Arte SacraMuseo d’Arte SacraLecce, church- Duomo e CriptaOstuni, at Orizzonti Arte Contemporaneaa park in Ostuni, ItalySan Nicola – Cisternino, ItalyCeglie Messapica/Ostuni – at VivificanteCeglie Messapica/Ostuni – at VivificanteCeglie MessapicaMilan centraleBoston Public Library, Old Section, 3rd Floor
