Visual Entertainment from Near and Far
The Long Room, Trinity College, Dublin. The main chamber of the Old Library, the Long Room, is nearly 65 meters in length, and houses around 200,000 of the library’s older books. In 1860, the roof was raised to allow the construction of the present barrel-vaulted ceiling and gallery bookcases. Marble busts are placed down either side of the room which also contains the older surviving harp in Ireland.
The Poulnabrone Dolman in the heart of the Burren, County Clare, Ireland.
I believe these postcards are from the 1940’s.
This is labeled as Christopher Columbus’ “monument”. I think it is his tomb.
Dear Mom
Arrived in Paris yesterday eve about 6:15. Have a nice hotel. What we’ve seen of the city is beautiful. Walked a little bit last night and are ready to start sight-seeing this morning. Stayed in Toulouse night before last — it is certainly an interesting city. Everybody seems pretty good. Jane and Tom don’t eat much but are taking vitamins and I guess they will get along. I am getting fat, I think — the French bread and rolls are so good I can’t resist them! Jane and Kathy seem to be getting along ok. Surely wish I had brushed up on my French! It is frustrating not to be able to understand.
Later….
We had a lovely day today. First went to see Rodin’s Museum with all his sculptures – then to Napoleon’s Tomb–then to the Eiffel Tower (which Tom Loved!). Bill and our family went part way up. Then took the Metro to Montmartre and to the lovely church Sacre Coeur and then to all the art places around– very interesting. All tired tonight but OK! Ate in the hotel – it is small, quiet and very nice. We think Paris is great. Hope everything is ok with you.
Love, Jean
These are from a trip in 1984.
I was in Bastia in 1974 so these would have been from then.
These are from the 1990’s. I was there several times.
When I went to Egypt earlier this year I did not expect to see Queen Nefertiti. I had already seen her. In Berlin. The Neues Museum in Berlin houses Egyptian Art, Pre-Historic objects, and Classical Antiquities. The museum re-opened in 2009 after extensive renovation. I was there in 2011. Photographs are not allowed in the chamber where Nefertiti is displayed. She sits in the middle of a beautiful round room. It is quite stunning.
All the postcards are in German so I’m not sure what this is but it is Egyptian:
The Gate of Ishtar was also impressive. It was the eighth gate into the City of Babylon in Ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq). The gate was built by Nebuchadnezzar II in 575 BC. The bricks are glazed and decorated with bas-reliefs of aurochs (extinct species of cattle) and dragons (aslo extinct? just kidding). The gate was excavated by a German archaeological team from 1902-1914 and reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin in the 1930s.
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