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This week’s image is a photo of the Pont Alexandre III in Paris, with the Hôtel des Invalides in the background.   It’s one of the prettiest bridges in the city, in my opinion.  It certainly is the most highly…

Venice is a city built on water with no car traffic, so scenes like this are a dime-a-dozen, but I still never tire of seeing them. This photo depicts the quintessential Venetian gondola dressed in his typical outfit rowing his passengers…

This month’s Travel Photo was submitted by Alexandra.  It’s a cute photo that was taken during a trip to Australia. Alexandra writes this about her photo: “When I was backpacking in Australia with my sister. We went camping for five…

At first glance, one would think this photo was taken in France.  But it was actually snapped on the grounds of The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island, part of the Historic Newport Mansions collection. Since the mansion’s design is based on…

This week’s image is one of my Florence favorites.  A close-up shot of the terracotta-tiled roof of the Duomo. This shot was taken from the nearby Campanile, known as Giotto’s bell tower. Looking back, I actually can’t believe I climbed…

This week’s image is a night photo of the Arch of Constantine, which has stood near the Colosseum in Rome since 315.  Much smaller than the famous Arch of Titus, it was erected to commemorate Constantine’s victory over Maxentius in…

This month’s Travel Photo Friday is a shot of a boulangerie in the Porte Doree area of Paris, submitted by blog reader Heidi Shaker Luna. Heidi said this about her photo: “I stayed near this boulangerie during the winter, when…

I am a sucker for a pretty French carousel, and this ornate merry-go-round in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris is no exception.  You may remember this carousel from a scene in the movie Amelie.  You can see the old-fashioned ticket…

I’m not quite sure if the above image can be officially classified as a true olive grove.  But it was snapped while meandering through the tiny roads in the Chianti countryside, and those look like olive trees to me! I…