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Europe, Czech Republic
A Poem for Europe, written in reflection in March 2011:
It has been a long time since I felt you,
saw you, smelled you,
beheld you.
And it is difficult to recall all the ways you inspired me,
but in small corners of the day
you seek me out
And I find that I long for you the way a child
longs for home after being away for some ti…
Bethany Correction: Matt, YOU weren't very good at it.
re: Teeter TotterBethany And unable to cross where the trail said to because the bridge was out...
re: Banks Of The RiverBethany It's a singular plank crucifix with Jesus' hands nailed straight up rather than across. Apparently there were many different ways to crucify someone and the standard cross wasn't even the most common. Prague seemed to get a kick out of making a crucifix with Jesus in every form possible...this being the most noticeably different.
re: No Idea What This IsBethany That's the watermill near the restaurant we at at the first night!
re: Small Outlet From The RiverEinstein Is that a native czech girl?
re: On The Banks Of The Vltavamarin I think there is a statue of this in salzburg germany too.
re: Sculpture Commemorating The First Performance Of The OperaEinstein The 21st century Kilroy
re: A Little Relevant GraffitiEinstein I'm sure glad to see McDonald's at the checkpoint...proof that all is well now.
re: Another Shot Of The CheckpointEinstein Yale? Is that in Germany too?
re: Statue Of Alexander HumboldtEinstein Fortunately the Bethany statue isn't Greek.
re: Statues Around The "Pantheon"Bethany The real point of this picture was to capture a joke made by our grumpy British tour guide: "up there you have a horse's head; I suppose his ass must be in the kitchen." This courtyard is where they kept the horses for the post office "hay" day.
re: Nice And QuietBethany I don´t think this was even a third of the way up. It was after the first two sets of 100 steps maybe...2 sets of too many to recall.
re: About Half Way UpBethany I agree...that is one impressive looking girl.
re: The Perfect Picture?Aunt Mimi What a trip! Knew you would find Berlin progressive and a party city. Enjoy!
re: Berlin, Germany