Scrimshaw whale tooth, Bishop Museum, Honolulu
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — Antique scrimshaw whale tooth artwork depicting "The Sailor Boy" (artifact # 1921.014.050 at Honolulu's Bernice P. Bishop Museum) by an unknown artist from the mid-19th century. Below the etched art...
Dog teeth: Hula ankle rattle, Bishop Museum, Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii — Dog teeth — perhaps 250 dog canines — made into a hula ankle rattle in the early 1800s. Displayed in the Bishop Museum, the description reads as follows: Hula Ankle Rattle (kūpe’e niho īlio)Dog...
Cannibal fork, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — Cannibal fork displayed at Honolulu's Bishop Museum. The extent of cannibalism in Hawaii and Polynesia, in general, is a sketchy subject, greatly exaggerated by sensationalistic European and American...
Ukulele, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — A Hawaiian ukulele on exhibit at the Bishop Museum. Ukuleles are commonly associated with music from Hawaii where the name roughly translates as "jumping flea," perhaps due to the action of one's...
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii — The Hawaiian Hall of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum houses millions of Hawaiian artifacts, documents, and photographs. See other posts about:buildings Hawaii Honolulu museums Oahu [includeme...
Yanagi Sushi chefs, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii — Yanagi Sushi, at 762 Kapiolani Blvd., is the best sushi bar. At this hour, we pretty much had the restaurant and both sushi chefs all to ourselves. Beautiful, delicious sushi — and the chefs were very...
Kyle’s Automotive: General Auto Repair, Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii — Kyle's Automotive, at 971 Kawaiahao St. Filed under:buildings cars Hawaii Honolulu Oahu signs
Reserved 24 Hrs, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii — A stripped auto body (Geo?) parked at 1052 Kawaihao St. Filed under:cars Hawaii Honolulu Oahu
Nauru Tower condo building, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii — Nauru Tower, a 44-story luxury condo building near Waikiki at 1330 Ala Moana Boulevard, facing Ala Moana Beach Park. Filed under:buildings Hawaii Honolulu Oahu [includeme...
Ala Moana Center concert, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii — Ala Moana shopping mall center court hosts the 2003 Pacific Basin Music Festival, with performances by schools from Canada, Australia, California, and Oregon. Filed under:Hawaii Honolulu music Oahu...
Sandy Beach bodyboarding, Oahu, Hawaii
Oahu, Hawaii — The Sandy Beach surf carries a bodyboard (a.k.a. boogie board) enthusiast toward shore. A popular bodysurfing spot, Sandy Beach is also the most dangerous beach on Oahu, due to its punishing shorebreak,...
Waimanalo Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii
Oahu, Hawaii — Waimanalo Beach Park on the windward side of Oahu, near the island's southeast tip. Waimanalo Beach is nearly 4 miles of beautiful white sand. Less crowded than many Oahu beaches, Waimanalo is also close to...
Koi pond, zebra doves at Byodo-In Temple, Oahu
Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii — Zebra doves (Geopelia striata) huddle together inside a tiny wooden boat on the shore of the koi pond at the Byodo-In Temple in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Filed under:animals birds fish...
Byodo-In Temple, Oahu, Hawaii
Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii — The Byodo-In Temple in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park near Kaneohe, Hawaii. This 1968 structure is a replica of the 900-year-old Byōdō-in Buddhist temple at Uji, in Japan's Kyoto prefecture....
Flight to Oahu: Ko Olina Resort & Marina
Oahu, Hawaii — Our final approach into Honolulu International Airport takes us over Ko Olina Resort & Marina, its championship golf course, 2 miles of beach, the J.W. Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa, and the Marriott's Ko...
Place de la Gare, Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg, France — The Place de la Gare ("Rail Station Square") with Ferris wheel on New Year's Eve from the window of our room at the Hotel Ibis Strasbourg Centre Gare. We had just driven 7 hours / 482 km from Paris and...
Place du Tertre artist sketching, Montmartre, Paris
Paris, France — An artist sketches a woman in the Place du Tertre, the famous square just west of the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur in the Montmartre district of Paris' 18th arrondissement, where artists set up their easels...
Paris skyline from Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre
Paris, France — The panoramic skyline of the city of Paris, viewed at night from the front of Sacré-Coeurr Basilica on the butte Montmartre — the highest point in Paris, and a very popular scenic overlook. Filed under:France...
Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre, Paris
Paris, France — The Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur ("sacred heart"), viewed from the base of the butte Montmartre in the evening. Along its railing, people are gathered to gaze at the Paris skyline. Filed under:architecture...
Notre Dame de Paris: Portal of Saint Anne
Paris, France — Notre Dame Cathedral, west facade: The tympanum of the Portal of Saint Anne, the rightmost and earliest of the cathedral's three western portals. Depicted are the enthroned Virgin with Child, visited by the...
Cathedral: Norte Dame de Paris, west facade
Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris), with its 31.5-foot rose window at center, dating from about 1225, behind the Virgin with Child between two angels. Under the...
Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France
Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. One of the finest examples of French Gothic church architecture, the cathedral is located on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité, in the fourth...
Louvre Pyramid interior, Louvre Museum, Paris
Paris, France — Interior of I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, the main entrance to the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), which is visible through the glass. According to Wikipedia: The pyramid and the underground lobby...
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre Museum, Paris
Paris, France — Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, is displayed at the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre). The oil painting, done on a poplar wood panel, is 30 inches high by 20 7/8 inches wide (77 centimeters by...
Louvre Museum: Paintings in the Salon Carré
Paris, France — Visitors tour famous paintings of the first Italian Renaissance, from the 12th to 15th centuries, in the Salon Carré (Square Salon) of the Louvre Museum. A few of the tourists — including Dan Falato, center —...
Rue de Lappe at night, Paris, France
Paris, France — Amy (right foreground) and Dan Falato (farther down the sidewalk) on the rue de Lappe, a cobblestone street in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, east of the Place de la Bastille. We had just finished dinner...
Louvre Museum and Louvre Pyramid, Paris
Paris, France — At left, Pavillon Denon on the southern wing of Louvre Palace, which houses the Musée du Louvre. At right, I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Filed...
Louvre Palace, Cour Carrée, Paris, France
Paris, France — The Cour Carrée ("square court") at the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre), completed under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was twilight when we entered the courtyard, and a warm breeze blew into town, bouncing the...
Pont Neuf, bridge across the Seine in Paris
Paris, France — Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, viewed from the Latin Quarter on the Rive Gauche (Left Bank). Beyond the bridge are the western end of the Île de la Cité...
Louis XVI Salon bleu, Carnavalet Museum, Paris
Paris, France — The Salon bleu Louis XVI at the Carnavalet Museum, with its collection of circa-1780 furnishings — chairs and table, cabinetry, trim, mirrors, rugs, crystal chandelier, and paintings. Furniture in this room...