Victory statue, Carnavalet Museum, Paris
Paris, France — Victory statue by sculptor Louis-Simon Boizot in the Victory Courtyard Garden (Cour de la Victoire Jardin) at the Carnavalet Museum. It is his original version of the gilded Victory statue which tops the...
Carnavalet Museum, Paris: Garden & Victory statue
Paris, France — The Victory courtyard garden (Cour de la Victoire Jardin) at the Carnavalet Museum. Four beds of patterned boxwoods occupy the courtyard's four corners, and a statue of Victory stands atop a pedestal centered...
Place des Vosges, Paris, France
Paris, France — Dan Falato stands in the Place des Vosges, the centerpiece of the Marais district built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. Originally known as the Place Royale, it was the exclusive residence of the rich and...
Place de la Bastille, Paris, France
Paris, France — The Place de la Bastille and its July Column, on the site of the former Bastille prison (Bastille Saint-Antoine), which was stormed on the morning of July 14, 1789. Although revolutionaries discovered only...
Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Reims, France — Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims), the Roman Catholic cathedral where the kings of France were once crowned, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims. Construction on this cathedral began shortly after...
Metz, France: Panini for lunch in Place Saint-Jacques
Metz, France — Amy with Dan Falato enjoying paninis in Place Saint-Jacques on our way from Frankfurt to Paris.
Behind Cathedral of Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany — Stone tower and building behind the Cathedral of Limburg (a.k.a. Georgsdom or Limburger Dom in German). Both the cathedral and the castle of Limburg (Das Schloss) are situated on a rock...
Witch hunt victims memorial, Idstein, Germany
Idstein, Germany — Marble plaque listing the names of the victims of the witch hunts conducted by John, Count of Nassau-Idstein between February 3, 1676, and March 31, 1677. A total of 31 women and 8 men were executed for...
Timber-frame (half-timbered) houses: Idstein, Germany
Idstein, Germany — Timber-frame or "half-timbered" buildings dating from about 1600 at König-Adolf-Platz ("King Adolf Place"). At left is the Gasthaus zur Pfeif, a cozy restaurant and pub. The house was built in 1615 and...
Rialto Zum Tal restaurant, Idstein, Germany
Idstein, Germany — A timber-frame or "half-timbered" building, seen at night in Idstein's Altstadt ("Old Town"). Situated on Idstein's Marktplatz at Am Hexenturm, it now houses the Rialto Zum Tal, an Italian restaurant, an...
Northern tip of Wisconsin on Lake Superior
Town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin — This is pretty much as far north as you can go in Wisconsin without taking a boat to the Apostle Islands. Near Little Sand Bay, a dirt road called Point Detour Road comes to an...
Victorian mansion: Bayfield, Wisconsin bed & breakfast
Bayfield, Wisconsin — Le Chateau Boutin is a 1908 Queen Anne Victorian mansion on Rice Ave. between Front St. and First St. which now serves as a bed and breakfast inn. Overlooking Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, it...
Madeline Island Ferry trip to Bayfield, Wisconsin
Bayfield, Wisconsin — Ferry boat trip on Lake Superior from Madeline Island back to Bayfield on the Madeline Island Ferry Line after bicycling around Madeline Island all morning on the Burroughs Memorial Trail.[includeme...
Lower Wacker Drive rebuilding, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — E. Wacker Drive, just south of the Michigan Avenue bridge, during Phase One of the massive "Revive Wacker Drive" project, rebuilding Wacker Drive from Michigan Avenue to Randolph Street in 2001-2002. At...
‘Jesus Coming Soon’ neon sign, Lahaina, Hawaii
Lahaina, Hawaii — The Apostolic Faith Church, with its "Jesus Coming Soon" neon sign, at 1211 Front Street. This location is a branch of the mother church — the Apostolic Faith Church at 1043 Middle St. in Honolulu, on the...
Chef James McDonald, Maui
Honokowai, Hawaii — Restaurant owner and chef James McDonald (Pacific'O, I'O, Feast at Lele) plates some sample dishes for his guest appearance on Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl's show during a broadcast from Maui's...
Henry Kapono, Steve Dahl, Tom Thayer on Maui
Honokowai, Hawaii — Hawaiian music superstar Henry Kapono, Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl, and Chicago Bears analyst and former offensive lineman Tom Thayer chat during a break in a live Steve Dahl Show broadcast from...
Humpback whale breaching off Maui
Off Lahaina, Hawaii — A humpback whale breaches during our Pacific Whale Foundation Whalewatch Eco-tour. The brim of Amy's hat is in the bottom-right corner, and the pink hat is worn by our friend Ali Gerakaris. The island...
Surfing Maui: Honolua Bay
Near Kapalua, Hawaii — Surfers riding waves in Maui's Honolua Bay, as seen from the cliffs on Honolua Bay's northeast side.
Maui surfing spectators, Honolua Bay
Near Kapalua, Hawaii — Spectators watch surfers from the cliffs on the northeast side of Maui's Honolua Bay, with clouds over the West Maui Mountains in the distance. If you ever need Maui maps, a Maui beach guide, or ideas...
Dragon’s Teeth lava formations, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii — Lava formations eroded by salt spray at Dragon's Teeth (Makalua-puna Point) on the northern shore of West Maui. The hotel in the distance at right is the world-class golf resort, The Ritz-Carlton,...
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii — The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, annual home of the PGA Tour season-opening Tournament of Champions, offers 36 holes of championship golf on two courses, as well as the Kapalua Golf Academy. This exclusive...
Lanai from Maui’s Kaanapali Beach
Hawaii — The island of Lanai as seen from Kaanapali Beach, south of Kahekili Beach Park and just north of Black Rock, near the Royal Lahaina Resort. From 1985 to 2012, 98 percent of Lanai was owned by Dole Foods billionaire...
Hana Highway winds around Honomanu Bay
Maui County, Hawaii — The Hana Highway winds around Honomanu Bay, a little northwest of Keanea.
Hana Airport terminal, Maui, Hawaii
Hana, Maui, Hawaii — A worker behind a counter in the tiny passenger terminal at Hana Airport (HNM). On the radio is Super Bowl XXXVI, but Amy and I could not care less. We are here for our Hang Gliding Maui flights with...
Hang Gliding Maui: Light aircraft
Hana, Maui, Hawaii — Pilot Armin Engert (right) prepares his Airborne 2000 Edge X micro-light trike at Hana Airport (HNM) before taking Amy on one of his Hang Gliding Maui powered hang gliding flights above Hana.[includeme...
Maui real estate: Nahiku home
Nahiku, Hawaii — Beautiful Maui home and lawn at Nahiku on the island's windward coast, seen on a side excursion off the Hana Highway. Beatles guitarist, singer, and songwriter George Harrison had an estate very near here,...
Flight to Maui: West Maui Mountains
Maui County, Hawaii — The West Maui Mountains near Waikapu viewed from the air on our plane's approach into Kahului Airport (OGG). The road is the Kuihelani Highway, State Highway 380. To the right, it takes you to the...
Flight to Maui: Hana Highway at Maliko Bay
Maui County, Hawaii — A view from the air at waves crashing against Maui's windward coast, northeast of Paia and northwest of Haiku, where the Hana Highway winds around Maliko Bay and crosses Maliko Gulch.[includeme...
Ghost sign: Gold Medal Flour, Wilton, Wisconsin bakery
Wilton, Wisconsin — Ghost sign advertising Gold Medal Flour on the side of Gina's Pies Are Square, a bakery and sandwich café at 400 Main St. featuring homemade pies. Many of the customers at Gina's are cyclists riding...