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A Spanish Isle Serenade
At the entrance to the Basilica de Santa Maria de Mallorca in the Island of Palma de Mallorca, Miguel Forteza serenades visitors with his beautiful rendition of “Alleluia”.
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Chinese Reconciliation Park
In the quiet back roads of the Delta in Northern California, caressed by the lazy flow of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Rivers, lies the town of Locke. This historic district is frozen in time as a chronicle of a period when “undesirable” immigrants, specifically the Chinese, were openly discriminated. It stands as an eerie testament to America’s anguished affair with its complicated diverse populace. Once a refuge for the poor, the tired and struggling to be…
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Old Faithful
You don’t have to wait an hour or so to catch nature’s spectacular water and smoke display. A small yet active geyser at Calistoga in Napa Valley will awe you with an impressive spittle of boiling liquid gushing from the deep core of the earth around every 15 minutes. It gets more frequent during wetter seasons.
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The Ballad of Molly Malone
In the midst of Dublin’s frenzy is the bronze statue of Molly Malone, a busty young woman in a low cut dress. The polished bronze glow of its bosom hints to its popular appeal to be “handsy” with her best features. Molly is the depiction of a fictional figure in a song about a fishmonger in this medieval city who plied the trade passed on by her parents. As in any old folklore, myths color…
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Sands of St. Pete’s Beach
Legend has it that quartz originating from the Appalachian Mountains, smoothened and moved over time by rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, were deposited by waves throughout Florida giving Gulf Coast beaches their unique soft white quality. Walter is seen here playing with the fruits of this wonderful geologic phenomenon.
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Salute to San Diego
Coming back from the Pacific and hearing the good news that WW2 has ended, George Mendonsa, a US Navy sailor, grabbed and kissed Greta Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse’s uniform, in Times Square, New York. Captured in photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt and published in Life magazine, two strangers kissing in a moment of jubilation became the iconic symbol of celebration for the safe return of our brave men and women. San Diego has…
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Vagabond at Montjuic
At Montjuic (Mountain of the Jews), Barcelona, Spain, a drifter and his instrument mesmerized a captive audience with a beautiful rendition of Lennon/McCartney’s “Let It Be” and the Eagles’ “Hotel California”.
