Savannah Architecture

Savannah, Georgia has some of the coolest architecture. This incredibly ornate window is on the upper floor of the old Citizens Bank building. It was built in 1895 and was Savannah's first skyscraper.

Paradise

To escape and sit quietly on the beach – 

that’s my idea of paradise. 

- Emilia Wickstead

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There's just something about old cemeteries that puts me in a Halloween mood.

This particular cemetery is the Old Calton Cemetery in Edinburgh.

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I love collecting vintage souvenir travel plates. They remind me of the wall of plates in my great-grandmother's dining room, as well as places I've lived or visited. One of my recent finds was this Seattle plate. I grew up in Washington and spent a considerable amount of time at the Pacific Science Center, so I had to add it to my collection. 

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I love all of the sea creatures hidden in this glass sculpture at the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle. 

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There's just something incredibly fascinating about Chihuly's glass sculptures. I could spend hours looking at them.

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The POPVinyl figures are larger than life at Funko Headquarters in Everett, Washington. But, it was fun to hang out with Luke and the Wampa.

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The Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle is filled with absolutely stunning glass sculptures.

And it has quite the views of the Space Needle, too.

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Seattle is a very different place when viewed from underground. These lovely purple vaultlights once allowed light onto the old sidewalks after the street level was raised more than a story higher. The purple color is caused by the manganese in the glass reacting with sunlight. Humorously, it was added to help keep the glass clear.

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On a recent trip to Seattle, we had to stop and visit the Freemont Troll. While the troll has been hanging out under the Aurora Bridge since 1990, he also appeared in a few episodes of the final season of Disney's Once Upon A Time.

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I finally had the chance to visit the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle last weekend. The glass sculptures are incredibly stunning and absolutely gorgeous. This particular display is an Ikebana and Float Boat. I love how all of the colors reflect in the surface the boat is resting on.

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Edinburgh has some of the most remarkable, and imposing, statues and monuments. This statue of Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry, can be found in Parliament Square on the Royal Mile.

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"Lion of Scotland" by Ronald Rae

This amazing pink granite lion can be found in St Andrew Square Garden in Edinburgh.

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The view of the Palais de Chaillot across the Seine from La Tour Eiffel in Paris.

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They have the most fascinating pubs in Scotland. The White Hart Inn is the oldest in Edinburgh. In the entryway, a sign provides the following information:

Welcome to the White Hart Inn, the city of Edinburgh's most ancient tavern. Follow in the footsteps of Oliver Cromwell, William Wordsworth, and Robert Burns, by enjoying a tankard of fine ale or one of our world-famous whiskies. Founded in 1516, The White Hart is named after the rarest of all highland creatures, which can be spotted sometimes no more than once in a century. It was used as a heraldic symbol in the 14th century by King Richard II, and for almost five hundred years has welcomed travelers through these doors.

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The view was truly astounding from the top of the London Eye.

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Edinburgh's Old Calton Cemetery is quite beautiful. 

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I love shopping for Christmas ornaments, especially when I travel. There were so many delightful ornaments when I was in Edinburgh in 2019 that it was impossible to choose.

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I love this statue of Sherlock Holmes, my favorite fictional detective, near 221B Baker Street in London.

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London is so lovely at Christmastime.