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The Music Men (and Women)

08/23/2018•music, Portugal, Travel

March On

I saw this band one evening near Rossio Square (Praça do Rossio, also known as Praça de D. Pedro IV). It was part of a small procession just getting ready to set off. The group was led by a young woman carrying flags and banners and an older woman. I have no idea what or who they were commemorating. If anyone does, let me know. Shortly after these pictures were taken, the group began walking north, destination unknown.

 

 

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Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola – Green

03/04/2018•Italy, Photography, Travel

VENETIAN Green

Ceremony honoring Italian prison guards, Venice, Italy

 

Join Jennifer’s Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola, a 4 month (January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018) blogging challenge event. Each day has a new color theme based on a past or current crayon color in Crayola’s box of 120 crayons.

CFFC: Starts with Ap

08/17/2017•ancient, art, cambodia

Apsara

Apsara, Angkor Wat, Angkor Temple Complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia

An apsara is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Apsaras are a common motif on temples and other buildings throughout  Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, and other parts of Southeast Asia. Often translated as nymph or muse, the depiction of apsaras differ in each culture. Dancing apsara in bas-relief  decorate the walls of Angkor Wat, the largest temple (AD 1116–1150) in Angkor Archaeological Park, and the largest religious monument in the world .

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Blessing the Palms, Cathedral in Barcelona, Spain

04/09/2017•Culture, Destinations, religion, Travel

Ornate woven palm creations and bunches of leaves are carried on Palm Sunday. During the blessing on the steps of the Cathedral, the palms and leaves are raised into the air and shaken. The archbishop presided and a choir sang.

Tomb of the Unknown

07/17/2016•Culture, history, Photography, Travel

Known But To God

Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. The changing of the guard is a moving and solemn ceremony. If you visit Arlington National Cemetery, I would recommend you take the time to experience it. For further information see: Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

 

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Travel theme: Details

02/09/2015•Explore, Photography, Travel

Dancer From Kandy Area in Traditional Costume, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan dancer from the Kandy area, in traditional costume. His dance group performed during at Ruwanwelisaya (Rathnamali Dagoba) at the sacred city of Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years.

Sri Lankan dancer from the Kandy area, in traditional costume. His dance group performed during a Buddhist ceremony at Ruwanwelisaya (Rathnamali Dagoba) in the ancient, sacred city of Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years.

 

Travel theme: Details

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