- Home
- Albums
- Western Europe
- England/Belgium/Wales, July 5-16, 2005
- France/England/Belgium, Sept. 9-26, 2004 (A)
- France/England/Belgium, Sept. 9-26, 2004 (B)
- Greece/Turkey, Oct. 12-Nov.5, 2005 (A)
- Greece/Turkey, Oct. 12-Nov. 5, 2005 (B)
- Greece/Turkey, Oct. 12-Nov. 5, 2005 (C)
- Italy, April 17-May 8, 2005 (A)
- Italy, April 17-May 8, 2005 (B)
- Italy, April 17-May 8, 2005 (C)
- Italy/Switzerland, Sept. 27-Oct. 8, 2007
- Portugal, March 19-April 5, 2008 (A)
- Portugal, March 19-April 5, 2008 (B)
- Scotland, July 18-23, 2005
- Spain, Oct. 3-18, 2006 (A)
- Spain, Oct. 3-18, 2006 (B)
- Spain, October 24-25, 2010
- Asia
- Cambodia
- China, Feb. 5-16, 2010
- Days 1 & 2, Beijing: Qian Men
- Day 2(con’t): Beijing: Tianamen Square, etc.
- Day 3(A), Beijing: Tai Chi, Tiananmen Square
- Day 3(B), Beijing: Forbidden City
- Day 3(C), Beijing: Summer Palace, etc.
- Day 4(A), Beijing: Olympic Stadium, etc.
- Day 4(B), Great Wall of China
- Day 5(A), Beijing: Lama Temple
- Day 5(B), Beijing: Hutongs, House of Madame Sun Yat-sen, Tea Shop, Hot Pot
- Day 6, Beijing: BeiHai and Jingshan Parks
- Day 7, Beijing: Temple of Heaven; to Xian
- Day 8(A), Xian: Pagoda, Jade Store
- Day 8(B), Xian: Terra Cotta Warriors
- Day 8(C), From Warriors to Dumplings
- Day 9, Shanghai: Yu Gardens, etc.
- Day 10, Shanghai/Suzhou: Gardens, etc.
- Days 11 & 12, Shanghai/Zhouzhuang; Going Home
- Japan, April 17-24, 2009
- Malaysia, Jan. 12-14, 2012
- Singapore, Jan. 8-11, 2012
- Canada, Feb. 24-26, 2005
- Caribbean, Feb. 7-21, 2006
- Egypt, Jan. 19-27, 2011
- Mexico
- Morocco, Oct. 14-24, 2010
- Days 1-3, Casablanca to Rabat
- Day 3(Con’t), Rabat to Meknes
- Day 3(Con’t), Meknes to Fez
- Day 4, Fez: Fes el Jedid
- Day 4(Con’t), Fez: Fes el-Bali
- Day 4(Con’t), Fez: Moroccan Night
- Day 5, Fez to Efroud
- Day 6, Erfoud-1
- Day 6, Erfoud-2
- Day 7, Erfoud to Ouarzazate
- Day 8, Ouarzazate to Marrakech
- Day 9, Marrakech
- Day 10, Casablanca
- Central/Eastern Europe-1, April 23-May 8, 2011
- Days 1&2, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
- Day 3, Frankfurt to Berlin via Weimar
- Day 4 (Part 1), Berlin
- Day 4 (Part 2), Potsdam, Germany
- Day 5, Berlin to Warsaw via Poznan
- Day 6, Warsaw
- Day 7, Warsaw to Krakow via Jasna Gora and Auschwitz
- Day 8, Krakow
- Day 9, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary
- Day 10, Budapest
- Day 11, Vienna
- Day 12, Vienna to Prague
- Central/Eastern Europe-2, April 23-May 8, 2011
- United States
- California
- California Flowers
- Central Coast, March 9-11, 2006
- Central Coast, Dec. 14-16, 2009
- Los Angeles: Little Tokyo, Nov. 17, 2009
- Oak Glen, Oct. 25, 2011
- Riverside-Chino: Christmas, Dec. 20, 2011
- San Diego, June 16, 2006
- San Diego, Sept. 5-6, 2009
- San Diego: Miramar Air Show, Sept. 30, 2011
- San Francisco, Feb. 21-23, 2005
- San Franciso, June 26-29, 2005
- Santa Barbara Wine Country, Feb. 13, 2005
- Florida, May 4-10, 2006
- Hawaii, March 1-3, 2010
- Idaho/Washington/Montana, June 9-12, 2007
- Las Vegas
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oregon, March 15-20, 2006
- Washington: Seattle, Feb. 23-24, 2005
- California
- Western Europe
- Slide Shows
- Asia
- Cambodia
- China
- Japan
- Japan: Raw and Packaged Food
- Japan: Restaurant Food
- Japan: Shopping
- Japan: Signs
- Japan: Sweets
- Kamakura: Rickshaw Ride
- Mt. Kamagatake (Hakone-en): Cable Car Ride
- Nikko: Nikko Toshogu Shrine
- Tokyo: Central Wholesale Fish Market
- Tokyo: Imperial Palace East Garden
- Tokyo: Little Hong Kong
- Tokyo: Sumida River Cruise
- Tokyo: Tokyo at Night
- Tokyo: Views from Tokyo Tower
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Singapore Walk, Day 1(A)
- Singapore Wallk, Day 1(B)
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, Day 2(A)
- Asian Food, Day 2(B)
- Buffalo Street, Little India Day 3(A)
- Chinatown, Day 3(B)
- Night Tour, Day 3(C)
- Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple, Day 4(A)
- Haw Par Villa–1, Day 4(B)
- Haw Par Villa–2, Day 4(C)
- Sentosa Mosiac Dragon, Day 4(D)
- Caribbean
- Egypt
- Mexico
- Morocco
- United States
- California
- Anza-Borrego: Wildflowers
- Cambria: East and West Villages
- Carlsbad: Flower Fields
- Chino: Christmas Decorations
- Indio: Date Festival & Riverside County Fair
- Lancaster: California Poppy Reserve
- Montecito: Lotusland, Part 1
- Montecito: Lotusland, Part 2
- Oak Glen
- Montecito: Lotusland, Part 3
- Pasadena: 2012 Rose Parade
- Montecito: Lotusland, Part 4
- Riverside: Mission Inn
- San Francisco: Alcatraz Island
- San Francisco: Chinatown Stores
- San Francisco: Victorian Houses
- Venice Beach
- Las Vegas Side Trips
- Hawaii
- New Mexico
- New York
- New York City: Central Park
- New York City: Harbor Lights Night Cruise
- NYC: Chinatown, Little Italy, Wall Street, Trinity Church
- New York City: Midtown, Soho, Battery Park, etc.
- New York City: Manhattan Island, 3-Hour Cruise
- NYC: Rockefeller Center and Fifth Avenue
- NYC: Uptown–Grant’s Tomb, Harlem, etc.
- Northport: Cow Harbor Day
- Northport: Main Street
- Washington
- California
- Central/Eastern Europe–1
- Market Square, Poznan, Poland
- Warsaw’s Old and New Towns
- Inside Wilanow Castle, Warsaw
- Wilanow Castle: Favorite Portraits
- Jasna Gora Monastery, Czestochowa, Poland
- Auschwitz
- Wawel Castle, Krakow
- Krakow’s Old Town
- Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow
- Poland, Slovakia, Hungary
- Danube Walk: Pest Side
- Three Walks Around Stephansdom, Vienna
- Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna
- Central/Eastern Europe-2
- Western Europe
- Asia
- Movies
- Blog
- Contact
El Escorial, Near Madrid
-
Front of Monasterio de El San Lorenzo de Escorial -
Closer-up view of the front of El Escorial -
Another closer-up view of the front of El Escorial -
Statue of San Lorenzo? (St. Lawrence) above door -
More entrances -
Above the entrances -
Close-up of the statues -
Another view of the front -
Inner courtyard -
Painting in the Museum of Art -
Another painting -
Entering upper floor King's apartments -
View of building & gardens from upper floor window -
Another view -
More of the gardens -
More of the gardens -
One more view of the gardens -
Walking Gallery--part of the King's apartments -
Fireplace in the Walking Gallery -
Desk in the Walking Gallery -
Old chair in the Walking Gallery -
Another old chair -
Row of chairs -
Door out of the Walking Gallery -
Close-up of door--gift from German emperor -
Close-up of top of door -
The Antechamber -
Display of old china -
Old chandelier -
Another chandelier -
King Philip III's bedroom -
Room near the bedroom -
Painting on a wall -
More paintings -
And another -
Steps down to the Mausoleum -
Farther along -
Entrance to the Mausoleum -
Caskets of the royal family in niches on the walls -
Caskets of Carlos V, Philip II, and Philip III -
Top of wall above the caskets -
In the Mausoleum -
One of the burial chambers for "lesser" royals -
Inside this burial chamber -
Also inside this burial chamber -
Another burial chamber -
Top of casket in a side room -
Pantheon of Royal Children -
Close-up of the Pantheon of Royal Children -
Chapter Rooms -
Ceiling of the Chapter Rooms -
Close-up of the ceiling -
Another close-up -
Painting in the Chapter Rooms -
Another painting in the Chapter Rooms -
Hallway to the Basilica -
Frescoes lining the walls -
More frescoes -
Close-up of one of the frescoes -
Ceiling on top of a staircase -
Close-up of the ceiling -
Closer-up view -
Another closer-up view -
And another -
Inside the Basilica -
Close-up of the altar -
Close-up of one of the altar panels -
Another of the altar panels -
On top of the altar