Venice Italy Pictures - In June 2008 We spent four days in Venice. In this section you will find photographs of the Secret Tour of Doge's Palace, Doge's Palace, St. Marks Square, St. Marks Basilica, Grand Canal Tour, Top of Campanile Bell Tower, Dolomites Day Tour, Murano, Burano, Torcello and the Rialto Bridge.
Florence Italy Pictures - We spent three days in Florence, not including travel days. We stayed in Florence all three days, wandering the city to enjoy all the tourist sites. In this section you will find photographs of the Duomo, Duomo Museum, Uffizi, Palazzo Vecchio, Santa Maria Novella Church, Farmacia de Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo District Outdoor Market, Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo Church, Accademia and Bargello Museum.
Rome Italy Pictures - As with Florence, we stayed within the city limits all five days we were in Rome. (You think there's enough to do for five days in Rome? LOL)In this section you will find photographs of the National Museum of Rome, Pantheon, Mamertine Prison, St. Peter in Chains Church, Vatican, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Santa Maria Del Popolo, Santa Maria Degli Angeli, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, The Church of Santa Susanna, Borghese Gallery, Borghese Park, Coliseum (or Colosseum), Roman Forum, Capital Hill Museums, Piazza Navona, Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps.
Washington DC Pictures - We traveled to Washington DC in June, 2009. In this section you will find photographs of the US Capitol Tour, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Castle, International Spy Museum, Holocaust Museum, National Archives, Fords Theater / Peterson House, Library of Congress, Old Post Office Pavilion Tower, Arlington Cemetery, US Marine Memorial (Iwo Jima statue), Mount Vernon, The National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington Monument, Korean War Memorial, Viet Nam War Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, World War I Memorial, World War II Memorial.
Las Vegas Nevada Pictures - We spent a week in Las Vegas, and what happened there isn't staying there. We enjoyed walking up and down the strip and took a day trip to the Hoover Dam and another trip to the Grand Canyon. Lots of good night photography on this trip.
Antietam Battlefield travel pictures - The weather was somewhat uncooperative while in Antietam, but we still were able to get good shots of the Cornfield, Dunker Church, Bloody Lane (also called Sunken Lane) and the observation tower, Burnside's Bridge and around the Antietam Battlefield. You'll also find photographs of the log cabin where we stayed for this part of the trip.
Gettysburg Battlefield travel pictures - For our first vacation to Gettysburg we enjoyed terrific weather and captured location photos of all the famous places on the battlefield, including Devil's Den, the Triangular Field, Little Round Top, Peach Orchard, Wheatfield, The Angle, High Water Mark, Pickett's Charge, Seminary Ridge, McPherson's Ridge, etc. For our second vacation to Gettysburg I put a lot of effort into photographing the remarkable memorials. There are more than 1300 markers and memorials at Gettysburg and some of them are works of art - they made great photo subjects. We also took pictures of Quality Inn at General Lee's Headquarters (from the first trip) and the Cashtown Inn, (where we stayed for two nights on our second visit).
Harpers Ferry National Park travel pictures - We didn't spend a lot of time at Harpers Ferry, but we did get to see (and photograph) The Point, John Brown's fort, the view from Thomas Jefferson's Rock, the High Street historical district, etc.
Vicksburg National Military Park travel pictures - We spent a fast two days in Vicksburg to travel the battlefield there. While there we photographed the Coca Cola Museum, Vicksburg Murals, 3rd Louisiana Redan, African American Monument, Alabama Monument, Battery De Golyer, USS Cairo Ironclad Museum, Fort Garrott, Fort Hill, Graveyard Road, Illinois Monument, Iowa Monument, Kentucky Monument, Louisiana Monument, Marine - Navy Monument, Mississippi Monument, Missouri Monument, National Cemetery, Railroad Redoubt, Ransom's Gun Path, Rhode Island Monument, Shirley House, Surrender Site, Texas Monument, Thayer's Advance, General Tilghman Monument, Welcome Center, and the Wisconsin Monument.
Tennessee travel pictures - We spent a week in Tennessee in 2011. There are tons of Civil War places to visit here, and we went to four of them - Shiloh, Chickamauaga, Point Park / Lookout Mountain, and Stones River. We managed to get pictures of all the famous spots at these historic sites, including the Hornet's Nest (Shiloh), Shiloh Church, Snodgrass Hill (Chickamauga), Umbrella Rock (Point Park), and the Slaughter Pen (Stone's River). We also visited some other places, including Rock City, Ruby Falls and Falls Creek Falls.
Dallas Texas / Fort Worth Texas Travel Photographs
Medieval Times in Dallas Texas - On August 29, 2009 we took our two teenagers to Medieval Times Dinner Theater in Dallas, Texas. Our seats' view was obstructed by a safety net for part of the show, but I was able to get some neat shots anyway.
Alliance Airshow in Fort Worth Texas - In October, 2009 we took the boys to the Alliance Airshow in Fort Worth, Texas. Pretty much like any other airshow you've gone to, with the Blue Angels as the headliners. We saw demonstrations by the A-10 tank buster and the F16 fighter as well as various stunt pilots. The Blue Angels' C-130 did a demonstration before the jets wowed the crowd. The weather was mostly cloudy, unfortunately, but we still got some good shots.
Civil War Reenactment - Battle for Myers Landing in McKinney Texas - On November 9, 2009 we went to the Civil War Reenactment of the Battle for Myers Landing in McKinney, Texas. The Battle for Myers Landing is a fictional battle; how exactly do you reenact a battle that never took place? I can't figure that one out, but that's what they call it so I'll play along. We had a great time and the reenactors were terrific.
Civil War Reenactment - Liendo Plantation Civil War Weekend in Hempstead Texas near Houston Texas - One of the reenactors at Myers Landng told us about an even bigger event at the Liendo Plantation in Hempstead, Texas, so on November 20-21, 2009 we headed off with our two teenagers to the plantation just north of Houston for this two-day event. Like Myers Landing, the Liendo battle never happened, so the reenactors can make the battle include whatever they'd like, and no one in the audience knows how it will end until it happens. The weather was overcast and drizzly on Saturday but bright and sunny on Sunday . . . which actually caused some unpleasant shadows in many photos, even with fill flash. In spite of all that, it was a terrific time and we shot a TON of great in-action photographs of the greatest Civil War battle in Texas that never happened.
Civil War Reenactment - Jefferson Texas - In May 2010 we drove to Jefferson, Texas to watch the Civil War reenactment battle. Comparable in size to the Myers Landing reenactment, we had a lot of fun in Jefferson. We were closer to the action here than at the other reenactments, which made for fun photographs.
Civil War Reenactment - Fort Richardson Texas - In September 2010 we drove to Fort Richardson, Texas to watch the Civil War reenactment battle. We were close to the action here - almost too close at some points! Got some fun photographs.
Texas Civil War Museum - Fort Worth Texas - We have driven past this facility literally hundreds of times - it is within 10 miles of our house. Every time we see it, one of us will say to the other, "We need to check that place out - is it open?" Well, we finally broke down and went for a visit on February 27, 2010. Yes, it is open. We were pleasantly surprised at how nice it was inside too! Check out the photos from the Texas Civil War Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
Scarborough Renaissance Festival - Waxahachie Texas - One of the biggest festivals in the Dallas / Fort Worth area is Scarborough, a renaissance festival in the town of Waxahachie, Texas. Ryan and I went to check out the knights, royal courts, jesters - even a troll and a lute-playing fairy - on May 23, 2010. You'll enjoy the shots of the knights jousting and sword fighting in particular - those turned out well.
Rattlesnake Roundup - Sweetwater Texas - This event has been going strong since 1958, so it deserves coverage in our Texas day trip section. We went to the 52nd annual Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas in March, 2010 and shot plenty of pictures, which you can view here.
Civil War Reenactment - Longview, Texas - They held a Civil War reenactment in Longview, Texas in October, 2010 and - surprise, surprise - we went to it. Beautiful weather for being outside and we had fun taking pcitures of the battle.
Civil War Reenactment - Madisonville, Texas - They held a Civil War reenactment in Madisonville, Texas in March, 2011, called the Battle for El Camino Real. Primarily a cavalry battle, the two day event showcased some remarkable horse riding and combat.
Civil War Reenactment - Jefferson, Texas - We returned to Jefferson for the Battle of Port Jefferson in May 2011. Last year I was a spectator. This year I was a reenactor for one day and sat on the sidelines the next. We stayed at the Jefferson Hotel - didn't see any ghosts, unfortunately - and had a great time. Jefferson is a lovely town.
Caddo Lake, Uncertain Texas - As we left the 2011 Civil War reenactment at Jefferson, Texas we decided to make a detour to Uncertain and visit Caddo Lake. Check out this link to see the neat scenes we witnessed on a tour boat ride around the lake.
Josh Groban Concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Texas, May 16, 2011 - We celebrated Sherri's birthday by attending Josh Groban's concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. What a terrific show! Check out these pictures from the concert.