Star of India – hauntingly majestic ship
Star of India was built in 1863 at Ramsey in the Isle of Man as Euterpe, a full-rigged iron windjammer ship. After a full career sailing from Great Britain to […]
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Be Amazed by the San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Be prepared to be amazed by the realistic looking model railroads and model trains inside the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. “At 27,000 sq. ft., the museum is one the largest […]
Rhapsody in Blue – My odd photo interpretation
I accidentally took the above picture one night while waiting for a train. Even though this really is a non-picture picture, it reminded me of the composition, Rhapsody in Blue. […]
USS Iowa crossed the Golden Gate Bridge for the last time
Yesterday, we saw the U.S.S. Iowa leaving the Bay Area and headed for Los Angeles where she will eventually become a floating museum. Many people from all over came to […]
Just popping in to see The Del
The Del’s famous red-roofed turret Before we visited San Diego, everyone told us that if we don’t stay on the Coronado Island, then we MUST pay a visit to the […]
Our tour of the U.S.S. Midway Museum
We have never been on an Aircraft Carrier before, so this was a special treat to be able to visit the U.S.S. Midway. The U.S.S. Midway is a great museum […]
Public Art: Unconditional Surrender aka The Kiss!
Yesterday, we featured Stanley Blefield’s “Homecoming” statue that captured the joyous reunion of a family. Today, we are featuring another piece titled “Unconditional Surrender” by J. Seward Johnson that is […]
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