This is the interior of the Kollegienkirche, or college church, in Salzburg. It is huge inside, so big and so empty and white that its scale confuses the eyes. The frothy white splodges around the window above the altar are clouds, lots of clouds. Have you ever seen sculpted clouds in a church? It was … Read more
It’s in Bath that crowds gather every year for a ‘Grand Regency Costumed Promenade’ that winds through its streets. The colorful walk is under the auspices of the city’s Jane Austen Centre through its annual Jane Austen Festival. For ten days this year they participated in its tightly scheduled, hour-by-hour daytime and nighttime events to … Read more
This is a bust of Sir Walter Scott in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. I think it bears a passing resemblance to Alex Salmond, the current first minister of the ruling party in the Scottish Parliament. So Who Was Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet … Read more