Tell Me A Story May 2015: 57th Annual Pilgrimage Military International, Lourdes France

Basilica of the Rosary

       

 Irish Defense Forces Band

     When ever they played they always drew a crowd 

               and a lot of cheers and applause. 

Member of the German Army Band
during the opening ceremony.

                                                                                                                            

 The  Papal Guard  
    w/the Papal flag during the opening ceremonies 

U.S. Knights of Columbus
Honor Guard delegation

Young French Cadet praying during 

            Mass at the Grotto

Royal and U.S. Color Guards
Morning Mass at the Grotto

                                                                   

Morning photo of the Basilica

Papal Guard
leading the Marian Procession

Chateau Fort of Lourdes

                               










       

Marian Procession to the Basilica

Wheelchair bound soldier 

at the Marian Procession 

 (I'm not sure what nationality)

                                                                                                                  

                                           

Slovakian Honor Guard Ceremony  

Prayer candles at the Grotto

Basilica rear (night) view

Basilica steeple and stair case

Tell Me a Story photos continues on  Stacey's site.                                                                         

Tell Me A Story: Venice April 2015

Venice 

(and neighboring islands)

April 2015

My goal was to do the entire trip in black and white but after booking a boat tour to Burano I knew black and white would not do the colorful island buildings justice. 

            San Marco Square

San Giorgio

                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                      Murano

Burano

Venice is one of my favorite places to photograph, but the short visit to Burano (for the first time) makes me want to go back for more photo opportunities.  

Torcello

Venice

Bridge of Sighs

From the Bridge of Sighs

                                                                                                        Sunset

                                                                                                   @ Ristorante Gam Gam

Next month: Lourdes, France

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Tell Me a Story Feb 2015 Budapest

Budapest, Hungary

February 2015

 

                  Outside

            Grand Market

                  Inside

Liberty Bridge

                                                                                            Parliament Building
                                                                                         (upper right)   

                                                                                         Margaret Bridge

                                                                                         Chain Bridge

                                                                                         Arpad Bridge   

Chain Bridge from the Liberty Statue

 

                  Liberty Statue

 Gate to the Buda Palace

We waited for a long time to get a clear shot 

without cars or people. 

                                                                                                    Chain Bridge

Street musician tuning his glasses before his performance.

He was pretty good.  

            Matthias Church

The only sunny day we had during the trip.

Arpad Bridge

Liberty Bridge

Rákóczi Bridge

                                                                 Hungarian Parliament Building

                                                                                           One can't go to Budapest without a 

shot of the  Parliament building 

from the Fisherman's Bastion. 

   From the Fisherman's Bastion

       St. Stephen's Basilica

                  Inside 

Next month Venice - Black and White

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