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Interior, Il Corso, El Paseo, Palm Desert, California

This was the spot for our after-Thanksgiving Day meal. Amazing food and I loved the interior decoration. Up close you can tell the lampshades are made of layers of corrugated cardboard. Cool!

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Huntington House, Huntington Library and Gardens, Pasadena, California

South Front Watercolor

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Ceramic Tile Pattern, Porto, Portugal

Facades like this are one of my most striking memories of Porto. They are everywhere and bind the city together as and architectural whole.

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Moody Church Architecture

In contrast to the lovely tiled facades of other churches, this medieval church is moodier, heavier and more substantial.

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Tiled Facade of Church, Porto, Portugal

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Small Church Decorated For Festival

Based on what I’ve seen when visiting Italy, the small church looks all prepared for an upcoming or recently passed Saint’s Day Festival.

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Tiled Facades Along The Douro River, Porto, Portugal

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Under the Pont Luis I Bridge, Porto, Portugal

It is difficult to get the scale in this picture, but there are a few more coming in the series. You can look for the very small people on the upper level to see just how far away they are.

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These buildings and this fountain show the intersection of new and old once again in Porto.

The sculpture is Fonte do Cubo in Praça Ribeira

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Impressive Pont Luis I Bridge, Porto, Portugal

It is difficult to get the scale in this picture, but there are a few more coming in the series. You can look for the very small people on the upper level to see just how far away they are.

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