My Favorite Pictures from Europe

 For Kelsey:

These are some of my favorite pictures from Europe.  Each has a special meaning in my heart.  First has to be this picture of the birds flying next to the ship on our Greece tour.  The reason I love it - they are so peaceful - as if to say " Ahhh.......rest at last - no effort, just letting the wind carry me for a while".  Kinda like Let Go, Let God.


This is my second favorite picture - The Lion in Lucerne Switzerland.  When you first look at the sculpture you wonder how did he carve that out of the wall of an old Sand Stone Quarry.  Then as you get closer the overwhelming sadness in the Lion's eyes grab your soul and you realize that he is crying for humanity as if to say "I gave my best and yet I am so sorry".   He was meant to represent the Swiss Guards that were killed trying to protect the French King.

Next up is the beauty that is around Capri.  First is the  view from Capri over the water, the second is of the rock formations called faraglioni rock formations.  Each offers a different description  - one a beauty that creeps up from the Sea and the other the beauty that shines down on water that is so clear you can see the algae that grows. 

                                                     

The final pictures:  one is of the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican at night.  There would appear to be a great deal of peace in that place.  A solace that can not be defined.  Match that with the final picture taken at the end of a very busy day in Sorrento, Italy.  What a way to end a tour.