Category Archives: Architecture

Similar Taste

Posted on May 30, 2017 by annetbell

Who would have thought that Renaissance Classical architectural details would be shared by two men so different as President Trump and King Salman of Saudi Arabia? Grand spaces, much marble and glittery gold with majestic Corinthian Columns but no domes … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | 4 Comments

A National Treasure

Posted on February 9, 2017 by annetbell

On Sunday, David and I drove to New Haven to see Joey Fala’s senior organ performance for his Master’s Degree. We had a delicious lunch at Tarry Inn on Park Street with extraordinary Italian cuisine and happy banter with Joey, Kathy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Architecture degree from RPI, IIM, Indian Institute of Managment, Joey Fala, Master's Degree in Lighting from RPI, Master's Degree in Music, New Haven CT, Organ performance, Rennessalear Polytechnic Institute, The Newberry Memorial Organ, Woosley Hall Yale University, Yale University | 2 Comments

The Best New Year’s Eve Ever !

Posted on January 4, 2017 by annetbell

Our children decided when they had their children, that each family should be at their own home for Christmas. This, I am sure, is in response to all those years we went to grandparents’ homes in Virginia and Maryland. Another … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Architecture, awards, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged celebration, children, family, grandchildren, Happy New Year 2017, Labradoodle, puppy, travel | 4 Comments

The Price of Freedom

Posted on December 16, 2016 by annetbell

My brother is buried in the American Cemetery in Cambridge, UK. As you watch the video notice the number of brave heroes buried in each of these cemeteries which are American property used as burial sites now for our soldiers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged "Hymn to the Fallen", 82nd Paratrooper, Amazon.com, Cambridge, George B. Tullidge, John Williams, Polio to Paratrooper, UK, www.aparatroopersfaith.org | 9 Comments

“In Bruges” . . . . . . . . Film Review

Posted on December 3, 2016 by annetbell

Here I am on another Saturday morning reviewing one of my favorite old films from 2008. There are several layers of story, setting and actors which which come together to entertain in “In Bruges.” Collin Farrell and Brendon Geason star … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, film, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged "In Bruges", 2008 film, Belgium, Brandan Gleeson, Bruges, Colin Farrell, Dublin, hit men, Irish humor, Medieval architecture | 4 Comments

Denial. . . . . . A Film

Posted on November 23, 2016 by annetbell

This is a gas chamber in Auschwitz where gas tablets were dropped through the ceiling exterminating up to 6,000 Jewish souls each day. This was the largest work camp of the Third Reich and located in Poland. The Germans built … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged "The Denial" a film, Auschwitz, Dachau, Death Camps, Germany, Holocaust Denials, How to prove the historicity of the holocaust., movie, Poland, The Holocaust | 3 Comments

Ancient Stone Tablets

Posted on November 17, 2016 by annetbell

This is an image of the world’s oldest complete stone inscription of the Ten Commandments. It is a national treasure in Israel. The stone is a foot square marble slab which weights 115 pounds and was an Ancient Biblical Archaeology … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged faith, Good Samaritan, Judaism, Moses, religion, religion of the worlds, Samaritans, world's oldest 10 Commandment Tablets | Leave a comment

Group of U-Va. students, faculty ‘deeply offended’ by Thomas Jefferson being quoted at school he founded

Posted on November 16, 2016 by annetbell

Growing up in Virginia and having a long family legacy of students attending Mr. Jefferson’s university, this is more than startling. Even during the late 60s and early 70s during that dark period of Vietnam and the invasion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Charlottesville, Students and faculty denouncing Mr. Jefferson's words, Thomas Jefferson, U-VA, University of Virginia, Virginia | 4 Comments

The Way. . . . . A Film Review

Posted on November 4, 2016 by annetbell

“The Way” was released in 2010 but it is as relevant today as it was six years ago. The themes are life, death, family, friends, journey, and faith. Ironically, it is a contemporary story set in an ancient place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, film, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged "The Way", Camino de Santiago, Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, film, France, Medieval Times, movie, pilgrimage, Spain, The Way of St. James | 2 Comments

Football Weekend at West Point

Posted on October 25, 2016 by annetbell

Last weekend I was visiting a graduate, now retired , LtC Karen Ward. I was invited to spend the Saturday helping with the Rotary Club selling food to benefit the suffering the people of Haiti. I got to pop in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, service, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Academics Leadership Physical Fitness, Army, fall trees, football, game ball parachuted in, Helicopter, Hudson River, Plebes, Rotary Club of Service, victims of Haiti, West Point New York | Leave a comment