Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Many activities took place to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cragside:
2013 is Cragside’s 150th anniversary.
To mark the occasion, we’re showcasing a season of special events and activities called Building Dreams. which share Lord and Lady Armstrong’s pioneering vision.
More celebrations can be found in the gallery.
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 1st 2013
Filed under Holidays, Lucerne 2013
This hall of mirrors is situated near to the glacier garden.
Set up for the amusement park at the Swiss National Exhibition of 1896 in Geneva.
Created by Heinrich Ernst, a Zurich architect, the Alhambran labyrinth of mirrors was one of the main attractions a the Parc de Plaisance during the Swiss National Exhibition in Geneva in [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Oct 28th 2013
The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number, and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty.
D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860 – 1948)
5 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Lured to Lucerne by the wealthy Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen, the Jesuits brought the Counter Reformation to Lucerne in the 17th century; the elaborate Jesuitenkirche, dedicated to Francis Xavier, was constructed in 1666. Architects from Italy and Austria built what many believe to be the most beautiful Baroque church in Switzerland.
9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2013
…doing something he loves.
THIS MONUMENT
was erected in 1845 by Public Subscription to the memory of
ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD
who in the Royal Sovereign on the 21st October 1805, led the British Fleet
into action at Trafalgar and sustained the Sea Fight for upwards of an hour
before the other ships were within gun shot, which caused Nelson to exclaim
“SEE [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2013
