Alex's Paris Gallery

Photos taken while I am studying abroad in Europe.

Favorite Pictures

A selection of favorite pictures I have taken.
Favorite Pictures


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This is a selection of the best pictures that I have taken.

663 files, last one added on Jan 05, 2007

 

 


Ireland

Images from Ireland.
Bray


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Bray is the small town south of Dublin that we stopped at for lunch.

4 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2006

Moutain Pass


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The Mountain Pass is the narrow and winding road that we had to drive over to get to Kilkenny. Along the way we stopped at some great abandoned ruins.

21 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2006

Dublin


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Images from Dublin

41 files, last one added on Sep 10, 2006

Rock of Cashel


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Pictures from the Rock of Cashel, the ruins of a castle and a church perched atop a rocky hill in Cashel, Ireland.

169 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2006

Glendalough


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Pitures taken in Glendalough, Ireland: a 6th century ruined monestary.

113 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2006

Cliffs of Moher


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Images from the Cliffs of Moher, the sea cliffs on the west side if Ireland reaching to 1000 feet high.

34 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2006

Kilkenny


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Kilkenny is a Medival town that we spent the night in. We went out to a bar and saw some traditional Irish music.

11 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2006

Drogheda


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A small Irish town on the East Coast that we had dinner in.

5 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2006

Ennis


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On our third night in Ireland we stayed at this hostel right next to the river in Ennis.

6 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2006

Galway


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On the way to Kells, we stopped here for lunch. It is a large town, but we didn't have time to explore.

4 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2006

Small Castle


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A small castle along the road from the Cliffs of Moher that we stopped at on the way to Kells.

9 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2006

Travel to London


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Our trip from Kells to London using many different kinds of transportation: car, shuttle, bus, taxi, boat, train, subway and walking.

11 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2006



England

Pictures from England.
London Day


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My 2 day tour of England's largest city.

202 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006

London Night


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I wandered around London alone at night for about 2 hours taking pictures of the bridges and area along the Thames.

17 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006

Stonehenge


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The famous prehistoric site in the English countryside.

22 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006

 

 


Rome

Images from Rome, Italy, and surrounding areas.
Campo di Flori


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The 'Field of Flowers' in Rome where a great market is held daily and surrounded by restaurants and bars.

4 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006

Pantheon


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The best preserved Roman building dating from the first century BC, converted into a church, and is open to the public for free.

14 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006

Piazza Farnese


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A famous palace designed by Michaelangelo, and a piazza with fountains made from basins from the Baths of Caracalla

24 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006

Piazza Navona


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Formerly the Roman Circus, and still in the horshoe shape, the Piazza Navona has a beautiful fontain by Bernini and is packed with restaurants and bars.

30 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006

Colosseum


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The Colosseum, aka Flavian Ampetheatre, the largest of its kind in the Roman Empire, still mostly intact in spite of pillaging of its marble and several earthquakes.

55 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006

Campodoglio


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Michaelangelo's eliptical 'square' on the Compodolgio Hill in Rome.

5 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006

Palantine


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The ruined Roman Palace on the hill between the Colosseum and Roman Forum.

52 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006

Roman Forum


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The great Roman civic spaces which were the heart of all of Rome, a vast field of ruins next to the Colosseum.

43 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006

Piazza del Popolo


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The Piazza redesigned by Pius XIV to create a strong axis through the west side of Rome.

7 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006

Quattro Fontane


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The Church of the Four Fountains is a beautiful oval church by Bernini.

11 files, last one added on Jan 06, 2007

San Clemente


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San Clemente dates back to the Roman era. Four churches were built ontop of it, making for amazing crypts.

45 files, last one added on Jan 06, 2007

Santa Maria Maggiore


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A famous pilgrimage church in Rome.

17 files, last one added on Jan 06, 2007

Spanish Steps


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A large flight of steps in Rome near the Spanish district, popular with students and tourists.

15 files, last one added on Jan 06, 2007

The Vatican


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Touring the world's largest church, from the top of the cupola to the crypt of the Popes.

56 files, last one added on Oct 03, 2006

Isola Tiberina


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The island in the middle of the Tiber River, the smallest inhabited island in the world, and the site for my first project.

27 files, last one added on Oct 03, 2006

Tempietto


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The most perfect building in the world.

25 files, last one added on Oct 06, 2006

Park


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19 files, last one added on Oct 06, 2006

Villa Bourguese


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A famous villa filled with sculptures and paintings from all of the great Reniassance artsits.

26 files, last one added on Oct 03, 2006

Villa Gulia


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A former Papal retreat, the rumor goes that the Popes would play cards naked by the caryatids in the grotto.

32 files, last one added on Oct 03, 2006

The Beach


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15 files, last one added on Oct 06, 2006

Hadrian's Villa



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Villa Albobrandini



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Naples

Naples, Pompeii, Capri and around
Naples


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61 files, last one added on Oct 17, 2006

Capri


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Capri is a small, hilly island off the coast of Naple's Italy that we visited for a day.

163 files, last one added on Oct 17, 2006

Pompeii


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Photos from the day that I visited the famous city that was burried by a Volcano in 69BC, discovered in the 1700s almost perfectly preserved.

343 files, last one added on Oct 17, 2006

 

 


Florence

Florence and surroundings
Florence at Night



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Duomo



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