Esther's photos

Detail of the top of theTaj Mahal Entrance Gate. The structure is built primarily out of sandstorne and marble with other stones inlaid as part of the design.

Her smile lit up the street. ODT: Yellow AIMG_6162

The dome of the Taj Mahal in Agra India is made of marble in which in recent time, hooks were inserted ffor the purpose of attaching camoflouge. Attempts were made to camoflouge the dome from the German Luftwaffe and the Japanese during World War II and decades later from the Pakastani air force. Because removing the hooks would cause damage to the dome, they have been left in place and now serve only as unintended bird perches for black kites - large birds of prey that soar on the thermal currents. A black kite can be seen flying on the left side of the photograph. AIMG_6121

This photograph is of the top of one of the four minarets at the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is a masoleum and memorial that was built in Agra, India by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during the birth of their fourteenth child. Contruction took place from about 1632 until approximately 1653, employing about twenty thousand workers. It was built out of marble with semiprecious stones inlaid as decoration. The central dome has a diameter of 58 feet and rises to 213 feet. AIMG_6123

As the afternoon fog began to roll in, theTaj Mahal was cast in a dreamy light. The Taj Mahal is truly a wonderous sight. Photographs can not do it justice The Taj Mahal is a masoleum and memorial that was built in Agra, India by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during the birth of their fourteenth child. Contruction took place from about 1632 until approximately 1653, employing about twenty thousand workers. It was built out of marble with semiprecious stones inlaid as decoration. The central dome has a diameter of 58 feet and rises to 213 feet. AIMG_6042 AIMG_6144

An old row boat gathers dust at Mystic Seaport AIMG_0304

Mystic Seaport is a wonderful maritime museum and recreated 19th century village. AIMG_0316

The Mayflower II is a recreation of a 17th century vessel that sailed across the Atlantic and landed at what is now known as Plymouth, MA. For more information about the ship, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_II . AIMG_0390

The Hartwell Tavern in Lincoln, Massachusetts was built between 1732 and 1733. It served as a tavern and a home from 1756 until 1780. On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes were captured by the British down the road from the tavern. Dr. Samuel Prescott escaped by jumping his horse over a stone wall and fleeing. He was able to warn the Lincoln Minute Men in time that the British were on their way. The home is now maintained by the U.S. Park Service ODT: Fences AIMG_0349