Cleopatra's Needle - London

This obelisk, its twin in New York's Central Park, and a similar one in Paris at the Place de la Concorde are all referred to as Cleopatra's Needle(s) even though they were all constructed over a thousand years before she lived.This obelisk, made of red granite, is located in the City of Westminster, on the Victoria Embankment near the Golden Jubilee Bridges, where it was erected in 1878.

Battle of Britain Memorial detail

The Battle of Britain Memorial, located on the Victoria Embankment just north of Parliament and across from the London Eye is a monument to The Few, as Winston Chiruchill called them. The pilots, British, Canadian, Aussies, Poles and Americans, among 14 nations took to the skies against heavy odds to prevail over the might of the Luftwaffe. The monument, a high relief bronze sculpture resting upon a granite base was unveiled in 2005.

Schooner Alma in San Francisco Bay

The scow schooner Alma was built in 1891 and hauled a variety of cargoes for 66 years. Puchased by the State of California in 1959 and refurbished, Alma was transferred to the National Park Service in 1978, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988.Over 120 years old, Alma still plies the waters of San Francisco Bay every season.

Sloane Square Underground Station

The Sloane Square tube station first opened on Christmas Eve, 1868. Rebuilt in the late 1930s, much of the station was destroyed when a Luftwaffe bomb exploded there in November, 1940. Rebuilt by 1951 in the modern style of the 1930s structure, the station serves the Circle and District lines, sited between Victoria Station and South Kensington on the border of Chelsea and Belgravia. Although a busy place during rush hour, here at mid-morning there is time for quiet talk and private reflection.

Battle of Britain Memorial detail

The Battle of Britain Memorial, located on the Victoria Embankment just north of Parliament and across from the London Eye is a monument to The Few, as Winston Chiruchill called them. The pilots, British, Canadian, Aussies, Poles and Americans, among 14 nations took to the skies against heavy odds to prevail over the might of the Luftwaffe. The monument, a high relief bronze sculpture resting upon a granite base was unveiled in 2005.