Best of 2012: Havana, Cuba

Art School, Cuba

artist student, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Our legal visit to Cuba was a "People to People" cultural exchange so we met many people. 

Here is an art student at the National Art School of Cuba.

The art school was once a golf course for the elite.

Read about the Cuban Art School:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Art_Schools_%28Cuba%29

And watch the trailer for the documentary, "Unfinished Spaces"

www.unfinishedspaces.com/trailer.html

Men of Corlene, Sicily

Close

Orderly

Bellport Beach on Fire Island

Bellport Beach on Fire Island

Women

Constructed

World Trade Center's Freedom Tower being constructed... 

 Construct: to build or erect, raise, establish, manufacture, fabricate, create, make

At Play

Evening

Change of Seasons

Vibrant

in motion

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Mood

Brooklyn Navy Yard

For the historical past of the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Click here!

Reflected

New York City's Freedom Tower reflected in the windows of New Jersey.

Texture

Texture 

© 2012 Alida Thorpe

Beaver Dam Creek

© 2012 Alida Thorpe

Interiors

Pebble Beach, California

In memory of 9/11

the names, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

On the horizon

Modern Life

Quiet

 

 Quiet

© 2009 Alida Thorpe

New Jersey Sail

© 2012 Alida Thorpe. All rights reserved.

Summer Colors

Talisman, Fire Island National Seashore

Raw Meat

New York City, sunrise silhouette

ferry arrival, nyc

Luminous

Lower Manhattan View from NJ

Youngster

Countryside

The cornfields of Antietam, Maryland

For more info: http://www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm

Sport- Old Time Style

For information about old time baseball, click on the photo.

Dog on a Board

Lonesome George

Lonesome George, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Words

Clothing; window shopping

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads and grandpas out there. Hope you enjoy the day with a loving family!

Geometric

Grandeur

Built for for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.
The Hearst Castle.....more info here: /Hearst_Castle

family

Untitled, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

House & Home

Walking

In Venice

In Venice, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Yes, I was a tourist and took the gondola ride. Okay. Why not??

Vatican Art

Vatican Art © Alida Thorpe

Detailed

Detailed for Photo Friday, May 11, 2012 © Alida Thorpe. All rights reserved.

Sanderlings

downward

© Alida Thorpe

Portrait

© 2008 Alida Thorpe. All rights reserved.

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