Steve's popular Europe photos

Looking back on the main building in Birkenau from where the crematoriums stood.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:08:04 -0800

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Looking back on the main building in Birkenau from where the crematoriums stood.

One of a number of groups of teenagers from Israel here learning of this horrible chapter in the history of the Jewish people.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:05:56 -0800

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One of a number of groups of teenagers from Israel here learning of this horrible chapter in the history of the Jewish people.

While only 1.5km away, Birkenau has none of the campus-like look of Auschwitz. This is because Auschwitz originally was an army base where Birkenau was built for death.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:03:56 -0800

Steve
While only 1.5km away, Birkenau has none of the campus-like look of Auschwitz. This is because Auschwitz originally was an army base where Birkenau was built for death.

A romantic dinner for two on the main square in Krakow.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:51:59 -0800

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A romantic dinner for two on the main square in Krakow.

In Warsaw's old city

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:40:46 -0800

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In Warsaw's old city

The only surviving gravestone from the Jewish cemetery in Govorovo, Poland

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:29:36 -0800

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The only surviving gravestone from the Jewish cemetery in Govorovo, Poland

Inside the SS Peter and Paul Fortress

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:04:53 -0800

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Inside the SS Peter and Paul Fortress

Looking out onto the Neva River from one of St. Petersburg's canals.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:57:37 -0800

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Looking out onto the Neva River from one of St. Petersburg's canals.

The gardens at Peterhof Palace.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:54:23 -0800

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The gardens at Peterhof Palace.

The Grand Cascade in front of Peterhof Palace. (p.s. If it looks covered in gold, it is - no paint here.)

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:43:59 -0800

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The Grand Cascade in front of Peterhof Palace. (p.s. If it looks covered in gold, it is - no paint here.)

Monitoring art (and patrons) in the State Hermitage Museum.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:31:57 -0800

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Monitoring art (and patrons) in the State Hermitage Museum.

A Russian officer in front of the General Staff Building

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:26:38 -0800

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A Russian officer in front of the General Staff Building

The Verkhospassky Cathedral and the Terem Churches in the Kremlin

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:22:19 -0800

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The Verkhospassky Cathedral and the Terem Churches in the Kremlin

While only 1.5km away, Birkenau has none of the campus-like look of Auschwitz. This is because Auschwitz originally was an army base where Birkenau was built for death.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:38:43 -0800

Steve
While only 1.5km away, Birkenau has none of the campus-like look of Auschwitz. This is because Auschwitz originally was an army base where Birkenau was built for death.

Statue inside the Louvre.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:14:43 -0800

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Statue inside the Louvre.

From the Louvre's collection of Islamic art.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:14:27 -0800

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From the Louvre's collection of Islamic art.

Next door to our hotel in the 8th Arrondissement was the shop of a violin maker named Guy Tinel. Here you can see him working to repair the finish of an instrument he made in 1991.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:05:01 -0800

Steve
Next door to our hotel in the 8th Arrondissement was the shop of a violin maker named Guy Tinel. Here you can see him working to repair the finish of an instrument he made in 1991.

On the street in the Latin Quarter.

nobody@smugmug.com (Steve) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:53:36 -0800

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On the street in the Latin Quarter.